18:45 Curragh

Wednesday 1 June 2022

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Sky Bet Junefest Handicap

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 1m 0.4s

(10)

Thunder Eclipse^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Danny Gilligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 96

13/2

11/1, excellent second of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 8128-52

(3)

Loveday²⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 93| D

8/1

Respectable 3¼ lengths third of 12 to Geocentric in listed race at Dundalk (5f, 5/1). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 223123-

(6)

Sablonne^p²⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Respectable 4¼ lengths fifth of 12 to Geocentric in listed race (14/1) at Dundalk (5f), barely adequate test. Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 35215-

(8)

Neo Soul^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| D

11/4

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (13/2) at Cork (5f, soft) 14 days ago, readily. Has good chance on form.

Form: 3221-21

(2)

Beautiful Sunshine¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 87| D

11/1

Very good second of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 20/1) 10 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 10-9602

(4)

Harmony Rose¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 85| D

14/1

11/1, below form 8½ lengths seventh of 12 to Neo Soul in handicap at Cork (5f, soft) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3424-37

(5)

Magniffico²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82| C

13/2

Course winner. Tenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 5/1) 25 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5213-30

(1)

Speedacus²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 81| D

14/1

33/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fifth of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Needs to prove he can back that up.

Form: 4316-65

(9)

Ano Syra²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J Feane| OR: 79

4/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Naas in April. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap (6/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 25 days ago. On the up and likely to give another good account.

Form: 42-2114

(7)

Little Queenie¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Ciara Flynn⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 75

11/1

Winner at Dundalk in April. Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable 3½ lengths third of 12 to Neo Soul in handicap (13/2) at Cork (5f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 00-2133

Forecasts

Neo Soul (11/4), Ano Syra (4/1), Thunder Eclipse (13/2), Magniffico (13/2), Loveday (8/1), Little Queenie (11/1), Beautiful Sunshine (11/1), Speedacus (14/1), Harmony Rose (14/1), Sablonne (20/1)

NEO SOUL made it 2 from 2 in blinkers with a smooth success at Cork a fortnight ago and, with the scope for better still, he's preferred to Thunder Eclipse, who was narrowly denied at Naas last time. The in-form Ano Syra is also considered.