17:35 Curragh

Friday 26 June 2026

All16:3317:0517:3518:1018:4519:2019:5520:30

Silken Thomas And Lock 13 Handicap

Off time: 17:37 | Winning time: 1m 38.52s

(4)

Tachos^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Sam Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 78

18/1

Leopardstown winner at the start of last season but well held both starts this year. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 3560-69

(7)

Blues Emperor^b1⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Nathan Crosse| T: William Harvey| OR: 76| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2025. Underperformed again when sixth of 9 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, soft, 9/2) 7 days ago. A change of headgear (first-time blinkers for cheekpieces) needs to have a positive effect.

Form: 080406

(22)

Summer Snow^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Patrick McGettigan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Lawlor| OR: 76| D

33/1

Three-time winner in 2025 but operating below her best so far this year. Back on a good mark but need to see more.

Form: 380-905

(5)

Therewillbeglory^v1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 76

9/1

Fair maiden. Creditable third of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) on reappearance 31 days ago. Back down in trip. Visor on first time now handicapping. Less exposed than most of these.

Form: 22224-3

(19)

Banner Beauty³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: E Buckley| OR: 75| D

33/1

Respectable tenth of 19 on C&D reappearance (good to firm) 33 days ago. Likely to be sharper now.

Form: 4/1096-0

(17)

Thyer^t²³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: Maurice Ahern| OR: 75| D

16/1

Winner in Britain earlier in career but has struggled on all 4 outings for this yard.

Form: 320000-

(21)

Chester Nimitz⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 73

28/1

Maiden winner for Noel Meade last autumn. Not seen to best effect in handicaps at Leopardstown and Roscommon for new yard this spring. Not one to give up on.

Form: 4701-59

(12)

Highbury See See¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A Slattery| OR: 73| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 9/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Limerick (1m, good to soft) 16 days ago, never nearer. One of 2 solid contenders for Andy Slattery.

Form: 050403

(20)

Prevalence³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 82

9/2

Value for extra when winning 7f maiden at Dundalk last November. Shaped well and looked ahead of her mark when 1¼ lengths third of 12 on 7f course reappearance. A lesser effort has followed over C&D but she remains one to be positive about.

Form: 01-30

(6)

Spanish Rising²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Grant⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 72

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, twelfth of 16 in handicap at Gowran (1½m, good) 25 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 52-00

(2)

Majestic King²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D Hogan| OR: 70| BF| D

7/2

Improved when winning at Gowran in May and just as good when second of 14 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good) just 3 days later. A lesser run at Leopardstown since needs forgiving but Oisin Murphy has been booked.

Form: 802120

(9)

Neo Smart^t³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70| C| D

22/1

Showed a good attitude to land 13-runner Dundalk handicap in February. Not troubled the judge since but latest seventh of 19 over C&D (good to firm) was respectable, not ideally placed.

Form: 241977

(11)

No More Porter^p,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2024. Creditable third on C&D reappearance but has run poorly at Leopardstown since.

Form: 4446-30

(18)

Usuario Amigo^h¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Brien| OR: 67

40/1

Just the one decent effort since joining this yard and that came almost a year ago.

Form: 93-9770

(14)

Liberate³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Hogan| OR: 66

10/1

First sign of promise for this yard when fifth of 19 over C&D (good to firm) 33 days ago, running on. Player if she can build on that.

Form: 89-0905

(15)

Nautic Star³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 11 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 11/4) 31 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Respected as an unexposed sort.

Form: 54-2

(8)

Tofino⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 65| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 6 in handicap (11/2) at Limerick (1m, heavy) 7 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 309-752

(3)

Albion Power³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: K H Clarke| OR: 64| D

25/1

Only ninth of 19 over C&D (good to firm) last time and seems better on all-weather.

Form: 109-849

(13)

Liberation Date³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: Jack Foley| OR: 74

7/1

Won a maiden at Dundalk (7f) in December and dispelled a lesser effort following 13 weeks off when a creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to firm) 33 days ago. Billy Lee does the steering.

Form: 531-96

(16)

Chapel Lane^v²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W McCreery| OR: 72

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden who posted a creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (10.5f, good) on reappearance 28 days ago. Back down in trip. Visor back on.

Form: 373-6

Non-Runners

(1)

Brewing³⁸

Weight: 9-11| Age: 7

T: Kevin Coleman J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(10)

Calm The Jets¹⁶

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: C W J Farrell J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Majestic King (7/2), Prevalence (9/2), Liberation Date (7/1), Nautic Star (9/1), Therewillbeglory (9/1), Liberate (10/1), Tofino (14/1), Highbury See See (14/1), Thyer (16/1), No More Porter (18/1), Tachos (18/1), Calm The Jets (20/1), Brewing (20/1), Neo Smart (22/1), Blues Emperor (22/1), Chapel Lane (25/1), Albion Power (25/1), Chester Nimitz (28/1), Summer Snow (33/1), Banner Beauty (33/1), Usuario Amigo (40/1), Spanish Rising (40/1)

Although PREVALENCE was a little disappointing here last time her reappearance promise is still fresh in the memory and she's given another chance with Colin Keane back in the saddle for the first time since her maiden win last autumn. Chester Nimitz has had excuses for his 2 defeat this season and heads the many possible dangers along with Liberate and Andy Slattery pair Highbury See See and Therewillbeglory.