16:20 Curragh

Sunday 23 October 2022

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Tote Always SP Or Better At The Curragh Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 2m 49.90s

(5)

Sea Appeal³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Reddington⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 79

17/2

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Chelmsford in July. Creditable sixth of 12 in minor event (18/1) at Listowel (14f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 219876

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(3)

Shanroe^t²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Barry⁽³⁾| T: K Thornton| OR: 104| C| D

7/4

Smart gelding. Course winner. Latest win at Galway in July. Below form sixteenth of 30 in Irish Cesarewitch at this course (16.6f, soft, 50/1) 28 days ago. Down in trip. Looks the obvious treat to Falcon Eight.

Form: 40-1870

(8)

Benkei^p¹²

Age: 12| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss M Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 50| D

50/1

Modest gelding. 16/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (23.3f, good) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 089600

(4)

Falcon Eight^b²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr F Maguire| T: D K Weld| OR: 109| CD

4/6

Smart gelding. C&D winner. Good fifth of 30 in Irish Cesarewitch at this course (16.6f, soft) 28 days ago, not clear run. Back down in trip. Hard to oppose.

Form: 19-5465

(6)

Mona's Star⁷⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J Queally| OR: 79| D

10/1

15½ lengths ninth of 14 to Shanroe in handicap (17/2) at Killarney (14f, soft). Off over 2 years. First run for yard after leaving John Oxx.

Form: S57319/

(1)

Balaclava¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Ms M Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 37

200/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. Last of 12 in handicap (100/1) at this C&D (soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 87/9-980

(9)

Mo Churam

Age: 13| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr S A O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea

200/1

Titus Livius gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 7f/1m winner Chantilly Tiffany and 2m winner Turner. Dam Japanese 1m/9f winner.

Form:

(7)

Ricky Bobby¹¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

66/1

Once-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 16f over hurdles. 20/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (16f, good to soft) 115 days ago. Off 115 days.

Form: 9-

(2)

Dagoda⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Miss G German⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 60

22/1

Fair filly. Bit below form seventh of 15 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy, 18/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 36-0607

Forecasts

Falcon Eight (4/6), Shanroe (7/4), Sea Appeal (17/2), Mona's Star (10/1), Dagoda (22/1), Benkei (50/1), Ricky Bobby (66/1), Balaclava (200/1), Mo Churam (200/1)

FALCON EIGHT gave weight and a beating to Shanroe in the Irish Cesarewitch here 4 weeks ago and receives 7 lb from Karl Thornton's charge this time so he's very hard to get away from in a race which should be dominated by the pair.