16:50 Curragh

Saturday 25 June 2022

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Dubai Duty Free Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 41.12s

(16)

Carrytheone^h⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 103| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 17/2, creditable seventh of 25 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 50 days ago. Consistent.

Form: 0129-57

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(9)

Saltonstall^p,t³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 99| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 33/1, respectable fifteenth of 27 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 702-740

(2)

Dante's Pass²³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97| D

10/1

Thrice-raced winner. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. Should progress and one to note on return.

Form: 115-

(6)

River Eden^t²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 94| BF| D

12/1

Lightly-raced winner on AW. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. Must improve back on turf.

Form: 1596-

(5)

Star Harbour^v³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93| D

14/1

Creditable tenth of 27 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 12/1) 36 days ago.

Form: 5780-30

(11)

Fastnet Crown^p1,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 92| C| D

13/2

Course winner. Respectable tenth of 29 in Buckingham Palace Handicap (20/1) at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Tongue strap back on, cheekpieces on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 35-8480

(15)

Pierre Lapin³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92

11/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Fourth of 27 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 50/1) 36 days ago, faring best of those held up. Handily weighted if building on that.

Form: 40-9004

(14)

Sirjack Thomas³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 92| CD

33/1

Twenty first of 27 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 66/1) 36 days ago. Out of sorts but won this last year so wouldn't dismiss.

Form: 0000-00

(4)

Mosala^t³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 90

10/1

14/1, bit below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 23136-0

(19)

Bucky Larson¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| D

25/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 8447-40

(20)

Jungle Cove²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87| D

12/1

13/2, good third of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 23 days ago. This is tougher.

Form: 140-243

(10)

Timourid^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 87| BF| D

18/1

Latest win at Roscommon in May. 9/2, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 07-2210

(7)

Mctigue¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 95| D

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Fourth of 7 in minor event at Gowran (9.4f, good, 25/1) 13 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 416-84

(1)

Big Baby Bull^t⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 84| C| D

25/1

Course winner. 33/1, first run since leaving Denis Hogan when fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 70 days ago. Given a chance by the handicapper.

Form: 23537-0

(18)

No More Porter³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 84| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Good second of 27 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 11/2) 36 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 139-632

(17)

Sherkin Island²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 81| D

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. Off 8 months. Has work to do.

Form: 3159-

(8)

Chavajod^b³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 80| BF

33/1

Last of 14 in juvenile hurdle (16/1) at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 37 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat and not dismissed.

Form: 1922-23

(12)

Eastern Wind^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 80| D

14/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm, 5/1) 9 days ago, proving very game. This is a lot tougher.

Form: 10-6331

Non-Runners

(13)

Casanova³⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: A McGuinness J: Adam Caffrey

(3)

Start Line¹³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Non Runner

Forecasts

No More Porter (10/3), Pierre Lapin (11/2), Fastnet Crown (13/2), Carrytheone (9/1), Mosala (10/1), Dante's Pass (10/1), Casanova (10/1), Jungle Cove (12/1), River Eden (12/1), Start Line (12/1), Star Harbour (14/1), Eastern Wind (14/1), Timourid (18/1), Mctigue (20/1), Bucky Larson (25/1), Big Baby Bull (25/1), Saltonstall (33/1), Sherkin Island (33/1), Sirjack Thomas (33/1), Chavajod (33/1)

NO MORE PORTER seems to relish these big-field Curragh contests, running another fine race 5 weeks ago here under this rider, and gets the vote off the same mark. Pierre Lapin ran well in that same handicap and could find one coming his way soon. Dante's Pass and last year's winner Sirjack Thomas are a couple of others to consider.