17:10 Curragh

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Off time: 17:13 | Winning time: 1m 13.02s

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(17)

Ice Cold In Alex^t⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-3| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 83| CD

17/2

4-time course winner. 12/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 42 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 51-0249

(18)

Collective Power¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 79| D

9/1

Latest win at Navan in June. Very good second of 15 in handicap (20/1) at Naas (5.9f, soft) 17 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 181752

(1)

Furnace Creek²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 79| D

11/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. 16/1, nineteenth of 20 in handicap at this course (6.3f, soft) 21 days ago, folding. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 041540

(11)

Desert Haven^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 82| BF

13/2

Winner at Fairyhouse in July. Good fourth of 8 in handicap (3/1) at Naas (7f, soft) 17 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 3-32414

(2)

Super Over^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: L F Roche| T: D P Coakley| OR: 78

22/1

Last of 18 in handicap (33/1) at this course (8f, good to firm) 41 days ago. Down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 0151-30

(5)

The Organiser⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: D W O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 77| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at Cork (7f, soft). Off 99 days and readily passed over.

Form: 5863-50

(15)

Winemaker^b1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: D Dias| OR: 80| D

10/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Listowel in June. Last of 4 in minor event at Naas (7f, good, 4/1) 35 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 150-194

(13)

The Snapper^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 78| BF| D

16/1

Latest win at Navan in July. Good third of 15 in handicap (7/2) at Galway (7f, heavy) 12 days ago. Visor back on. Each-way shout.

Form: 427163

(8)

Livingston Range^b,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: O Murphy| T: L Breen| OR: 73| D

11/1

Latest win at Naas in July. Eleventh of 15 in handicap there (5.9f, soft, 8/1) 17 days ago. Others preferred for win purposes on this occasion.

Form: 61-0610

(3)

Secret Magician⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 73| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 17/2, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Galway (7f, soft) 7 days ago. Needs to bounce back but his mark is on the slide and reproduction of peak 2022 form would put him firmly in the pitcure.

Form: 32-0060

(6)

Midnight Fire^t⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 72| CD

11/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap at this course (7f, good, 8/1) 43 days ago. That was a low-key effort but he was in good form prior to that and is not discounted.

Form: 0-10330

(9)

Son Of Sampers^t1⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 76

16/1

Winner at Cork in June. 13/2, below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to firm) 45 days ago. Yard having good spell. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2-67216

(4)

Freedom Falls^p²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Luke McAteer| T: J Davison| OR: 74| BF| D

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, won 8-runner maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 11/8) 28 days ago (second past the post but subsequently promoted). This is more demanding.

Form: 25-4081

(22)

Might And Mercy²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: P J McKenna| OR: 70

25/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Seventh of 11 in claimer at Killarney (8.2f, good, 9/4) 24 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade. Others have achieved more.

Form: 100767

(21)

Mercurial¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 69

20/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Below form tenth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, soft, 14/1) 11 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 338-760

(20)

Cnodian¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 65| D

12/1

Latest win at Limerick in June. Seventh of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 9/2) 14 days ago, folding. Back down in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 981287

(10)

Un Bacio Ancora^t⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 62

50/1

Remains a maiden after 18 Flat runs. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Naas (5.9f, good), slowly away. Off 98 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 338260

(14)

Tooprofitable¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: A Mullins| OR: 65| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Visored for 1st time, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, heavy, 40/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 510-090

(16)

Mogwli^v¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Megan Telford-Kelly⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 58| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, ninth of 15 in handicap at Cork (6f, good) 15 days ago. Capable of a bold show but others preferred.

Form: 489709

Non-Runners

(7)

Heavenly Power²¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: E Lynam J: James Ryan

(12)

Shoebox King¹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Kevin Coleman J: Conor Stone-Walsh

(19)

Pretty Boy Floyd⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 8

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Siobhan Rutledge

Forecasts

Secret Magician (9/2), Heavenly Power (6/1), Desert Haven (13/2), Shoebox King (13/2), Ice Cold In Alex (17/2), Collective Power (9/1), Winemaker (10/1), Livingston Range (11/1), Furnace Creek (11/1), Midnight Fire (11/1), Cnodian (12/1), The Snapper (16/1), Son Of Sampers (16/1), The Organiser (18/1), Mercurial (20/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (20/1), Super Over (22/1), Mogwli (25/1), Might And Mercy (25/1), Freedom Falls (28/1), Un Bacio Ancora (50/1), Tooprofitable (66/1)

SECRET MAGICIAN failed to fire at Galway last time but he appeared to be working his way back to form when sixth of 15 in a stronger handicap than this over C&D on his penultimate start. The 4-y-o has dipped to a career-low mark and is worth chancing in this wide-open contest. Collective Power went close at Naas recently and he is next on the list, though Shoebox King and Ice Cold In Alex also merit respect.