17:25 Bellewstown

Wednesday 28 September 2022

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Barney Curley Charity Cup Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 2m 40.32s

(1)

Prioritise^t1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 70

33/1

22/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Laytown (7f) 20 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 544586

(2)

Kalaroun^p,t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S W Kelly| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 69

12/1

Twelfth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Listowel (14.2f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 520060

(16)

Bring Us Paradise^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Comer| OR: 68| D

9/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 18 in handicap at Galway (12.2f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 706550

(5)

Magnetic North^v⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: T P Queally| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| D

12/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, good to soft, 12/1) 6 days ago. Visor back on. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 650250

(10)

Arctic Blaze^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J C McConnell| OR: 67| D

7/1

Latest win at Tipperary in August. 13/2, good third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 075513

(4)

Storm Steps^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: P Martin| OR: 65| D

8/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. Creditable 4½ lengths fifth of 15 to Arctic Blaze in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm, 11/1) 33 days ago. Should be thereabouts again.

Form: 182335

(8)

Final Endeavour⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: H Rogers| OR: 64| D

10/1

Latest win at Roscommon in May. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 11/1) 44 days ago.

Form: 6-01300

(12)

Nevendon⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Spencer| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

40/1

11/4, sixth of 9 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good) 77 days ago. Poor on last Flat run.

Form: 030/07-0

(11)

Wild Shot^t⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62| D

7/1

Latest win at Down Royal in June. Sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good, 7/1) 52 days ago. Solid claims back on the level.

Form: 694614

(7)

French Company³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: J G Coogan| OR: 61| D

6/1

10½ lengths twelfth of 15 to Arctic Blaze in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm, 8/1) 33 days ago, better placed than most. Vulnerable off this mark.

Form: 373170

(6)

Franno³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: G Keane| OR: 56| BF| C| D

7/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 7/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 34 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 896354

(3)

Lariat^p²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 54| C

5/1

Course winner. Two wins from 43 Flat runs. Good second of 7 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good, 4/1) 26 days ago. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run. Merits consideration.

Form: 398724

(13)

Winning Mischief²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: D Harvey| OR: 53

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Ninth of 10 in maiden (80/1) at Laytown (7f) 20 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly back up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Worth a market check.

Form: 799

(15)

Molly Kaye²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: S M Duffy| OR: 49

28/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 20/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 073-870

Non-Runners

(9)

Xael¹³⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: D English J: Reserve 1

(14)

Mythical Times¹³⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Lariat (5/1), French Company (6/1), Wild Shot (7/1), Franno (7/1), Arctic Blaze (7/1), Storm Steps (8/1), Mythical Times (8/1), Bring Us Paradise (9/1), Final Endeavour (10/1), Magnetic North (12/1), Kalaroun (12/1), Molly Kaye (28/1), Prioritise (33/1), Winning Mischief (33/1), Xael (33/1), Nevendon (40/1)

ARCTIC BLAZE arrives at the top of her game and, under Rachel Blackmore, she should prove hard to pass from the front. Storm Steps, who was behind the selection last time, is another one to consider, while Wild Shot should benefit from a return to Flat racing.