20:10 Curragh

Wednesday 2 June 2021

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Sporting Life Handicap (45-70)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 18.28s

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(17)

Roxette¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 70

9/1

Winner at Cork in April. Third in big field over C&D last month and easy to put a line through her subsequent Navan run (always on back foot after slow start). Merits consideration.

Form: 4/01038

(18)

Showmolina³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 68

11/1

66/1, creditable seventh of 21 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 3 days ago, nearest finish. Back up in trip.

Form: 5/860-07

(4)

Trueba^v²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 68| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 12/1, respectable fourth of 19 in handicap at Naas (5f, soft) 25 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 33-9204

(5)

Aloysius Lilius¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 67| D

16/1

16/1, respectable tenth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back down in trip. Stable in good form.

Form: 23-7080

(6)

Miss Jabeam^b,t¹⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A A Howard| OR: 67| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 17/2, below form eighth of 14 in minor event at Dundalk (7f). Off 145 days. Blinkers back on, tongue strap back on.

Form: 09792-8

(9)

Reverberation¹⁰⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J J Lambe| OR: 67

40/1

Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 14/1). Off 105 days. Significantly down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 445-607

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Noirvento^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 66| D

20/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. Below form ninth of 28 in handicap (28/1) at this course (6f, good to soft) on reappearance 30 days ago. Could strip fitter now.

Form: 28317-9

(31)

Glow Worm⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁷⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 65

7/1

Remains a maiden after 29 Flat runs. 9/2, below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) 5 days ago, finding little. Had been running well prior to that and could bounce back.

Form: 893358

(12)

Mary Salome^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A Kinirons| OR: 65| D

11/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Tenth of 15 in handicap at Gowran (7f, soft, 11/1) 56 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 0086-00

(13)

Taggalo³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mr C McConnell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| D

125/1

Nineteenth of 23 in handicap (100/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 30 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 8100-00

(3)

Majeski Man^p,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Gary Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 64

9/1

13/2, below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, good to soft) 18 days ago, worst of draw. Player on his C&D second prior to that.

Form: 005-620

(20)

Eleuthera^p,t¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J F Levins| OR: 62| BF| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Respectable third of 12 in claimer (9/4) at Sligo (5.9f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 86-6523

(1)

The Aul Dubliner²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Coogan| OR: 62

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 11 in maiden (50/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9-77

(11)

Baby Power^p,t¹⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G B Caldwell| OR: 61| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Gone well fresh before and booking of Colin Keane takes the eye. Interesting runner

Form: 0/21596-

(19)

Massaman⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: J Davison| OR: 69

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixteenth of 18 in handicap (18/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) 49 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 06-60

(25)

Resourceful Man¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: E Lynam| OR: 69

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 21 in maiden at Navan (5.7f, good to soft, 40/1) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 388

(8)

Hero Of The Hour²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C D Maxwell| T: G A Kingston| OR: 60

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form sixth of 10 in claimer at Dundalk (6f) 21 days ago. First run for yard after leaving James McAuley.

Form: 60706

(15)

Tyrion's Dream^b,t1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: A A Howard| OR: 59| C

40/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 16 in handicap (33/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on, tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 00011-0

(2)

Teddy Boy^p³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 57

10/1

10/1, creditable third of 21 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 3 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 8-64083

(23)

Intervention^b1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 56

33/1

18/1, eleventh of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 26 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 90-0800

(7)

Stratacaster^h⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss A Mooney| OR: 56

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 25 in maiden at this course (6f, good to firm, 300/1) 46 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Up against it.

Form: 0-00

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Upstate New York^p,t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English| OR: 55

33/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form fifth of 28 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft, 50/1) 30 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 598005

(21)

Silverback Jack^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: James J Doyle| T: M J Byrne| OR: 54

66/1

66/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eighth of 28 in handicap at this course (6f, good to soft) 30 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 07600-8

(33)

Brave Display^p,t³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 53| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in April. 8/1, bit below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Sligo (6f, good to soft) 31 days ago.

Form: 0/09-417

(10)

Golden Days¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Collins| OR: 53

40/1

12/1, last of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 173 days. Down in trip.

Form: 397830-

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No More Porter²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 61

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 16 in maiden at Cork (5f, good, 200/1) 26 days ago, never nearer. Up in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 09-08

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Karlsberg¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Crawley| OR: 60

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, thirteenth of 21 in maiden at Navan (5.7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 070

(16)

Tullypole Annie³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: G M Ryan| T: G A Kingston| OR: 60| CD

100/1

C&D winner. 28/1, last of 21 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 3 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 500-040

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Mullacash Buzz³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W McCreery| OR: 54

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, sixteenth of 21 in handicap (50/1) at Navan (5f, soft) 3 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 878-00

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Great Midge⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Kelly| OR: 53

50/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. 50/1, 10 lengths eleventh of 22 to Brave Display in handicap at this course (6f, good to firm) 46 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 4447-00

Non-Runners

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Brokers Tip¹⁹⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Nathan Crosse

(22)

She's In The Game¹⁸

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: W T Farrell J: Reserve 2

(30)

Jazz And Blues²²

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: J Barcoe J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Glow Worm (7/1), Brokers Tip (8/1), No More Porter (17/2), Roxette (9/1), Majeski Man (9/1), Teddy Boy (10/1), Mary Salome (11/1), Showmolina (11/1), Miss Jabeam (12/1), Baby Power (14/1), Brave Display (14/1), Trueba (16/1), Aloysius Lilius (16/1), She's In The Game (16/1), Noirvento (20/1), Eleuthera (25/1), Karlsberg (33/1), Resourceful Man (33/1), Upstate New York (33/1), The Aul Dubliner (33/1), Intervention (33/1), Massaman (40/1), Reverberation (40/1), Golden Days (40/1), Tyrion's Dream (40/1), Great Midge (50/1), Silverback Jack (66/1), Mullacash Buzz (66/1), Jazz And Blues (66/1), Hero Of The Hour (80/1), Tullypole Annie (100/1), Stratacaster (100/1), Taggalo (125/1)

In a very open finale the suggestion is BABY POWER, who is only 1 lb higher than when successful at Fairyhouse last summer and the presence of Colin Keane in the saddle suggests that she'll be ready to roll on her return (gone well fresh before). Majeski Man and Roxette were second and third in a similar big-field contest here last month and head the many dangers along with Teddy Boy.