17:05 Curragh

Saturday 6 April 2024

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Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap

4YO plus | 6f | Heavy | 8 Runners | Turf

(3)

Big Gossey¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 106| CD

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 20/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 37164-0

(6)

Laugh A Minute¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 95| C| D

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 11/2, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, heavy) 19 days ago, never nearer. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 0105-73

(1)

Stag Night⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Danny Power⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 95| CD

C&D winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Cork (5f, heavy, 5/1) 7 days ago by neck from Two Stars. Merits consideration.

Form: 7613-21

(8)

Heavenly Power¹⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 89| BF| CD

C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in October. 4/1, respectable 6 lengths third of 10 to Stag Night in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft). Off 175 days. Not discounted.

Form: 520813-

(2)

Verhoyen^b¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 87| CD

3-time C&D winner. Eleventh of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy, 50/1) 13 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5254-70

(7)

Tough Talk^t²⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86| BF| CD

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. Fourth of 6 in handicap (7/4) at Leopardstown (7.3f, good), nearest finish. Off 8 months. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap back on. Should go well if he's tuned up.

Form: 12/784-

(4)

Two Stars⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 84| BF| D

Promising type. One win from 3 runs last year. 10/3, creditable neck second of 11 to Stag Night in handicap at Cork (5f, heavy) 7 days ago. Worth a chance to reverse the form with that rival.

Form: 314-42

(5)

Dagoda¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: L F Roche| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 82| CD

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 14/1, good third of 19 in handicap at this course (5.9f, heavy). Off 158 days.

Form: 281173-

Forecasts

Stag Night (3/1), Two Stars (7/2), Laugh A Minute (4/1), Heavenly Power (6/1), Tough Talk (6/1), Dagoda (8/1), Big Gossey (12/1), Verhoyen (16/1)

TWO STARS has been going the right way for a while and is fancied to turn the tables from old rival STAG NIGHT following a tight finish at Cork a week ago. Laugh A Minute also arrives on the back of a solid effort and deserves respect.