17:30 Curragh

Saturday 8 October 2022

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IRFU Charitable Trust Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 15.49s

(2)

Princess Sela^p³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G O'Leary| OR: 74| BF

10/3

Good second of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft, 10/3) 3 days ago. Stable having good spell. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 823222

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(29)

Zephron^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 74| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (17/2) at Punchestown (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago, never nearer. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Chance if produces his best.

Form: 0-80026

(28)

Shabaaby^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 73| D

25/1

Latest win at Bellewstown in June. Bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 5-21807

(7)

Claonadh^v¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 71| C

28/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Visored for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 25/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 0-77808

(4)

Showmolina³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 71| D

25/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Naas in August. 9/2, below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 831410

(32)

Heavenly Power¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 70| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Bit below form tenth of 22 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft, 13/2) 14 days ago, slowly away. Not discounted.

Form: 100-260

(10)

Midnight Fire^p,t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 70| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft, 17/2) 31 days ago. Not firing at present.

Form: 314590

(3)

Poppy Petal^p⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft, 18/1). Off 98 days. Up against it.

Form: 973879

(33)

Hector Berlioz^t1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: C R Lyons⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 70

80/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to soft, 9/2) 12 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 463605

(5)

Elanora^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 68

14/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (5f, 14/1) 23 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly, so not discounted.

Form: 036420

(17)

Inflection Point^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| D

50/1

Unreliable type. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 14/1) 10 days ago, needing stiffer test. Struggling for form at present.

Form: 200466

(30)

Pollanassa^t1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 69

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1, below form fourth of 8 in maiden at Cork (7f, good) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Must improve.

Form: 4884

(13)

Sounds Of Spring^p,t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 68| D

15/2

Below form fourth of 16 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft, 9/1) 31 days ago, running on. Cheekpieces back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 126-704

(12)

Mogwli^v⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jessica Maye⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 67| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good, 18/1) 63 days ago. Visor back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 977503

(8)

Miss Molly T⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: G Keane| OR: 66

33/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 6/1, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 9-78544

(20)

Dragons Call³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 64| BF| D

16/1

Unreliable sort. 4/1, below form 5½ lengths ninth of 17 to Conversant in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 3 days ago. Hard to rely upon.

Form: 070029

(18)

Cnodian¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 63| D

11/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (9/2) at Cork (6f, good) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 737324

(27)

Numoor^b,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

66/1

Unreliable type. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Twenty first of 23 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0D7000

(1)

Conversant^b,t³^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 55| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 17-runner handicap (13/2) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 3 days ago, always holding on. Carries penalty. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 6456-81

(14)

Ducky Mallon^t⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Kinsella| OR: 61| CD

33/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 11/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 7/21470

(21)

Silent Performance^b,t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: N Stokes| OR: 58

50/1

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Listowel (7.1f, good) 18 days ago, doing too much too soon. Has work to do.

Form: 07-0995

(31)

Lion Ring³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Coyle| OR: 57

33/1

Creditable third of 10 in claimer at Laytown (7f, 13/2) 30 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 034243

(6)

Wild Eyed Girl¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: B Nolan| OR: 58

80/1

25/1, seventh of 8 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 030707

(26)

Breezy Zoff^t⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 55

66/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (66/1) at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 9 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Up against it.

Form: 430809

(22)

Latin Fury⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Leigh Roche| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 54

50/1

20/1 and hooded for 1st time, twentieth of 23 in handicap at Cork (6f, good to soft) 78 days ago, lost all chance at start. Plenty to prove.

Form: 970-480

(23)

Markievicz⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: S Lavery| OR: 53| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Poorly drawn when 12 lengths eleventh of 23 to Showmolina in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 68 days ago, merely closing up late. Booking of McDonogh a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 130090

(24)

Wiggle Room^p1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 54

100/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap (28/1) at Cork (6f, good) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 889040

(16)

Andromedas Kingdom^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 52| BF

20/1

Tenth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 5/2) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 566740

(25)

Tammany Hall^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 51

40/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 20/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 15 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 932560

(9)

Misterio^v1¹²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: James J Doyle| T: S Byrne| OR: 50| D

66/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. 40/1, below form 10¾ lengths seventeenth of 30 to Markievicz in handicap at this course (6.3f, good). Off 129 days. Visor on 1st time. Something to find on form. RESERVE.

Form: 63-0000

Non-Runners

(19)

Joyous Moment⁶³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J Davison J: Gary Carroll

(11)

Indian Raj⁸

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: A McCann J: Reserve 2

(15)

Seven Worlds¹¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Princess Sela (10/3), Heavenly Power (13/2), Sounds Of Spring (15/2), Zephron (10/1), Conversant (10/1), Cnodian (11/1), Elanora (14/1), Dragons Call (16/1), Indian Raj (16/1), Midnight Fire (18/1), Andromedas Kingdom (20/1), Markievicz (20/1), Mogwli (25/1), Showmolina (25/1), Shabaaby (25/1), Claonadh (28/1), Poppy Petal (28/1), Lion Ring (33/1), Miss Molly T (33/1), Ducky Mallon (33/1), Joyous Moment (33/1), Tammany Hall (40/1), Pollanassa (50/1), Inflection Point (50/1), Silent Performance (50/1), Latin Fury (50/1), Seven Worlds (50/1), Numoor (66/1), Breezy Zoff (66/1), Misterio (66/1), Hector Berlioz (80/1), Wild Eyed Girl (80/1), Wiggle Room (100/1)

CONVERSANT travelled powerfully when scoring at Navan 3 days ago and he's still feasibly treated under a penalty, so he's preferred to Princesss Sela, who arrives on the back of a string of placed efforts. Zephron is another one to consider in an open race.