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Monday 23 September 2024

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La Bucca Restaurants Nursery Handicap

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 1m 14.90s

(4)

King Thistle^b²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 85

10/3

Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 8-runner nursery at the Curragh (7f, good, 6/1) 23 days ago, pushed out under this young rider. Hit with 7 lb rise but he did it readily.

Form: 53261

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(8)

South Shore Island^p1³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 76

5/2

Creditable third of 12 in nursery (10/3) at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 37 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 4653

(7)

Gazelle D'or²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 74

5/1

Career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Bellewstown (5f, good to soft, 10/3) 27 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap debut. Will find this tougher.

Form: 275291

(9)

Sweet Chariot^b²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 73| BF

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/4 and blinkered for 1st time, 3¾ lengths fifth of 8 to King Thistle in nursery at the Curragh (7f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 5575

(1)

Adrenaline Rush^p⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

5/1

125/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form thirteenth of 21 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 49 days ago, albeit he wasn't ideally placed. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7600

(3)

Red Charlie⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: E Mullins| OR: 66

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) 44 days ago, not knocked about. Makes handicap debut. Needs others to falter.

Form: 000

(5)

Gateway Arch⁸⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 48

100/1

125/1, last of 10 in maiden at Naas (5f, good) 89 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 000

Non-Runners

(6)

Zambales²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(2)

Barton Key⁵¹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

South Shore Island (5/2), King Thistle (10/3), Sweet Chariot (9/2), Gazelle D'or (5/1), Adrenaline Rush (5/1), Zambales (7/1), Red Charlie (14/1), Barton Key (16/1), Gateway Arch (100/1)

SOUTH SHORE ISLAND stuck to his task in pleasing fashion when third at the Curragh a month ago and he may well have a nursery such as this within his compass. King Thistle must concede plenty of weight all round but he did it nicely last time, with Zambales another to consider if allowed to take his chance.