13:57 Curragh

Tuesday 31 October 2023

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Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 35.11s

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(22)

Breezy Zoff^h,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 65| CD

9/2

C&D winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 11/2, good ½-length second of 19 to Blue Peak in handicap at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 262722

(14)

Zephron^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: L F Roche| T: D Cullen| OR: 64| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win at Cork in September. Bit below form 6¼ lengths sixth of 19 to Blue Peak in handicap (4/1) at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 003216

(9)

Blue Peak^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 61| CD

5/1

Career best when winning 19-runner handicap at this C&D (soft, 16/5) 19 days ago by ½ length from Breezy Zoff. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 183421

(15)

Trueba^v³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Calum Hogan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E Linehan| OR: 61| C| D

28/1

Course winner. Latest win at Cork in August. 6/1, below form fifth of 14 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 34 days ago. Visor back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: P25105

(18)

Wild Mountain^b1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Lambe| OR: 61

40/1

Last of 12 in handicap (50/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) 9 days ago, left poorly placed. Blinkers on 1st time. Uphill task.

Form: P-00040

(16)

Bright Image^t1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C P Donoghue| OR: 55

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 28/1, below form ninth of 16 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft) 35 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7-809

(12)

The Penny^p1⁴¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D W O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 55

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, seventh of 10 in maiden at Laytown (7f). Off 13 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 7737-

(5)

Gegenpressing^t²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse| T: E & P Harty| OR: 54| D

50/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Seventeenth of 19 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 18/1) 24 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 065000

(10)

Master Garvey¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 56| BF

12/1

Good second of 15 in handicap (11/2) at Limerick (8f, good), not ideally placed. Off 130 days. Shortlist material.

Form: 346232

(20)

Navorrosse¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: J McAuley| OR: 53| D

12/1

Won 22-runner handicap at Navan (5.8f, heavy, 20/1) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Heading back in the right direction recently.

Form: 00-8641

(6)

Roman Palace²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 50

25/1

33/1, third of 13 in handicap at Thurles (8f, soft) 26 days ago.

Form: 040093

(19)

Tall Story^p¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 50

17/2

Remains a maiden after 30 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 19 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 11/1) 19 days ago.

Form: 780024

(23)

Almost An Angel⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Larkin| OR: 47| D

33/1

Unreliable sort. Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (8f, soft, 40/1) 40 days ago.

Form: 000-058

(13)

Ballybeg Boy^t,v1⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: M P Sheehy| T: Steve Jones| OR: 47

50/1

First run since leaving Mervyn Torrens when cheekpieces on for 1st time, unseated rider in handicap (22/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 59 days ago. Down in trip. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 9076-0U

(1)

Captured¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 47

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 16 in maiden at Limerick (8f, soft, 250/1). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 00/7

(8)

Lily Like¹¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 47

50/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. 14/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 111 days.

Form: 00-3000

(11)

Merisi Diamond^t1¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 47

5/2

Promising individual. 10/1, 3½ lengths fifth of 19 to Blue Peak in handicap at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. May well do better.

Form: 000-S5

(21)

Singe Anglais^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 47

18/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (13/2) at Dundalk (7f) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 420470

(4)

Sunday Evening^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: P W Flynn| OR: 47

40/1

50/1, good third of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 790073

(3)

Tiktok Time^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 47

14/1

Bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 11/2) 14 days ago, left with lot to do. Engaged 2.50 Galway Monday.

Form: 470744

Non-Runners

(2)

Miss Cunning⁹⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 1

(7)

Tastyee⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: D Budds J: Reserve 2

(17)

Edge Of My Seat¹⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Merisi Diamond (5/2), Breezy Zoff (9/2), Blue Peak (5/1), Tall Story (17/2), Zephron (11/1), Navorrosse (12/1), Master Garvey (12/1), Tiktok Time (14/1), Singe Anglais (18/1), Roman Palace (25/1), Trueba (28/1), Bright Image (33/1), Almost An Angel (33/1), The Penny (33/1), Wild Mountain (40/1), Sunday Evening (40/1), Lily Like (50/1), Ballybeg Boy (50/1), Gegenpressing (50/1), Captured (66/1)

This could be the day when MASTER GARVEY deservedly gets his head in front. Indeed, he has been knocking on the door of late and wasn't ideally placed when narrowly failing at Limerick on his latest start in June. Merisi Diamond was behind Blue Peak and Breezy Zoff over C&D 19 days ago, but he fared much the best of those drawn low that day and, with just 4 runs under his belt, he probably remains capable of better. Joanna Morgan's representative is feared most.