17:20 Curragh

Sunday 29 June 2025

All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:3016:1016:5017:2017:55

GAIN Summer Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 1m 24.24s

(7)

Dance Night Andday⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 95| C| D

11/2

Useful mare and course winner. Still in good heart when finishing 4¾ lengths fifth of 9 to Copacabana Sands in listed race (5/1) at Naas (7f, good) 42 days ago, left poorly placed. Expected to run well back in handicap company.

Form: 2818-45

(1)

Indigo Five²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: J Feane| OR: 95| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Barnavara in listed race (66/1) at Navan (8.1f, good) 22 days ago. Not taken lightly back in a handicap.

Form: 5-41604

(4)

Mataariki^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95| D

8/1

Winner on handicap debut earlier this season. Shaped better than the result when a creditable 5¼ lengths fifth of 11 to Copacabana Sands in Ballycorus Stakes (25/1) at Leopardstown (7.2f, soft) 17 days ago, running on. Lightly-raced and could have more to offer back in handicap company.

Form: 030-135

(13)

Bella Isabella⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 95| D

9/1

Improving sort ran her best race to date when 4¼ lengths third of 8 to Vera's Secret in Cornelscourt Stakes at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 49 days ago, though was better placed than most. Going the right way and cannot be discounted.

Form: 0-213

(8)

Bellaphina^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 84| BF| C| D

13/2

Has fallen to an appealing mark and has shaped well on both starts this season, unlucky not to finish closer when fourth of 7 in handicap (85/40) at Limerick (8f, good) 18 days ago, left poorly placed. Can give a good account.

Form: 4184-34

(5)

Murkala^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 93| BF| CD

8/1

Winner of a 7f handicap here in May. Wasn't disgraced in a conditions race at Fairyhouse (7f) 16 days ago but will need to step forward from that run with cheekpieces now refitted.

Form: 5-35153

(3)

Sweet Chariot^b⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92

11/2

Won 6f Fairyhouse nursery on final 2-y-o start. Improved again when second of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good) on reappearance and creditable fifth of 8 in 7f Leopardstown listed event 6 days later. Well-run 7f could suit and isn't dismissed for top connections.

Form: 5751-25

(2)

Va Va Vroom^t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 90| D

25/1

Fairly useful juvenile but failed to come on for seasonal reappearance when 9½ lengths eighth of 10 to Orchidaceae in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 23 days ago. Again wears a tongue tie but will need to improve.

Form: 2155-58

(12)

Enchanted Garden³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: A Mullins| OR: 74| D

11/2

Low-mileage 4-y-o who made it 3 wins from 4 7f handicap starts when seeing off 12 rivals on her Leopardstown reappearance (good to soft, 7/2). Found out in better company over 1m here last month but could be worth another chance back over 7f.

Form: 71/10-19

(6)

White Clover¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 73

22/1

Career best win at Listowel in June but followed that with a poor run when 33/1, sixteenth of 19 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 16 days ago. Remains to be seen if she can bounce back.

Form: 91-0510

(11)

Gloriously Glam³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 80

12/1

Without headgear, bounced back to form to finish a creditable second of 8 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 35 days ago, for all she had the run of the race. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington and may need to improve again.

Form: 227-502

(9)

Neo Smart^t²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in April. 14/1, creditable seventh of 20 in handicap at this course (8f, good) 2 days ago.

Form: 415567

Non-Runners

(10)

Orchidaceae²³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: A Oliver J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Dance Night Andday (11/2), Enchanted Garden (11/2), Sweet Chariot (11/2), Orchidaceae (6/1), Bellaphina (13/2), Murkala (8/1), Indigo Five (8/1), Mataariki (8/1), Bella Isabella (9/1), Gloriously Glam (12/1), Neo Smart (16/1), White Clover (22/1), Va Va Vroom (25/1)

DANCE NIGHT ANDDAY wasn't ideally placed in a listed race at Naas last month and may be able to make a winning return to handicap company. Enchanted Garden has a fine record in handicaps and looks worth another chance back at 7f, while Bellaphina has shaped well on both starts this season (poorly placed latest) and has fallen to an appealing mark.