17:45 Curragh

Saturday 17 August 2024

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Tote, Never Beaten By SP Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 1m 10.96s

(5)

Ostraka^t1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 75| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, good, 9/2) 27 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 60-6256

(19)

Imperial Dream¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: W J Lee| T: P J Flynn| OR: 74

9/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft, 8/1) 18 days ago, not clear run. Could bounce back if more goes his way.

Form: 646220

(4)

Dynamic Force¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 72| D

7/1

Latest win at Killarney in July. First run since leaving J. A. Stack when good second of 15 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft, 10/1) 12 days ago. Well treated on his best form and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 490412

(22)

Never Shout Never^b1¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison| OR: 71

9/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 13/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 12 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not ruled out.

Form: 633737

(17)

Ice Cold In Alex^t⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 68| CD

10/1

4-time course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 7 days ago, never nearer. Chance on old form but he's on a long-losing run.

Form: 0-53306

(9)

Lady Arwen¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 68

33/1

66/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Becoming well treated.

Form: 40-6067

(18)

Saturn Seven^t⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E Lynam| OR: 68| BF| C

6/1

Course winner. 4/1, creditable fourth of 19 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good to firm) 73 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 461-044

(14)

Summer Snow^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 66

7/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Gowran in June. Good third of 16 in handicap (11/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 30 days ago, slowly away. On the upgrade recently and another big effort is on the cards.

Form: 015013

(11)

Aurora Nova⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer| T: A McNamara| OR: 64| D

22/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in June. 15/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 42 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 302146

(12)

Magic Force⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Martins| T: M J Browne| OR: 67

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (5f, good to firm, 28/1) 8 days ago, left with lot to do. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 22-05

(2)

Glamorously^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 66| D

18/1

12/1, thirteenth of 19 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 506640

(23)

Von Krolock²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 63

12/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Fifteenth of 19 in handicap (12/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 24 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 17-6340

(3)

Apollo Prince^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 62

20/1

9/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, soft) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-48920

(24)

Smart Impression²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 62

28/1

Sixteenth of 19 in handicap (80/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 24 days ago, not clear run. Must improve.

Form: 8-45080

(1)

Mags²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: G M Ryan| T: K P Cotter| OR: 61

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in maiden (80/1) at this course (7f, good) 28 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Up against it.

Form: 5-56

(20)

She's Smart^h⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

25/1

Bit below form sixth of 13 in handicap (14/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 046056

(7)

Rosato¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: C Weld| OR: 57

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, bit below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 10 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 040-08

(10)

Princess Rajj²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: P Roche| OR: 47| D

66/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 075098

(21)

Spirit Of Eagles^p,t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 47

22/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, good, 13/2) 29 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 003875

(16)

Theriverrunsdeep^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: S G O'Donnell| OR: 47| D

33/1

Good third of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Naas (5.9f, good) 12 days ago. On a handy mark if she can build on latest effort.

Form: 040383

(6)

Old Chicago¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: K J Leonard| T: J Feane| OR: 47

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 200/1). Off 169 days. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 840

Non-Runners

(15)

James Henry¹⁸³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: L Breen J: S T McCullagh

(13)

Sunday Sovereign⁴⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: G A Kingston J: Amy Jo Hayes

(8)

Havana Notion²⁹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: J Feane J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Summer Snow (7/2), Saturn Seven (6/1), Dynamic Force (7/1), Imperial Dream (9/1), Never Shout Never (9/1), Ostraka (9/1), Ice Cold In Alex (10/1), Von Krolock (12/1), James Henry (12/1), Havana Notion (16/1), Sunday Sovereign (16/1), Glamorously (18/1), Mags (20/1), Apollo Prince (20/1), Aurora Nova (22/1), Spirit Of Eagles (22/1), She's Smart (25/1), Smart Impression (28/1), Magic Force (28/1), Theriverrunsdeep (33/1), Lady Arwen (33/1), Old Chicago (66/1), Rosato (66/1), Princess Rajj (66/1)

DYNAMIC FORCE made a positive start for his new stable when runner-up at Naas last time and he's been rated higher in the past, so he gets the nod over Saturn Seven. Summer Snow is going the right way and is likely to be thereabouts again.