20:25 Curragh

Friday 23 May 2025

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Ryans Cleaning Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 39.42s

(14)

Shigar^h¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Jamie Orr⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W Durkan| OR: 81| D

28/1

20/1, 7¾ lengths tenth of 14 to Port Louis in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 17 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 33418-0

(15)

Anvika⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 76

28/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (7f) 84 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 954-266

(1)

Pier Pressure¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75| D

11/1

Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 11 days ago, nearest finish. Likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 7536-74

(7)

Catena Zapata^t²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Conor Cusack⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 74| D

66/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap (40/1) at Tipperary (12.4f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Work to do.

Form: 5023/00

(2)

Ocean Manifest^t²²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 74

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 2/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving M. D. O'Callaghan. Open to improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 203-

(12)

Port Louis¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 74| D

11/2

Posted personal best when winning 14-runner handicap (9/1) at Cork (8f, good) 17 days ago. 4 lb rise fair and another bold bid looks assured.

Form: 000-981

(9)

Mags¹⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: K P Cotter| OR: 71| D

33/1

Ended last year with victory in 7-runner handicap at Dundalk (8f). Fairly treated on return and warrants respect.

Form: 562231-

(16)

Free Solo^p,t¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 70| C| D

11/1

Capitalised on a drop in weights when taking 25-runner handicap at this course (7f, good) 18 days ago, suited by way race developed. 8 lb higher now but warrants respect nontheless.

Form: 455761

(20)

Moyassr^t,p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J & T Kiely| OR: 70| D

9/1

9/2, creditable 1¾ lengths fourth of 14 to Port Louis in handicap at Cork (8f, good) 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. One of likelier contenders.

Form: 0721-44

(21)

Touch The Sound⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 69| D

11/1

Winner at Dundalk in November. 7/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f, good) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 25514-0

(8)

Buckle And Bolts¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 68

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 11 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good, 28/1) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. May be capable of better on handicap debut.

Form: 7655

(4)

Pansy Poe¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 67

80/1

First run since leaving J. A. Stack when last of 7 in maiden (50/1) at Sligo (6f, good) 19 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 43336-7

(23)

Mapa²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 66

66/1

16/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Clonmel (9.6f, good). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 744359-

(13)

Red Hugh O'Donnell^b,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: G Scott| OR: 66

50/1

Fourth of 6 in maiden (66/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 0-59604

(10)

Everylittlestep^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Yvonne Latta| OR: 64| D

20/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Limerick (8.2f, heavy) on return 28 days ago. May have needed that outing and figures off a handy mark.

Form: 82758-0

(11)

Ransom^t¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 64| D

20/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (7.5f, good, 40/1) 11 days ago, not clear run. Makes limited appeal.

Form: 97-5300

(6)

Thompson Gunner⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: Cian Hughes| OR: 64

50/1

33/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at this C&D (soft) 68 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 9325-00

(19)

Auburn Avenue^p,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: C Timmons| OR: 63

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable 4¾ lengths fifth of 25 to Free Solo in handicap at this course (7f, good, 20/1) 18 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 6443-05

(18)

Cordouan¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Sweeney| OR: 61| D

14/1

Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (33/1) at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 11 days ago, not clear run. Could be a player.

Form: 5100-65

(17)

Nahori²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini| OR: 61| BF

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 5/4, first run since leaving T. Gibney when below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Limerick (8.2f, heavy) 28 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 55424-7

Non-Runners

(5)

Bucaneer's Spirit³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: J Davison J: James Ryan

(3)

Dark Viper³

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

(22)

Showhound¹⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Daniel Murphy J: Jamie Powell

Forecasts

Nahori (9/2), Port Louis (11/2), Ocean Manifest (11/2), Dark Viper (11/2), Auburn Avenue (7/1), Moyassr (9/1), Bucaneer's Spirit (10/1), Pier Pressure (11/1), Free Solo (11/1), Touch The Sound (11/1), Cordouan (14/1), Buckle And Bolts (16/1), Showhound (16/1), Ransom (20/1), Everylittlestep (20/1), Anvika (28/1), Shigar (28/1), Mags (33/1), Thompson Gunner (50/1), Red Hugh O'Donnell (50/1), Catena Zapata (66/1), Mapa (66/1), Pansy Poe (80/1)

Preference is for PORT LOUIS, who returned to winning ways at Cork earlier this month and still looks feasibly treated. Dark Viper, Free Solo and Moyassr make up the shortlist in a tricky-looking finale.