20:00 Curragh

Wednesday 7 June 2023

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Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 18.22s

(3)

Nordic Passage³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: K Bailey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 74| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. Twenty first of 24 in handicap (22/1) at this course (6f, soft) 37 days ago. Probably needed first start in 6 months.

Form: 02000-0

(9)

Admiral Nelson^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 73| C

14/1

Course winner. Won 25-runner handicap (40/1) at Cork (7f, good) 21 days ago, keeping on well. Retains handicap scope.

Form: 070871

(19)

Midnight Fire¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 73| CD

9/2

3-time C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Creditable third of 17 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago, running on.

Form: 050-103

(6)

Grigal³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 70

11/1

Sixth of 15 in maiden (20/1) at Cork (6f, soft) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut and not out of this on debut form.

Form: 2-06

(12)

Anatoli²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J Feane| OR: 69| D

28/1

Ninth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 7/2). Off 8 months and been given every chance by the handicapper.

Form: 0/50979-

(5)

Chrismoltisanti^t1¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Billy Lee| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 69| D

11/1

Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (6f). Off 180 days. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 319007-

(16)

Lady Arwen²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 69

8/1

10/1, very good neck third of 25 to Admiral Nelson in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James M. Barrett. Merits consideration.

Form: 096-003

(14)

Mullacash Buzz^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 69

28/1

25/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 128-910

(11)

Gegenpressing³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 68| D

8/1

16/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 32 days ago, shaping very well into the bargain. Big player from the same mark.

Form: 000-654

(15)

Cailin Cliste²⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 67| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 9/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good). Off 8 months.

Form: 102190-

(18)

Adams Barbour^b,t¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Smyth| OR: 65| D

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 25/1). Off 180 days.

Form: 970080-

(1)

Astral Beat^t1²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 65

66/1

16/5, fifth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (5f). Off 7 months. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving William Knight. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has work to do.

Form: 254365-

(4)

Soi Dao^b⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Kelly| T: M Fenton| OR: 65| D

14/1

Blinkered for first time, fifth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft) 4 days ago, never nearer. Enters calculations.

Form: 326-005

(22)

Cnodian²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Jessica Maye⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 64| D

9/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable 1¾ lengths ninth of 25 to Admiral Nelson in handicap (16/1) at Cork (7f, good) 21 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 20-6079

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Above It All^b²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 62

50/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 66/1, 5½ lengths twenty first of 25 to Admiral Nelson in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 21 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 0-85000

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Jazzy Dancer^b,t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: W J Martin| OR: 62

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 5/1, eleventh of 16 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 6 days ago. Blinkers back on. Must improve.

Form: 52-5260

(20)

Blanc De Noir^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 69

20/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Cork (5f, good, 12/1) 21 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Better expected over 6f for in-form yard.

Form: 648-048

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Markievicz²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 58| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 23-runner handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft, 9/1) 25 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Stable having good spell. Another bold show likely.

Form: 99-3991

(7)

Monitola¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 64

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 15 days ago, not knocked about. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 768

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Famous Enough¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: Liam G O'brien| OR: 61

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 250/1) 15 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Must bounce back.

Form: 6000

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Tammany Hall^p⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 51

22/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, heavy) 46 days ago.

Form: 3360-00

Non-Runners

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Iur Cinn Tra⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: P Downey J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Midnight Fire (9/2), Lady Arwen (8/1), Gegenpressing (8/1), Markievicz (8/1), Cnodian (9/1), Grigal (11/1), Chrismoltisanti (11/1), Cailin Cliste (11/1), Jazzy Dancer (12/1), Soi Dao (14/1), Admiral Nelson (14/1), Nordic Passage (16/1), Monitola (16/1), Blanc De Noir (20/1), Tammany Hall (22/1), Anatoli (28/1), Mullacash Buzz (28/1), Adams Barbour (50/1), Above It All (50/1), Iur Cinn Tra (50/1), Astral Beat (66/1), Famous Enough (100/1)

GEGENPRESSING was a pretty big eye-catcher at Naas last month and just 1 lb above his last winning mark, he's certainly weighted to strike. Admiral Nelson and Markievicz both won big-field handicaps last time and just a couple of potential threats.