19:50 Curragh

Friday 24 May 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Habitat Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 1m 11.91s

(10)

Coeur d'Or²¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 100| C

12/1

Course winner. Below form eighth of 20 in handicap at Ascot (8f, soft, 20/1). Off 7 months. Down in trip. Stable having good spell. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 131188-

(1)

Laugh A Minute¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 98| BF| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Naas in April. 2/1, third of 4 in minor event at Gowran (7f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 5-73313

(14)

Tango Flare^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR: 98| D

11/1

18/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 11475-0

(15)

Dandyville¹⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: M G Quinn| OR: 96| D

33/1

First run since leaving Miss Natalia Lupini when respectable 2 lengths fifth of 9 to Apache Outlaw in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 18/1). Off 156 days. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 201325-

(7)

Torivega^t²⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 95| D

25/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft, 11/1). Off 8 months. Tongue strap back on. Uphill task.

Form: 566616-

(3)

Apache Outlaw¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93| D

12/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 16/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 31-1730

(5)

Arnhem³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: M G Quinn| OR: 93| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Twelfth of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 3035-40

(9)

Lady Tilbury^t1²¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 93

11/2

66/1, 4 lengths ninth of 12 to Dun Na Sead in Mercury Stakes at Dundalk (5f). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving David Marnane. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 171759-

(2)

Pink Sorrel²¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 90| C

20/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 22/1). Off 7 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 013402-

(6)

Tawaazon^b,t¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 89| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 150/1, first run since leaving James McAuley when thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 14 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 41887-0

(12)

Heavenly Power³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 88| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Below form tenth of 21 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D (heavy) 34 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 20813-0

(17)

Jon Riggens^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 88| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 7/2, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Navan (5f, good) 6 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 7452-48

(16)

Red Letter Bray^t²⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: L P Cusack| OR: 88| D

100/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, 10½ lengths eleventh of 13 to Jon Riggens in handicap at this C&D (good to soft, 14/1), slowly away. Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving M. D. O'Callaghan.

Form: 6/11050-

(4)

Little Queenie²⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 87| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Dundalk (6f, 13/2) by 1½ lengths from Apache Outlaw, keeping on well. Off 6 months.

Form: 121051-

(11)

The Organiser¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: J F Levins| OR: 82| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Naas (5.9f, good) 13 days ago, never nearer. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 05106-6

(13)

Gordon Bennett¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: R Brabazon| OR: 79| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 9/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 13 days ago, keeping on well. Must improve.

Form: 1/5000-4

(8)

Rough Diamond^p,t¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 79| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 13 days ago. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 0-86605

Forecasts

Lady Tilbury (11/2), Jon Riggens (6/1), Heavenly Power (15/2), The Organiser (8/1), Gordon Bennett (17/2), Little Queenie (11/1), Tango Flare (11/1), Coeur d'Or (12/1), Rough Diamond (12/1), Apache Outlaw (12/1), Laugh A Minute (14/1), Pink Sorrel (20/1), Torivega (25/1), Arnhem (33/1), Dandyville (33/1), Tawaazon (50/1), Red Letter Bray (100/1)

It could be worth chancing HEAVENLY POWER, who performed well here on several occasions last season and he is entitled to come on for his C&D reappearance spin. Dandyville is feared most ahead of the selection's stablemate Jon Riggens and Laugh A Minute.