18:00 Curragh

Sunday 21 July 2019

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Corinthian Challenge Charity Race Series

Off time: 18:03 | Winning time: 2m 45.3s

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Selected odds by:

Aussie Valentine^t¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-9| J: Stephen Thorne| T: A McGuinness| OR: 88| C

3/1

Seven-time winner at up to 1m2f is undoubtedly the class horse of this race but the major concern is stamina for 1m4f especially at this stiff track. Hard to rule out but trip is a nagging doubt.

Form: 803106

Neverushacon^t²⁷⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-9| J: Yvonne Connolly| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77

8/1

Useful hurdler chaser was last seen winning a 1m6f Flat race at Gowran off a handicap mark of 71 in October. If he's fully wound up after the break he ought to make a bold bid here.

Form: 56/5021-

Edification¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-6| J: Ms Triona Burbage| T: M Fahey| OR: 79

9/2

1m2f Naas winner and ran well there when third last time out too. Third top rated here off 79 and as that would suggest looks a solid each-way option with step up to 1m4f not a major concern.

Form: 895313

Flat To The Max¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-6| J: Maurice McCarthy| T: G Elliott| OR: 82

11/4

Fourth behind the useful Royal Illusion off a mark of 84 at Bellewstown latest which reads well in this contest. Rated 6lb inferior to Aussie Valentine but getting 3lb and as a stronger stayer he has sound claims.

Form: 1-32354

Centaur^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 12-3| J: Ms Mary Tyner| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

Winner of a Downpatrick bumper and twice placed since in similar events. Interesting sort but suspect 1m4f sharp enough.

Form:

Skeaping^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-3| J: Jerry Horan| T: G Elliott| OR: 70

8/1

Winner of one Flat race and one hurdle. 70-rated on the level which means he is poorly off at these weights so looks up against it.

Form: 61005/7

Heir of Excitement¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Richard Lombard| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 40

12/1

Looks to have a near impossible task given he is rated 48lb below Aussie Valentine and receives just 6lb.

Form: 8-50007

Ilikehim³⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Neil Durkan| T: W Durkan| OR: 58

14/1

58-rated 11-race maiden has had better chances in the past and will do well to make the frame here.

Form: 63/3690-

Jazz Ranger³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss H Heffernan| T: James Andrew Fahey| OR: 52

14/1

Winner once over hurdles but 0-14 on the Flat and very much up against it here at the weights.

Form: 360/057-

Mine Now¹²⁶

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms Aine Ryan| T: Peter Fahey

12/1

Useful four-time hurdles winner has struggled over fences and has just his second ever Flat race today aged 11. Not impossible on hurdles form that he sneaks a place.

Form: 0/

Huckleberry Hill⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Ms Niamh McNamara| T: Leonard Flynn

20/1

Point-to-point winner but made no impression under rules in four starts and that almost certain to continue here.

Form:

Midnitemudcrabs⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Marina Hamilton| T: J Feane| OR: 59

12/1

59-rated winner of three of her 41 starts. Likable sort but very much up against it on these terms.

Form: 825202

Pearl Warrior¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-3| J: Paddy Woods| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 62| BF

6/1

62-rated maiden has threatened a few times of late and is probably one of few who may prove better than his current rating so could do enough to make the frame here.

Form: 0-84225

Non-Runners

Love The Well¹⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 8

T: J J Hanlon J: Ms Louise Lynn

Extrasensory⁵³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 1

Beat Of The Sea⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: S Fahey J: Reserve 2

Palabres¹⁰⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Flat To The Max (11/4), Aussie Valentine (3/1), Edification (9/2), Pearl Warrior (6/1), Neverushacon (8/1), Skeaping (8/1), Centaur (10/1), Mine Now (12/1), Midnitemudcrabs (12/1), Heir of Excitement (12/1), Ilikehim (14/1), Jazz Ranger (14/1), Extrasensory (16/1), Huckleberry Hill (20/1), Palabres (25/1), Beat Of The Sea (50/1), Love The Well (100/1)

With stamina doubts about the top-rated Aussie Valentine particularly under such a welter burden the vote goes to Gordon Elliott's FLAT TO THE MAX narrowly ahead of the reappearing Neverushacon for in form Jessie Harrington.