15:37 Curragh

Tuesday 31 October 2023

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Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 21.60s

(8)

New Hill⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70

18/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 005479

(1)

Bridge Of Dawn^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 68| D

10/1

Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 5/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 7-69542

(15)

Douglas Dc^p⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 68

25/1

Seventh of 8 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good, 16/1) on debut over fences 64 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 73-2348

(17)

Stormy Jenn³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 68

18/1

Bit below form 6 lengths sixth of 18 to Magic Charm in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f, soft) 38 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Back up in trip.

Form: 0-76426

(13)

Alfalfa¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 67| BF

7/2

Winner at Thurles in October. Good third of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy, 7/4) 16 days ago, faring best of those held up. Trainer going well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 042213

(9)

Team Of Firsts^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: P J Flynn| OR: 67| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy, 9/1) 16 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 9-79806

(12)

Fashion Flair⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 66

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Listowel (8f, soft) 40 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 82-7

(10)

Kermiya⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 70| BF

11/1

Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Listowel (12f, soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 705325

(4)

Inchiquin Maid^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 65

14/1

Good fourth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 5-57404

(16)

La Dame Blanche^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 7/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy) 16 days ago. Stable having good spell. Leading contender.

Form: 368552

(23)

Awqaat^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

28/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 10/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 5-64675

(21)

Magic Charm^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 63| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 7/1) 15 days ago, running on. Has work to do.

Form: 054105

(20)

Patrick Street^p,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 63| D

16/1

Latest win at Navan in October. Good second of 16 in handicap (5/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 15 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 596012

(3)

Slamadoor²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 63

33/1

Latest win at Gowran in August. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 876410

(19)

Evening's Empire⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 66

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm, 10/3) 53 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Others more persuasive.

Form: 943427

(5)

Giselles Defence¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66

10/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 459524

(18)

Catwalk Couture¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 63

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in maiden (28/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 5-46

(14)

Snowhaven^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Bellewstown (12.1f, heavy) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5S0020

(22)

Speckled Meadow⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: Don Browne| OR: 61

13/2

17/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 9 days ago, hampered. Enters calculations if getting a run. RESERVE

Form: 029784

Result Amended

Alfalfa - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Kermiya - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Non-Runners

(6)

Dazzling Spirit¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Jamie Powell

(11)

Velvet And Vine⁵⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch J: Seamie Heffernan

(7)

Unterberg¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Laura Hourigan J: Reserve 2

(2)

Meritorious¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alfalfa (7/2), La Dame Blanche (6/1), Speckled Meadow (13/2), Bridge Of Dawn (10/1), Giselles Defence (10/1), Kermiya (11/1), Inchiquin Maid (14/1), Evening's Empire (14/1), Patrick Street (16/1), Stormy Jenn (18/1), Team Of Firsts (18/1), New Hill (18/1), Fashion Flair (20/1), Snowhaven (22/1), Douglas Dc (25/1), Magic Charm (28/1), Awqaat (28/1), Slamadoor (33/1), Catwalk Couture (33/1), Dazzling Spirit (33/1), Velvet And Vine (33/1)

Michael Mulvany has his team in form so LA DAME BLANCHE gets the nod to build on her back-to-form second at Naas earlier in the month. Alfalfa was narrowly behind the selection at Naas and is second choice ahead of Bridge of Dawn and Patrick Street.