18:10 Curragh

Saturday 26 August 2023

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Paddy Power Supporting Cancer Trials Ireland Irish Cambridgeshire (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 18:22 | Winning time: 1m 37.43s

(12)

Vega Magnifico^t⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 99

33/1

Useful gelding. 7¾ lengths last of 9 to Espionage in listed race at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft, 14/1) 53 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Tongue strap back on. Must improve.

Form: 63-6639

(5)

Saltonstall^p,t²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 98| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Creditable 2 lengths seventh of 18 to Coeur D'or in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft, 20/1) 25 days ago, never nearer. A regular in this (fourth in 2021).

Form: 586077

(1)

Coeur d'Or^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 97

8/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft, 14/1) 25 days ago by head from No More Porter. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely after 5 lb rise.

Form: 13-2131

(9)

Fastnet Crown^p,t⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 97| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 15 in handicap at this course (10f, good, 11/1) 91 days ago, left poorly placed. Third in this in 2021.

Form: 497050

(19)

Blues Emperor²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 96| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Good 1¾ lengths sixth of 18 to Coeur D'or in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft, 9/1) 25 days ago. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 17-2116

(3)

Casanova²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 96| D

20/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. 20/1, creditable 1¼ lengths fourth of 18 to Coeur D'or in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 320204

(15)

Clever And Cool^p⁸^{(ex 7)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 94

22/1

Career best when winning 7-runner listed race (20/1) at Cork (7f, heavy) 8 days ago by 7½ lengths from Tarawa. Carries penalty on handicap debut and good chance if she wasn't flattered there.

Form: 015301

(2)

Current Option²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 95

20/1

Below form ninth of 16 in handicap (4/1) at Galway (7f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 005989

(8)

Monaasib^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast| OR: 93| C

33/1

Course winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, bit below form 7 lengths eighth of 18 to Crystal Black in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-36208

(20)

Rahmi²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 92| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 15/2, 11¾ lengths last of 18 to Coeur D'or in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 13-8140

(16)

Joe Masseria^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 90| D

28/1

Latest win at Cork in April. 12/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 20 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 4-01350

(22)

Carracci^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 94

25/1

Below form 8½ lengths tenth of 18 to Crystal Black in handicap at this C&D (good, 6/1) 14 days ago. Yard in good form. Others more persuasive.

Form: 390220

(17)

Laughifuwant²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Keane| OR: 88| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 7/1, improved on recent efforts to win 16-runner handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 23 days ago, driven out. Won this in 2020 off 12 lb higher. Plenty of appeal.

Form: 550091

(4)

No More Porter^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 86| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Below form sixth of 16 in handicap (11/2) at Galway (7f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 647426

(11)

Cordouan²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| D

12/1

14/1, 3¼ lengths thirteenth of 18 to Coeur D'or in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft) 25 days ago.

Form: 3-38420

(14)

Crystal Black¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 85| CD

10/3

Won 18-runner handicap at this C&D (good, well-backed 5/1) 14 days ago. Up 8 lb and another big run on the way.

Form: 00-9901

(10)

Free Solo^p,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: G M Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 82| D

20/1

15/2, good 2½ lengths third of 18 to Crystal Black in handicap at this C&D (good) 14 days ago.

Form: 262523

(21)

Zabeir^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: D Kinsella| OR: 82| BF

20/1

Respectable 5¾ lengths sixth of 18 to Crystal Black in handicap at this C&D (good, 5/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 1-33086

(7)

Overheer¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: T Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Murphy| OR: 81| D

40/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Below form eighth of 14 in handicap (18/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) 11 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 087-128

(23)

San Aer²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: T Mullins| OR: 80| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Below form 12¼ lengths seventh of 16 to Laughifuwant in handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft, 11/1) 23 days ago.

Form: 4-48007

(18)

Sirjack Thomas⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 20/1, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 9 days ago, faring best of those held up.

Form: 006654

(13)

Facethepuckout¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 77| C| D

16/1

Course winner. 6/1, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good) 10 days ago, conceding first run.

Form: 337332

Non-Runners

(6)

Verhoyen¹⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 8

T: M C Grassick J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Crystal Black (10/3), Blues Emperor (13/2), Coeur d'Or (8/1), No More Porter (8/1), Rahmi (12/1), Cordouan (12/1), Laughifuwant (16/1), Facethepuckout (16/1), Free Solo (20/1), Current Option (20/1), Zabeir (20/1), Casanova (20/1), Clever And Cool (22/1), Sirjack Thomas (25/1), Carracci (25/1), Verhoyen (25/1), Fastnet Crown (28/1), Saltonstall (28/1), San Aer (28/1), Joe Masseria (28/1), Monaasib (33/1), Vega Magnifico (33/1), Overheer (40/1)

LAUGHIFUWANT notched up his first success since his 2020-win in this at Galway at the start of the month and remains fairly treated after an 8 lb rise (took this off 12 lb higher 3 years ago). If he backs that up he looks sure to go close. Stablemate Crystal Black is an obvious contender after his easy victory over C&D a fortnight ago. BMW Mile winner Coeur d'Or and Irish Cambridgeshire regular Saltonstall are also high on the shortlist.