Sunday Tipping: 'his run in the valuable Sovereign Path Handicap over this trip when third at Leopardstown last month can be marked up' It’s another action-packed afternoon on Sunday for racing fans in Ireland with the Curragh hosting an eight-race programme starting at 1.20pm while Killarney stage a seven-race jumps card getting underway at 1.35pm. Local favourite Big Gossey (Charles O’Brien) will be attempting to register his 11th Curragh win and heads the ten-runner field for the Coolmore Sioux Nation Concorde Stakes over 7f at 2.20pm. The Listed contest includes the progressive Irish Cambridgeshire winner Loughrea (Andy Slattery), who steps out of handicap company after been raised 12lb for his demolition job over a furlong further here in August. King Cuan (Paddy Twomey) sets the standard on ratings off 105, returning to action following a five-month break, representing the Red Lily Racing Syndicate who are still celebrating their Goff Million win with Trean last weekend. Local trainer Johnny Murtagh, who rode the winner of this race in 1994 aboard Heart Lake (John Oxx), sent out Carrytheone to finish second when also staged at Tipperary in 2021 and his SINDAGAN might prove up to the task under stable jockey Ben Coen. One of three 3yos in the field, his run in the valuable Sovereign Path Handicap over this trip when third at Leopardstown last month can be marked up. Missing the break had him on the back foot from the outset but the way he finished out his race to finish a never nearer third to Krasimir (Ger Lyons) would suggest he has more in the locker. Connections have elected to run the gelded son of Mehmas here rather than try for another premier handicap off his 1lb higher rating of 95 so the Galway 7f maiden winner could be quite capable of stepping up at this level. The Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle at 1.35 in Killarney is a weak affair that could go the way of MASTERTOWN MISS, one of three 4yos in nine-runner field. Harry Kelly’s filly shaped well on debut in a similar contest under Cian Quirke at Clonmel last April before running respectably with a midfield finish in the Goffs Defender Bumper at Punchestown afterwards. He’s had two runs back following a summer break, the latest of those when fourth of 15 in a Ballinrobe maiden where the second and third that day had some decent placed form in stronger maidens than this. KILBRIN ROCCO reverts to chasing after finding one too good over hurdles at Listowel last month. Eoin McCarthy’s challenger is a better chaser having won twice in this sphere at Clonmel and Tramore over slightly shorter earlier this year. He met trouble in the early stages off this 105 mark before settling for a midfield finish in a 20-runner Galway 2m2f handicap on his last run over fences. The notable booking of champion Jack Kennedy teaming up for the first time makes him a solid contender. Staking Plan 1.35 Killarney 1pt win Mastertown Miss 3.55 Killarney1pt win Kilbrin Rocco 2.20 Curragh 1pt win Sindagan
