19:15 Curragh

Friday 30 June 2023

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O'Doole's Restaurant Handicap (50-75)

Off time: 19:19 | Winning time: 1m 55.8s

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(7)

Overheer⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 79| D

11/2

1 win from 1 run this year. 8/1, won 13-runner handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 8 days ago, driven out. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0/3087-1

(16)

Dare To Flare¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Ian Donoghue| OR: 75| D

33/1

Unreliable type. Below form sixth of 12 in claiming hurdle at Sligo (18.2f, good, 14/1) 17 days ago. First run for yard after leaving A. Slattery. Others have achieved more.

Form: 00060-0

(21)

Jaafel^t,v1¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 75

25/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good, 12/1) 15 days ago, merely closing up late. Back up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 606306

(5)

My Kurkum^h1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 75

50/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good, 200/1) 20 days ago, pulling hard. Hood back on. Merits consideration.

Form: 824290-

(8)

New Hill²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 74

12/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 8/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 2-40030

(22)

Arthur's Victory¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: W J Lee| T: J Nash| OR: 73

25/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 16/1, first run since leaving Joseph Parr when eighth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 15 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 720-618

(19)

Desert Wind^p,t⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 73| D

33/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 25/1, fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Limerick (8f, soft) 69 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 007-880

(17)

Dream Escape²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 73

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 15/2, fifth of 10 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 7-65

(10)

Giuseppe Cassioli¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 72| D

33/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap (16/1) at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 15 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 3300-08

(18)

Imposing Supreme¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: G M Ryan| T: T Gibney| OR: 70| D

10/1

9/2, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 747-084

(12)

Court Of Appeal¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: N G Hynds| OR: 69| D

13/2

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap (12/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 19 days ago, just holding on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 8980/2-1

(15)

Noble Crusade⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 69| D

50/1

33/1, creditable fifth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 090310-

(2)

Thefullbackline²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR: 68

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 25/1) 22 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 36-50

(6)

Drakensberg^t³⁴⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A J Martin| OR: 67

50/1

12/1, bit below form eighth of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good). Off 15 months.

Form: 091386-

(11)

Kodiac Prince^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 67

11/2

9/4, won 12-runner handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 53-5321

(4)

Barrys Rock¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins| OR: 65

10/1

17/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Fairyhouse (12f, good) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 0740-24

(3)

Jabbar¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 63

22/1

First run since leaving G. O'Leary when respectable eighth of 22 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft, 40/1) 14 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 0615/68

(9)

Slieve Binnian⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 74

15/2

16/1, first run since leaving M. Halford when seventh of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 8 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 00071-7

(14)

Operatic Artist^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

15/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 3/1, last of 5 in handicap at Limerick (8f, good) 6 days ago, not clear run. Yard in good form. Tongue strap back on. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 55-435

(20)

Emperor Of Silk²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: A Mullins| OR: 61

33/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good, 80/1) 22 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 573800

(13)

Magic Charm⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 52

20/1

One win from 22 Flat runs. Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good, 13/2) 44 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000-339

(23)

Kraken Diamond²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 61

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 200/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-00

Non-Runners

(1)

Dabana¹¹²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: M Fahey J: P A Harnett

Forecasts

Kodiac Prince (11/2), Overheer (11/2), Court Of Appeal (13/2), Slieve Binnian (15/2), Operatic Artist (15/2), Imposing Supreme (10/1), Barrys Rock (10/1), Dabana (10/1), New Hill (12/1), Dream Escape (16/1), Magic Charm (20/1), Jabbar (22/1), Thefullbackline (22/1), Arthur's Victory (25/1), Jaafel (25/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (33/1), Desert Wind (33/1), Dare To Flare (33/1), Emperor Of Silk (33/1), My Kurkum (50/1), Noble Crusade (50/1), Drakensberg (50/1), Kraken Diamond (50/1)

The vote goes to OPERATIC ARTIST, who shaped well when third on her handicap debut at Leopardstown and almost certainly would've finished closer than she did at Limerick last time granted better luck-in-running. She is probably capable of better than her current mark implies and the likely strong pace here is expected to work in her favour. Dabana was in good form on the AW earlier this year and is second choice ahead of Imposing Supreme and Kodiac Prince.

Previous Winners

2022

Dunum

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 4

J: Wayne Lordan | T: N Lupini

5/2

Prize Money

1st: €11,999.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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