17:40 Curragh

Saturday 10 August 2024

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

La Celia Wines Handicap

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 1m 37.64s

(9)

Lust^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 87| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Twelfth of 17 in handicap (40/1) at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 27847-0

(8)

Giuseppe Cassioli³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 86| D

11/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 9/2) 30 days ago, kept up to work.

Form: 40-3121

(6)

Chicago Fireball³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90| BF| D

4/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Third of 5 in minor event at Naas (7f, good, 9/4) 35 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 65-3113

(2)

Ohailbhic²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J Feane| OR: 84

4/1

Winner at Dundalk in February. 12/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good to firm) 21 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip.

Form: 514430

(7)

Quadruple³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83| BF| D

1/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Limerick in June. 11/4, very good second of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 30 days ago, clear of rest. Leading claims.

Form: 6-5212

(10)

Bella Colombia¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jessica Maye⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 78

25/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft, 28/1) 17 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 179-004

Non-Runners

(5)

Genuine Article⁹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: G Keane J: James Ryan

(1)

Democracy¹⁷

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

(3)

Global Energy⁷⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

(11)

Fort Vega³⁸⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: S Lavery J: Siobhan Rutledge

(4)

Sli Na Ghealai¹⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Quadruple (1/1), Chicago Fireball (4/1), Ohailbhic (4/1), Genuine Article (4/1), Global Energy (5/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (11/2), Democracy (7/1), Fort Vega (10/1), Sli Na Ghealai (10/1), Bella Colombia (25/1), Lust (33/1)

QUADRUPLE has improved with each start and could prove the answer to this finale if that trend continues. Fellow 3-y-o filly Sli Na Ghealai, a good second at Galway last week, is second choice ahead of Global Energy, who is seeking a third C&D success of the year.