'She has a perfect draw and is in serious order' - who likes their Scurry hope?

Saturday: 2.35 Curragh
Paddy Power Scurry Handicap | 6½f | 3yo+ | RTE1/RTV

The two who have topped the market for this valuable sprint since declaration time are poles apart. We know basically everything about Mr Wagyu, but relatively little about Andrea Vesalius. Do you go with proven form or potential?

John Quinn's Mr Wagyu is the proven performer. This will be the 64th appearance of his career and his Wokingham fourth suggests he is as good as ever at the age of seven. This, would you believe, is his first trip to Ireland.

The last British-based winner of the Scurry was Intisaab in 2018, while Perfect Pasture won it for Mick Easterby in 2016 as well.

Andreas Vesalius, who wears cheekpieces for the first time, is running in just his second handicap and Joseph O'Brien has snapped up smart 7lb claimer Jake Coen. He went down by a neck over this trip at Naas last time and, while he runs off 2lb higher here, there is surely more to come from this unexposed three-year-old. He is all about potential.

Nothing comes into the contest in better form than the hat-trick-seeking Coumshingaun. She was rated 73 when she won a Listowel fillies' maiden emphatically last month and followed up over this very course and distance in a competitive enough affair off a mark of 81. The handicapper has shovelled on another 7lb but she is blossoming as a sprinter and the best could still be to come.

The big worry for Coumshingaun is the ground. Her two wins have been on yielding and trainer Kevin Coleman has admitted he would prefer more cut in the ground.

No More Porter has been very consistent this season and it is a very interesting move by Johnny Feane to return to sprinting after two very solid runs over a mile. He was second of 27 in a premier handicap at this track in May, but that was over a mile. The big question is whether he will have the speed to cope with this sort of test. He certainly travels strongly enough over further to suggest it might not be the worst move in the world. Like Andreas Vesalius, he also wears cheekpieces for the first time.

This is an intriguing sprint with cases to be made for plenty but it is Andreas Vesalius who could have most to offer, especially with the talented Coen taking so much weight off his back.

What they say

John Quinn, trainer of Mr Wagyu
He’s very well. It was a great run at Epsom and a very good one at Ascot. There are a couple of three-year-olds who look progressive but his form is good, his draw is fine and all ground comes alike to him.

Ken Condon, trainer of Quarantine Dreams
He was drawn on the wrong side in the Wokingham, which was a pity, but he ran well at Tipperary last time so hopefully he can put up a big show.

Joseph O'Brien, trainer of Andreas Vesalius
He ran well at Naas last time when just touched off. This is obviously a step up in class and it looks competitive.

Kevin Coleman, trainer of Coumshingaun
She's in great order, but I'm worried about the ground and I'm 50-50 whether she'll run as she'd ideally like a bit more cut. She ran on quick ground as a two-year-old and she handled it well, but she's a big filly and it might not be the best thing for her. She has a perfect draw and she's in serious order, so we'd love to run.

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