18:05 Curragh

Friday 30 June 2023

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Harp Bar Kildare Handicap (60-90)

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 1m 23.07s

(12)

Verhoyen^b¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 87| CD

12/1

5-time course winner. 9/2, sixth of 7 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 14 days ago. Fancied to do a lot better back here.

Form: 072016

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(13)

Navagio^p,t¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 86| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 2/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago by 3½ lengths from Spanish Tenor, soon clear. 8 lb higher but good shout again.

Form: 00-3021

(19)

Eclat De Lumiere^b²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 82| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 13/2 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) on return 29 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 1/4294-3

(15)

Exquisite Acclaim^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81

22/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, 8 lengths fourth of 6 to Navagio in handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 74-4664

(6)

Furnace Creek⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 81| D

13/2

7/1, career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good) 7 days ago. More needed back in a handicap.

Form: 100-041

(7)

Pierre Lapin^p,t1²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81

25/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 10/1) 22 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Chance on old form.

Form: 52-6000

(8)

Spanish Tenor¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81| D

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 11/4, creditable 3½ lengths second of 6 to Navagio in handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 0-47322

(5)

Zabeir^t²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 80| D

25/1

11/1, career best when winning 12-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) in September, keeping on well. Off 9 months. Could have more to offer.

Form: 545741-

(2)

Hightimeyouwon^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 79| D

12/1

18/1, won 17-runner handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 22 days ago. No banker to back that up.

Form: 430001

(11)

Crystal Black⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Keane| OR: 78

12/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Cork (7f, heavy) 83 days ago, badly hampered.

Form: 6600-99

(4)

Vocal Studies²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 78| D

8/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 25 days ago, never nearer. Race in him near to hand.

Form: 267004

(3)

Ampeson^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 77| D

33/1

Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 12/1) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 6-56073

(9)

Not Even Close³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 82| D

11/2

Thrice-raced winner. Good seventh of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good, 7/1) 34 days ago. That was a good 3-y-o handicap that has worked out and she can improve. Big player.

Form: 1-47

(14)

Midnight Fire^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E & P Harty| OR: 72| BF| C| D

8/1

Course winner. Good third of 21 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good, 9/2) 23 days ago, running on. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 50-1033

(17)

Capuchinero²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 71| D

10/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. 9/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good) 29 days ago. Yard having good spell. Can make presence felt.

Form: 715-147

(16)

Cosmic Invasion^h1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 80

40/1

Last of 10 in handicap (25/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 8 days ago, going off too hard. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 456-530

(21)

Jered Maddox²²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 70| D

22/1

14/1, 25 lengths last of 17 to Hightimeyouwon in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 22 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 752040

(1)

Fox Degree^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 71

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap (40/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2809-98

Non-Runners

(18)

Pandora Lovegood²⁷⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Donagh O'Connor

(20)

Big Baby Bull²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: K S McHugh

(10)

Shimmerz⁶⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: C O'Brien J: Siobhan Rutledge

Forecasts

Not Even Close (11/2), Furnace Creek (13/2), Vocal Studies (8/1), Navagio (8/1), Midnight Fire (8/1), Eclat De Lumiere (10/1), Capuchinero (10/1), Pandora Lovegood (10/1), Verhoyen (12/1), Hightimeyouwon (12/1), Crystal Black (12/1), Big Baby Bull (12/1), Shimmerz (16/1), Spanish Tenor (18/1), Jered Maddox (22/1), Exquisite Acclaim (22/1), Zabeir (25/1), Pierre Lapin (25/1), Ampeson (33/1), Cosmic Invasion (40/1), Fox Degree (40/1)

A stack to consider as you'd expect, with NOT EVEN CLOSE fancied to go well after a good run in a 3-y-o C&D handicap on 2000 Guineas day that worked out nicely. Vocal Studies and Limerick-winner Navagio are firmly in the mix also.