15:37 Curragh

Tuesday 31 October 2023

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Tote Fantasy Handicap (47-70)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 21.6s

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(8)

New Hill⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70

18/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 9 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 005479

(1)

Bridge Of Dawn^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 68| D

10/1

Creditable second of 13 in handicap at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 5/1) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 7-69542

(15)

Douglas Dc^p⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 68

25/1

Seventh of 8 in novice chase at Downpatrick (19.2f, good, 16/1) on debut over fences 64 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 73-2348

(17)

Stormy Jenn³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 68

18/1

Bit below form 6 lengths sixth of 18 to Magic Charm in handicap (16/1) at this course (8f, soft) 38 days ago, would have benefited from stronger handling. Back up in trip.

Form: 0-76426

(13)

Alfalfa¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 67| BF

7/2

Winner at Thurles in October. Good third of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy, 7/4) 16 days ago, faring best of those held up. Trainer going well. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 042213

(9)

Team Of Firsts^b¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: P J Flynn| OR: 67| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy, 9/1) 16 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 9-79806

(12)

Fashion Flair⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: John O'Donoghue| OR: 66

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Listowel (8f, soft) 40 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 82-7

(10)

Kermiya⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 70| BF

11/1

Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap (10/3) at Listowel (12f, soft) 40 days ago.

Form: 705325

(4)

Inchiquin Maid^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: D Budds| OR: 65

14/1

Good fourth of 16 in handicap (16/1) at Gowran (11.8f, heavy) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 5-57404

(16)

La Dame Blanche^h¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 7/1 and hooded for 1st time, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Naas (10.5f, heavy) 16 days ago. Stable having good spell. Leading contender.

Form: 368552

(23)

Awqaat^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D W O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

28/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 10/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 5-64675

(21)

Magic Charm^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 63| C

28/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, heavy, 7/1) 15 days ago, running on. Has work to do.

Form: 054105

(20)

Patrick Street^p,t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 63| D

16/1

Latest win at Navan in October. Good second of 16 in handicap (5/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 15 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 596012

(3)

Slamadoor²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 63

33/1

Latest win at Gowran in August. Sixth of 16 in novice hurdle (18/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 876410

(19)

Evening's Empire⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 66

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to firm, 10/3) 53 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Others more persuasive.

Form: 943427

(5)

Giselles Defence¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 66

10/1

Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D (soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 459524

(18)

Catwalk Couture¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 63

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in maiden (28/1) at Gowran (9.4f, heavy) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 5-46

(14)

Snowhaven^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 62

22/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Bellewstown (12.1f, heavy) 33 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 5S0020

(22)

Speckled Meadow⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: Don Browne| OR: 61

13/2

17/2, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 9 days ago, hampered. Enters calculations if getting a run. RESERVE

Form: 029784

Result Amended

Alfalfa - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Kermiya - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Non-Runners

(6)

Dazzling Spirit¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: J A Powell

(11)

Velvet And Vine⁵⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch J: J A Heffernan

(7)

Unterberg¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Laura Hourigan J: Reserve 2

(2)

Meritorious¹³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alfalfa (7/2), La Dame Blanche (6/1), Speckled Meadow (13/2), Bridge Of Dawn (10/1), Giselles Defence (10/1), Kermiya (11/1), Inchiquin Maid (14/1), Evening's Empire (14/1), Patrick Street (16/1), Stormy Jenn (18/1), Team Of Firsts (18/1), New Hill (18/1), Fashion Flair (20/1), Snowhaven (22/1), Douglas Dc (25/1), Magic Charm (28/1), Awqaat (28/1), Slamadoor (33/1), Catwalk Couture (33/1), Dazzling Spirit (33/1), Velvet And Vine (33/1)

Michael Mulvany has his team in form so LA DAME BLANCHE gets the nod to build on her back-to-form second at Naas earlier in the month. Alfalfa was narrowly behind the selection at Naas and is second choice ahead of Bridge of Dawn and Patrick Street.

Previous Winners

2022

Mr Rango

Weight: 10-1 |Age: 4

J: Siobhan Rutledge | T: R O'Sullivan

14/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00

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