16:00 Curragh

Saturday 31 August 2024

All13:4514:2014:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

FBD Hotels And Resorts Faithlegg Hotel Nursery Handicap

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 1m 27.85s

(7)

King Thistle^b1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 12 in nursery (15/2) at Galway (7f, soft) 28 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5326

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(8)

Sugar Club¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 77

4/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Last of 4 in minor event at Roscommon (7.5f, heavy, 9/4) 11 days ago, finding little. Makes handicap debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 314

(6)

Nyman¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 74

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 12 to Girl Like You in nursery (17/2) at this course (6f, good to firm) 14 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Not ruled out.

Form: 5755

(1)

Sweet Chariot^b1⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 74

9/4

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 9 days ago. Trainer going well. Blinkers on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress so she's firmly in the picture.

Form: 557

(3)

Longwinded Lady^p1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 68

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 869

(9)

Edergole's Angel⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 66

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 18 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, good, 11/1) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 548

(5)

Sunriseontheboyne⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

8/1

Career best when winning 5-runner nursery at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 7/1) 8 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 800521

(10)

Churchill Gale^t²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 60

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 12 in nursery at Galway (7f, soft) 28 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 8587

Non-Runners

(2)

Girl Like You¹⁴

Weight: 9-12| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

(4)

Ottoman²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 2

T: E & P Harty J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Sweet Chariot (9/4), Girl Like You (3/1), Nyman (16/5), Sugar Club (4/1), King Thistle (6/1), Sunriseontheboyne (8/1), Edergole's Angel (10/1), Ottoman (14/1), Churchill Gale (20/1), Longwinded Lady (28/1)

Course winner GIRL LIKE YOU rates the pick of the weights and with this longer trip also a positive she looks the way to go. Aidan O'Brien's handicap debutante Sweet Chariot rates the main danger, with recent Killarney scorer Sunriseontheboyne also in the mix.