UK Horse Racing Tips: Curragh

Navassa Island and She's Quality both bring Group 3 form to the table, with the former boasting a stronger level of form having chased home Albany winner Porta Fortuna on her racecourse debut at Naas. She hasn't progressed since that effort, finishing down the field at Royal Ascot before another defeat at Leopardstown, while the latter has performed with promise on both of her starts. That said, LETSBEFRANKABOUTIT represents a stable who are in flying form with their juveniles this season and it would be no surprise if the son of Sioux Nation were to get off the mark at the first attempt.
Prediction : 1st Letsbefrankaboutit 2nd Navassa Island 3rd Shes Quality

Plenty to consider in this wide-open contest, with a tentative vote going to ES VEDRA. The daughter of Dark Angel went into plenty of notebooks when doing her best work at the finish over an extended 5f at Navan last month and is bred to relish the 7f trip here. Bright Dick suffered a luckless passage when sixth at the Galway Festival last week and shouldn't be inconvenienced by the return to this distance. Luke Comer's colt may prove the biggest danger, ahead of Yuzu and Rhythm King.
Prediction : 1st Es Vedra 2nd Bright Dick 3rd Yuzu

ULTRA FINE gets a confident vote in this maiden. A well-bred son of Expert Eye, he improved from his debut effort at this track at the end of June when almost scoring at Killarney the following month, and he may not need to improve much on that form in order to strike at the third time of asking. God Knows is improving between runs and gave the impression the penny was beginning to drop at Killarney last time, while Gowran second New Phenomenon looks the pick of the Jessica Harrington-trained pair.
Prediction : 1st Ultra Fine 2nd God Knows 3rd New Phenomenon

TAKE HEART has made a very pleasing start to his career with successive good runs on the all-weather at Dundalk and this appears to be a decent opportunity to follow up his win over 1m at that venue last time. Johnny Murtagh's charge won going away on that occasion so this step up in trip is likely to suit and an opening handicap mark of 80 doesn't appear out of his reach. Fellow last-time-out winner Mr King looks the biggest danger after his success over 1m 2f at Roscommon, while Free Flow should also be seriously considered.
Prediction : 1st Take Heart 2nd Mr King 3rd Free Flow

Dermot Weld has his string in fine form at present and he looks to have another good chance here with AZAZAT. The highest-rated in this line-up, she travelled very well in the Irish Oaks here before weakening late on and she has less on her plate this time, with the drop in distance also a plus. However, there are no shortage of dangers, most notably recent Listed runner-up Unless, who could improve for this extra yardage, and Didn'thavemuchtodo. The unexposed Gozen is interesting on her first start in 10 months having shown serious potential as a juvenile.
Prediction : 1st Azazat 2nd Unless 3rd Didnthavemuchtodo

A winner of his last three starts under both codes, LONDONOFFICECALLIN can do little wrong at present and the four-timer looks like a distinct possibility for the progressive six-year-old. An 8lb rise for his most recent win at Killarney could prove lenient and he is preferred to the capable Nostra Casa and Bella Nebula, who is of interest on her handicap debit. Completing the shortlist are the likes of Master Dunraven, Tender Camilla and Zileo.
Prediction : 1st Londonofficecallin 2nd Nostra Casa 3rd Bella Nebula

A case can be made for most of these but marginal preference is for the hat-trick seeking BELLA BLUE EYES, who accounted for a useful field at Killarney last month. That form suggests that a mark of 88 should be workable for the three-year-old and she merits the utmost respect. The equally progressive Artemis Jones could prove to be the main threat to the selection on her handicap debut. Vadiana and Helpmeout also have strong form claims, while Kayhana and Ma Belle Artiste complete the shortlist.
Prediction : 1st Bella Blue Eyes 2nd Artemis Jones 3rd Vadiana