14:35 Curragh

Saturday 22 July 2023

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Paddy Power Scurry Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 18.91s

(2)

Coachello²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 104| D

28/1

Latest win at Meydan in January. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 9/1) 21 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 610384

(3)

Big Gossey^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 102| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 9/1, very good fourth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 084724

(4)

Hurricane Ivor²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 99| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Twenty second of 27 in handicap at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm, 33/1) 28 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 9-31530

(7)

Albasheer^b²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: A Watson| OR: 97

7/1

33/1 and blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 27 in handicap at Royal Ascot (6f, good to firm) 28 days ago, finishing with running left. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 629/670

(12)

Master Matt^b,t²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 96| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. 18/1, good second of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard having good spell. Needs consideration.

Form: 0-00212

(19)

Verhoyen^b²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 96| CD

16/1

Six-time course winner. Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at this course (7f, good, 12/1) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 720161

(20)

Strike Red³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: B Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 95| D

7/1

Creditable second of 6 in handicap (4/1) at Ripon (6f, good to firm) 30 days ago.

Form: 158-672

(8)

Gustavus Weston^h²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 92| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. 20/1, 6¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Commanche Falls in listed race at this course (6f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Trainer going well. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 06-5707

(6)

Laugh A Minute²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 91| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Below form tenth of 16 in handicap (10/1) at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago, merely closing up late. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 713020

(15)

Hispanic^b²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 94| C

22/1

Course winner. 14/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 414-800

(16)

Blairmayne⁷⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 8-9| J: M P Sheehy| T: N Lupini| OR: 85| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Naas in April. Creditable third of 19 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft, 16/1) 78 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0067-13

(10)

Aussie Girl²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 87| C| D

9/2

5/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago.

Form: 413221

(9)

Gypsy Woman¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: G M Lyons| OR: 87

22/1

Lightly-raced winner. 4/5, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 18 days ago, staying on well. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 50-331

(17)

Big Baby Bull^b,t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 81| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win at Limerick in June. 7/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 10 days ago. Trainer going well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 013142

(5)

Furnace Creek¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 81| D

16/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 9/2) 10 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 0-04154

(11)

Mehman^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 81

50/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. First run since leaving G. O'Leary when twelfth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, good to firm, 20/1) 20 days ago. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 78-1150

(18)

No More Porter^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable seventh of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good to firm, 10/1) 20 days ago. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 72-5647

(1)

Coumshingaun²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 80| CD

12/1

9/2, won 13-runner handicap at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago by nose from Dandyville, all out. Others have achieved more.

Form: 0U4231

(13)

Pinar Del Rio^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: Joe Conlon| OR: 77| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving P. Twomey when fourth of 9 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good) 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 310P/0-4

(21)

Heavenly Power²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: E Lynam| OR: 75| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 7/1, bit below form 2¾ lengths fifth of 13 to Coumshingaun in handicap at this course (6f, good) 21 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 601-505

Non-Runners

(14)

Dandyville²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: N Lupini J: J A Heffernan

Forecasts

Aussie Girl (9/2), Strike Red (7/1), No More Porter (7/1), Albasheer (7/1), Hurricane Ivor (11/1), Heavenly Power (12/1), Coumshingaun (12/1), Dandyville (12/1), Laugh A Minute (16/1), Verhoyen (16/1), Gustavus Weston (16/1), Furnace Creek (16/1), Big Gossey (20/1), Big Baby Bull (20/1), Hispanic (22/1), Gypsy Woman (22/1), Coachello (28/1), Master Matt (28/1), Blairmayne (40/1), Mehman (50/1), Pinar Del Rio (66/1)

A typically competitive renewal of this valuable handicap, which can go the way of ALBASHEER. He shaped better than his finishing position would suggest on his belated handicap debut in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot and is lurking on a potentially handy mark. Blairmayne was in good form during the spring and he could be involved in the finish, along with Strike Red. Others to consider include Big Gossey and Master Matt.