16:55 Curragh

Thursday 13 October 2022

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Hollywoodbets Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 1m 28.6s

(20)

The Mpex Kid¹⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S Foley| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 64| D

28/1

Latest win at Dundalk in April. Blinkered for 1st time, good sixth of 13 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 16/1). Off 176 days. Others make more appeal.

Form: 000-196

(6)

Pimstrel^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: M A Enright| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 62| D

10/1

Latest win at Galway in September. Eighth of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 06-3418

(13)

Shamrock Sprig^p⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Eoin Joseph McDonagh| OR: 62

11/2

Hooded for 1st time, respectable sixth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D (good) 47 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 55-6626

(12)

Inveterate^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: T P Madden| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 61

33/1

33/1, last of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time. Plenty to prove.

Form: 332-800

(4)

Miracles In May¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: M A Cahill| OR: 56| BF

15/2

Latest win at Gowran in September. Good second of 16 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 11/2) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Should go well again.

Form: 794312

(14)

Susies Sapphire¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 58

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form fifteenth of 23 in handicap at this course (8f, good to soft, 12/1) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has work to do.

Form: 6-470

(2)

Reverberation¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 55| D

12/1

Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 025306

(3)

Facethepuckout¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 54| D

10/3

Back with this yard when good third of 16 in handicap (13/2) at Cork (8f, good) 16 days ago, very slowly away. Booking of Keane a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 34-6003

(9)

Swiss Army Officer⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Julie Burke| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 54

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 50/1, sixteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 38-0000

(5)

Celtic Revival^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: E Lynam| OR: 55| BF

14/1

Below form eighth of 15 in handicap (9/2) at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 900458

(19)

Salt Whistle Bay^v¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: E A Murphy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 53| D

25/1

12/1 and visored for 1st time, ninth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, not seen to best effect. Likely to be back on his game.

Form: 603339

(16)

Flier¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 54

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft, 40/1) 14 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 97900

(15)

Nyla Rua^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: T G McCourt| OR: 53

14/1

5/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Respected.

Form: 406792

(17)

Golden Days²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 50| D

14/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Cork in May. 11/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, good) 23 days ago. Likely to bounce back quickly.

Form: 0-51348

(23)

Lucky Number^p,t¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: O McKiernan| OR: 50

25/1

16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 142 days ago. Off 142 days.

Form: 93-4249

(11)

Leclerc^p1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 49

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap (28/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 15 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 00000

(7)

Lisabetta^b¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: T Doyle| OR: 48| D

50/1

25/1, thirteenth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft). Off 171 days. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 61060-0

(18)

Bellick¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47

20/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable third of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 33/1) 15 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts again.

Form: 036983

(21)

Cactus Tree^t1⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 47| D

12/1

Two wins from 43 Flat runs. First run since leaving M. C. Grassick when creditable fifth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good) 45 days ago, slowly away. Tongue strap on 1st time. Considered.

Form: 047785

(10)

Run Silver Run^p1,t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 48

18/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eleventh of 18 in handicap at Cork (6f, good, 10/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to do more.

Form: 00-8090

Non-Runners

(8)

Zaur⁴³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: M Butler J: Reserve 1

(1)

Tastyee³⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: D Budds J: Reserve 2

(22)

Tammany Hall⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P J McKenna J: K J Leonard

Forecasts

Facethepuckout (10/3), Shamrock Sprig (11/2), Susies Sapphire (13/2), Miracles In May (15/2), Pimstrel (10/1), Cactus Tree (12/1), Reverberation (12/1), Golden Days (14/1), Celtic Revival (14/1), Nyla Rua (14/1), Run Silver Run (18/1), Bellick (20/1), Lucky Number (25/1), Salt Whistle Bay (25/1), The Mpex Kid (28/1), Inveterate (33/1), Tammany Hall (33/1), Swiss Army Officer (40/1), Lisabetta (50/1), Zaur (50/1), Leclerc (66/1), Tastyee (66/1), Flier (80/1)

FACETHEPUCKOUT shaped best on his first outing back with Michael O'Callaghan at Cork last time and, if he can break on terms, he could have enough in hand to land this wide-open handicap. Cactus Tree also arrives on the back of a solid start for Denis Hogan and is feared, while another solid showing is expected from Miracles In May.