16:20 Curragh

Saturday 20 August 2022

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Sheehy Motors Skoda Maiden

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 13.03s

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(21)

Caesiere⁴³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Smith

100/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 200/1, last of 12 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to soft). Off 14 months but no forlorn hope.

Form: 708/0-

(16)

Gobi Star⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 69| BF

17/2

Fair gelding. 11/4, bit below form eighth of 13 in maiden at Cork (5f, good) 73 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 299238

(12)

Tijuana²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Finn

66/1

Once-raced gelding. Sixth of 12 in maiden (25/1) at Dundalk (6f) on debut. Off 8 months with work to do.

Form: 6-

(7)

Chain Of Destiny

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Enright⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D E Finn

50/1

£54,000 yearling, Churchill gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Shadn out of smart winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) Amethyst. Market can guide.

Form:

(14)

Coolree⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

28/1

Once-raced gelding. Sixth of 16 in maiden at this course (6.3f, good, 100/1) on debut 80 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 6

(3)

Keep Sharp²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

18/1

Once-raced gelding. Eleventh of 17 in maiden (14/1) at Galway (8.3f, heavy) on debut 21 days ago. Down in trip with more to find on form.

Form: 0

(18)

Luck Of The Dice⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L F Roche| T: A Oliver

100/1

Twice-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 25/1) 5 days ago, slowly away. Has lots to find.

Form: 70

(22)

Secret Magician⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: M Hassett| OR: 75

10/3

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7f, good) 57 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 26-6734

(1)

Squeezebox

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J Feane

6/1

€8,500 foal, Slade Power gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 5.7f/6f winner Trinityelitedotcom and winner up to 1¼m Dingle. Dam unraced. Betting can prove a good indicator for this newcomer.

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(2)

Baalbec Beauty^h1,t1⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss H McLoughlin

18/1

Twice-raced filly. Creditable fifth of 18 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 4/1) 45 days ago. Hood/tongue strap on 1st time with more required.

Form: 55

(17)

Empress Lily²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: A J Slattery| T: K P Cotter

250/1

Twice-raced mare. Eleventh of 13 in maiden (200/1) at Galway (7f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 0/0

(20)

Janice Joplin¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: K J Leonard| T: P Breen

250/1

Lightly-raced mare. Tenth of 12 in maiden (250/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 9000

(9)

The Penny⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Twice-raced filly. Seventh of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 50/1) 41 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 77

(5)

Crimson Flag⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: M C Grassick

125/1

Twice-raced filly. 28/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 41 days ago. Has plenty to find.

Form: 70

(10)

Pineapple Island

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: T Kodama

33/1

Dandy Man filly. Dam, maiden (best effort at 1m), half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f-1m winner Fontanelice. Others appeal more.

Form:

(6)

So Beautiful¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

13/8

Promising type. Very good third of 15 in maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm, 4/1) 15 days ago. Hails from top yard and she holds leading claims.

Form: 03

(15)

Starsong⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J A Stack| OR: 63

11/1

Fair filly. Good seventh of 14 in handicap at Cork (6f, good, 14/1) 8 days ago, running on. One to consider.

Form: 03-4687

(8)

Toriangel⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 77

13/2

Lightly-raced filly. Respectable fourth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good, 6/1) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back down in trip and not discounted.

Form: 87-44

Non-Runners

(13)

Shoebox King¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Kevin Coleman J: Julie Burke

(4)

Magical Vision

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: J A Powell

(19)

Albatala⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

(11)

Lopes Gold¹⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

Forecasts

So Beautiful (13/8), Secret Magician (10/3), Lopes Gold (5/1), Squeezebox (6/1), Toriangel (13/2), Shoebox King (8/1), Gobi Star (17/2), Starsong (11/1), Baalbec Beauty (18/1), Keep Sharp (18/1), Coolree (28/1), Pineapple Island (33/1), Albatala (33/1), The Penny (50/1), Chain Of Destiny (50/1), Magical Vision (50/1), Tijuana (66/1), Caesiere (100/1), Luck Of The Dice (100/1), Crimson Flag (125/1), Janice Joplin (250/1), Empress Lily (250/1)

Aidan O'Brien's SO BEAUTIFUL holds the edge on form and looks to have been found a good opportunity to open her account on the back of her very good Tipperary third. Toriangel should benefit from this drop in trip so is next on the list, with Starsong appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.