17:20 Killarney

Wednesday 16 July 2025

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Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Optional Claiming Race

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 1m 47.11s

(5)

Heliogabalus^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: S Foley| T: S Byrne| OR: 64| BF

17/2

Fair gelding. 3/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 12 days ago. Others make more appeal on these terms.

Form: 63-8620

(6)

Mono River^p,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Mel Sheridan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

17/2

Fair gelding. Fifth of 7 in claimer (7/1) at Tramore (12f, good) 8 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back down in trip and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: 22-6885

(13)

Shoot To Kill²⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 81| D

7/2

Fairly useful gelding. Latest win at Roscommon in May. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good, 12/1) 26 days ago. Clear pick at the weights down in grade here

Form: 332190

(1)

Temple City^h⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

25/1

Last of 7 in claimer at Tramore (12f, good, 20/1) 8 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and he's hard to warm to in present form.

Form: 257-087

(9)

After Love¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld| OR: 64

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 9/1, very good sixth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago, running on. Opposable from a win point of view on these terms.

Form: 7-366

(11)

Sugar Club^v1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: P J Gilligan| OR: 63| D

22/1

Fair filly. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable third of 8 in claimer (4/1) at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good to soft) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Noel Meade and visored for 1st time. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 004003

(7)

Summer Island⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 65| BF

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good third of 12 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to soft, 4/1) 9 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 06873

(3)

Catena Zapata^b1,t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Conor Cusack⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 73| D

2/1

Fairly useful gelding. 18/1, bit below form thirteenth of 20 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good) 19 days ago, left with lot to do. Blinkers on 1st time and he's one of the more appealing candidates at the weights.

Form: 3/00460

(2)

Casanova^v¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 65| D

10/1

Fair gelding. 7/1, sixth of 11 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.9f, good) 12 days ago. Would have a very strong chance if rediscovering something akin to the pick of last season's form.

Form: 0-00006

(8)

Reponse Finale¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Alan Casey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: L Casey| OR: 63

50/1

Modest filly. 28/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0-09070

(10)

Master Of Puppets²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Luke McAteer| T: P J F Murphy

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 8 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good to soft, 28/1) 23 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 98

Non-Runners

(12)

Mogwli¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: W McCreery J: Jessica Maye

(4)

Captain Hanley⁹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: A McGuinness J: Sam Coen

Forecasts

Catena Zapata (2/1), Shoot To Kill (7/2), After Love (13/2), Mogwli (8/1), Heliogabalus (17/2), Mono River (17/2), Casanova (10/1), Summer Island (11/1), Captain Hanley (16/1), Sugar Club (22/1), Temple City (25/1), Reponse Finale (50/1), Master Of Puppets (50/1)

SHOOT TO KILL has failed to fire both starts since resuming winning ways at Roscommon in May, but his sights are now lowered and the 8-y-o meets all of these rivals on significantly better terms than he would in a handicap. He is taken to get the job done, with Catena Zapata and Casanova best of the rest,