17:30 Curragh

Saturday 28 September 2024

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SBK Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 27.10s

(13)

Hurricane Ivor^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 22/1, fourteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6-01020

(16)

Chicago Fireball²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90

6/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Respectable seventh of 24 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 20/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 311327

(1)

Current Option^h²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| D

22/1

Latest win at Fairyhouse in June. Last of 24 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 50/1) 28 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 015080

(6)

Verhoyen^b²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick| OR: 85| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Fairyhouse in July. 9/1, 23 lengths ninth of 12 to Merisi Diamond in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, soft) 26 days ago, going off too hard.

Form: 002319

(14)

Genuine Article¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 83

13/2

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this course (10f, good) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 032048

(5)

Giuseppe Cassioli²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 83| D

18/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in July. Bit below form twelfth of 24 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 33/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 312130

(9)

Imperial Dream¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: P J Flynn| OR: 82| C| D

15/2

Course winner under Billy Lee last month. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 17 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Billy Lee back on board now. Much respected.

Form: 622012

(17)

No More Porter^p,t⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A McGuinness| OR: 82| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2021. 3/1, last of 9 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 4 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 6-20609

(8)

Merisi Diamond^t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 79| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (9/2) at Roscommon (7.4f, soft) 26 days ago, finding extra. Needs considering.

Form: 1-12801

(4)

Profit Refused^t1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 82| D

11/1

Visored for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to firm, 7/1) 30 days ago. Back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 783557

(2)

Dagoda⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 77| CD

14/1

Won this race last year. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 16/1) 69 days ago. Enters calculations back from a short break

Form: 73-4040

(15)

Mehman^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 76

12/1

Latest win at Naas in May. Off 12 weeks, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Up in trip. Could be spot on with that run behind him and only 1 lb above the mark he deied at Naas.

Form: 851374

(3)

Punk Poet¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 75| BF| D

40/1

9/4, good third of 10 in handicap at Laytown (7f) 12 days ago.

Form: 616-403

(11)

Salah Belle⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: S Lavery| OR: 77| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 11/1, last of 11 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 43 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1-81750

(7)

Back Down Under⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: P Roche| OR: 76| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Winner here in June. Tenth of 11 in handicap (17/2) at Cork (7f, good to firm) 43 days ago.

Form: 345150

(12)

Uncle Albert⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Andrew Slattery| T: K P Cotter| OR: 73| D

33/1

Winner at Cork in March. 11/2, below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 61 days ago.

Form: 40-1978

Non-Runners

(10)

Pinar Del Rio⁴²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Joe Conlon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

No More Porter (4/1), Chicago Fireball (6/1), Genuine Article (13/2), Merisi Diamond (13/2), Imperial Dream (15/2), Hurricane Ivor (10/1), Pinar Del Rio (10/1), Profit Refused (11/1), Mehman (12/1), Dagoda (14/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (18/1), Verhoyen (20/1), Salah Belle (22/1), Back Down Under (22/1), Current Option (22/1), Uncle Albert (33/1), Punk Poet (40/1)

MEHMAN is back on a good mark and is taken to strike in this finale after shaping quite well at Navan last time. Billy Lee is back on last month's course scorer Imperial Dream and Paul Flynn's 4-y-o may give the selection most to do ahead of Genuine Article and Merisi Diamond.