16:00 Curragh

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Revamp Conservation & Restoration Handicap

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 38.48s

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Verhoyen^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 96| C

14/1

6-time course winner. Latest win here in June. Below form eighth of 20 in handicap (16/1) at this course (6.3f, soft) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 201618

(1)

Monaasib^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 95| C

16/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 30 days ago.

Form: 20-3620

(2)

Timeless Soul^t1⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95| BF| D

14/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good, 10/3) 49 days ago. Down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 052-497

(17)

Good Too³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93| D

14/1

11/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 30 days ago, not ideally placed. Remains early days and likely he still has more to offer on the back of just 4 career starts.

Form: 12/40

(19)

Carracci^b¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 94

6/1

Good second of 6 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft, 5/2) 16 days ago, having run of race. Shortlist material.

Form: 1-39022

(9)

Proletariat^p1,t1²⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR: 93

50/1

Useful performer in France, posting a career-best effort when successful at Deauville (6.5f, AW) in November (final start for Florian Guyader). Versatile as regards trip and interesting what the market makes of him now handicapping. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 531301-

(6)

Ayrton¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P A Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: T J O'Mara| OR: 82| D

125/1

66/1, first run since leaving Jean-Claude Rouget when sixth of 8 in minor event at Cork (1m, good) on IRE debut 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut and this promises to reveal more.

Form: 712/55-6

(10)

Coins Cross^b¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 82| BF| C

14/1

Course winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Naas (7f, soft, 3/1) 17 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal.

Form: 01-0325

(15)

Zabeir^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: D Kinsella| OR: 82

5/1

33/1, below form eighth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 6 days ago, staying on final 1f. Return to 1m rates a likely plus and better showing anticipated.

Form: 41-3308

(8)

Hightimeyouwon^v³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81| D

20/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 8/1) 31 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 000129

(16)

Free Solo^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: O Murphy| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 80| D

15/2

Good second of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft, 14/1) 11 days ago, headed approaching final 1f and keeping on. Booking of Murphy a plus. Should go well again.

Form: 226252

(4)

Something Nice⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 86

16/1

Winner at Cork (7f, heavy) in April. 6/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) in May, not looking well served by the drop back in trip. This rates a more suitable test back from a break but very best form has come on heavy ground.

Form: 44-2129

(3)

Inchturk^b1,t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 78| D

16/1

Below form tenth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard having good spell. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 100-040

(14)

Kings Time^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85

12/1

Plenty of promise in minor/maiden events and, having been gelded, showed improved form to make a winning handicap debut at Leopardstown (7.3f) 4 weeks ago, staying on to lead final 50 yds. Unexposed at this trip and he's one to keep on side.

Form: 3-241

(12)

Pierre Lapin^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| D

25/1

Infrequent winner who did at least take a step back in the right direction when seventh of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (1m) 30 days ago. Task is to build on that now.

Form: 600007

(7)

Crystal Black⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: G Keane| OR: 77

5/1

12/1, 5¼ lengths tenth of 18 to Verhoyen in handicap at this course (7f, good) 43 days ago, ridden 2f out and making late headway. Others make greater appeal on balance.

Form: 600-990

(11)

Vocal Studies²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77

12/1

9/4, fifth of 6 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 23 days ago, driven over 3f out and never involved. Drops back to 1m now.

Form: 700445

(18)

Sea Chariot^t1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 80

22/1

Off the mark in maiden company at Dundalk (7f) in March. 12/1, last of 5 in minor event at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time and return to handicaps rates a plus.

Form: 6155

Non-Runners

(5)

Giuseppe Cassioli²⁵

Weight: 8-7| Age: 6

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Crystal Black (5/1), Zabeir (5/1), Carracci (6/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (7/1), Free Solo (15/2), Vocal Studies (12/1), Kings Time (12/1), Verhoyen (14/1), Coins Cross (14/1), Good Too (14/1), Timeless Soul (14/1), Something Nice (16/1), Monaasib (16/1), Inchturk (16/1), Hightimeyouwon (20/1), Sea Chariot (22/1), Pierre Lapin (25/1), Proletariat (50/1), Ayrton (125/1)

CARRACCI ran right up to his best when finding only one too good for the second start in a row at Leopardstown (9f) 16 days ago and with this drop back in trip holding no fears, he earns the vote to come out on top again partnered by Ryan Moore. Kings Time, a good winner on handicap debut last month, rates the lead threat, with Giuseppe Cassioli and Free Solo others to consider.