16:50 Sligo

Wednesday 6 August 2025

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Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 2m 24.06s

(2)

Loingseoir^t⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 67| BF

6/1

Fair gelding. Twelfth of 18 in handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft, 9/2) 8 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Can give a good account.

Form: 825360

(1)

Picpoul^p,t¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Shay Wallace⁽⁷⁾| T: M Rice| OR: 43| D

40/1

Fair mare. Twenty two runs since last win in 2023. 20/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good) 11 days ago, running on. Others are better treated here though.

Form: 050073

(8)

Quatrain^v1,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K J Condon| OR: 66

25/1

Fair filly. 2/1, creditable third of 5 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Visor on 1st time and in the mix.

Form: 3-82403

(4)

Capital Theory¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 85

7/1

Fair gelding. First run since leaving Charlie Johnston when good second of 7 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 15/2) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Weighted to go close here.

Form: 20909-2

(3)

Dont Do Dramas¹⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 62| CD

9/1

Fair gelding. C&D winner. 22/1, twelfth of 19 in handicap at Navan (10.1f, soft). Off 102 days.

Form: 0079-00

(13)

El Bello^p²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Taylor Kingsley⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hurley| OR: 61| BF

16/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2024. Good third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 5/2) 25 days ago. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Denis Hogan. Unreliable type.

Form: 778343

(7)

Pearl Of Australia⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 66

11/2

9/2, sole run for Christopher David Timmons when sixth of 8 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good) 89 days ago. Needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 54/500-6

(10)

Powerful Hook Head^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 67| BF

13/2

Fair maiden who posted a solid fourth of 6 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 5/2) 22 days ago. Merits serious consideration now back up in trip.

Form: 850-044

(14)

Tartaraghan¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 64

7/2

One win from 26 Flat runs. Winner at Navan in July. Good third of 10 in handicap at Down Royal (10.6f, good, 9/2) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Needs considering again.

Form: 070513

(11)

Guest Star^b²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cian Fahy⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 54| D

100/1

Modest gelding. 33/1 and blinkers on for 1st time in this code, below form sixth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Kilbeggan (18.7f, good) 26 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 4-14089

(5)

Roderick^p,t¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Sweeney| OR: 56

17/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 17-runner handicap (8/1) at Naas (8f, good to soft) 14 days ago, driven out. Significantly back up in trip. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 002251

(12)

Antoine De Paris⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 63

8/1

Fair gelding. 10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, good) 79 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 667-040

Non-Runners

(9)

Temple City⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(6)

Wasittheway¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: T G McCourt J: James Ryan

Forecasts

Tartaraghan (7/2), Pearl Of Australia (11/2), Loingseoir (6/1), Powerful Hook Head (13/2), Capital Theory (7/1), Antoine De Paris (8/1), Roderick (17/2), Dont Do Dramas (9/1), El Bello (16/1), Temple City (20/1), Quatrain (25/1), Wasittheway (25/1), Picpoul (40/1), Guest Star (100/1)

A few with chances but Joseph O'Brien has his string in excellent nick so his POWERFUL HOOK HEAD is fancied to get off the mark now stepping back up in distance. Capital Theory is favoured at these weights and rates a big danger however with Tartaraghan and Quatrain also in the picture.