17:15 Curragh

Saturday 7 October 2023

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QuinnBet Handicap (47-75)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 16.97s

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Nordic Passage¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: D W O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 75| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Newcastle in August. 33/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at this course (5f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 422100

(13)

Half Nutz¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 74| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form fifth of 11 in handicap (5/1) at this course (7f, soft) 14 days ago, slowly away. Can make presence felt.

Form: 422745

(1)

The Snapper^p⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: J J G Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 75| D

16/1

Latest win at Navan in July. Respectable tenth of 19 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 56 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 271630

(10)

Magical Vision¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: C D Hayes| T: A A Howard| OR: 72| BF| D

10/1

Completed hat-trick at Naas in March. Ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 4/1) looking a hard ride. Off 174 days.

Form: 911-19

(21)

Transcendental¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 72| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 7/2, respectable second of 7 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, heavy) 10 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 076572

(8)

Is That Love¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 71| D

14/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in August. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 8/1) 19 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 331083

(18)

Run Forrest Run^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fenton| OR: 70| CD

18/5

C&D winner. Career best when winning 16-runner handicap (4/1) at Cork (6f, soft) 11 days ago, staying on well. Expected to be bang there despite 9 lb rise for what was a clear-cut win.

Form: 186571

(11)

Sunday Sovereign^t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: J McAuley| OR: 69| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in July. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 10 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 616533

(7)

Universally^b¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 69| D

17/2

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap (15/2) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 19 days ago, driven out. Possible to argue he was value for extra but assessor has reacted.

Form: 053201

(5)

Iva Batt^p¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| BF| D

11/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/3, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 025005

(20)

Pinar Del Rio^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: Joe Conlon| OR: 67| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 460690

(9)

Finsceal Go Deo¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 67

66/1

8/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Listowel (7.1f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 623020

(3)

Gosford³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: E Lynam| OR: 66

16/1

Winner at Gowran in July. 5/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 39 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip.

Form: 267129

(4)

Daisy Jones¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D P McDonogh| T: T Kodama| OR: 64

16/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft, 5/1) 11 days ago. Booking of McDonogh a plus.

Form: 23-5268

(15)

Cnodian³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 63| D

11/1

18/1, below form tenth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 31 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 287850

(12)

Spirit Of Eagles^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: G M Ryan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 64

20/1

Winner at Down Royal in July. Very good third of 7 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, soft, 6/1) 12 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 753163

(22)

Gegenpressing^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 57| D

18/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap (22/1) at Navan (5.8f, soft) 3 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 506500

(16)

Stanhope³

Age: 9| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48| D

28/1

16/1, below form tenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, soft) 3 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 203000

(17)

Below Deck^b1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 48

100/1

Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to soft, 18/1) 34 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Blinkers on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: 87-0080

Non-Runners

(19)

First Gentleman¹⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: K G Kennedy

(2)

Sounds Of Spring⁷³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 6

T: K J Condon J: N G McCullagh

(6)

Marks Bear¹⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: W J Burke J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Run Forrest Run (18/5), Universally (17/2), Sunday Sovereign (9/1), Half Nutz (9/1), Magical Vision (10/1), Cnodian (11/1), Iva Batt (11/1), Sounds Of Spring (12/1), Transcendental (14/1), Pinar Del Rio (14/1), Is That Love (14/1), The Snapper (16/1), Gosford (16/1), Daisy Jones (16/1), First Gentleman (16/1), Marks Bear (16/1), Gegenpressing (18/1), Spirit Of Eagles (20/1), Nordic Passage (22/1), Stanhope (28/1), Finsceal Go Deo (66/1), Below Deck (100/1)

RUN FORREST RUN has to overcome a 9 lb higher mark for his Cork win 11 days ago but that looks fully justified given the manner of that success so he may well be up to the task. Mark's Bear stopped the slide last time and a case can definitely be made for him from a handicapping perspective, with Half Nutz another to consider.