13:15 Curragh

Sunday 11 September 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Bold Lad' Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 16.84s

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(4)

Power Under Me⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 110| BF| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Cork in April. Respectable length third of 10 to Teresa Mendoza in listed race at this C&D (good, 15/8) 78 days ago. Respected.

Form: 261-163

(8)

Mr Wagyu^v²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 103| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 11/1, creditable fifth of 17 in handicap at York (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Considered.

Form: 014105

(16)

Big Gossey³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 97| CD

8/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (5f, good, 15/8) 36 days ago, keeping on well. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 352221

(13)

Gulliver^p,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| D

15/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form seventh of 17 in handicap (28/1) at York (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Yard in good form. On a fair mark and latest effort was a step back in the right direction.

Form: 00-3007

(11)

Warrior Brave^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 94| BF| D

50/1

11/4, 4¾ lengths fourth of 7 to Ice Cold In Alex in handicap at this C&D (good) 15 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Can make his presence felt if things drop right.

Form: 430944

(15)

Exquisite Acclaim^v1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A McGuinness| OR: 93| D

100/1

First run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when last of 5 in minor event (20/1) at Tipperary (7.5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 4-24055

(17)

Thunder Eclipse^p¹⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: J A Stack| OR: 93| D

28/1

13/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, good). Off 102 days. Not one to write off.

Form: 128-528

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Gordon Bennett³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: R Brabazon| OR: 89| CD

5/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (good, 7/4) 36 days ago, forging clear. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 052811

(14)

Laugh A Minute⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 89| C| D

12/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 16 in handicap (40/1) at Galway (7f, soft) 42 days ago, never nearer. Not discounted.

Form: 008003

(10)

Majestic Colt^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 88| D

16/1

11/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 29 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Others preferred.

Form: 756465

(6)

Yermanthere¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: G M Ryan| T: P T Foley| OR: 88

22/1

Respectable 4¼ lengths third of 7 to Ice Cold In Alex in handicap at this C&D (good, 10/3) 15 days ago, slowly away. Should give another good account if they go a strong pace.

Form: 5-02693

(20)

Downforce^b²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 85| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Last of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good, 25/1) 29 days ago, slowly away. Something to prove.

Form: 0-90908

(18)

Goodnight Girl^v²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: M P Sheehy| T: S Lynam| OR: 84| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 4¼ lengths eighth of 10 to Perfect News in Ballyogan Stakes at Naas (5.9f, good, 125/1) 21 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 14-9568

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True Mason^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: D Carroll| OR: 84| D

9/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (10/1) at Newcastle (6f) 17 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 417117

(1)

Dairerin^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

22/1

Latest win at Galway in July. 11/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Yard in good form. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 413154

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Dexter Belle⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: E Lynam| OR: 83| D

50/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at this course (7f, good) 78 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7/130-68

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Coumshingaun⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 84| BF| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 5/1, 6½ lengths sixteenth of 17 to Mr Wagyu in handicap at this course (6.3f, good to soft) 57 days ago, not ideally placed. Likely to get back on track.

Form: 063110

(7)

No More Porter¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 82| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 12/1, respectable seventh of 25 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 15 days ago. Back down in trip. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 324307

(3)

Rough Diamond²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 80| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Naas in May. 4/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 27 days ago, nearest finish. One to note.

Form: 7-21793

(22)

Secret Magician²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: M Hassett| OR: 76| CD

28/1

10/3, career best when winning 18-runner maiden at this C&D (good to firm) 22 days ago, driven out. Hit hard by the handicapper for that, so needs to find more improvement.

Form: 6-67341

Non-Runners

(21)

Verhoyen²⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 7

T: M C Grassick J: W J Lee

(5)

Ice Cold In Alex¹⁵

Weight: 8-10| Age: 8

T: K J Condon J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Gordon Bennett (5/1), No More Porter (6/1), Gulliver (15/2), Power Under Me (8/1), Big Gossey (8/1), Mr Wagyu (9/1), Rough Diamond (9/1), True Mason (9/1), Ice Cold In Alex (10/1), Laugh A Minute (12/1), Majestic Colt (16/1), Verhoyen (16/1), Coumshingaun (20/1), Yermanthere (22/1), Dairerin (22/1), Thunder Eclipse (28/1), Secret Magician (28/1), Downforce (28/1), Dexter Belle (50/1), Warrior Brave (50/1), Goodnight Girl (50/1), Exquisite Acclaim (100/1)

GORDON BENNETT looks better than ever and, having forged clear to score over C&D last month, he may well be capable of defying a rise to complete the hat-trick acknowledging this looks fiercely competitive. Big Gossey and Ice Cold Alex also scored comfortably at this track on their latest outing, while Verhoyen and Rough Diamond arrive in good order, so there are numerous feasible dangers.