20:00 Curragh

Wednesday 5 June 2024

All16:5017:2017:5518:2519:0019:3020:0020:30

Sky Bet Acca Freeze Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 1m 15.76s

(9)

Blanc De Noir¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73| CD

5/1

C&D winner. 9/1, creditable seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago, nearest finish. Trainer going well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 8153-57

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(7)

Bold Optimist^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: Daniel McLoughlin| OR: 72| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Michael McCullagh when respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at Naas (5f, good) 25 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 513-5

(6)

Ice Cold In Alex^t¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 72| CD

13/2

4-time course winner. 20/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Should be sharper for that and is worth chancing from an appealing mark.

Form: 09740-5

(16)

Rathbranchurch²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71| D

14/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at Limerick (6.7f, soft, 15/2) 20 days ago. Chance on old form and merits respect for all that he's an infrequent winner.

Form: 28-5783

(15)

Saturn Seven¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Shane Foley| T: E Lynam| OR: 71| C

4/1

Course winner. 11/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 9461-04

(17)

Inishmot Prince^v¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 70| D

16/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Navan (5f, good) 18 days ago. Back up in trip. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 212204

(10)

Distillate^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 69| D

12/1

Latest win at Cork in May. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good, 12/1) 5 days ago, never nearer. Not dismissed.

Form: 500016

(1)

Tai Sing Yeh^b,t³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 68| D

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 8/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Listowel (6.3f, good) 3 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 337035

(14)

Half Nutz⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good) 5 days ago, never nearer. Must improve.

Form: 74-0060

(19)

Cross Border⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Darragh O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D W O'Sullivan| OR: 66

100/1

Unreliable sort. Winner at Dundalk in January. Last of 10 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, heavy, 66/1) 8 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip. Hard to make a strong case for.

Form: 3-17000

(8)

Run Forrest Run^p,h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 65| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 15/2, creditable 2¾ lengths eighth of 13 to Distillate in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 40-7958

(5)

Miqdaad^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, ninth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Tipperary (7.1f, soft) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 979009

(13)

Von Krolock²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 61| BF

28/1

9/4, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 6 months. Down in trip. Likely to strip fitter for the run.

Form: 236017-

(2)

Zaragoza^p1¹⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 58

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 33/1). Off 103 days. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 08-0

(4)

Amemri¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Andrew Slattery| T: D Marnane| OR: 55

25/1

Creditable 1¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Distillate in handicap (25/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Not one to write off.

Form: 65106-6

(18)

Wayne R Walker^b,t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: D Kinsella| OR: 53

33/1

Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap at Naas (8f, soft, 33/1) 37 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip.

Form: 00-6830

(20)

L'immortale^p1,h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 49

33/1

Hooded for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 66/1) 19 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 97/008-8

(11)

Superior Council^v1¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J F Levins| OR: 48

33/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 50/1), met some trouble. Off 131 days. Down in trip. Booking of Lordan a plus. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 50/900-0

(3)

Sin E Shekells^p¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 47

150/1

Remains a maiden after 41 Flat runs. 66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 700-070

Non-Runners

(12)

Grigal⁴⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: R Brabazon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Saturn Seven (4/1), Blanc De Noir (5/1), Ice Cold In Alex (13/2), Zaragoza (10/1), Tai Sing Yeh (10/1), Bold Optimist (10/1), Distillate (12/1), Rathbranchurch (14/1), Run Forrest Run (14/1), Half Nutz (14/1), Inishmot Prince (16/1), Grigal (20/1), Miqdaad (22/1), Amemri (25/1), Von Krolock (28/1), Superior Council (33/1), Wayne R Walker (33/1), L'immortale (33/1), Cross Border (100/1), Sin E Shekells (150/1)

ICE COLD IN ALEX is handicapped to win, shaped well on his reappearance, and has an excellent record at the track, so he gets the marginal vote in a wide-open handicap. Bold Optimist and Rathbranchurch are two of the biggest dangers.