17:40 Curragh

Saturday 19 August 2023

All13:4514:2014:5215:2716:0016:3517:1017:40

Keeper's Heart Irish & Bourbon Whiskey Handicap

Off time: 17:43 | Winning time: 1m 1.63s

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Aloysius Lilius^b,t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Lee| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 70| D

5/1

Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap (12/1) at Tipperary (5f, soft) 8 days ago, comfortably. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-75501

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(6)

Siesta Beach^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 70

15/2

Fourth of 7 in handicap (18/1) at Naas (5.9f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 18/09-74

(4)

Shoebox King²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Calum Hogan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 67| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Navan in July. Back to form in blinkers last 2 starts, winning at Navan before good third of 15 in handicap (11/4) at Cork (6f, good) 22 days ago. Headgear left off.

Form: 060413

(7)

Shimmerz¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 61| C

20/1

Course winner. Winner here in May. Hooded for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft, 6/1) 12 days ago. Can bounce back.

Form: 000187

(8)

Different Look^p⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 60

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fourth of 12 in maiden at Tipperary (5f, soft, 16/1) 8 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 06/544

(12)

Art Of Unity^v⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 56| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable 3 lengths fifth of 10 to Aloysius Lilius in handicap (25/1) at Tipperary (5f, soft) 8 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 79-0035

(2)

Astral Beat^p1,t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 56| D

33/1

33/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 365-050

(1)

Ever Rock²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 56| C| D

17/2

Course winner. Sixth of 10 in handicap (11/1) at Down Royal (5f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 0-00006

(3)

Sosallycanwait⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: L Breen| OR: 56

6/1

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Below form 5½ lengths sixth of 10 to Aloysius Lilius in handicap (15/2) at Tipperary (5f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 532636

(10)

Realtin Fantasy⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 55| D

17/2

One win from 31 Flat runs. Good 1¾ lengths third of 10 to Aloysius Lilius in handicap (14/1) at Tipperary (5f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 29-5893

(11)

Peerless^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Hogan| OR: 49| D

22/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 25/1, last of 24 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 096250

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Carna Blue²⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 47

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (5f). Off 9 months.

Form: 007/0-

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Hot Whispers^p,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Hogan| OR: 47

8/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 8/1, below form fifteenth of 24 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 003530

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Silver Nemo^b,t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: L Smyth| OR: 47

22/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 12/1) 43 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 483-408

Non-Runners

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Maggie Thunder⁴⁵

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: G Hassett J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Shoebox King (9/2), Aloysius Lilius (5/1), Sosallycanwait (6/1), Siesta Beach (15/2), Hot Whispers (8/1), Ever Rock (17/2), Realtin Fantasy (17/2), Different Look (11/1), Art Of Unity (12/1), Maggie Thunder (16/1), Shimmerz (20/1), Silver Nemo (22/1), Peerless (22/1), Astral Beat (33/1), Carna Blue (50/1)

It could be worth chancing SHIMMERZ, who was a good winner over C&D in May before having possible excuses on both outings since. Shoebox King remains on a good mark, while Aloysius Lilius was a comfortable winner at Tipperary last week.