13:55 Curragh

Sunday 2 November 2025

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Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap

Off time: 13:56 | Winning time: 1m 32.16s

(21)

Brewing¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-4| J: Scott McCullagh| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 84| D

40/1

Arrives below par, fourth of 8 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 14 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 700004

(7)

Thyer^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 78

40/1

Eleventh of 15 in handicap (100/1) at Roscommon (7.5f, soft) 20 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 232000

(1)

Greek Flower^h1,t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Feane| OR: 75| C

11/1

Course winner. Solid sixth of 17 in handicap (7/1) at this course (6f, heavy) 12 days ago. Hood/tongue strap on 1st time. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 955406

(9)

Key Witness²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 76| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving Archie Watson when very good second of 15 in handicap at this course (6f, soft, 25/1) 29 days ago, better placed than most. Well in the mix.

Form: 6152

(14)

Royal Alliance²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 76| D

100/1

Last of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.5f, soft, 150/1) 20 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 340000

(19)

Facethepuckout²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Powell| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 73| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Naas (7f, soft, 22/1) 22 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 664600

(11)

Loingseoir^t¹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Grassick| OR: 73| CD

25/1

Won 26-runner handicap at this C&D (soft, 28/1) 17 days ago by nose from Miss Nifty, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Not taken lightly.

Form: 537801

(3)

Mercurial^p¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J Nallen| OR: 73| C

15/2

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. 12/1, very good second of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy) 12 days ago, first home in group. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 000842

(13)

Miss Nifty¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery| OR: 70

9/1

Latest win at Naas in June. Good nose second of 26 to Loingseoir in handicap at this C&D (soft, 28/1) 17 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 139072

(5)

Goal Exceeded^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 68| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Respectable eighth of 26 to Loingseoir in handicap at this C&D (soft, 9/1) 17 days ago. Not taken lightly at these weights.

Form: 708658

(15)

Tofino¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 69| C

11/1

Course winner. Winner here in August. 10/1, good length third of 26 to Loingseoir in handicap at this C&D (soft) 17 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 613023

(17)

Verhoyen^b¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: M C Grassick| OR: 66| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 22/1, fair ninth of 26 to Loingseoir in handicap at this C&D (soft) 17 days ago. Has slipped to a good mark.

Form: 634069

(12)

La Tulipe Noire^p⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J M Sheridan| T: Aengus King| OR: 64

9/1

Latest win at Roscommon in October. Creditable third of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 16/1) 6 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 451153

(8)

Super Exceed^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: T Mullins| OR: 64

13/2

Unreliable type. Good second of 22 in handicap (22/1) at this course (8f, heavy) 12 days ago, well positioned. Needs to back it up now.

Form: 988032

(4)

Lady Arwen⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 63| D

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Twelfth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at Galway (8.3f, heavy) 6 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 37-0420

(16)

Rosato¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: C Weld| OR: 63

13/2

Latest win at Naas in July. 12/1, very good third of 17 in handicap at this course (6f, heavy) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Merits serious consideration.

Form: 144553

(2)

Mogwli^v¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 62| C

33/1

Course winner. Latest win at Bellewstown in October. Creditable 2 lengths fifth of 26 to Loingseoir in handicap at this C&D (soft, 33/1) 17 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 082515

(20)

Tai Tam Bay^b¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Jessica O'Gorman⁽⁷⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 62

5/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. 18/1 and blinkered for 1st time, shaped well when fourth of 26 to Loingseoir in handicap at this C&D (soft) 17 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 097004

(10)

Edergole's Angel^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Megan Telford-Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 62

40/1

Winner at Bellewstown in October. 16/1, last of 16 in handicap at Naas (10.6f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Significantly down in trip with plenty more required.

Form: 060710

(6)

Purring Along^v⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 53| BF| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Below-form sixth of 15 in handicap (11/2) at Galway (7f, heavy) 6 days ago. Visor back on with more needed.

Form: 474486

Non-Runners

(18)

Mehmar¹¹¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: N Slevin J: Jimmy Dalton

Forecasts

Tai Tam Bay (5/1), Rosato (13/2), Super Exceed (13/2), Mercurial (15/2), Miss Nifty (9/1), La Tulipe Noire (9/1), Key Witness (10/1), Greek Flower (11/1), Tofino (11/1), Purring Along (12/1), Goal Exceeded (14/1), Verhoyen (20/1), Loingseoir (25/1), Facethepuckout (28/1), Lady Arwen (33/1), Mogwli (33/1), Mehmar (33/1), Edergole's Angel (40/1), Thyer (40/1), Brewing (40/1), Royal Alliance (100/1)

This is wide open. ROSATO thrived last autumn and signalled she is ready to strike again when a very good third in a big-field handicap here last time when not seen to anything like best effect. Goal Exceeded has slipped to a good mark and this C&D scorer could emerge as the main danger, although lots of others can have a say too, including Tai Tam Bay, Verhoyen, Miss Nifty, Mercurial and Loingseoir.