17:10 Curragh

Monday 18 March 2024

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Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 23.35s

(21)

Mercurial¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 70

5/1

Creditable second of 19 in handicap (16/1) at this course (5.9f, heavy). Off 139 days. Twenty three runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 042262-

(2)

Amanirenas²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 69

80/1

10/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 6 months. Can make presence felt if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 381880-

(16)

Livingston Range^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 69| D

28/1

First run since leaving Leanne Breen when last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 18/1) 10 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 88-0390

(15)

Downforce²⁸⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 9-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 64| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable third of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft), running on late. Off 9 months but this veteran still merits consideration.

Form: 0/54063-

(19)

Conversant^b,t¹³⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 58| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Below form fourteenth of 22 in handicap (25/1) at this course (7f, heavy). Off 134 days with more needed.

Form: 005730-

(18)

Merisi Diamond^t¹³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Brassil| OR: 58| C

2/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 20-runner handicap at this course (7f, heavy) 139 days ago on his final run for Ms Joanna Morgan. Hiked up 11 lb but has more to offer for his new handler. Player.

Form: 000/S51-

(12)

Rattletheonionbag³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: W P Browne| OR: 56

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Dundalk (8f) 38 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 3538-0

(17)

The Stray Sod³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55

66/1

66/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 33 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 8/4900-0

(6)

Jackie Brown^t²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: A J Martin| OR: 53| D

80/1

Respectable fifteenth of 24 in handicap (40/1) at Naas (5.9f, good). Off 6 months. Can give a good account if ready to roll on her return.

Form: 002170-

(11)

Land Lover¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

25/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 12 in nursery at Newcastle (6f). Off 157 days. First run for yard after leaving Craig Lidster with more needed.

Form: 240769-

(9)

Angel On Fire^t¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrew Slattery| T: P F McEnery| OR: 52

22/1

Winner at Gowran in October. Respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy, 14/1), badly hampered. Off 140 days but enters calculations.

Form: 003015-

(8)

Guest Star⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: M Fahey| OR: 65

28/1

9/2, last of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 62 days ago. First run for yard after leaving D. J. Bunyan & G. O'Leary and others are preferred.

Form: 25500-7

(10)

Master Garvey⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 51

12/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 5/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 94 days. Back down in trip. In the mix.

Form: 207495-

(14)

Bright Image^t¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 50

14/1

14/1, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f). Off 103 days and one to consider.

Form: 7/80904-

(3)

Timeonourside¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: Leonard Flynn| OR: 63

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 20 in maiden at this course (5.9f, heavy, 80/1). Off 139 days. Booking of Hassett a plus so he's much respected on his handicap debut.

Form: 475-

(20)

Gegenpressing^t⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 49| D

20/1

10/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 62 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022.

Form: 00006-4

(4)

Liberty Looming¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 61

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden, best effort when sixth of 20 in maiden at this course (5.9f, heavy). Off 139 days. Makes handicap debut. Needs another step forward.

Form: 006-

(1)

Coco Hill^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 47| D

50/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 50/1) 24 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 07900-0

(13)

Dark Viper^p1¹¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 60

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 9 in nursery at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 50/1) 116 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 48808-

(5)

Burn The Bridges^p1,t1⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Mulligan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 50

50/1

Visored for 1st time, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when eighth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Dundalk (7f) 45 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces on for 1st time now.

Form: 05080-8

Non-Runners

(7)

Redshore City¹⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: N Lupini J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Merisi Diamond (2/1), Mercurial (5/1), Downforce (9/1), Conversant (10/1), Timeonourside (10/1), Master Garvey (12/1), Redshore City (12/1), Bright Image (14/1), Liberty Looming (16/1), Dark Viper (18/1), Gegenpressing (20/1), Angel On Fire (22/1), Rattletheonionbag (25/1), Land Lover (25/1), Guest Star (28/1), Livingston Range (28/1), Coco Hill (50/1), Burn The Bridges (50/1), The Stray Sod (66/1), Jackie Brown (80/1), Amanirenas (80/1)

MERISI DIAMOND starts out with Martin Brassil with more to offer so is fancied to make light of an 11 lb weights rise and follow up his course success. The returning C&D winner Downforce could emerge as the chief threat, although a solid case can be made for Master Garvey and Angel On Fire at these weights.