14:50 Curragh

Saturday 12 April 2025

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SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 59.31s

(4)

Betsen^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 94| D

7/1

16/1, creditable second of 12 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 14 days ago, better placed than most. In the picture again.

Form: 4104-72

(3)

Gutsy Girl⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 90

7/4

11/2, first run since leaving Charlie Fellowes when creditable 2½ lengths fourth of 8 to Lady With The Lamp in listed race at Cork (6f, good) 6 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 31294-4

(5)

Mickey The Steel^p,t¹⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 86| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Navan in October. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (11/1) at this C&D (good to soft). Off 160 days.

Form: 978410-

(9)

Bold Optimist²⁰⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: Daniel McLoughlin| OR: 84| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Seventeenth of 25 in handicap at this course (6f, good, 18/1), hampered. Off 6 months. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 954100-

(7)

Emerald Harmony^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 81| D

7/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 9/2) 7 days ago by head from Cuban Grey. Not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 2469-81

(2)

The Poacher Daly^v1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ross Coakley| T: J Davison| OR: 77| D

80/1

First run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when 7¾ lengths ninth of 11 to Emerald Harmony in handicap (40/1) at Bellewstown (5f, good) 7 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 96318-9

(1)

Clonmacash^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 76

25/1

Latest win at Dundalk in February. Good second of 8 in handicap there (6f, 9/2) 8 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: 212832

(6)

Never Shout Never^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 72| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Dundalk in December. In good form until only sixth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 22 days ago. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 21-2336

(10)

Cuban Grey^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Mulligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 70| BF| D

4/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. Very good head second of 11 to Emerald Harmony in handicap (9/2) at Bellewstown (5f, good) 7 days ago. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 3142-12

(8)

Mary Shoelaces^b⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 68| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Last of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (5f, 20/1) 57 days ago. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 57361-0

Forecasts

Gutsy Girl (7/4), Cuban Grey (4/1), Never Shout Never (9/2), Emerald Harmony (7/1), Betsen (7/1), Bold Optimist (17/2), Clonmacash (25/1), Mary Shoelaces (40/1), Mickey The Steel (66/1), The Poacher Daly (80/1)

A few with chances but the vote goes to CUBAN GREY who went down only narrowly at Bellewstown last time and can quickly resume winning ways. Clonmacash heads the list of dangers, although both Never Shout Never and Emerald Harmony are both well in the mix too.