17:30 Curragh

Thursday 13 October 2022

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Hollywoodbets First Past The Post Promotion Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 2.09s

(15)

Shoebox King¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 75| D

10/1

9/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 17 days ago, digging deep. Respected up 4 lb.

Form: 286221

(8)

Swift Flight^h1,t⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 74| BF| D

3/1

Not seen to best effect when fourth of 9 in handicap (3/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 40 days ago, slowly away. Had shaped well when fourth here prior to that. Hood on 1st time. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 17-2544

(19)

Mas Poder¹⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P Croke| OR: 72| D

66/1

Winner at Pontefract in May. 25/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm). Off 106 days. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Ryan.

Form: 0-74185

(4)

Poppy Petal^b1⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: D A Kidd⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 28/1, twenty seventh of 30 in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 5 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 738790

(13)

Ever Rock⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 70| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 20-runner handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 14/1) 40 days ago by 1½ lengths from Livingston Range, keeping on well. Can make presence felt.

Form: 073691

(18)

Livingston Range^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K J Manning| T: L Breen| OR: 69| D

12/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 19 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 275528

(20)

Elanora^p⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 68| D

3/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Below form ninth of 30 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 14/1) 5 days ago, doing too much too soon. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 364209

(1)

Aurora Nova¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 67

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/1, very good second of 8 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 67-32

(17)

Inventor^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: G Scott| OR: 66| D

15/2

Latest win at Sligo in June. Bettter than result when fourth of 8 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 13/2) 15 days ago, nearest finish after slow start. Merits consideration under Billy Lee.

Form: 335124

(9)

Jazzy Dancer^b,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 65| D

16/1

Winner at Naas in June. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 11/1) 20 days ago. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 501067

(10)

Tiny Bit^b⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter| OR: 62| D

33/1

Winner at Down Royal in June. Eleventh of 17 in handicap (18/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 019590

(6)

Sosallycanwait^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Breen| OR: 61

12/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 50/1) 20 days ago, running on.

Form: 580283

(12)

Takana¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 61| D

28/1

17/2, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft). Off 104 days. Colin Keane up but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 0-50870

(16)

Valhalla's Dream⁴³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 60

12/1

Tenth of 12 in maiden at this C&D (good to soft, 11/1). Off 14 months. First run for yard after leaving Anthony Mullins.

Form: 475000-

(5)

Realtin Fantasy¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 59| D

33/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Winner at Tipperary in May. 33/1, respectable second of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago, better placed than most.

Form: 46-5102

(7)

Mymomentintime^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: Miss S A Finn| OR: 57

33/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap (11/1) at Cork (6f, good) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 000930

(11)

Florence Thompson^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 52| BF

16/1

Remains a maiden after 27 Flat runs. 5/2, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 14 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 044337

(2)

Stanhope⁴⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 51| D

28/1

16/1, 13 lengths fourteenth of 20 to Ever Rock in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 500460

Non-Runners

(3)

Tamazu¹³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 3

T: F Birrane J: Jack Kearney

(14)

Eriskay³⁶

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(21)

Seven Worlds¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

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

Forecasts

Swift Flight (3/1), Elanora (3/1), Inventor (15/2), Shoebox King (10/1), Ever Rock (12/1), Livingston Range (12/1), Sosallycanwait (12/1), Valhalla's Dream (12/1), Jazzy Dancer (16/1), Florence Thompson (16/1), Eriskay (25/1), Tamazu (25/1), Stanhope (28/1), Takana (28/1), Aurora Nova (28/1), Poppy Petal (28/1), Mymomentintime (33/1), Realtin Fantasy (33/1), Tiny Bit (33/1), Seven Worlds (50/1), Mas Poder (66/1)

SWIFT FLIGHT wasn't seen to best effect at Navan last time and Ken Condon's charge is given another chance to confirm the promise of his penultimate course fourth. Inventor is another with a plausible excuse for a slightly below-par run last time and heads the dangers under title-chasing Billy Lee. Last-time-out winners Ever Rock and Shoebox King also make the shortlist.