16:45 Curragh

Sunday 24 September 2023

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Friends Of The Curragh Pollardstown Handicap (0-95)

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 3m 54.61s

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Almuhit^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: W J Lee| T: A B Joyce| OR: 91| D

17/2

Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner minor event at Killarney (16.8f, good, 13/2) 31 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Considered.

Form: 002301

(6)

Maze Runner^p⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: D McMonagle| T: W P Mullins| OR: 89| C

6/1

Course winner. Unseated rider in handicap hurdle at Galway (22.6f, soft, 17/2) 50 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Useful on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat run. Remains of interest in this sphere.

Form: 1207-80

(2)

Sundial^t⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 87

11/2

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 18f over hurdles. Fifteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle (9/2) at Galway (16f, good) 51 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to improvement in this discipline.

Form: 8/821-

(3)

Gradulations^p⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: G F Carroll| T: A Oliver| OR: 85

28/1

3/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 58 days ago, eased down. Up in trip. Should go well again.

Form: 602421

(8)

Merlin Giant^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: B M Coen| T: E Mullins| OR: 83| BF| D

9/2

Winner at Down Royal in June. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap applied. Not one to write off.

Form: 344/2-10

(9)

Crassus¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: C T Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 80| C

5/1

Course winner. 11/2, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Down Royal (18f, good to firm) 16 days ago, forging clear. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21/3731

(7)

Female Soldier^h1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 79

11/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 9 in handicap (14/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, good) 17 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 749769

(1)

Lord Erskine^b³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: H Rogers| OR: 79

5/1

Latest win at Tramore in July. 9/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (12f, soft) 3 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4-01654

(10)

Wild Dollar^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: C D Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 74| C

10/1

Course winner. Below form thirteenth of 21 in handicap at this course (14f, good, 22/1) 42 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 3/0-3500

(4)

Lispendense²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: D Cullen| OR: 67

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Last of 18 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft, 9/1) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 9/7050

(5)

L'Un Deux Trois^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 65| C

22/1

Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 33 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 128-615

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Morph Speed²⁹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 7

T: J P O'Brien J: C Stone-Walsh

Forecasts

Merlin Giant (9/2), Lord Erskine (5/1), Crassus (5/1), Sundial (11/2), Maze Runner (6/1), Morph Speed (13/2), Almuhit (17/2), Wild Dollar (10/1), Female Soldier (11/1), L'Un Deux Trois (22/1), Lispendense (28/1), Gradulations (28/1)

CRASSUS forged away to score at Down Royal recently and he's taken to defy a rise at the possible expense of Maze Runner, who leaves the impression there's still a bigger effort in him in this sphere. Lord Erskine also makes appeal.