19:50 Killarney

Wednesday 16 July 2025

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  • 4YO plus  |   1m 3f 103y  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:53  |   Winning time: 2m 32.11s
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Horse A-Z
2
(17)
Horse silk
Ms Messi23
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR:  59
9/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Ballinrobe (13f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Work to do.
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3
(6)
Horse silk
Tassarolop,t12
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR:  59| BF
11/2
Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, respectable 7½ lengths fourth of 14 to Celtic Druid in handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good, 7/4) 12 days ago. Warrants respect.
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4
(4)
Horse silk
Charlie Brow'n245
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: T J O'Mara| OR:  56
33/1
16/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.
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5
(1)
Horse silk
Patrick Streetp,t64
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-12| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A Kinirons| OR:  55
11/1
33/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good) 64 days ago. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run. Not out of things.
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6
(2)
Horse silk
Celtic Druid12
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: Robert Whearty(3)| T: T G McCourt| OR:  53
15/2
Confirmed promise of previous run when taking 14-runner handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good) 12 days ago, kept up to work. 12 lb higher now but looks sure to go well again.
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8
(18)
Horse silk
Metamorpheus4
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: R O'Brien| OR:  53
7/2
Respectable third of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Limerick (11.3f, good) 4 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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9
(8)
Horse silk
Synchronize5
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: S A Wallace(7)| T: J Morrison| OR:  53
22/1
Unreliable sort. 9/1, below form sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good) 5 days ago, not knocked about. Modest on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run.
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10
(16)
Horse silk
Dolce Far Niente34
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: J G Murphy| OR:  52| BF
15/2
1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Fairyhouse in June. 4/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 26 days ago. Worth a try at this longer trip and can't be ruled out.
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11
(9)
Horse silk
Skib Gold44
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Harnett(5)| T: M J Byrne| OR:  50
100/1
Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in maiden (300/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Up in trip. Improvement required on handicap debut.
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12
(14)
Horse silk
Men Of Dreamsb147
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan O'Connor(7)| T: M J O'Connor| OR:  49
50/1
Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Sixth of 8 in novice chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft, 50/1) 47 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time. 6/10 on last Flat outing.
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13
(7)
Horse silk
Chou Chou14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: E O'Connell| OR:  48
12/1
Off the mark at 21st attempt when narrowly taking 16-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm, 40/1) 14 days ago. 6 lb higher now but this longer trip may well suit.
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14
(13)
Horse silk
Deluca Chop663
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: S M Duffy| OR:  48| D
25/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, good third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 22 months. Market should prove best guide to claims on return.
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15
(11)
Horse silk
La Tulipe Noire21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: Aengus King| OR:  47
33/1
Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Naas (10.4f, good) 21 days ago. Others more appealing.
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16
(3)
Horse silk
Slieve Bearnaght4
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR:  51
10/3
16/5, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good) 4 days ago. Stable having good spell. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.
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Non-Runners

1
(10)
Horse silk
Tartaraghan3
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 4
T: J C McConnell  J: Keithen Kennedy
NR
7
(15)
Horse silk
Jawhary25
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 7
T: A McGuinness  J: Adam Caffrey
NR
17
(12)
Horse silk
Together Aclaim4
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 6
T: J C McConnell  J: Reserve 2
NR
18
(5)
Horse silk
Ranko Express3
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 5
T: A Slattery  J: Reserve 3
NR

Forecasts

Slieve Bearnagh (10/3), Metamorpheus (7/2), Tartaraghan (9/2), Tassarolo (11/2), Celtic Druid (15/2), Dolce Far Niente (15/2), Ms Messi (9/1), Patrick Street (11/1), Chou Chou (12/1), Ranko Express (12/1), Together Aclaim (12/1), Jawhary (16/1), Synchronize (22/1), Deluca Chop (25/1), Charlie Brow'n (33/1), La Tulipe Noire (33/1), Men Of Dreams (50/1), Skib Gold (100/1)

Verdict

CELTIC DRUID is unexposed over this sort of trip and can follow up his recent Bellewstown victory. Tartaraghan and Chou Chou head the list of dangers.

Previous Winners

2024
Molly Hall
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 6
13/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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