17:25 Curragh

Saturday 6 August 2022

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AK Bets 'Higher Limits, Better Prices' Handicap

Off time: 17:27 | Winning time: 58.84s

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Strong Johnson^t²⁸⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Annalise Cullen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Cullen| OR: 99| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. 66/1, respectable 3½ lengths third of 9 to The Highway Rat in Mercury Stakes at Dundalk (5f). Off 9 months. First run for yard after leaving J. H. Scott. Others more persuasive.

Form: 072703-

(3)

Master Matt^b,t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: J Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith| OR: 97| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Last of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 11/1) 25 days ago. Blinkers back on. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 159-400

(9)

Measure Of Magic¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ms S Verling⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 95| D

13/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 7¼ lengths tenth of 11 to Pirate Jenny in listed race at Naas (5.9f, good, 14/1) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 93-5680

(5)

Big Gossey²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 94| C| D

15/8

Course winner. 17/2, good second of 17 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago, just failing. Back down in trip. Strong claims.

Form: 035222

(8)

Neo Soul^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 90| D

4/1

Latest win at Cork in May. Fourteenth of 17 in handicap (14/1) at this course (6.3f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 1-21630

(1)

Harmony Rose¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 85| D

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 9 in handicap (22/1) at Cork (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Stable in good form. Enters calculations.

Form: 375432

(2)

Amirat Alward²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 83

16/1

Latest win at Listowel in June. Eighth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 27 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 31-9108

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Anatoli^t1⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 83

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 12½ lengths tenth of 12 to Neo Soul in handicap (33/1) at Cork (5f, soft) 80 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 1740-50

(7)

Screen Siren^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: S Lynam| OR: 74| D

9/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Cork (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Not discounted.

Form: 840-616

Forecasts

Big Gossey (15/8), Neo Soul (4/1), Measure Of Magic (13/2), Harmony Rose (7/1), Strong Johnson (8/1), Screen Siren (9/1), Master Matt (14/1), Amirat Alward (16/1), Anatoli (28/1)

HARMONY ROSE and Big Gossey both ran big races when touched off last time and there's a good chance they'll fight out the finish, with the first-named marginally fancied to prevail.