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Wednesday 18 October 2023

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Blackcastle Handicap (50-85)

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 1m 7.41s

(10)

Collective Power¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 15 runs this year. 11/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 529313

(9)

Tai Sing Yeh^b,t⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: J McAuley| OR: 80| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 22 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in September. 20/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 4 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 192719

(4)

Hallowed Time^p⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 78| D

11/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, good second of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 53 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 440542

(5)

Screen Siren^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lynam| OR: 78| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. Good fourth of 11 in handicap (10/1) at the Curragh (5f, soft) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. One to consider.

Form: 316834

(8)

Curraheen Princess²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: N Stokes| OR: 77| CD

5/1

Three-time C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 10/1) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 116609

(3)

Mehman^t⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 76| D

14/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. 9/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Darren Bunyan. Difficult ask.

Form: 115007

(7)

Sunday Sovereign^t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 75| D

15/2

Won 19-runner handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft, 9/1) 11 days ago, digging deep. More needed here up 6 lb.

Form: 165331

(1)

Distillate^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 72| D

14/1

8/1, bit below form 2¾ lengths fifth of 20 to Rathbranchurch in handicap at this course (5.8f, soft) 14 days ago. Perhaps a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 212515

(6)

Rathbranchurch⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71| C

5/2

Course winner. Winner here in October. Good third of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, soft, 5/1) 6 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 328213

(2)

Spirit Of Eagles^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 64| D

22/1

Winner at Down Royal in July. 26 lengths eighteenth of 19 to Sunday Sovereign in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft, 20/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 531630

(11)

Bonny Power^h1²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 63| D

50/1

One win from 3 runs this year. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5f, heavy, 9/1), unable to sustain effort. Off 6 months. Yard in good form. Hood on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 550-165

Forecasts

Rathbranchurch (5/2), Screen Siren (9/2), Curraheen Princess (5/1), Collective Power (6/1), Sunday Sovereign (15/2), Hallowed Time (11/1), Mehman (14/1), Distillate (14/1), Tai Sing Yeh (18/1), Spirit Of Eagles (22/1), Bonny Power (50/1)

CURRAHEEN PRINCESS has failed to land a blow the last twice, albeit in stronger handicaps than this and, now 4 lb below the mark off which she scored at Bellewstown in July, the 5-y-o is taken to notch a fourth success over this C&D. Hallowed Time put in good late work when hitting the crossbar at the Curragh last time (Collective Power a neck adrift in third) and he looks set for another leading role. Screen Siren is third choice ahead of Rathbranchurch.