16:45 Curragh

Thursday 12 October 2023

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Equine MediRecord Student Derby Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 19.09s

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Pachmena^t⁵^{(ex 7)}

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mark McDonagh| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 73| C

6/4

11/2, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at this course (12f, soft) 5 days ago, plenty in hand. Carries 7 lb penalty. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 429621

(6)

Hazran^t⁴³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Ms D J Kirwan| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 68

50/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Cork (17f, good to soft, 40/1). Off 14 months. Significantly down in trip. Fair on the Flat but others more persuasive on this occasion.

Form: 406041/

(2)

Golden Star^t⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr B M Coonan| T: A J Martin| OR: 67

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. 33/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 86 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap back on. Much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 797

(10)

Giselles Defence²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Alex Harvey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 67

9/1

11/2, sixth of 7 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 27 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 545952

(13)

Le Comte De Frou^v1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-7| J: Henri Barbe| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 63

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 0/86-30

(3)

Rotolo^t1³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Miss M Blichfeldt| T: W T Farrell| OR: 62

14/1

Below form tenth of 18 in handicap (14/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with more required.

Form: 06200-0

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Crimson³²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Miss Alice Tregoning| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 60

66/1

12/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Chantilly (7f). Off 10 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 609400-

(7)

Tasayad^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Mr J Ratcliffe| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 60

18/1

9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 13 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 998957

(12)

Florida Taiga^b,t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 10-3| J: Mr J L Gleeson| T: D K Weld| OR: 63

5/1

9/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 12 in handicap at Clonmel (9.6f, good) 35 days ago. Yard in good form. Likely to be on the premises on pick of form.

Form: 6-86738

(4)

Indulging³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr D T Hyde| T: T M Walsh| OR: 57

10/1

Got back on track when second of 7 in minor event (10/1) at Laytown (7.2f) 30 days ago, no match for winner. Significantly back up in trip. Bold showing is on the cards at these weights.

Form: 9-45042

(1)

Albatala^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Mr C McConnell| T: J C McConnell| OR: 52

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, below form tenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 060-00

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David Garrick^t⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Mr P Barlow| T: E & P Harty| OR: 52| BF

10/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 3/1, below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 76 days ago. Back down in trip. Thirteen runs since last win in 2020.

Form: 000/03-4

(15)

Maponus²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ms S E O'Neill| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 49

50/1

Eleventh of 17 in handicap (100/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 020-000

(14)

Our Dickie^p,t⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alan O'Sullivan| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 48| BF

9/1

Respectable third of 8 in minor event at Ayr (8f, good, 6/5) 66 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Iain Jardine and needs considering.

Form: 728273

Non-Runners

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Make The Switch⁹⁶

Weight: 9-11| Age: 8

T: G A Kingston J: Harry Sexton

Forecasts

Pachmena (6/4), Florida Taiga (5/1), Giselles Defence (9/1), Our Dickie (9/1), David Garrick (10/1), Indulging (10/1), Albatala (11/1), Rotolo (14/1), Tasayad (18/1), Golden Star (25/1), Le Comte De Frou (25/1), Make The Switch (33/1), Hazran (50/1), Maponus (50/1), Crimson (66/1)

INDULGING rates the pick of these weights on the back of his recent Laytown second so gets the verdict at the chief expense of course scorer Pachmena. Tasayad and Golden Star also need factoring into this open-looking handicap.