14:45 Curragh

Saturday 24 September 2022

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Barberstown Castle Nursery Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 16.67s

(2)

Biggerthanbigtime^h1⁸⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: L F Roche| T: P Roche| OR: 70

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in maiden (14/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) 85 days ago, not knocked about. Back down in trip. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 966

(7)

Distillate²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

4/1

Very good second of 14 in nursery at Down Royal (7f, good to firm, 18/1) 22 days ago, running on. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 796462

(8)

Giselles Romance^h⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 65

7/1

Good seventh of 19 in nursery (66/1) at Naas (8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 696007

(6)

Tic Tac Toe⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 65

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1 and blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) 8 days ago.

Form: 70470

(3)

Mile End^b1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 62

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, good fifth of 14 in nursery at Down Royal (7f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Should progress.

Form: 9805

(9)

Mucky Mulconry⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 57

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, thirteenth of 19 in nursery at Naas (8f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 5000

(10)

Sam's Xpress^t⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 53

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 14 in nursery at Naas (5f, good to soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 0577

Non-Runners

(1)

Pure Circle¹¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Jake Coen

(4)

Summer Snow⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: R O'Sullivan J: T P Madden

(5)

Lady Skipper²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: J M Barrett J: C Horgan

Forecasts

Mile End (3/1), Biggerthanbigtime (4/1), Distillate (4/1), Mucky Mulconry (9/2), Pure Circle (9/2), Giselles Romance (7/1), Summer Snow (15/2), Tic Tac Toe (10/1), Sam's Xpress (10/1), Lady Skipper (10/1)

MILE END shaped well on her nursery debut at Down Royal earlier this month and, now 2 lb lower, she gets the nod given the likelihood of further improvement. The main danger will probably be posed by Distillate, who took a step forward when finishing second in the same Down Royal nursery but she is now 6 lb worse off at the weights with Mile End. Biggerthanbigtime is the most interesting among the others, though Mucky Mulconry also needs a second look.

Previous Winners

2021

Magniffico

Weight: 9-12 |Age: 2

J: Ben Coen | T: J P Murtagh

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00