14:45 Curragh

Sunday 17 July 2022

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AK Bets 'Better Prices Than The Corporates' Handicap

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 2m 9.24s

(6)

Amortentia^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. Good eleventh of 30 in Britannia Handicap (11/1) at Royal Ascot (8f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Shortlist material.

Form: 224-10

(3)

Supagirl⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Kidd⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92| D

9/2

3 wins from 6 runs this year, posting a career best in 11-runner handicap (7/4) at Navan (10f, good to firm) 8 days ago, forging clear. Should go well again.

Form: 151471

(9)

Female Soldier²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: T Mullins| OR: 89| D

15/2

Leopardstown debut maiden winner before good sixth of 11 to Galleria Borghese in listed race at Naas (10f, good, 16/1) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut and not ruled out with more to come.

Form: 16

(1)

Nectarine⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 88

14/1

5/2, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 7 days ago, suited by emphasis on speed. One for the shortlist.

Form: 6-44371

(7)

Bringbackmemories^p³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, below form sixth of 10 in maiden at Fairyhouse (12f, good to soft, 3/1) 37 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and more needed on his handicap debut.

Form: 9-3326

(2)

Kerkiyra⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 86| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/8, creditable third of 15 in maiden at Naas (8f, good to firm) 63 days ago, running on. Up in trip for her handicap debut and worth considering.

Form: 4522-3

(4)

Knightlaila⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 82

12/1

Winner at Gowran in April. 10/1 and visored for 1st time, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 50 days ago, slowly away. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 32147

(8)

Giladah³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 77

7/1

Promising type who was much improved on her handicap debut when landing 10-runner event at Leopardstown (9f, good, 7/2) 38 days ago, always holding on. Another bold showing is on the cards.

Form: 9-761

(5)

Sir Allen²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 71| C

33/1

Visored for 1st time, career best when winning 7-runner nursery at this course (8f, heavy, 11/2). Off 8 months and needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 50741-

Forecasts

Amortentia (5/2), Kerkiyra (4/1), Supagirl (9/2), Giladah (7/1), Female Soldier (15/2), Knightlaila (12/1), Nectarine (14/1), Bringbackmemories (20/1), Sir Allen (33/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but the vote goes to GILADAH who took a big step forward on her first venture into handicap company when scoring at Leopardstown and remains on a workable mark despite taking a 7 lb rise in the weights. Supagirl is another with better days ahead of her and feared most on the back of her recent Navan success although Amortentia can't be dismissed easily either in an intriguing handicap.