PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

3:30

PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Handicap

Date 2024-04-21

Distance 7f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €11,800

Runners (21)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
18 (6)	Uncle Albert b J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	125	—	2340-1	78	89	51	22d	—	—	+9	20.3	11/2 15%
Easy Cork winner on heavy and could be progressive enough to cope with the 6lb rise
21 (10)	Pepper Noir gr/ro J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	J:Robert Whearty(5) T:Gavin Cromwell	120	—	6-221	73	91	-	58d	—	—	-2	8.8	6/1 14%
Lightly raced AW maiden winner; could be on a lenient mark if handling the ground
6 (18)	Zephron b J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Denis W Cullen	J:Wayne Hassett(7) T:Denis W Cullen	138	p	1641-8	78	79	53	28d	—	—	-1	10.1	6/1 14%
Hit 15lb for his C&D win in November; may have needed comeback run but mark is a worry
20 (17)	Chicago Storm b J:David Egan T:Chris Timmons	J:David Egan T:Chris Timmons	121	tp	54-753	61	88	53	28d	—	—	-4	5.4	7/1 13%
Now 0-20 but he's on the shortlist after a solid effort under similar conditions at Cork
13 (11)	Rio Largo b J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Luke Comer	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Luke Comer	132	—	080-44	72	89	70	30d	—	—	0	7.6	9/1 10%
Dual winner who has shown a liking for testing ground and latest AW effort was encouraging
7 (3)	Fiver Friday b J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Paul Traynor	J:Jack Kearney(5) T:Paul Traynor	137	h	5122-5	77	86	65	28d	—	—	+1	8.9	9/1 10%
Led early but dropped out over this new trip at Naas and she may need further
9 (16)	God Knows b J:Seamie Heffernan T:Richard Brabazon	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Richard Brabazon	135	—	32610-	75	84	75	191d	—	—	+10	17.3	10/1 9%
Has never raced over a trip shy of 1m so probably best watched on this return
12 (8)	Encosta b J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	132	—	23308-	72	90	74	208d	—	—	+4	10.6	11/1 8%
Maiden winner with placed form in handicaps at Leopardstown; conditions are a worry
5 (15)	Rhythm King b J:Shane Foley T:Mark Fahey	J:Shane Foley T:Mark Fahey	138	—	9190-0	78	84	78	14d	—	—	+4	8.2	16/1 6%
Three-time winner who goes in the mud but now has some wellbeing issues to address
14 (1)	Half Nutz ch J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	130	—	00474-	70	88	77	142d	—	—	+2	6.1	18/1 5%
Can start slowly but he's not badly treated if he can get going in quick enough time
11 (5)	El Bello gr J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Sean D Bowen(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan	132	p	-80091	72	88	53	9d	—	—	+13	16.4	22/1 4%
All wins at this trip but on the AW and has been steered clear of testing ground
3 (12)	Sea Eagle br J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Scott McCullagh(3) T:Gerard O'Leary	140	—	1/885-	80	85	68	195d	—	—	+12	15.3	25/1 4%
Maiden winner for William Haggas; bought for 26,000gns and can win more races
10 (7)	Eastern Wind b J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	J:James Ryan(5) T:T G McCourt	134	p	56960-	74	87	74	142d	—	—	+4	6.8	25/1 4%
Infrequent winner (3-31) and unplaced in her four previous runs on this track
1 (19)	Spanish Tenor ch J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Cian MacRedmond(5) T:Adrian McGuinness	144	—	009-98	84	87	44	22d	—	—	+6	9.3	25/1 4%
Exposed; hasn't been at his best in either run this season and he's 0-9 here
2 (20)	Queenie St Clair b J:Wayne Lordan T:E D Delany	J:Wayne Lordan T:E D Delany	140	v	391-07	80	88	39	11d	—	—	+6	8.1	33/1 3%
No better than midfield in two runs for this yard and now tries more new headgear
4 (14)	Mile End b J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	J:Ben Coen T:Ciaran Murphy	138	—	9656-6	78	86	50	11d	—	—	+5	7.7	28/1 3%
Ran okay on stable debut at Leopardstown (7f, heavy) but not well enough
8 (2)	Loingseoir b J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	137	tp	668-00	77	85	11	28d	—	—	+5	7.3	33/1 3%
Tailed off at Naas and behind some of these; cheekpieces added
19 (21)	Easy Way b J:Chris Hayes T:Luke Comer	J:Chris Hayes T:Luke Comer	123	p	875-58	63	89	-	51d	—	—	+2	3.7	40/1 2%
Maiden; now gelded and tries cheekpieces on this first run over 7f
15 (4)	Rochester Mike b J:Mr T R Costello(10) T:Muredach Kelly	J:Mr T R Costello(10) T:Muredach Kelly	129	tp	/38P0-	69	86	43	234d	—	—	+4	5.1	50/1 2%
Runner-up to Paddington in a maiden here two seasons ago; hasn't offered much in handicaps
16 (13)	Amanirenas b J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:M C Grassick	J:Yudish Geerdharry(7) T:M C Grassick	127	hp	880-00	67	88	-	28d	—	—	+3	4.6	66/1 1%
All three wins have been on good ground so probably one for another day
17 (9)	Cu Chulainn b J:Leigh Roche T:Laura Hourigan	J:Leigh Roche T:Laura Hourigan	126	t	3/50-0	66	88	-	14d	—	—	+5	5.7	80/1 1%
Dual AW winner; tailed off on heavy-ground stable debut at Leopardstown (1m) when 80-1

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Uncle Albert	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Pepper Noir	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Zephron	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Chicago Storm	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Rio Largo	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Fiver Friday	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
God Knows	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Encosta	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Rhythm King	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Half Nutz	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
El Bello	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Sea Eagle	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Eastern Wind	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Spanish Tenor	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Queenie St Clair	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Mile End	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Loingseoir	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Easy Way	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Rochester Mike	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Amanirenas	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Cu Chulainn	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Uncle Albert

20.3

OR: 7 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

11/2

2nd

God Knows

17.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 9.1 Odds: 1.9

10/1

3rd

El Bello

16.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Sea Eagle

15.3

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Encosta

10.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 3.4 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Zephron

10.1

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Spanish Tenor

9.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Fiver Friday

8.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Pepper Noir

8.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

6/1

Rhythm King

8.2

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Queenie St Clair

8.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Mile End

7.7

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

28/1

Rio Largo

7.6

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Loingseoir

7.3

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

33/1

Eastern Wind

6.8

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Half Nutz

6.1

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

18/1

Cu Chulainn

5.7

OR: 4 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.2

80/1

Chicago Storm

5.4

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Rochester Mike

5.1

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Amanirenas

4.6

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

66/1

Easy Way

3.7

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Spanish Tenor Top Rated	84	87	44
Sea Eagle	80	85	68
Queenie St Clair	80	88	39
Uncle Albert	78	89	51
Zephron	78	79	53
Rhythm King	78	84	78
Mile End	78	86	50
Fiver Friday	77	86	65
Loingseoir	77	85	11
God Knows	75	84	75
Eastern Wind	74	87	74
Pepper Noir	73	91	—
Rio Largo	72	89	70
Encosta	72	90	74
El Bello	72	88	53
Half Nutz	70	88	77
Rochester Mike	69	86	43
Amanirenas	67	88	—
Cu Chulainn	66	88	—
Easy Way	63	89	—
Chicago Storm	61	88	53

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
El Bello	9d ago	Quick return
Queenie St Clair	11d ago	Quick return
Mile End	11d ago	Quick return
Rhythm King	14d ago	Fit
Cu Chulainn	14d ago	Fit
Uncle Albert	22d ago	Fit
Spanish Tenor	22d ago	Fit
Zephron	28d ago	Fit
Chicago Storm	28d ago	Fit
Fiver Friday	28d ago	Fit
Loingseoir	28d ago	Fit
Amanirenas	28d ago	Fit
Rio Largo	30d ago	Fit
Easy Way	51d ago	Fresh
Pepper Noir	58d ago	Fresh
Half Nutz	142d ago	Long break
Eastern Wind	142d ago	Long break
God Knows	191d ago	Long break
Sea Eagle	195d ago	Long break
Encosta	208d ago	Long break
Rochester Mike	234d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Queenie St Clair	Mid-Pack
Fiver Friday	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 21 runners classified.