18:25 Curragh

Wednesday 5 June 2024

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Sky Bet Extra Places Every Day Premier Handicap

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 58.59s

(10)

Majestic Beauty²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Murray| OR: 92| D

11/2

First run since leaving Alice Haynes when bit below form 5½ lengths fourth of 13 to Cherry Blossom in listed race (15/2) at Cork (5.5f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 11256-4

(4)

Power Mode^b1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 89

16/1

First run since leaving Alice Haynes when respectable 6¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Givemethebeatboys in listed race at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 40/1) 39 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut with improvement to find.

Form: 1485-8

(5)

Air Force One^v²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 85| D

9/4

Promising type. First run since leaving David O'Meara and visored for 1st time, won 14-runner maiden (13/8) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 29 days ago, always holding on. Makes handicap debut with the scope for better still, so looks the one to beat.

Form: 74-1

(7)

Goal Exceeded³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 85| BF

17/2

Lightly-raced winner. 15/8, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 37 days ago. Plenty of promise on penultimate outing and he's not one to write off.

Form: 551-46

(9)

Bella Colombia^v²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 83

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. Visored for 1st time, 10¼ lengths eleventh of 13 to Cherry Blossom in listed race at Cork (5.5f, good, 80/1) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 179-0

(6)

Kendall Roy^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 80| BF| D

3/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Thirsk in April. 11/8, good second of 6 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 781-112

(8)

Alpha Cephei¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Marnane| OR: 79

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good third of 6 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago, missing break. Should be better for that return and may yet be a bigger effort in him.

Form: 6635-3

(3)

Nikki Swango²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 79

15/2

14/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 25 days ago, running on. Can give another good account for all that others look better treated.

Form: 42510-5

(2)

Buddy Batt¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: D J Bunyan| OR: 76| D

33/1

33/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Navan (5f, good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 01588-0

(1)

Verified^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: C Weld| OR: 76

40/1

Below form ninth of 17 in maiden at Navan (5f, good, 8/1) 18 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 66-8579

(11)

Ringabella^b1,t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 70

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in maiden (7/2) at Cork (6f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Not ruled out with few miles on the clock.

Form: 79-46

Forecasts

Air Force One (9/4), Kendall Roy (3/1), Majestic Beauty (11/2), Nikki Swango (15/2), Goal Exceeded (17/2), Alpha Cephei (9/1), Power Mode (16/1), Buddy Batt (33/1), Ringabella (33/1), Verified (40/1), Bella Colombia (50/1)

AIR FORCE ONE, an expensive yearling, took a marked step forward to make a winning debut for this stable in a first-time visor at Navan and he's open to further improvement, so he gets the nod ahead of Kendall Roy, who found only one too good at Cork recently. Goal Exceeded is another big player if he can get back on track.