SEVENTH RACE 8.00P.M.

THE IRISH STALLION FARMS EBF ‘HABITAT’ HANDICAP OF €50,000 (PREMIER HANDICAP)

Stalls Centre Of Course Handicaps calculated 22nd May Value to winner: €29500; Second: €10000; Third: €5000; Fourth: €2500; Fifth: €1500; Sixth: €1000 (For Race Conditions see page 54)

Racesponsor

A representative of the IEBF will present a trophy to the winning owner and the IEBF and Lissa Oliver will present a gift to the groom in charge of the horse judged to be best turned out.

Trifecta Race

O Any Excuse For A Holiday Syndicate

He has won three times from 7f to 1m. Has run well off similar marks in the past and first-time could give him an added boost today Winning Range Yld-Gd. Star Rating 3 Carrytheone

C Handicap Rating 102

Winner of seven races from 5f to 6f Has made a decent start to life with his new yard and he merits respect back in a handicap Winning Range Hvy-Gd. Star Rating 4

€137,549.30 CD Handicap Rating 101

A winner at

He remains relatively unexposed and could yet have more to offer, so the well-bred son

Dark Angel must enter calculations. Winning Range AW Star Rating 3 won four at 6f and has been running to a consistent level in defeat recently needed to come out on top today, though. Winning Range SH-GY. Star Rating 3

B Overbury Stallions Ltd

O John Lynch & Patrick Sheridan

Successful at 5f and 6f He was just touched off in the corresponding event last year and may be capable of mounting another serious challenge

Winner of seven races from 6f to 7f He’s weighted to reverse the form of

Dandyville, but there’s no guarantee that he’ll be able to do so. Winning Range

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To Order

Stud

Successful twice at 6f He was on an upward trajectory when last seen and the market is likely to guide on this return to action. Winning Range Yld-Gd. Star Rating 3 the majority with his claim, others make greater appeal. Star Rating 2

Coen 9.3 nk nk 3rd to Lokada (FR) 9.3

B,T worn by No 8. C,T worn by No 1, No 6, No 9. TStrap worn by No 11, No 13. Long Handicap - Secret Magician 8-5 (117), Greek Flower 7-12 (110)

Probable Starting Prices - 11/2 Dandyville, 6/1 Jon Riggens, 7/1 Tawaazon, 8/1

Mickey The Steel (GB), Stag Night, 10/1 Carrytheone (GB), Hurricane Ivor, Dream Today, Swift Flight (FR), 12/1 Heavenly Power, 14/1 Greek Flower, 16/1 Anthem National, Gustavus Weston, 20/1 Laugh A Minute (GB), 25/1 Secret Magician

2022 - 1st Additional 2nd Mickey The Steel (GB) 3rd Erosandpsyche (1 min. 12 sec.)

Off a mark of 101, Hurricane Ivor looks well-treated on some of his best form when trained by William Haggas in the UK. He was a winner two starts back over course and distance but could only finish fifth next time up in the Listed Woodlands Stakes (Naas) over 5f The step back up in trip and re-entry to calmer waters should see him go close again. Speedily bred Anthem National could still develop into a smart sprinter but has a fair bit to do off his current mark, and the experienced LAUGH A MINUTE looks a more reliable option.He looks dangerous with apprentice jockey Adam Caffrey taking off a valuable 7lbs.

Curragh Comment

A fiendishly difficult race to unpick in which many would appear to hold chances, so only a tentative vote can go to the form horse DANDYVILLE. Natalia Lupini’s charge racked up a brace of successes at Dundalk in November before returning with a decisive victory at Naas, so a subsequent 10lb rise might not be enough to stop him from completing the four-timer. Others to note include Hurricane Ivor, Tawaazon, Jon Riggens and last year’s runner up Mickey The Steel.

WIN: DANDYVILLE

DANGER: Hurricane Ivor

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