17:20 Curragh

Monday 5 May 2025

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Treacy Group Supporting Newbridge Parishes Day Handicap

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 1m 13.18s

(17)

Gordon Bennett²³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: R Brabazon| OR: 75| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 9/2, creditable third of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good) 23 days ago, running on. Merits consideration.

Form: 04667-3

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(18)

Linger For Longer²¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Leahy| OR: 71| BF| D

25/1

Third of 5 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft, 5/2). Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 114853-

(24)

White Clover⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 71

12/1

Winner at Navan in October. Twelfth of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 43 days ago.

Form: 26291-0

(11)

Mary Shoelaces^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Alexandra Egan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 70| C

28/1

Course winner. 22/1, respectable seventh of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 361-037

(10)

Ransom⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 67

40/1

22/1, good third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f). Off 94 days. Down in trip.

Form: 0097-53

(28)

Velvet Skies⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Terry Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 67| D

7/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. 8/1, creditable third of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 9 days ago, nearest finish.

Form: 261473

(4)

Kwa Herini²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 66

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fourth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D (good) 23 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 8-9484

(16)

Martinelli^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: K P Cotter| OR: 66| BF

9/1

Good second of 12 in handicap at Limerick (8.2f, heavy, 5/2) 10 days ago. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 5917-32

(20)

Saturn Seven¹⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam| OR: 66| BF| C

12/1

Course winner. Fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 9/2). Off 6 months.

Form: 400270-

(2)

Amanirenas^p²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 64| D

80/1

Thirteenth of 15 in handicap at this C&D (good, 28/1) 23 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 81050-0

(14)

I Bid You Ajou²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joseph Harnett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 64

9/1

Shaped well on return when fourth of 13 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7f, good) 23 days ago, doing too much too soon. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 29420-4

(6)

Inishmot Prince^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 64| D

33/1

12/1, fourteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 646-730

(15)

Distillate^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 62| D

25/1

10/1, seventeenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 9 days ago.

Form: 33-0850

(1)

Elusive Duke⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 71

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, twelfth of 17 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 7 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 26-80

(5)

Send Harry³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Miss E McCutcheon| OR: 71

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 125/1) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 08-6

(13)

She's Smart⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 61

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 14/1, good second of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 9 days ago, nearest finish. Respected.

Form: 674-562

(27)

Prime Sign¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 60

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in maiden (150/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 19 days ago. Down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 6-00

(12)

Withoutfurtherado²¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: A L T Moore| OR: 67

20/1

First run since leaving Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch when creditable third of 9 in nursery at Cork (6f, soft, 14/1), slowly away. Off 7 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 693303-

(22)

Big Baby Bull^t¹³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: John Hayes| OR: 56| C

40/1

Course winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (17/2) at Dundalk (7f). Off 138 days.

Form: 008455-

(7)

Green Valentine⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 55

28/1

Below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft, 25/1) 9 days ago.

Form: 6/4020-0

(8)

Jackie Brown^t⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A J Martin| OR: 55| D

33/1

Latest win at Dundalk in November. 9/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (6f). Off 96 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 25214-5

(25)

An Laochmor^v⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J G Coogan| OR: 53

16/1

Visored for 1st time, good fourth of 20 in handicap (33/1) at Navan (5f, soft) 9 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 760-604

(23)

Gegenpressing^t¹^{(ex 7)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 53| D

16/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. 11/2, won 14-runner handicap at Sligo (6f, good) 1 day ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Carries penalty. Not taken lightly.

Form: 0630-71

(9)

Highland Harvey⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: A J Martin| OR: 59

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 10 in handicap (100/1) at Dundalk (7f) 66 days ago. Makes turf debut. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 9990

(3)

Livingston Range^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: R Donohoe| OR: 49| D

25/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (5f, good, 17/2) 30 days ago.

Form: 363-707

(26)

Lismacbryan Hill²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 44| BF

15/2

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Navan (5.8f, good to firm, 7/4) 27 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 000-524

(21)

Cooee Call^t1⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: C O'Connell| OR: 47

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, last of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 94 days. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 0-60

Non-Runners

(19)

Nezeeh¹⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Gordon Bennett (4/1), Velvet Skies (7/1), Lismacbryan Hill (15/2), Martinelli (9/1), I Bid You Ajou (9/1), White Clover (12/1), Saturn Seven (12/1), She's Smart (14/1), An Laochmor (16/1), Gegenpressing (16/1), Kwa Herini (16/1), Withoutfurtherado (20/1), Distillate (25/1), Livingston Range (25/1), Linger For Longer (25/1), Nezeeh (25/1), Mary Shoelaces (28/1), Green Valentine (28/1), Jackie Brown (33/1), Inishmot Prince (33/1), Elusive Duke (33/1), Send Harry (33/1), Big Baby Bull (40/1), Ransom (40/1), Prime Sign (50/1), Amanirenas (80/1), Cooee Call (125/1), Highland Harvey (125/1)

I BID YOU AJOU shaped well on his comeback when fourth here last month, sent on a good way out in a soundly-run race, and looks of interest off the same mark. Gordon Bennett and Martinelli head the dangers.