19:50 Curragh

Friday 28 June 2024

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Silken Thomas And Lock 13 Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 1m 54.22s

(8)

Apercu²⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 75

12/1

Thrice-raced winner. 7/4, won 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (10.7f), staying on well. Could do better still now handicapping after 6 months off.

Form: 431-

(14)

Zabeir^b1,t⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Kinsella| OR: 75

12/1

9/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 20 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 53 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs the headgear to have a positive effect.

Form: 30860-0

(21)

Letiza^p1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: G M Ryan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 74| D

50/1

66/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 3170-09

(22)

Alpha Capture²⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 72

11/2

Third of 5 in handicap at Newmarket (7f, good, 9/1), first home in group. Off 9 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving William Haggas. Well worth a market check.

Form: 777883-

(10)

Noble Crusade⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69| D

80/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in February. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm, 66/1) 8 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 9-61109

(6)

Rampage^p,t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 69| D

20/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap (9/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 478029

(1)

Silkies Sib¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 69| D

7/1

Career best when winning 22-runner handicap (16/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 15 days ago, pushed out. Likely to go well again.

Form: 03127-1

(12)

Tea Olive²⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: N Meade| OR: 69

18/1

13/2, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy), never nearer. Off 8 months. Can make presence felt.

Form: 245457-

(17)

Biggerthanbigtime¹⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 68

40/1

10/1, fifth of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy) 151 days ago. Off 151 days. Up in trip. Below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 6626/00-

(16)

Brewel Hill¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: P McCreery| OR: 68| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Good second of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Limerick (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago, better placed than most. Not taken lightly.

Form: 77140-2

(15)

Tomahawk King²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 66

25/1

Last of 16 in handicap (22/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 25 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 906020

(3)

Unterberg⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 66

80/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (12.2f, good to soft, 18/1) 46 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 031-100

(11)

Lord Church¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 74

7/2

2 wins from 2 runs this year. Progressed again when winning 9-runner handicap (7/2) at Cork (8f, good) 14 days ago, cosily. Improving fast and worth a chance to complete the hat-trick.

Form: 999-11

(7)

The Crafty Girl²⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 73

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, last of 5 in maiden at Galway (7.1f, good to soft). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving Barry Fitzgerald. Makes handicap debut. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 7045-

(19)

Latin^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 72

22/1

Good third of 14 in maiden at Down Royal (10f, good, 12/1) 28 days ago. Worth considering.

Form: 45-8353

(9)

King Of The Bronx⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 70

12/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 12-runner claimer at Gowran (8f, heavy, 200/1) 50 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Nigel Slevin. Makes handicap debut. One to consider.

Form: 80-01

(5)

Blackcastle Storm^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M J Smith| OR: 58

16/1

20/1, good fourth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 59404-4

(13)

Blue Soul²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: G M Lyons| OR: 68

22/1

Good fifth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 9/1) 22 days ago, never nearer. Shouldn't be ruled out.

Form: 352675

(20)

Ringside Timing^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 67

22/1

10/1, last of 6 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 77-3646

(18)

Kentucky Gal¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: John Velazquez| T: A Mullins| OR: 66

6/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (40/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 12 days ago, just holding on. Up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0071

(4)

Lord Park^t²⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55

80/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 8 months. Likely to need the run.

Form: 09/9000-

Non-Runners

(2)

Magic Charm²⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: M Hassett J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Lord Church (7/2), Alpha Capture (11/2), Kentucky Gal (6/1), Silkies Sib (7/1), Apercu (12/1), Zabeir (12/1), King Of The Bronx (12/1), Brewel Hill (14/1), Blackcastle Storm (16/1), Magic Charm (16/1), Tea Olive (18/1), Rampage (20/1), Latin (22/1), Blue Soul (22/1), Ringside Timing (22/1), Tomahawk King (25/1), Biggerthanbigtime (40/1), The Crafty Girl (40/1), Letiza (50/1), Unterberg (80/1), Lord Park (80/1), Noble Crusade (80/1)

LORD CHURCH has looked most progressive since switched to handicaps and there's more to come, so he's fancied to complete the hat-trick at the possible expense of Brewel Hill, who shaped nicely at Limerick recently. Apercu is another one to consider.