18:08 Curragh

Friday 24 June 2022

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Hollywoodbets We're Painting Ireland Purple Handicap (60-90)

Off time: 18:09 | Winning time: 1m 25.75s

(5)

Mutasarref³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| D

9/4

1 win from 3 runs this year. Creditable sixth of 27 in handicap (11/2) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 35 days ago, nearest finish. Yard in good form. Should go well again.

Form: 521-156

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(12)

Punk Poet^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 85| D

11/1

Latest win at Cork in April. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 651033

(4)

Dilawara^b1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: V C Ward| OR: 84| D

125/1

Last of 13 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 80/1) 18 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 6100-00

(1)

River Derwent²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

16/1

12/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 22 days ago, running on. Back down in trip. Trainer going well.

Form: 120-285

(17)

Ice Cold In Alex^t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 78| CD

7/1

15/2, seventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 22 days ago, not clear run. Back to same mark as when winning this race 12 months ago. A return to form would come as no surprise.

Form: 03-0057

(10)

All In The Mind²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn| OR: 86| D

17/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 15/8, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, good to firm) 24 days ago, well positioned. In good form but more on plate back in handicap.

Form: 244-521

(11)

Dandyville⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 77

12/1

First run since leaving Miss Natalia Lupini when below form fourteenth of 22 in handicap (8/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 48 days ago.

Form: 15131-0

(9)

National Gallery^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85| D

6/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 5/2, career best when winning 8-runner minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good) 7 days ago, always holding on. Yard in good form. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 2-16231

(8)

Bobby K²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 74| D

9/1

Won 12-runner handicap (11/2) at Listowel (7.1f, good) 20 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 00-0331

(16)

Punakha^v⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 74

18/1

16/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 62 days ago.

Form: 2231-00

(3)

The Blue Panther^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 72

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.1f, good to firm) 8 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has work to do.

Form: 009549

(15)

Almost An Angel^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Shane Foley| T: J Larkin| OR: 68| D

50/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving David Evans when thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 22/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 12413-0

(18)

No Patience¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68| D

12/1

Latest win at Roscommon in May. Good second of 24 in handicap (9/1) at Cork (7f, good) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 049012

(2)

Secret Magician³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Hassett| OR: 75

16/1

50/1, good third of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 926-673

(14)

Eriskay⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 74

33/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (8/1) at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 53 days ago, finding little. Others have achieved more.

Form: 5416-39

Non-Runners

(7)

Camdeboo³⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

(13)

Cosmic Vega⁴⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Halford J: Ronan Whelan

(6)

Higher Kingdom²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Donagh O'Connor

Forecasts

Mutasarref (9/4), Cosmic Vega (11/2), National Gallery (6/1), Ice Cold In Alex (7/1), All In The Mind (17/2), Bobby K (9/1), Punk Poet (11/1), Dandyville (12/1), No Patience (12/1), Secret Magician (16/1), River Derwent (16/1), Punakha (18/1), Camdeboo (20/1), Higher Kingdom (25/1), The Blue Panther (33/1), Eriskay (33/1), Almost An Angel (50/1), Dilawara (125/1)

COSMIC VEGA ran a cracker when second at Roscommon last month and may be capable of going one better if showing up in similar form. Mutasarref acquitted himself well in a big field over 1m here 5 weeks ago and is feared for the Ger Lyons/Colin Keane combination. Ice Cold In Alex is back to the same mark as when landing this last year and also makes the shortlist along with Joseph O'Brien's National Gallery.