15:10 Curragh

Sunday 15 March 2026

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Nua's Canine Therapy Handicap

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 18.83s

(2)

Unique Journey^p¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Daniel Murphy| OR: 98| CD

9/2

Starts the new campaign on a C&D hat-trick after a pair of soft-ground wins last October. Likely to have a big say if ready to roll after 5 months off.

Form: 199711-

(4)

Love Billy Boy²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 93| D

15/2

Ended 2025 on a low note at Galway but he started last year with a near miss in this race so it would be no surprise to see him go well.

Form: 611290-

(3)

Go Athletico^t¹³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 89| CD

14/1

C&D winner last summer. 7/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) when last seen in October. Below par in this race on his 2025 reappearance so it might be best to look elsewhere.

Form: 017057-

(6)

Stag Night¹³³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 89| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Naas in October. 4/1, respectable 3 lengths fifth of 14 to Staysound Susie in handicap at this course (5f, heavy) when last seen, not ideally placed. Off 133 days. Gone well fresh before and considered under Billy Lee.

Form: 6/63715-

(1)

Real Force¹³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 86| C

16/1

Course winner. Blinkered 1st time, 10 lengths twelfth of 14 to Staysound Susie in handicap at this course (5f, heavy, 17/2) in November. Good record fresh.

Form: 9319/50-

(9)

Sarahmae¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 86| C

22/1

Course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Below form 5½ lengths sixth of 10 to Unique Journey over C&D (soft, 8/1) on final start. Off 150 days.

Form: 418046-

(7)

Staysound Susie^p¹³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Jimmy Dalton⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 83| C| D

10/1

Landed a 5f course handicap in the mud last November. Creditable fifth in this race on last year's reappearance.

Form: 404391-

(8)

Back Down Under¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Leigh Roche| T: P Roche| OR: 82| CD

7/2

C&D winner. 9/1, 9 lengths ninth of 10 to reopposing Unique Journey over C&D (soft) on final start last year. Off 150 days.

Form: 123309-

(5)

Dmaniac¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Hassett| OR: 80| CD

7/2

Ended last season with a career-best effort to win 17-runner C&D handicap (heavy) in October. Even a 9 lb rise may not stop him if resuming in similar form.

Form: 692931-

Forecasts

Dmaniac (7/2), Back Down Under (7/2), Stag Night (4/1), Unique Journey (9/2), Love Billy Boy (15/2), Staysound Susie (10/1), Go Athletico (14/1), Real Force (16/1), Sarahmae (22/1)

All of these are making their reappearance so the betting will likely be informative. DMANIAC impressed when scoring comfortably over C&D on his final start last year and, still relatively unexposed as sprinters go, appeals as one who could go on to even better things in 2026. Stag Night has a decent record fresh and is second choice under Billy Lee. C&D hat-trick seeker Unique Journey is next on the list.