14:35 Roscommon

Monday 13 October 2025

All14:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:3517:05

Guinness Handicap

Off time: 14:36 | Winning time: 1m 37.63s

(8)

Earls^b,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 82| C| D

17/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable third of 15 in handicap (12/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 9 days ago, clear of rest. Considered.

Form: 650183

(6)

Buttermere Ridge^p,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 80

150/1

100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 6 in handicap at Tipperary (9f, heavy) 8 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 14490-6

(7)

Thyer^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 80| D

100/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap (66/1) at Down Royal (12.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 023200

(3)

Finsceal Annie^p,t³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Jamie Powell| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 79| D

20/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in June. 10/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Laytown (7f) 39 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 911002

(11)

Sindria^h1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. First run since leaving Dermot Weld when seventeenth of 20 in valuable handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 12/1) 30 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Respected.

Form: 7-810

(12)

Four Blondes^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gavin Ryan| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 77

18/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Ninth of 12 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft, 11/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 274829

(14)

Free Solo^p,t¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 77| CD

25/1

C&D winner in August. 14/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 244158

(13)

Merisi Diamond⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 76| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 17/2, well-beaten last of 12 to Earls in handicap at this course (7.4f, good to soft) 42 days ago.

Form: 24-0490

(4)

Royal Alliance¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 77

150/1

66/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 3-34000

(9)

Fast Tara^t⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: P W Flynn| OR: 74| D

4/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Good second of 9 in handicap (10/1) at Navan (8.2f, soft) 5 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0-57042

(10)

Counterculture^v1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 71| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft, 7/1) 9 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Enters calculations under Billy Lee.

Form: 05-0205

(1)

Quatre Bras⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Slattery| T: R O'Brien| OR: 71

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft, 10/1) 9 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4-00830

(18)

Ribee^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71| BF| D

11/2

Winner at Bellewstown (1m, soft) at the beginning of the month. Shaped well when 2 lengths third of 11 to reopposing Spanish Temptress in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 7 days ago, doing too much too soon. 9 lb higher now but still respected.

Form: 205013

(5)

Spanish Temptress⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: R O'Brien| OR: 71| D

6/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (9/2) at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 7 days ago, keeping on well. Should remain very competitive off 6 lb higher.

Form: 210991

(2)

Electric Beauty¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 70| D

6/1

Latest win at Galway in September. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.9f, heavy, 4/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 008155

Non-Runners

(15)

Mercurial²⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: J Nallen J: Reserve 1

(16)

Pandion Power²³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 2

(17)

Greek Gift⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Fast Tara (4/1), Counterculture (4/1), Ribee (11/2), Spanish Temptress (6/1), Electric Beauty (6/1), Pandion Power (7/1), Earls (17/2), Merisi Diamond (9/1), Mercurial (14/1), Sindria (18/1), Four Blondes (18/1), Finsceal Annie (20/1), Quatre Bras (22/1), Free Solo (25/1), Greek Gift (50/1), Thyer (100/1), Buttermere Ridge (150/1), Royal Alliance (150/1)

If FAST TARA can reproduced the form of her recent Navan second she may be able to go one better off 1 lb lower. The thriving Ribee, Billy Lee's mount Counterculture and top-weight Earls head the many dangers.