13:55 Curragh

Sunday 3 November 2024

All12:2512:5513:2513:5514:2515:0015:3516:10

Guinness Handicap

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 1m 2.78s

(2)

Apache Outlaw²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 89| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 10/1) 22 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 920513

(6)

Jon Riggens^p,t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 86| CD

11/2

Won 15-runner handicap at this course (6f, soft, 3/1) 12 days ago. Respected up 5 lb.

Form: 854051

(3)

Mickey The Steel^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 86| CD

11/1

Won this race last year and arrives in form again having won at Navan (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago, having to pick way through. Raised 6 lb but he's still 3 lb below last year's winning mark. A bold show looks assured.

Form: 697841

(1)

Transcendental²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 86| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Latest win at Navan in August. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 22 days ago, worst of draw.

Form: 321880

(4)

Harry's Hill²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 83| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in August. 7/1, 5¼ lengths seventh of 10 to Apache Outlaw in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 29 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 510237

(12)

Two Stars¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 83| BF

4/1

Creditable second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 15/8). Off 6 months. Can make presence felt if ready to roll.

Form: 314-422

(7)

Laugh A Minute¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 82| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 15/2, first run since leaving Jack Davison when creditable 1¼ lengths third of 9 to Mickey The Steel in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago, running on.

Form: 690003

(5)

Salah Belle¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 76| C

20/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. 16/1, creditable length fourth of 15 to Jon Riggens in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 175054

(9)

Rathbranchurch¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71| D

8/1

9/2, respectable 2 lengths fifth of 9 to Mickey The Steel in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 753425

(14)

Never Shout Never^t1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 69| D

9/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. First run since leaving Jack Davison when respectable seventh of 19 in handicap (9/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 746307

(10)

Mount Ruapehu^v¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Slattery| OR: 68| D

13/2

11/2, creditable 2¼ lengths eighth of 15 to Jon Riggens in handicap at this course (6f, soft) 12 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 207738

(8)

Platino Bianco^e/c1,t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: C Timmons| OR: 65

100/1

Ninth of 13 in maiden (11/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Eyecover on 1st time. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 408239

(11)

Step Back In Time^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 46| D

40/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. 8/1, respectable third of 19 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, first home in group.

Form: 686703

Non-Runners

(13)

Iva Batt²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: R K Watson J: Keithen Kennedy

Forecasts

Two Stars (4/1), Jon Riggens (11/2), Mount Ruapehu (13/2), Apache Outlaw (7/1), Laugh A Minute (8/1), Rathbranchurch (8/1), Never Shout Never (9/1), Mickey The Steel (11/1), Harry's Hill (12/1), Transcendental (18/1), Salah Belle (20/1), Iva Batt (25/1), Step Back In Time (40/1), Platino Bianco (100/1)

MICKEY THE STEEL was value for extra at Navan last time and is taken to land this race for the second year running. Apache Outlaw backed up last month's C&D success with a good third at Naas and is second choice ahead of Jon Riggens, another with a recent course win to his name.