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Tuesday 8 April 2025

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Cusack Hotel Group Family Fun Day July 13th Handicap

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 3m 5.42s

(2)

Star Harbour^v¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 102| C

18/1

Course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Well-beaten seventh of 9 to Sunchart in listed race at Naas (10.4f, heavy, 40/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 01215-7

(4)

Bay Of Sanibel^p¹⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 98| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, 10¼ lengths sixth of 7 to Entrancement in Prix Belle de Nuit (26/1) at Saint-Cloud (13.9f, soft). Off 163 days. Cheekpieces back on. Others look better treated.

Form: 214746-

(5)

Poetic Sound¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 95

6/4

Thrice-raced winner. Two wins from 3 runs last year. 2/1, won 6-runner minor event at Bellewstown (12.2f, good to soft), staying on well. Off 6 months. Open to progress now handicapping.

Form: 411-

(7)

Saturn^t²⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Scott McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 91| BF| D

5/1

Two wins from 4 runs last year. 12½ lengths eighth of 10 to Star Harbour in handicap (5/2) at the Curragh (12f, good). Off 9 months but will have a serious chance if raring to go.

Form: 31/1318-

(6)

Mo Ghille Mar^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| C

20/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, below form seventh of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16.7f, good to soft, 9/2) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 71089-5

(1)

Mordor²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 79| D

2/1

One win from 1 run last year. 66/1, bit below form eighth of 24 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (20.2f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 53327/1-

Non-Runners

(3)

Grappa Nonino³²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Poetic Sound (6/4), Mordor (2/1), Grappa Nonino (4/1), Saturn (5/1), Bay Of Sanibel (7/1), Star Harbour (18/1), Mo Ghille Mar (20/1)

The vote goes to MORDOR, who is unexposed in this sphere and won't be found wanting fitness-wise after finishing mid-field in a big-field handicap hurdle at last month's Cheltenham Festival. The best is surely yet to come from the lightly-raced Poetic Sound, a late-maturing type who won two of his three starts last season and his mark for this handicap debut does not look prohibitive. Saturn is also shortlisted.