17:40 Curragh

Saturday 1 July 2023

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DMG Media Irish European Breeders Fund Handicap

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 3m 35.1s

(11)

Magellan Strait^p1,t1⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91

28/1

11/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 43 days ago, left poorly placed. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 61210-8

(8)

Almuhit^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 89

11/1

16/1, good second of 10 in handicap at this course (14f, good) 24 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 123-002

(5)

Newfoundland^p1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: R L Moore| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 88| BF

9/2

7/2, creditable sixth of 18 in handicap at this course (14f, good) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 2219-76

(9)

Kingswear¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 86

20/1

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap (15/2) at Cork (12f, soft) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 732676

(13)

Ted Hastings³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: W J Lee| T: G Elliott| OR: 86| D

25/1

Fairly useful jumps winner. Thrice-raced winner on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 20f over hurdles. 28/1, fifteenth of 18 in handicap at this course (14f, good) 34 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 1-70

(10)

Line Out⁶²⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 85| CD

40/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Off 20 months. First run for yard after leaving John E. Kiely. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6181/

(6)

Sheishybrid^p²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 84

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this course (14f, good, 12/1) 24 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3215-04

(4)

Foveros³³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 80| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 33/1, below form tenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.8f, heavy). Off 11 months. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 0120/00-

(1)

Dartan^t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 79| D

12/1

Fairly useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 7/2, respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (13.7f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 34/711-7

(7)

Immelmann⁶¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: W P Mullins| OR: 78

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 7 in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f, 4/1). First run for yard after leaving Simon & Ed Crisford. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3283/

(3)

Kendancer²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 77

33/1

Fair winner at 18f over hurdles. 33/1, creditable fifth of 12 in minor event at Listowel (13f, good) 27 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1456/75

(2)

Marvelosa⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R O'Brien| OR: 75

17/2

Winner at Sligo in May. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good, 10/3) 5 days ago. Up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 744213

(16)

Coventry^b⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: G Elliott| OR: 70| D

28/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy, 8/1) 93 days ago, racing lazily. Off 93 days. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 0820/90-

(14)

Crystal Caves¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 69

28/1

First run since leaving William Haggas when respectable fourth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Fairyhouse (13.7f, good) 15 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 56541-4

(17)

Extensio¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: P F O'Donnell| OR: 69| C

8/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (6/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Can make presence felt.

Form: 1242-02

(15)

Grappa Nonino⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 67| D

5/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 11/4, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good to soft) 46 days ago.

Form: 4064-21

Non-Runners

(12)

Firstman²⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: James Ryan

Forecasts

Immelmann (9/2), Newfoundland (9/2), Grappa Nonino (5/1), Sheishybrid (7/1), Extensio (8/1), Marvelosa (17/2), Almuhit (11/1), Dartan (12/1), Firstman (12/1), Kingswear (20/1), Ted Hastings (25/1), Coventry (28/1), Crystal Caves (28/1), Magellan Strait (28/1), Foveros (33/1), Kendancer (33/1), Line Out (40/1)

The lightly-raced IMMELMANN is a fascinating contender on debut for the Willie Mullins yard over this new trip. He showed plenty of ability in a handful of appearances at up to 11.5f for the Crisfords in Britain, his mark for this handicap debut looks a fair one and while a 616-day absence would usually be off-putting, Mullins is a pastmaster at getting one ready on the back of a lengthy layoff. Newfoundland, who sports first-time cheekpieces, is feared most ahead of Almuhit and Extensio.