17:25 Curragh

Sunday 26 May 2024

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Fleetwood Paints Handicap

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 3m 7.02s

(16)

Mt Leinster¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 96| C| D

100/1

Course winner. 14½ lengths seventh of 8 to Bay of Sanibel in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft, 125/1) 19 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 102/20-7

(6)

Cougar³⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 88| C

40/1

Course winner. Nineteenth of 20 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, heavy, 18/1). Off 10 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 72321/0-

(11)

Last Ammo¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 86

18/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, soft, 11/1) 12 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 148-753

(15)

Bay Of Sanibel^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81| D

4/1

Promising type. 2/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 19 days ago, sticking to task. More to come and big player again.

Form: 01-21

(14)

Squire Danagher^v1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 81

17/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in March. 18/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 3-31104

(3)

Harsh^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful on the Flat. Should have more to offer.

Form: 42/553-

(7)

Nostra Casa^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR: 79

14/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Navan in April. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, soft, 9/2) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4310-16

(2)

The Banger Doyle^h¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Queally| OR: 77

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 17f in chases. Good second of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Killarney (16.8f, soft) 12 days ago, slowly away. Hood on 1st time on the Flat.

Form: 2474-2

(17)

Fairytale Princess⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 76

20/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, good, 12/1) 6 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 12110-5

(13)

Snapius^b⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy| T: J Nash| OR: 76

100/1

22/1, pulled up in handicap hurdle at Limerick (16.2f, heavy) 63 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 601/39-9

(19)

The Mediator²²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 73

11/1

Promising sort. Useful winner at 17f in bumpers. 1½ lengths fourth of 15 to Bay of Sanibel in maiden (5/2) at Navan (14f, heavy), running on. Off 7 months ahead of this belated handicap debut but he's a player all the same.

Form: 334-

(1)

Grappa Nonino²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 72| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 9/1, eighteenth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Stable having good spell. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 108164-

(12)

Queenie St Clair^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J M Sheridan| T: E D Delany| OR: 71

33/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good, 33/1) 9 days ago, suited by way race developed. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 1-07054

(9)

Bold Approach^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70

20/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2019. Good third of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Leopardstown (12f, good) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 9600-73

(18)

Valleyoftheeagles^b,t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 69

8/1

11/2, good second of 16 in handicap at Gowran (14f, heavy) 17 days ago, no match for winner. Each-way chance.

Form: 067/7-22

(5)

Spanish John^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy| OR: 65

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Modest winner at 17f over hurdles. Twelfth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (14f, heavy, 66/1) 17 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 05-80

(10)

Rain²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J Barcoe| OR: 64| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good 2¼ lengths fourth of 19 to Nostra Casa in handicap at Navan (13f, good to soft, 11/1) 29 days ago, running on. Another with each-way claims.

Form: 35036-4

Non-Runners

(4)

Esquiline¹⁸

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: Ben Coen

(8)

Glan²⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 9

T: G Elliott J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Bay Of Sanibel (4/1), Harsh (4/1), The Banger Doyle (11/2), Glan (6/1), Valleyoftheeagles (8/1), Squire Danagher (17/2), Grappa Nonino (10/1), The Mediator (11/1), Rain (14/1), Nostra Casa (14/1), Esquiline (16/1), Last Ammo (18/1), Fairytale Princess (20/1), Bold Approach (20/1), Queenie St Clair (33/1), Cougar (40/1), Mt Leinster (100/1), Spanish John (100/1), Snapius (100/1)

BAY OF SANIBEL stuck to her task well when scoring at Navan recently and a 4 lb rise looks very fair indeed. She is taken to see off Harsh and The Mediator, both of whom are open to improvement. Bold Approach took a step back in the right direction at Leopardstown and he is also accorded respect, along with Valleyoftheeagles.