17:03 Curragh

Wednesday 25 October 2023

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3YO plus | 1m 6f | 22 Runners | Turf

(10)

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P W Flynn| OR: 74

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (5/1) at Thurles (16f, soft) 20 days ago, responding well. Likeable sort who is in the form of his life, so should go well again.

Form: 40/1431

(8)

Whatcouldhavebeen¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 72

6/1, bit below form sixth of 16 in handicap at this course (12f, soft) 18 days ago, left with lot to do. Not one to write off.

Form: 13471-6

(16)

Beautiful Chaos¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 70

Twelfth of 16 in handicap (11/2) at this course (12f, soft) 18 days ago. Latest effort best excused and she'd been in good order previously.

Form: 477220

(13)

Killeemore Lad²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 69

Creditable 5 lengths third of 13 to Nostra Casa in handicap (25/1) at Thurles (16f, soft) 20 days ago, finishing with running left. Not dismissed.

Form: 068303

(9)

Plains Indian¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 69

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at this course (12f, soft, 16/1) 18 days ago, needing stiffer test. Scope for improvement in this sphere.

Form: /3-874

(18)

Three Comets^b⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 69

80/1, below form tenth of 19 in handicap at Galway (16.5f, good to soft) 84 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers back on. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 16-6800

(11)

Zileo^p,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 69

Remains a maiden after 21 Flat runs. Twenty two runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form 14 lengths eighth of 13 to Nostra Casa in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft, 12/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 652938

(21)

Red Secret^b,t⁶⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: K Smith| OR: 68| D

80/1, fourteenth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, soft). Off 21 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Fairly useful on the all weather, good on last Flat run. Hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 295734/

(1)

Penny Jar^t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: P Downey| OR: 67

Thrice-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 22f over hurdles. 13/2, third of 5 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, heavy) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: /-403

(19)

Jake Peter^t⁶²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 66| D

18/1, won 9-runner handicap at Killarney (14.2f, good) 62 days ago. Claims if he can back that up..

Form: 0-05751

(17)

Believe In Science¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 65

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. 9/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy) 10 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-30507

(2)

Rain⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: J Barcoe| OR: 65| D

14/1, good third of 21 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy) 7 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 403503

(7)

Global Export^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 21 in handicap (10/1) at Navan (14f, heavy) 7 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 606094

(3)

Quiz Test²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: S Byrne| OR: 71

Winner at Cork in July. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Thurles (12.5f, soft, 5/1) 20 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 0-31333

(4)

Ellaat⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Davis| T: C Byrnes| OR: 62

Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (4/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 9 days ago, driven out. Not an obvious one for the follow-up.

Form: 65-5401

(22)

Make Good^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 62| D

5/1, below form 12¼ lengths seventh of 13 to Nostra Casa in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft) 20 days ago.

Form: 5541/3-7

(15)

Master Dunraven²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 68

Well-beaten eleventh of 13 to Nostra Casa in handicap at Thurles (16f, soft, 10/1) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 553940

(6)

Rodney Bay¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Leigh Roche| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 59

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 9/1) 18 days ago. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat run. Not taken lightly.

Form: 4/40-530

(12)

Dubai Clover⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 58

Respectable third of 20 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy, 16/1) 7 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 9-63493

(5)

Ricky Bobby⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 58

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 4¾ lengths sixth of 16 to Ellaat in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 33/1) 9 days ago, suited by way race developed. Stable in good form.

Form: 9/6-06

(20)

Caradoc^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-6| J: Reserve 1| T: E McNamara| OR: 80

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Listowel (12f, soft) 34 days ago. Chance on old form. RESERVE.

Form: 804-985

(14)

Tortured Soul⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Reserve 2| T: G M Lyons| OR: 49

Good 1¼ lengths third of 16 to Ellaat in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 11/1) 9 days ago, running on. Yard in good form. RESERVE.

Form: 078943

Forecasts

Nostra Casa (9/2), Whatcouldhavebeen (6/1), Ellaat (7/1), Beautiful Chaos (7/1), Rain (10/1), Quiz Test (10/1), Tortured Soul (11/1), Jake Peter (12/1), Global Export (12/1), Rodney Bay (14/1), Penny Jar (16/1), Make Good (16/1), Dubai Clover (16/1), Killeemore Lad (16/1), Zileo (20/1), Master Dunraven (20/1), Plains Indian (20/1), Believe In Science (25/1), Ricky Bobby (25/1), Caradoc (25/1), Red Secret (50/1), Three Comets (66/1)

A wide-open handicap that could go the way of NOSTRA CASA, who was better than ever when scoring at Thurles recently. Rain is likely to give another good account and Whatcouldhavebeen is worthy of respect having shaped better than the result last time.