17:20 Curragh

Monday 1 May 2023

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Keadeen Hotel Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:22 | Winning time: 1m 18.49s

(18)

Coumshingaun¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: C Ngcobo⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 75| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Unseated rider start in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 20/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 050-00U

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(8)

Nordic Passage^t¹⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 75| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Off 176 days. Gone well fresh and one to note.

Form: 002000-

(22)

Bells On Her Toes¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 73

7/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 9/1) 12 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0808-65

(10)

Downforce^v¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 73| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 15/2) 15 days ago. Booking of Lee a plus.

Form: 410-540

(16)

Karlsberg⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 73| BF

6/1

Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, soft, 2/1) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 6015-27

(1)

Midnight Fire^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 71| CD

10/3

3-time C&D winner. Won 23-runner handicap (8/1) at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago. Hit with an 8 lb rise but could still be up to the task again having won this last year.

Form: 90050-1

(7)

Princess Rajj^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70| D

28/1

16/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3053-98

(23)

Greek Flower²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J Feane| OR: 69

20/1

Below form sixth of 16 in maiden at Cork (5f, heavy, 16/5) on reuturn 23 days ago, met some trouble. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 64323-6

(4)

Dagoda⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 68

18/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 9/1, first run since leaving Ms Sheila Lavery when below form fourth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 87 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 60738-4

(6)

Lady Arwen³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 68

40/1

Sixteenth of 18 in handicap at Navan (10f, heavy, 25/1) 33 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 38096-0

(12)

Mogwli^b⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 67| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 14/1, below form fourth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, heavy) 9 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 037-454

(24)

Breezy Zoff^h,t¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66| C

28/1

Winner here in October. Bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Dundalk (8f) when last seen. Off 173 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 809018-

(11)

Geological²¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: D English| OR: 66| D

50/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) when last seen. Off 7 months. Back down in trip. Becoming well treated.

Form: 001896-

(9)

Storm Eric^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: Jamie Flynn| OR: 66

25/1

9/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (7f) 17 days ago. This is tougher back on turf.

Form: 032201

(2)

Burgoo Beauty^b1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan| OR: 64

150/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Naas (8f, heavy, 150/1) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 56600-0

(13)

Hero Of The Hour^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G A Kingston| OR: 64| BF| D

25/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 5/2, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 17 days ago. Has work to do back on turf.

Form: 411412

(17)

Pretty Boy Floyd^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs S Dawson| OR: 63| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Eleventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, heavy, 33/1) 9 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 700-080

(20)

Run Forrest Run^p,h¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 63| D

8/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 5/1, respectable 3¼ lengths seventh of 23 to Midnight Fire in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 6000-37

(26)

Boadicea Belle^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 60| D

18/1

12/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 20 days ago, conceding first run. Back down in trip. Hood back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 1-00033

(15)

Even Flow¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Kelly| T: R K Watson| OR: 58

10/1

2¾ lengths sixth of 23 to Midnight Fire in handicap (150/1) at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 4/000-06

(19)

Patsy Fagan¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: Sean Davis| OR: 58| D

20/1

Gambled-on 4/1, first run since leaving Kevin Thomas Coleman when sixth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 17 days ago.

Form: 0000-06

(3)

L'immortale¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: M C Grassick| OR: 64

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, last of 18 in maiden at this C&D (heavy) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 97-0

(5)

Gallow Hill³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: S Lavery| OR: 53

25/1

Below form eleventh of 18 in handicap (66/1) at Navan (5f, heavy) 33 days ago.

Form: 05480-0

(14)

Wild Eyed Girl^h¹⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: B Nolan| OR: 47

100/1

Ninth of 11 in maiden (80/1) at Dundalk (5f) 178 days ago.

Form: 707009-

Non-Runners

(25)

Little Queenie³⁸

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: Robert Whearty

(21)

Art Of Unity¹⁹⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: M Kelly J: D N Curran

Forecasts

Midnight Fire (10/3), Karlsberg (6/1), Bells On Her Toes (7/1), Run Forrest Run (8/1), Mogwli (8/1), Even Flow (10/1), Little Queenie (10/1), Downforce (14/1), Dagoda (18/1), Boadicea Belle (18/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (20/1), Greek Flower (20/1), Patsy Fagan (20/1), Coumshingaun (22/1), Nordic Passage (22/1), Gallow Hill (25/1), Storm Eric (25/1), Hero Of The Hour (25/1), Breezy Zoff (28/1), Princess Rajj (28/1), Lady Arwen (40/1), Geological (50/1), Art Of Unity (50/1), Wild Eyed Girl (100/1), L'immortale (100/1), Burgoo Beauty (150/1)

Last year's winner MIDNIGHT FIRE is taken to repeat the feat after returning with another victory over C&D a fortnight ago. Nordic Passage and Geological are a couple of others to consider on their comebacks.