16:45 Curragh

Thursday 16 October 2025

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

DNG Gold Handicap

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

1^st

(14)

Trubshaw

39-1

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

2^nd

3 ½

(19)

Quiz Test

59-9

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

3^rd

(21)

Imarajan

49-9

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

4^th

(15)

Plunkett Street

79-8

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

5^th

(20)

Whats New

39-3

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

6^th

nse

(12)

Spanish John

79-10

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

7^th

(17)

Lady Kai

59-11

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

8^th

1 ¾

(18)

Go Flo Jo

38-7

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

9^th

(8)

Earthsong

39-6

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

10^th

(13)

Sioux Eagle

610-1

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

11^th

1 ¼

(7)

Makaiah

49-8

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

12^th

(11)

Miss Australie

49-7

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

13^th

(1)

Bruant

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

14^th

(4)

Toto Too

810-5

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

15^th

4 ½

(16)

Breathe Again

49-4

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

16^th

1 ½

(5)

Far Eclipse

39-2

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

17^th

1 ¼

(10)

Slowdownbarney

49-10

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

18^th

2 ¼

(3)

Chopsticks

59-4

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

19^th

(2)

Qamari

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

(6)

Make Good¹²

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: Joseph Murray J: Wesley Joyce

(22)

Grann's Boy⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 5

T: H Rogers J: Sam Coen

(9)

Billie Frechette¹⁷

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Colin Keane

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)

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.

FAR ECLIPSE (IRE)
IMARAJAN (IRE)
MAKAIAH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Pachmena

Weight: 9-10 |Age: 7

J: Wayne Hassett | T: G P Cromwell

12/1

Prize Money

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