17:35 Curragh

Saturday 21 May 2022

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William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap (50-80)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 1m 41.73s

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(22)

Juyush^t⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: C T Keane| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 80| D

10/1

22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, not seen to best effect on first outing since leaving Sarah Lynam when eighth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 45 days ago, not given at all a hard time. Colin Keane on board for the first time.

Form: 90540-8

(11)

Monzoon²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 79| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 16/1, ran best race returned to the turf after 6 months off when second of 15 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 28 days ago, collared last ½f. May build on that here.

Form: 12918-2

(20)

Zahee^h,t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr C McConnell⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 79| D

25/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Leopardstown in April. 9/1, good second of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 15 days ago, not ideally placed. Not sure to be in the same mood on this occasion.

Form: 943012

(26)

Chicago Bear¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: B M Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78| BF

13/2

Creditable third of 15 in handicap (3/1) at Cork (8f, good) 15 days ago, well positioned. Player.

Form: 1/785-43

(4)

Starting Monday²⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: W M Lordan| T: G Scott| OR: 78| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 17 in handicap (11/2) at Galway (8.3f, heavy), doing too much too soon. Off 6 months. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 152754-

(19)

Bringsty^b1,e/s1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: R P Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 77

50/1

66/1, last of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Eyeshields/blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 1000-00

(28)

Disco Boots²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: K J Manning| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 77| D

14/1

80/1, stiff task when 22¾ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Astadash in Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft). Off 8 months.

Form: 420/130-

(30)

Coins Cross^b⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D P McDonogh| T: E & P Harty| OR: 76

13/2

In the frame all 3 starts since refitted in headgear, latest when third of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm, 6/1) 6 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 937-343

(6)

Cold Steel⁶⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: G F Carroll| T: A Oliver| OR: 76

50/1

5/1, third of 7 in maiden at Listowel (8f, soft). Off 20 months. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 843/

(9)

Higher Kingdom^t³⁰⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: J C McConnell| OR: 76

40/1

Not disgraced when fifth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm, 7/1). Off 10 months. First run for yard after leaving David O'Meara. Market check advised.

Form: 5/34295-

(5)

San Aer⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 76| D

33/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 17 in handicap (66/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 49 days ago. Not easy to make a case for. Engaged 6.00 here Friday.

Form: 47701-0

(3)

Plunkett²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: W J Lee| T: P W Flynn| OR: 75| BF| D

6/1

Winner at Gowran in April. 10/3, ran at least as well in defeat when second of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 28 days ago, (possibly would have benefited from stronger handling). Billy Lee back on board today.

Form: 9002-12

(16)

Star Of Cashel^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75| D

16/1

6/1 and visored for 1st time, below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, soft) 12 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Handicapper given him a chance so may feature with the cheekpieces back on.

Form: 44-0008

(29)

Zephron^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 75| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Ran no better than on return when tenth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Naas (8f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Mark eases a further 2 lb.

Form: 4360-80

(12)

Ginsburg^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Keane| OR: 74| C

14/1

28/1, improved when winning 17-runner handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, the return of the headgear seemingly working the oracle. 10 lb higher here and the task is backing up that effort.

Form: 374-701

(18)

Skontonovski^v¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Adam Caffrey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 73| D

40/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Seventh of 15 in handicap at Cork (8f, good, 18/1) 15 days ago, not ideally placed. In better heart than recent form figures suggest so he's not without hope.

Form: 074197

(15)

Aingeal Dorcha⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 71

16/1

Confirmed the promise of reappearance when winning 13-runner handicap (4/1) at Gowran (9.6f, good) 44 days ago, driven clear. Should remain competitive despite this drop back in trip.

Form: 2200-01

(10)

Ampeson^p⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: L T McAteer⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 71

40/1

28/1, not disgraced when seventh of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, good) 45 days ago. Others preferred. Engaged 7.10 here Friday.

Form: 2-33657

(7)

Church Mountain^p,t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 71| D

40/1

11/1, went backwards from reappearance when eleventh of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 28 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1610-90

(13)

Coeur d'Or⁶¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 71

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, clearly wasn't 100% when twelfth of 14 in maiden at Limerick (11.3f, heavy), finding little. Off 20 months. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4950/

(1)

Macho Time^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 70| D

40/1

Ran poorly after 7 months off when last of 13 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm, 33/1) 6 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 29317-0

(14)

You Owe Me Money¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: G O'Leary| OR: 69

7/1

Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Gowran (8f, good) 10 days ago, not ideally placed. Respected if able to shrug off a couple of lesser efforts.

Form: 342-335

(23)

Dagoda²²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R P Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 67

20/1

13/2, respectable sixth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (soft). Off 7 months. Stable having good spell. Down another 2 lb so merits consideration provided she's ready to roll.

Form: 220036-

(2)

Noble Glory³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 67

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, failed to improve back up in trip after 6 months off when ninth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 31 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 086-9

(25)

Morning Approach¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: N M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 64

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. 7/2, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 10 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. RESERVE.

Form: 466-239

(17)

Lily Like¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: T P Madden| T: D Kinsella| OR: 62

20/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable sixth of 17 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 25/1) 10 days ago, left poorly placed. Must improve. RESERVE.

Form: 099-706

Non-Runners

(21)

Texas Rock¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 11

T: M C Grassick J: J Cleary

(27)

Inveterate¹²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Miss T L Cogan J: T P Madden

(8)

Galactic Grey³³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: C P Donoghue J: D W O'Connor

(24)

Supreme Machine³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: C D Timmons J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Plunkett (6/1), Chicago Bear (13/2), Coins Cross (13/2), You Owe Me Money (7/1), Juyush (10/1), Monzoon (12/1), Disco Boots (14/1), Ginsburg (14/1), Aingeal Dorcha (16/1), Star Of Cashel (16/1), Lily Like (20/1), Dagoda (20/1), Starting Monday (20/1), Texas Rock (20/1), Morning Approach (25/1), Zephron (25/1), Zahee (25/1), Galactic Grey (25/1), Inveterate (25/1), San Aer (33/1), Coeur d'Or (40/1), Ampeson (40/1), Church Mountain (40/1), Skontonovski (40/1), Higher Kingdom (40/1), Macho Time (40/1), Bringsty (50/1), Cold Steel (50/1), Supreme Machine (50/1), Noble Glory (80/1)

Cases can be made for several in an ultra-competitive finale. However the vote goes to COINS CROSS, who has hit the frame on all 3 starts since being refitted in headgear and can open his account for the season from this slightly-reduced mark. Dagoda is feared most provided she's ready to roll on return after 6 months off, with Starting Monday and Chicago Bear also considered.