16:00 Curragh

Thursday 14 October 2021

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Taxi4horses.com Handicap (45-65)

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 1m 28.8s

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(4)

What A Feeling^p,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 65| D

8/1

Winner at Roscommon in June and second in similar event at the Curragh in August. Below form last 2 starts but good chance if recapturing her best form.

Form: 316288

(11)

Gatsby Cap^p,t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Hayes| OR: 63| D

40/1

Latest win at Gowran in June, but below form last 2 starts 10 weeks apart.

Form: 001650

(19)

Florence Thompson⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Izzy Clifton⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 61

7/1

Respectable third of 16 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy, 16/1) 5 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Should remain competitive.

Form: 402033

(14)

Illetas^t1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 60

12/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good, 7/1) 21 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 080055

(8)

Colonel Slade^b1,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D King⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 58

16/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 7/1, below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 13 days ago. Blinkers on for 1st time. Claims if bouncing straight back to form.

Form: 433038

(23)

Phoenix Open^b,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Melanie Horsman⁽¹⁰⁾| T: S M Duffy| OR: 57

18/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. 10/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 27 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 762488

(21)

Cactus Tree^b⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 56| D

20/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in August. Below form seventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft, 28/1) 8 days ago. Step back up in trip looks the right move and not dismissed.

Form: 911897

(5)

Outran¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 58

100/1

Well held in a trio of maidens but at least gets a shot at handicaps now.

Form: 080

(1)

Hell Left Loose^t1⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 55| D

22/1

4/1, below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 53 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Not ruled out.

Form: 906499

(16)

Coffeemeanscoffee⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 54

14/1

Latest win at Cork in September. Good second of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft, 11/1) 8 days ago. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 450012

(6)

Scream^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: D P Nagle| OR: 52| D

20/1

Twelfth of 18 in handicap at this course (8f, good, 22/1) 19 days ago. Has work to do at present.

Form: 524390

(13)

Olivia Valere¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 51

16/1

Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft, 8/1) 12 days ago, though finished weakly.

Form: 502465

(9)

Born Invincible^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 48| D

7/2

Respectable second of 16 in handicap at Limerick (7f, heavy, 6/1) 5 days ago, no match for winner. Should remain competitive.

Form: 9-04542

(10)

Ranger Bob^b,t²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 48

28/1

33/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 6 months. Not without hope judged on the pick of his form but is risky.

Form: 8-35200

(20)

Jensons Joy¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: G O'Leary| OR: 46

11/1

Ran to just a poor level after 4 months off when sixth of 15 in handicap (22/1) at Cork (6f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 0-08876

(15)

Dromod Lad⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E & P Harty| OR: 45

5/1

Creditable third of 14 in handicap (16/1) at Thurles (8.1f, good to soft) 7 days ago, nearest finish. In the mix with a repeat.

Form: 648403

(2)

Cloch Liath^p,t1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: L F Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 46

25/1

25/1, failed to repeat last effort when seventh of 15 in handicap at Listowel (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 0-00067

(12)

All Down To Rosie²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 45

80/1

125/1, ran poorly after 5 months off when seventh of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 0000-07

(3)

Al Shomookh³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: A J Slattery| T: W T Farrell| OR: 45

33/1

Took a step back in the right direction when eighth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Cork (7f, good to soft) 36 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 700808

Non-Runners

(22)

Count Of Carabass³³²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 10

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Sam Ewing

(17)

Dutch Schaefer⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(7)

Tyrion's Dream¹⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: A A Howard J: Reserve 2

(18)

Speedy Pix¹²

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Born Invincible (7/2), Dromod Lad (5/1), Dutch Schaefer (5/1), Florence Thompson (7/1), What A Feeling (8/1), Jensons Joy (11/1), Illetas (12/1), Coffeemeanscoffee (14/1), Count Of Carabass (14/1), Olivia Valere (16/1), Colonel Slade (16/1), Phoenix Open (18/1), Cactus Tree (20/1), Scream (20/1), Hell Left Loose (22/1), Cloch Liath (25/1), Ranger Bob (28/1), Al Shomookh (33/1), Tyrion's Dream (33/1), Gatsby Cap (40/1), All Down To Rosie (80/1), Outran (100/1), Speedy Pix (150/1)

An open handicap and WHAT A FEELING could be the answer if recapturing the pick of her form. Dutch Schaefer is greatly respected under a penalty for last week's Limerick success, while Florence Thompson and Colonel Slade are others to bear in mind.