13:55 Curragh

Saturday 23 September 2023

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John Ormonde Wexford Sand Handicap

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 30.11s

(4)

Loingseoir^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 85| C

28/1

Course winner. 25/1, last of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) 23 days ago.

Form: 200220

(2)

Heavenly Power¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| C

11/2

Course winner. 10/1, twentieth of 22 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 13 days ago but big player if recapturing the level of his course second prior to that.

Form: 505520

(3)

No More Porter^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| C

7/2

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fourth of 17 in handicap (8/1) at Leopardstown (7.3f, good to firm) 14 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 742684

(9)

Fernao^v1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 82| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner of maiden at Listowel in June. Can't have been right when last of 10 in handicap (2/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) since. Visor on 1st time. Retains potential.

Form: 3210

(7)

Alabama Pearl^b¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 84| D

11/1

11/8, career best when winning 10-runner maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 17 days ago. Second of 116 in a Leopardstown handicap prior to that but he's running from a much higher mark this time.

Form: 572321

(1)

Semblance Of Order⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver| OR: 82

14/1

Unreliable sort. Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 15/2, refused to race in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 52 days ago. Needs treating with caution after that.

Form: 1217RR

(11)

Secret Magician¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 75| C

6/1

Course winner in August but down the field back here twice since. Bounce back needed.

Form: 060100

(6)

Half Nutz¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| CD

5/1

Won this last year. Runner-up twice at Leopardstown last month and another solid effort when fourth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7f) 10 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 542274

(8)

Dagoda³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 73| C

15/2

One win from 24 Flat runs. 11/4, career best when winning 15-runner maiden at this course (6f, good to soft) 35 days ago. More needed back in a handicap.

Form: 920281

(10)

Shawaamekh^t⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 72| BF| D

9/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 7/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 5 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 69-2202

(5)

Pinar Del Rio^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Joe Conlon| OR: 70| C

25/1

Course winner. 15/2, ninth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0-46069

Forecasts

No More Porter (7/2), Half Nutz (5/1), Heavenly Power (11/2), Secret Magician (6/1), Dagoda (15/2), Fernao (8/1), Shawaamekh (9/1), Alabama Pearl (11/1), Semblance Of Order (14/1), Pinar Del Rio (25/1), Loingseoir (28/1)

HALF NUTZ is down to 2 Ib lower than when successful in this race last season and might prove the answer to it again having recorded a few good efforts in recent weeks. Heavenly Power will be a threat if back to the form when second in a big field over 6f here last month, while Fernao can't have been right last time and retains potential as a lightly-raced sort from an in-form yard.