16:45 Curragh

Thursday 16 October 2025

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

DNG Gold Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 6f  |   Yielding  |   19 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:49  |   Winning time: 3m 8.9s
1st
Horse silk
21
(14)
11/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Gabriella Hill (7)
Led narrowly, headed after 1f and tracked leader, 4th halfway, improved to lead over 6f out, pressed over 2f out, asserted over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, comfortably op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ½
11
(19)
12/1
T: S ByrneJ: Ronan Whelan
Rear, headway in 11th halfway, 8th over 4f out, progress over 2f out, improved to 2nd over 1f out, no impression on leader closing stages, kept on same pace op 14/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
10
(21)
11/2
T: E & P HartyJ: Chris Hayes
In rear, headway after 3 1/2f, 15th over 6f out, progress in 10th over 4f out, took closer order over 2f out, improved to 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
14
(15)
12/1
T: Michael W O'MearaJ: Seamie Heffernan
In touch, 8th halfway, progress in 5th under 5f out, effort under 2f out, kept on in 4th closing stages, never nearer op 14/1 tchd 11/1
5th
Horse silk
½
19
(20)
18/1
T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery
Mid-division, 12th over 6f out, headway in 6th under 5f out, progress in 4th 1f out, dropped to 5th and kept on same pace closing stages op 17/2
6th
Horse silk
nse
9
(12)
20/1
T: P A FahyJ: Ben Coen
Rear, 19th over 6f out, headway 2f out, stayed on 1f out, ran on final furlong to 6th closing stages, nearest at finish op 25/1 tchd 18/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
7
(17)
4/1f
T: R O'SullivanJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Towards rear, 16th over 6f out, progress under 4f out, stayed on over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong tchd 7/2
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
22
(18)
16/1
T: P G FaheyJ: Jessica O'Gorman (7)
In touch, 7th halfway, headway in 2nd under 6f out, challenged leader over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 14/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
16
(8)
11/2
T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee
Rear of mid-division, 14th over 6f out, lost place under 4f out, headway over 1f out, no impression closing stages op 7/1 tchd 8/1
10th
Horse silk
hd
5
(13)
25/1
T: P T FoleyJ: Luke McAteer
Close up, 3rd halfway, lost place under 5f out, niggled along in 7th over 4f out, effort over 1f out, weakened closing stages op 12/1 tchd 11/1 and 28/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(7)
22/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: Wayne Hassett (3)
In touch, 9th halfway, lost place under 4f out, effort 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong op 66/1 tchd 20/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
15
(11)
16/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey
Mid-division, 13th over 6f out, effort and progress over 1f out, no extra final furlong, weakened closing stages op 12/1
13th
Horse silk
hd
4
(1)
410-1
40/1
T: A J MartinJ: James Ryan
Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, lost place and no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 50/1
14th
Horse silk
12
1
(4)
16/1
T: J M BarrettJ: Nicola Burns (7)
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 4th under 6f out, lost place under 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out tchd 14/1 and 25/1
15th
Horse silk
4 ½
17
(16)
33/1
T: S LaveryJ: Robbie Colgan
Towards rear, 18th over 6f out, some progress under 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out op 25/1
16th
Horse silk
1 ½
20
(5)
7/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Robert Whearty
Tracked leader, in touch after 2 1/2f, 5th halfway, dropped to 11th over 4f out, weakened under 3f out op 13/2
17th
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(10)
100/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Ross Coakley
Towards rear, 17th over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 125/1
18th
Horse silk
2 ¼
18
(3)
10/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Wayne Lordan
Close up, improved to lead after 1f, headed over 6f out, 3rd under 6f out, lost place under 3f out, weakened over 2f out tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1
19th
Horse silk
hd
6
(2)
49-12
33/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Dylan O'Connor
Prominent, 6th halfway, dropped to 9th over 4f out, lost place and weakened over 2f out op 25/1 tchd 40/1
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Non-Runners

12
(22)
Horse silk
Grann's Boy7
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 5
T: H Rogers  J: Sam Coen
NR
2
(6)
Horse silk
Make Good12
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 10
T: Joseph Murray  J: Wesley Joyce
NR
3
(9)
Horse silk
Billie Frechette17
Weight: 10-1|  Age: 4
T: N Meade  J: Colin Keane
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.70Pl:€3.40, €2.80, €1.50, €3.80EX:€219.00Trifecta:€507.40Tricast:€842.01SF:€146.31

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. FAR ECLIPSE (IRE)
  2. IMARAJAN (IRE)
  3. MAKAIAH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Pachmena
Weight: 9-10  |Age: 7
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,800.002nd: €3,600.003rd: €1,800.004th: €900.005th: €540.006th: €361.00

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