15:25 Curragh

Wednesday 26 October 2022

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Play Novileague At Novibet Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 2m 20.13s

(1)

Newgirlintown^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 70| BF| D

16/1

4/1, very good second of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.3f, soft) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Back up in trip. Trainer going well. Should go well again.

Form: 900862

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(28)

Kodiac Prince^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Cleary| OR: 69

25/1

Latest win at Naas in August. Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy, 6/1) 10 days ago. Booking of Gilligan a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 013860

(25)

Mr Rango¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 69| D

14/1

Winner at Navan in September. 14/1, creditable sixth of 18 in handicap at this course (12f, soft) 13 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 776106

(8)

New Hill¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 69

14/1

Below form fourth of 15 in handicap (9/2) at Naas (10f, heavy) 10 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 769544

(15)

Call Me Rocky^t1²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Daniel King⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

80/1

Below form eighth of 18 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Clonmel (16f, soft) 7 months ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 320/060-

(7)

Derry Lad¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: O Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 68| BF| D

10/3

Latest win at Sligo in May. Creditable second of 15 in handicap (10/3) at Naas (10f, heavy) 10 days ago.

Form: 133432

(4)

King Arthurs Sword⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 61| BF| D

4/1

7/1, improved on recent efforts to win 18-runner handicap at Leopardstown (10f, soft) 4 days ago under Colin Keane. Can go well again under penalty.

Form: 0/50041

(22)

Khafaaq¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 67

40/1

Creditable second of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 19 days ago.

Form: 478092

(16)

Thefaithfulindian^t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: A A Howard| OR: 67| C

9/1

Course winner. Creditable seventh of 18 in handicap at this course (12f, soft, 20/1) 13 days ago, never nearer. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5750-07

(24)

Chilean^p,t⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 66

33/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018. 16/1, creditable third of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 69 days ago, nearest finish. Up in trip.

Form: 00/0043

(27)

Future Romance^t1³⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: A A Howard| OR: 66

33/1

Fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle (15/8) at Galway (16.7f, heavy) 12 months ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Fair on the Flat (won twice at Tipperary in summer 2021). One to consider on return.

Form: 5978/11-

(9)

Manwal^h³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Collins| OR: 66

40/1

20/1, eleventh of 16 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 35-0500

(29)

Evening Verse¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 65

33/1

Won twice at Dundalk earlier this year. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Limerick (11.5f, good to firm, 7/1) 137 days ago.

Form: 121354

(20)

Men Of Dreams^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 64

25/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 8/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Killarney (8.3f, soft) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 350934

(23)

Musical Rhapsody²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 68

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap at Thurles (12.5f, soft, 22/1) 20 days ago, badly hampered. Open to progress.

Form: 8660

(11)

New Moon Rising^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64

18/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable length fourth of 18 to King Arthurs Sword in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, soft, 50/1) 4 days ago, covering significantly more ground than the trio that beat her. Interesting.

Form: 109004

(13)

Chatterbox¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy| OR: 67| BF

11/1

Fair maiden. Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Killarney (11.4f, soft, 3/1) 16 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. One to consider dropped to 10f.

Form: 858752

(6)

Chazzesmee^h1³⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: J A Stack| OR: 63| BF

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 12 months. Up in trip. Hood on 1st time. Difficult ask.

Form: 6067P-

(3)

Rotolo¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: W T Farrell| OR: 66

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (10f, heavy, 11/1) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00620

(5)

Butterfly Island^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 65

33/1

Unreliable individual. 18/1, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.3f, soft) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 643805

(2)

Sefarina^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 65

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Killarney (11.2f, soft) 25 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 68878

(19)

White Strand¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: T Hogan| OR: 65

100/1

Off 3 months, 50/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at this course (12f, soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 698200

(21)

Speckled Meadow²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 60

12/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at Thurles (8f, soft, 6/1) 20 days ago, keeping on well. Back up in trip. This is tougher.

Form: 089-261

(17)

Lucky Queen^p,t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 61

14/1

Winner at Cork in September. Good second of 16 in handicap (6/1) at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 8 days ago.

Form: 924142

(26)

Portarlington^t³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Budds| OR: 61

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Listowel (12f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 6080

(10)

Ju Ju Gabor¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 60

50/1

40/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Killarney (8.3f, soft) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 7-00706

Non-Runners

(12)

Complete Fiction²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 1

(14)

Contrapposto¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 8

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 2

(18)

Songline²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: S Lynam J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Derry Lad (10/3), King Arthurs Sword (4/1), Thefaithfulindian (9/1), Chatterbox (11/1), Speckled Meadow (12/1), Mr Rango (14/1), Lucky Queen (14/1), New Hill (14/1), Complete Fiction (14/1), Newgirlintown (16/1), New Moon Rising (18/1), Chazzesmee (25/1), Kodiac Prince (25/1), Musical Rhapsody (25/1), Men Of Dreams (25/1), Contrapposto (25/1), Sefarina (28/1), Chilean (33/1), Rotolo (33/1), Evening Verse (33/1), Future Romance (33/1), Butterfly Island (33/1), Songline (33/1), Khafaaq (40/1), Manwal (40/1), Ju Ju Gabor (50/1), Call Me Rocky (80/1), Portarlington (100/1), White Strand (100/1)

NEW MOON RISING caught the eye behind King Arthurs Sword at Leopardstown on Saturday, covering a lot more ground than those that finished around her, and she's taken to reverse the form and get back to winning ways. Newgirlintown and Chatterbox are a couple of the other dangers.