16:45 Curragh

Thursday 16 October 2025

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DNG Gold Handicap

Off time: 16:49 | Winning time: 3m 8.90s

(4)

Toto Too¹¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-5| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 75

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 13 in maiden at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm, 33/1), having run of race. Makes handicap debut. Respected.

Form: 3655

(1)

Bruant⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: James Ryan| T: A J Martin| OR: 71

40/1

Modest winner at 18f over hurdles. 50/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (18.6f, good) 41 days ago. Down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 71-0000

(13)

Sioux Eagle¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR: 71| BF

25/1

Good second of 11 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, good to soft, 9/2). Off 148 days. Can give another good account.

Form: 0/335-42

(2)

Qamari³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 68

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 12 in maiden (22/1) at Clonmel (9.6f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Possibilities.

Form: 3/4-34

(17)

Lady Kai^p⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 67

4/1

Good second of 14 in handicap (4/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 17-43U2

(10)

Slowdownbarney^t¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 66| BF| D

100/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in April. Good second of 7 in handicap (4/5) at Wolverhampton (14f), running on. Off 180 days. Can make his presence felt again.

Form: 3-32212

(12)

Spanish John¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: P A Fahy| OR: 66

20/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Bellewstown (12.4f, heavy) 14 days ago, driven out. Very much one to consider.

Form: 5-15971

(21)

Imarajan^b1¹⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR: 65

11/2

7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fair seventh of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Blinkers on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 53842-7

(19)

Quiz Test^b1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: S Byrne| OR: 65

12/1

7/1, below form fourth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, soft) 24 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 655034

(7)

Makaiah¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 64

22/1

Solid fourth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Ayr (15f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 924664

(15)

Plunkett Street⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 64

12/1

Latest win at Cork in April. Creditable 4¾ lengths seventh of 12 to Grann's Boy in handicap at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 10/3) 7 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 4-12427

(11)

Miss Australie¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 63

16/1

First run since leaving P. O'Rourke when below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft, 8/1) 15 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 9-00544

(8)

Earthsong⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 68

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 49 days ago, faring best of those held up. Shortlisted.

Form: 6873

(16)

Breathe Again¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 60

33/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly if back on song.

Form: 057348

(3)

Chopsticks^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J C McConnell| OR: 60| BF

10/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Sligo in August. Good second of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Dundalk (12f) 20 days ago, no match for winner. Likely to go well once more.

Form: 224512

(20)

Whats New^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 65

18/1

Visor on for 1st time in this code, ran out second in juvenile hurdle (7/4) at Gowran (16.3f, soft) 12 days ago. Fair on the Flat but others are more persuasive.

Form: 452241

(5)

Far Eclipse³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 64

7/1

Good fourth of 18 in handicap (15/2) at Galway (12f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Improving all the time recently so he's a player in his bid for a maiden victory.

Form: 8-07744

(14)

Trubshaw^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 63

11/1

Winner at Sligo in August. Very good 2¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Grann's Boy in handicap at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 7/1) 7 days ago. A likely player.

Form: 032164

(18)

Go Flo Jo²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 55

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below-form seventh of 13 in handicap at Listowel (11.1f, soft, 14/1) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Others are preferred.

Form: 00-407

Non-Runners

(6)

Make Good¹²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: Joseph Murray J: Wesley Joyce

(9)

Billie Frechette¹⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Colin Keane

(22)

Grann's Boy⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: H Rogers J: Sam Coen

Forecasts

Lady Kai (4/1), Imarajan (11/2), Earthsong (11/2), Far Eclipse (7/1), Grann's Boy (8/1), Chopsticks (10/1), Trubshaw (11/1), Quiz Test (12/1), Plunkett Street (12/1), Billie Frechette (12/1), Make Good (14/1), Go Flo Jo (16/1), Miss Australie (16/1), Toto Too (16/1), Whats New (18/1), Spanish John (20/1), Makaiah (22/1), Sioux Eagle (25/1), Breathe Again (33/1), Qamari (33/1), Bruant (40/1), Slowdownbarney (100/1)

This is wide open but the vote goes to FAR ECLIPSE who comes here on the up and is taken to gain his breakthrough success at the chief expense of the handily-weighted duo Imarajan and Makaiah. Trubshaw, Grann's Boy and Lady Kai all command plenty of respect too.