20:05 Gowran Park

Wednesday 13 August 2025

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Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle August 30th Handicap (0-60)

Off time: 20:05 | Winning time: 2m 0.43s

(3)

Flier^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| OR: 60| CD

11/2

13/2, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this course (9.5f, good) 18 days ago by ½ length from Chou Chou, always holding on. Merits consideration.

Form: 710201

(1)

Wing Glider²⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: R Brabazon| OR: 60

20/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 9 months and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 0/87767-

(8)

Skib Gold¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: M J Byrne| OR: 56| CD

7/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (80/1) at this course (9.5f, good) 18 days ago, kept up to work. Can go well again.

Form: 09601

(13)

Pink Socks²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 54| C

9/1

Course winner. One win from 30 Flat runs. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 28/1, sixteenth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 72-0000

(11)

Slaney Swagger¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Byrne| OR: 53

11/1

Remains a maiden after 16 runs but right back on song for his new yard when length third of 13 to Flier in handicap at this course (9.5f, good) 18 days ago. Expected to be bang there at these weights.

Form: 056-003

(15)

Patrick Street^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A Kinirons| OR: 51

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (11/1) at Killarney (11.5f, soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 96387-0

(2)

Chou Chou¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K J Leonard| T: E O'Connell| OR: 50| D

11/2

One win from 23 Flat runs. Winner at Tipperary in July. Very good ½-length second of 13 to Flier in handicap (11/2) at this course (9.5f, good) 18 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 080172

(7)

Thegooseiscooked³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 50| BF

3/1

Creditable second of 20 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm, 7/2) 34 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 48-0322

(17)

Harbanaker^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: William Harvey| OR: 46| D

18/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Respectable sixth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft, 14/1) 21 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 041606

(9)

Johnny's Oasis^p1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 54

25/1

10/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Killarney (11.3f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 4-05067

(18)

Poppadom²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 46

16/1

Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. 12/1, below form eighth of 17 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 7-68288

(20)

Deep Vein^b1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 53

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, first run since leaving Patrick Downey when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Limerick (7.9f, good) 32 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 000-0

(16)

Onemorestar^h1⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: J Motherway| OR: 44

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 40/1, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 68 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 9-000

(4)

Tickling²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Ryan| T: M A Molloy| OR: 52

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, very good fourth of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 5704

(6)

Lady Luck^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: R Sweeney| OR: 50

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, tenth of 17 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to firm) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 080

(14)

Monnow Valley^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: P Cluskey| OR: 40

66/1

25/1, tenth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 000/000-

Non-Runners

(5)

Venetian³⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 5

T: Sean Davis J: Sean Davis

(12)

Famous Enough¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 5

T: P T Foley J: Reserve 1

(19)

Gatsby Cap³²

Weight: 8-10| Age: 9

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 2

(10)

Romantic War⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: J G Murray J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Thegooseiscooked (3/1), Tickling (9/2), Flier (11/2), Chou Chou (11/2), Skib Gold (7/1), Famous Enough (8/1), Pink Socks (9/1), Slaney Swagger (11/1), Poppadom (16/1), Venetian (16/1), Harbanaker (18/1), Wing Glider (20/1), Gatsby Cap (20/1), Romantic War (20/1), Johnny's Oasis (25/1), Patrick Street (28/1), Deep Vein (33/1), Lady Luck (40/1), Monnow Valley (66/1), Onemorestar (66/1)

Plenty are in with a shout but the verdict goes to SLANEY SWAGGER who rates the pick of the weights on the back of a resurgent third here for his new stable. Recent course scorer Skib Gold heads the list of dangers, although Chou Chou, Harbanaker and Thegooseiscooked all need factoring into this competitive handicap too.