14:35 Curragh

Tuesday 22 October 2024

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Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Amateur Riders Derby (Q.R.) Race

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 2m 42.16s

(7)

Helvic Dream^p²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Finn Tegetmeier⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 101| CD

7/2

Useful gelding. C&D winner. 8/1, good third of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 25 days ago, running on. Useful on the Flat, good on last Flat outing. Live each-way chance.

Form: 3312-55

(5)

Lord Erskine^b⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss M Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 82| C| D

25/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Bit below form tenth of 20 in handicap (40/1) at Naas (16.1f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip and he faces a stiff task at the weights.

Form: 3-67450

(11)

Smooth Tom^p1¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 94| C| D

9/2

Useful gelding. Course winner. Creditable 16 lengths second of 5 to Daddy Long Legs in Horse & Jockey Hotel Hurdle at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft, 12/1) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Place possibilities.

Form: 720-210

(10)

Influential Lady³⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms M Barcoe⁽⁷⁾| T: J Barcoe| OR: 63

150/1

Fair mare. Winner at Gowran in June. Tenth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe (22f, good, 9/1) 39 days ago. Back down in trip. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing. Mountain to climb on these terms.

Form: 617444

(9)

Ascending²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 82| BF

15/2

Fairly useful gelding. 7/2, respectable second of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft) 25 days ago, no match for winner. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 61422/2

(6)

Bright Legend^p²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J H Williamson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 86| C

18/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Course winner. 12/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 26 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time on the Flat. Each-way shout.

Form: 8145-0

(4)

Chally Chute²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T A Halford⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 103| CD

5/4

Smart gelding. C&D winner. 40/1, below form seventeenth of 30 in handicap at this course (16.8f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Back down in trip and very much the one to beat on these terms.

Form: 044-620

(3)

Grappa Nonino⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr P J Smullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 73| C

33/1

Fairly useful gelding. Course winner. Seventeenth of 19 in handicap at this course (14f, good to soft, 12/1) 5 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 64-2760

(8)

Sonnyboyliston⁹⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 115| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (5/1) at King Abdulaziz (14.9f, firm). Off over 2 years ahead of this debut for new yard.

Form: 316112/

(1)

Gangster Granny^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr H C Swan⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76| D

12/1

Fairly useful filly. Winner at Limerick in June. 9/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at Thurles (12.5f, good) 12 days ago. Vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 143344

(2)

Essential Part^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: C Lamon⁽⁷⁾| T: A Sexton| OR: 44

200/1

Modest mare. Blinkers on for 1st time in this code, fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle (80/1) at Gowran (20.2f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 0/007-00

Forecasts

Chally Chute (5/4), Helvic Dream (7/2), Smooth Tom (9/2), Ascending (15/2), Gangster Granny (12/1), Sonnyboyliston (16/1), Bright Legend (18/1), Lord Erskine (25/1), Grappa Nonino (33/1), Influential Lady (150/1), Essential Part (200/1)

CHALLY CHUTE was down the field in the Irish Cesarewitch here recently but this is a less taxing assignment and he is clearly the one to beat on these terms. It's likely that Helvic Dream will emerge as the main danger, with Smooth Tom best of the rest ahead of the Ascending and Bright Legend.