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1xBet.ie Supports The Curragh Handicap
1m2f, Flat, 3yo+, €10,800, 24 runners
Winning time 2m 11.99s
- Going
- Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Cracking Cloud No. 2, stall 25
Shane Foley · Ross O'Sullivan
✓ Top rated ✓ Back from a 112-day break
Cracking Cloud heads our ratings on 80, four pounds clear of Anvika and Cladach on 76, which is a worthwhile edge in a big field of 24 over ten furlongs at the Curragh. The going is good to soft, and the selection is the one who tops our figures. Anvika and Cladach are the obvious dangers, with Marjorie Daw a little further back on 74 and capable of making the frame. Cracking Cloud gets the nod, though a race of this size always carries traffic risk.
Result
Andrew Slattery
A. Slattery
J M Sheridan
Paul W Flynn
Nicola Burns (5)
Gillian Scott
Ben Coen
C Byrnes
No. 20, stall 12
3yo, 8-8, OR 61
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery
Colin Keane
Kevin Thomas Coleman
No. 4, stall 8
3yo, 9-9, OR 69
J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
W. J. Lee
Gillian Scott
Chris Hayes
M C Grassick
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
A. Slattery
G. F. Carroll
Joseph G Murphy
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Mullins
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness
James Ryan
M A Molloy
Conor Cusack (7)
E McNamara
Siobhan Rutledge
H Rogers
Nathan Crosse
Jarlath P Fahey
Killian Leonard
Miss Katy Brown
Seamie Heffernan
G. O'Leary
Danny O'Leary (10)
G. O'Leary
Reese Holohan (5)
Ms Sheila Lavery
Non-runners: Limestone Red, My Mate Tony, Walls Cross
Racecard
Reese Holohan (5)
Ms Sheila Lavery 1/6
Anvika won last time out just five days ago, so she arrives fresh and in form, and has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 76 ranks her second of 24, but 145 lb from stall ten is the main risk.
- Sire
- Dandy Man (IRE)
- Dam
- Desert Way (IRE) by Giant's Causeway
- Owner
- Spyglass Syndicate
- Foaled
- 23 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Summerhill, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 74
Shane Foley
Ross O'Sullivan 1/19
Cracking Cloud is our top-rated runner, with an 80 rating that sits ten pounds above his official mark of 70, and he has run over today's trip and going before. He was third four starts back and is yet to win in his last four, though 112 days off and a quiet stable are small concerns.
- Sire
- Cracksman (GB)
- Dam
- Flying Cloud (IRE) by Storming Home
- Owner
- John Wholey
- Foaled
- 28 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Kilcullen, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 19 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 80, Speed 60
G. F. Carroll
Joseph G Murphy 0/4
Marjorie Daw won five starts back and has been fresh enough to run just 15 days ago, while she has run over today's trip and going before, and our rating of 74 ranks her fourth of 24. The risk is a thin recent record, with two unplaced runs since a fourth three starts back.
- Sire
- Sottsass (FR)
- Dam
- Lady Glinka (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Tadhg O'Sullivan & Shane R Stafford & Crampscastle Bloodstock Ltd
- Foaled
- 23 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Fethard, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 74, Speed 69
Dylan Browne McMonagle
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 6/53
Cladach is consistently in the frame, with a fourth last time out, a third two starts back and a second three starts back, and he returns quickly after just 12 days having run over today's trip and going. Yet to win in his last six, he looks the type to go close, and that lack of a win is the main risk.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Snowy Peak (GB) by Pivotal
- Owner
- E S Racing
- Foaled
- 28 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Owning Hill, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 53 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 76, Speed 68
Adam Caffrey
Adrian McGuinness 5/39
Doctor Grace is yet to win in her last six, though a third two starts back shows she can find a bit, and she has run over today's trip and going. Beaten in ninth last time out, she's quick back after 11 days and carries 135 lb from stall 22.
- Sire
- Buratino (IRE)
- Dam
- Firecrown (IRE) by Iffraaj
- Owner
- Dundalk Racing Club
- Foaled
- 30 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Lusk, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 39 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 63
Robbie Colgan
Ms Sheila Lavery 1/6
African Affair won last time out but was eighth and unplaced in the two runs before that, and he returns after 45 days off. Our rating of 61 ranks him 20th of 24, and 134 lb off an official 68 looks a lot to carry, though he has run over today's trip.
- Sire
- Sands Of Mali (FR)
- Dam
- Imdancinwithurwife (IRE) by Sir Prancealot
- Owner
- Making Memories Racing Club
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2023
- Stable
- Summerhill, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 43%
- Ratings
- Perf 61, Speed 61
Danny O'Leary (10)
G. O'Leary 0/14
Local Lad is winless in his last five and unplaced in each of his last three, though a third four starts back shows he has some ability, and he has run over today's trip and going. Back after 16 days, he carries 134 lb from stall seven, and our rating of 70 ranks him eighth of 24.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Local Time (GB) by Invincible Spirit
- Owner
- Lance Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 4 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Kildare, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 75
Nathan Crosse
Jarlath P Fahey 0/7
Winless in her last five, Barrogstown Girl has slipped from a second five starts back to a seventh last time out, though she's back quickly after 15 days and has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 71 sits above her official 63, but 133 lb from stall four is no gift.
- Sire
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)
- Dam
- Andalucia Lady (IRE) by Lend A Hand
- Owner
- Mjtf Syndicate
- Foaled
- 8 Jun 2020
- Stable
- MonasterevIn, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 7 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 71
W. J. Lee
Gillian Scott 1/5
Khormor Syd dropped back to finish seventh last time out after a first and a second, and he's back quickly after just five days, though he has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 68 ranks him tenth of 24, and he carries 133 lb from draw 15.
- Sire
- Alhebayeb (IRE)
- Dam
- Many Dreams (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Dean Gordon
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 62
Andrew Slattery
A. Slattery 8/40
Kodi Brown won last time out and has been in the first three in two of her other recent runs, with fresh legs after 13 days and experience of today's trip and going. Even so, an unplaced run two starts back, 133 lb from stall 19 and a 19th-of-24 ranking on our figures make her hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Brown Diamond (IRE) by Fastnet Rock
- Owner
- F Walsh
- Foaled
- 4 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 40 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 62, Speed 61
Jimmy Dalton (7)
Thomas Mullins 2/10
Won last time out and only 12 days ago, so he's fit and in form, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Though the prior three runs read unplaced, fifth and fifth, and 133 lb from stall 14 leaves plenty to prove, with our rating of 64 only 16th of 24.
- Sire
- Belardo (IRE)
- Dam
- Pixie Belle (IRE) by Echo Of Light
- Owner
- Mrs Helen Mullins
- Foaled
- 25 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Goresbridge, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 10 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 63
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
A. Slattery 8/40
Servare won four starts back but has been unplaced last time out and a sixth and fifth before that, and he returns after 132 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 69 sits just above his official 67, though the layoff and the dip in form hold him back.
- Sire
- Preservationist (USA)
- Dam
- Fight With Pride (USA) by Proud Citizen
- Owner
- Pat Garvey
- Foaled
- 3 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 40 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 69, Speed 71
Conor Cusack (7)
E McNamara 1/24
Gentle Soda was sixth last time out, with a fifth two starts back, and she's yet to win in her last four, while a trainer on 1/26 lately offers little encouragement. She has run over today's trip and going and returns after 15 days, but 132 lb from stall six looks a stiff ask.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Karakama (IRE) by Redoute's Choice
- Owner
- Kate Mcnamara
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Rathkeale, Co. Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 24 runs (4%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 65, Speed 61
Wesley Joyce
Michael Mulvany 0/20
Third last time out, and a winner two and three starts back, Rough And Tough has sound recent form and has run over today's trip and going, but a 1086-day absence is a huge question, and 131 lb from stall 26 is a big ask. Our rating of 70 does place him seventh of 24.
- Sire
- Tough As Nails (IRE)
- Dam
- Annagh Haven (IRE) by Indian Haven
- Owner
- Laurence Mulvany
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 20 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 33%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 71
J M Sheridan
Paul W Flynn 1/17
Third last time out and a third again three starts back, Dark Summit is fresh from a run 13 days ago and has experience over today's trip and going, but he is yet to win in his last six and carries 130 lb from draw 20. Our rating of 71 sits above his official 60, suggesting a little in hand.
- Sire
- Dark Angel (IRE)
- Dam
- Icespire (GB) by Frankel
- Owner
- Tuesday Club Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 7 May 2022
- Stable
- Colehill, Co Longford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 17 runs (6%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 71, Speed 68
James Ryan
M A Molloy 1/5
Elusive Duke is winless in his last six, with three unplaced runs since a second four starts back, though he's fresh enough after 11 days and has run over today's trip and going before. Our rating of 64 sits above his official 59, but he carries 129 lb from draw 13.
- Sire
- Elzaam (AUS)
- Dam
- Elusive Duchess (IRE) by Elusive Pimpernel
- Owner
- Elusive Duke Partnership
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 69
Seamie Heffernan
G. O'Leary 0/14
Showyoutheropes is winless in his last six, though a sixth last time out, just 11 days ago, and a fifth six starts back show he can hover around midfield; he has run over today's trip, and our rating of 66 sits above his official 58, but a run of unplaced efforts and a ninth three starts back hold him back.
- Sire
- Showcasing (GB)
- Dam
- Blue Gardenia (IRE) by Mastercraftsman
- Owner
- Purosangue Racing Syndicate
- Foaled
- 19 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Kildare, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 14 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 72
Ben Coen
C Byrnes 4/7
Fifth last time out and a winner three starts back, Spy has run over today's trip and on this going, but he's unplaced two starts back and returns after 46 days off. Our rating of 64 ranks him 15th of 24, so he looks a midfield sort from stall 16 under 128 lb.
- Sire
- Muhaarar (GB)
- Dam
- Confidential Lady (GB) by Singspiel
- Owner
- With My Little Eye Syndicate
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Co Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 7 runs (57%)
- Trainer running to form
- 70%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 62
Colin Keane
Kevin Thomas Coleman 1/13
Lamar Valley comes off a fourth last time out, 23 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going, but she's yet to win in her last four starts, with an eighth and a sixth before that. Drawn 18 and carrying 127 lb, she looks a mid-pack type.
- Sire
- Mohaather (GB)
- Dam
- Pamushana (IRE) by Teofilo
- Owner
- Atomic Racing
- Foaled
- 9 Mar 2023
- Stable
- Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 13 runs (8%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 64, Speed 57
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn 0/11
Nottooshabby is winless in his last six and was beaten in the five runs before a second last time out, so that improvement is the main hope. He has run over today's trip and going, but ranking 23rd of 24 on our figures makes him hard to fancy from stall 12.
- Sire
- Awtaad (IRE)
- Dam
- Sauanna Belle (IRE) by Acclamation
- Owner
- Nottooshabby Syndicate
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Carrick-On-Suir, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 11 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 56, Speed 53
Chris Hayes
M C Grassick 1/6
Mr Perth showed signs of life with a fourth last time out, 13 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going, but he is winless in his last six and was a ninth two starts back. Our rating of 66 sits above his official mark of 60, though he carries 126 lb from stall 24.
- Sire
- Australia (GB)
- Dam
- Miss Myers (IRE) by Zoffany
- Owner
- Joseph E Keeling
- Foaled
- 1 May 2023
- Stable
- Curragh, Co. Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 66, Speed 69
Nicola Burns (5)
Gillian Scott 1/5
Runner-up last time out and a winner three starts back, so the form reads decently, but a 123-day layoff and a ranking of 21 of 24 on our figures make him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip and going, and carries 122 lb from draw 11.
- Sire
- Raven's Pass (USA)
- Dam
- Turning Times (IRE) by Pivotal
- Owner
- Starting Monday Syndicate
- Foaled
- 27 Feb 2017
- Stable
- Ballingarry, Limerick
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 21%
- Ratings
- Perf 60, Speed 62
Killian Leonard
Miss Katy Brown 0/2
Winless in her last three, Ballysax Boo has finished seventh, unplaced and ninth, so she is hard to fancy, and our rating of 40 leaves her at the bottom of the field. She is back quickly after ten days and runs from stall 1, but little else in the facts argues for her.
- Sire
- Bobby's Kitten (USA)
- Dam
- Mariee (GB) by Archipenko
- Owner
- Liam Tougher
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2023
- Stable
- Friarstown, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 40
Siobhan Rutledge
H Rogers 0/5
Chloe's Boy was a fifth last time out, 13 days ago, but that came after an eighth and a ninth, and he has won once in his last six starts, a victory three starts back. He has run over today's trip and going, yet our rating of 52 ranks him last of 24, so he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Sottsass (FR)
- Dam
- Flying Fairies (IRE) by Holy Roman Emperor
- Owner
- Derek Flanagan & Derek Tighe & James M Nolan
- Foaled
- 12 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Ardee, Co. Louth
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 5 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 39%
- Ratings
- Perf 52, Speed 62
Ian O'Connor 0/2
Winless and unplaced in each of his last five starts, My Mate Tony is hard to fancy off 121 lb, though he has run over today's trip and is fresh enough after 15 days off; our rating of 46 leaves him near the bottom of the field.
- Sire
- Sea The Moon (GER)
- Dam
- Silkwood (GB) by Singspiel
- Owner
- Matthew Cheevers
- Foaled
- 29 Jan 2021
- Stable
- Killarney, Co Kerry
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 46, Speed 52
Timothy Doyle 0/8
Walls Cross is hard to fancy, unplaced in each of her last four outings and winless in her last six, with an eighth five starts back her best recent finish. She has run over today's trip and races off a lowly 48, but she's back after just one day off and ranks near the bottom of the field on our figures.
- Sire
- Waldgeist (GB)
- Dam
- Hasbah (IRE) by Cape Cross
- Owner
- Mrs Claire Doyle
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Moyne, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 8 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 47, Speed 63
Tracey Collins 0/2
Limestone Red is winless in his last six, beaten into seventh last time out, though a third three starts back and a second four starts back show he can bob up. He has run over today's trip, but ranking 22 of 24 on our figures makes him hard to fancy from stall 27.
- Sire
- Cotai Glory (GB)
- Dam
- Kocna (IRE) by Aussie Rules
- Owner
- Mrs Caroline Hendron
- Foaled
- 19 Apr 2020
- Stable
- The Curragh, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 57, Speed 65
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.