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13:50 Curragh

Sunday 15 September 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Bold Lad Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 10.93s

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(20)

My Mate Alfie^b³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 107| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 14/1, good ½-length third of 11 to Givemethebeatboys in Phoenix Sprint Stakes at this C&D (good to firm) 36 days ago, never nearer. Yard in good form. Each-way claims.

Form: 333163

(16)

Saint Lawrence^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 105| D

12/1

9/1, respectable 4 lengths fifth of 9 to Spycatcher in Prix de Meautry at Deauville (6f, soft) 21 days ago. Warrants respect back in handicap company.

Form: 700565

(2)

Shandy^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D S O'Sullivan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 101| D

40/1

Career best when winning 11-runner Ballyogan Stakes at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 50/1) 21 days ago by head from Firebird. Stable having good spell. Looks on stiff mark back handicapping here.

Form: 160761

(13)

Tango Flare^t,v1³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: P T Foley| OR: 99| D

40/1

40/1, 3¾ lengths tenth of 11 to Givemethebeatboys in Phoenix Sprint Stakes at this C&D (good to firm) 36 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 041300

(6)

The Highway Rat¹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 99

22/1

Six wins from 22 Flat runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 2¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Aesop's Fables in listed race (4/1) at Naas (5f, good to firm). Off 119 days. Others preferred.

Form: 323-346

(12)

Torivega^t²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Egan| T: S Lavery| OR: 99| D

7/1

9/2, good ½-length third of 8 to Heavenly Power in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 29 days ago, running on late. Booking of Egan a plus. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 16-3043

(24)

Follow Me⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 98| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Twenty eighth of 29 in handicap (28/1) at Royal Ascot (8f, firm) 87 days ago. Back down in trip. Others look better treated.

Form: 445-110

(3)

Strike Red²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: B Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 94| CD

7/1

C&D winner who bounced back to best when second of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and is a big player.

Form: 050562

(11)

Kendall Roy^t⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Hayes| T: Miss K McGivern| OR: 93| BF| C

33/1

Course winner. 4 wins from 8 runs this year. Latest win at Cork in July. 7/2, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) 45 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 210210

(22)

Heavenly Power²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: W M Lordan| T: E Lynam| OR: 90| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (4/1) at this C&D (good to firm) 29 days ago by neck from Apache Outlaw, always holding on. Enters calculations.

Form: 3-06271

(25)

Over The Blues²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: P T Foley| OR: 92| D

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. 10/1, creditable 3¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Shandy in Ballyogan Stakes at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Booking of Murphy a plus. May do better yet now sent handicapping. .

Form: 3125

(10)

Apricot Ice^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: G F Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 91| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 5½ lengths tenth of 11 to Shandy in Ballyogan Stakes (22/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Stable in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 221180

(15)

Arnhem⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: L F Roche| T: M G Quinn| OR: 88| CD

200/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (5f, good) 8 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 027006

(7)

Laugh A Minute¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: D McMonagle| T: J Davison| OR: 88| C| D

66/1

Course winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 17 days ago, merely closing up late. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 308069

(19)

Sturlasson¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: G M Ryan| T: K P Cotter| OR: 90

100/1

Winner at Navan in May. 9¼ lengths last of 10 to She's Quality in listed race at Tipperary (5f, good, 25/1) 14 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 012090

(9)

Summerghand^v²²

Age: 10| Weight: 8-11| J: R P Whelan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 88| D

9/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 19 in handicap (6/1) at York (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago, nearest finish. Yard having good spell. Not taken lightly.

Form: 330046

(4)

Greek Flower⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 87| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Made the frame all 3 starts this term, latest when very good second of 15 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good to firm) 57 days ago, running on. Looks sure to go well again.

Form: 119-222

(5)

Apache Outlaw²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| D

20/1

Creditable neck second of 8 to Heavenly Power in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 6/1) 29 days ago, running on. Others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 094692

(23)

Gunzburg³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: R Whearty⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87

50/1

25/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 7-53087

(21)

Bold Optimist²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: Daniel McLoughlin| OR: 84| C| D

18/1

Course winner. Latest win here in August. 12/1, sixteenth of 22 in handicap at York (5.4f, good to firm) 25 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 195410

(14)

Jon Riggens^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-1| J: J J G Ryan⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 84| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Respectable 2¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Heavenly Power in handicap at this C&D (good to firm, 6/1) 29 days ago, never nearer. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 52-4854

(17)

Keke^t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: N M Crosse| T: E Lynam| OR: 83| CD

16/1

Very much on upward curve and completed hat-trick when narrowly taking 14-runner handicap over C&D (good to firm) 36 days ago. 4 lb rise fair and is a big player.

Form: 7-53111

(18)

No More Porter^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: R P Cleary| T: A McGuinness| OR: 83| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Twenty six runs since last win in 2021. Respectable sixth of 24 in handicap (18/1) at this course (8f, good) 15 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others preferred.

Form: 226-206

(8)

Universally^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 79| D

80/1

Latest win at Naas in July. 8/1, below form fifth of 13 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 714135

(1)

Moltophino^t⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: K G Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 77

33/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Cork (6f, good to firm) 4 days ago. Booking of Kennedy a plus. Still looking for first success.

Form: 224224

Non-Runners

(26)

Pinar Del Rio²⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Joe Conlon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Torivega (7/1), Strike Red (7/1), Over The Blues (8/1), Summerghand (9/1), Greek Flower (9/1), My Mate Alfie (12/1), Saint Lawrence (12/1), Jon Riggens (12/1), Heavenly Power (14/1), Keke (16/1), Bold Optimist (18/1), Apache Outlaw (20/1), Follow Me (20/1), No More Porter (22/1), The Highway Rat (22/1), Apricot Ice (25/1), Pinar Del Rio (25/1), Moltophino (33/1), Kendall Roy (33/1), Tango Flare (40/1), Shandy (40/1), Gunzburg (50/1), Laugh A Minute (66/1), Universally (80/1), Sturlasson (100/1), Arnhem (200/1)

STRIKE RED landed a big handicap here last season and returned to that sort of form when runner-up at York last month. He gets the nod in a fiercely competitive contest. Greek Flower, Keke and Heavenly Power make up the shortlist.