16:10 Curragh

Monday 18 March 2024

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Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 16:14 | Winning time: 1m 52.9s

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Raadobarg^b,t¹⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: D Egan| T: G Boughey| OR: 105| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 16/1, below form tenth of 20 in handicap at Ascot (8f, soft). Off 149 days. Stable in good form. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 935330-

(16)

Snapraeterea¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 105| D

8/1

Latest win at Tipperary in October. 11/2, creditable 1½ lengths fourth of 8 to Mutasarref in listed race at Leopardstown (8f, heavy). Off 148 days but still much respected.

Form: 824214-

(1)

Serious Challenge²⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 102| D

33/1

9/1, respectable 2 lengths fourth of 9 to Espionage in listed race at Roscommon (11.7f, good to soft), needing stiffer test. Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Possibilities.

Form: 343434-

(17)

Chazzesmee^h²⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 92| D

3/1

Two wins from 3 runs last year. 11/1, very good second of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm), running on. Off 8 months but he's still not taken lightly.

Form: 7P4/112-

(4)

Take Heart¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S B Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 92| BF| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. Creditable fifth of 22 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft, 5/1). Off 6 months but can't be discounted for good yard.

Form: 31215-

(12)

Smooth Tom^v⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 90| BF| C

12/1

Course winner. Well-beaten fifth of 9 to Caldwell Potter in Future Champions Novices' Hurdle (28/1) at Leopardstown (16f, heavy) 82 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 129720-

(18)

Rahmi^t1²⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 89| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 12/1, creditable sixth of 22 in handicap at this C&D (good). Off 6 months. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs considering.

Form: 3/81406-

(20)

Current Option¹³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: M P Sheehy| T: A McGuinness| OR: 88

50/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form eighth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at this C&D (heavy). Off 134 days with more needed.

Form: 890508-

(10)

Lan Cinnte²²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| D

16/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 5/4), all out. Off 7 months. Can go well again despite taking a 2 lb rise.

Form: 2/21251-

(14)

Simply Sideways¹³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: S D Bowen⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 87| D

22/1

Five wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win at Tipperary in October. 17/2, good third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy), staying on well. Off 134 days. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 311193-

(19)

Mr Lincoln⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: N G McCullagh| T: J G Murphy| OR: 86| D

33/1

Below form ninth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft, 8/1) 50 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, so not ruled out back in this sphere.

Form: 0/17635-

(6)

San Aer^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 86| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Galway in October. Very good seventh of 25 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Naas (15.6f, heavy) 22 days ago. Can make his presence felt back on the level.

Form: 363215-

(9)

Casanova¹³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| D

25/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (heavy, 25/1). Off 134 days. Merits consideration if back on his A-game.

Form: 400909-

(8)

Earls^t¹⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 85| D

22/1

Has possibly gone off the boil, only seventh of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Naas (7f, soft). Off 156 days with work to do.

Form: 103487-

(5)

Tosen Wish^p¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85| BF| D

6/1

Latest win at Southwell in September. 2/1, good second of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f), clear of rest. That form has been franked so he's expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: 000212-

(11)

Joe Masseria^b¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: L Breen| OR: 83| D

25/1

6/1, respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 148 days ago on his final run for Noel Meade. Can make presence felt for his new handler.

Form: 350046-

(7)

High Honour^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kinsella| OR: 82| D

125/1

80/1, first run since leaving Charlie Appleby when last of 22 in handicap at this course (10f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Tongue strap back on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 13/8300-

(2)

Green Sky⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

40/1

Thrice-raced winner on Flat. 9/1, good third in juvenile hurdle at Doncaster (16.6f, good) 51 days ago. More is required however back in this sphere.

Form: 615-

(3)

Razdan^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: C Timmons| OR: 77| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Below form fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 22/1) 17 days ago, left with too much to do. Significantly back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 4/6144-5

Non-Runners

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Lexington Dash²⁵⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Siobhan Rutledge

Forecasts

Chazzesmee (3/1), Raadobarg (9/2), Tosen Wish (6/1), Rahmi (8/1), Snapraeterea (8/1), Smooth Tom (12/1), San Aer (14/1), Take Heart (16/1), Lan Cinnte (16/1), Razdan (20/1), Earls (22/1), Simply Sideways (22/1), Casanova (25/1), Joe Masseria (25/1), Lexington Dash (25/1), Serious Challenge (33/1), Mr Lincoln (33/1), Green Sky (40/1), Current Option (50/1), High Honour (125/1)

Lots with chances. TOSEN WISH looks the pick of the Adrian McGuinness trio on the back of his good Dundalk second last time (form worked out well) so gets the nod at the chief expense of the returning C&D scorer Rahmi, who is weighted to have a big say. Chazzesmee and Raadobarg are two others who can make their presence felt in this very open handicap.