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Saturday 19 April 2025

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Easter Festival April 19th - 21st Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 2m 19.72s

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(3)

Westminster Moon^t1¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: J J G Ryan⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 108

25/1

Smart form when ½-length third of 9 to Petit Marin in Premio Roma at Rome (9.9f, soft). Off 174 days. First run for yard after leaving Andreas Wohler. Wears tongue strap. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 133523-

(6)

Star Harbour^v¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 100| D

28/1

Three wins from 12 runs last year. 18/1, last of 6 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Must improve.

Form: 1215-76

(16)

Mashhoor¹⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: P McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 99| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below form 15¼ lengths eighth of 17 to Hamish in listed race at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 50/1), left with lot to do. Off 167 days. Chance on pick of form.

Form: 848008-

(15)

Take Heart³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: B M Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 99| D

9/2

16/1, respectable ninth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) on return 34 days ago, inadequate test. Significantly back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 48106-9

(5)

Lope De Lilas¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: C T Keane| T: W P Mullins| OR: 92| D

11/4

Lightly-raced winner. Bit below form 12 lengths tenth of 16 to Caught U Looking in listed race (8/1) at Naas (12f, good to soft), merely closing up late. Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut. Interesting contender.

Form: 5/100-

(1)

Walhaan⁹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: D P McDonogh| T: Ciaran Murphy| OR: 92

66/1

Three wins from 12 runs last year. Last of 8 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (24f, good to soft, 18/1) 98 days ago. Off 98 days. Significantly back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 425145-

(11)

Presence^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 91| D

12/1

Latest win at the Curragh in October. Tenth of 15 in handicap (11/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 22314-0

(12)

Apercu^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver| OR: 88| D

9/2

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Good fourth of 15 in handicap (10/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) 21 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 21671-4

(2)

Lady Lunette^p¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: D McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 87

14/1

Creditable third of 6 in handicap (10/1) at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 219073-

(14)

Bruant¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 86

66/1

50/1, eighth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, good) 18 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 212371-

(17)

Slieve Binnian¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: L T McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 83| D

8/1

First run since leaving M. Halford & T. Collins when creditable seventh of 15 in handicap (17/2) at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 10 days ago, never nearer. Can make presence felt.

Form: 33914-7

(7)

Money Dancer²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 82

17/2

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Creditable second of 15 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy, 9/1) 27 days ago, running on late. Significantly up in trip. Respected.

Form: 1900-2

(13)

Rock Of Ireland²⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 78

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, first run since leaving Barry Fitzgerald when below form eighth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good). Off 9 months. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 6/278-

(8)

Sylkie^p¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: R P Cleary| T: D Howard| OR: 78

22/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap (6/1) at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 173 days. Back up in trip. Can give a good account.

Form: 414191-

(9)

Joe Masseria^p²⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: N M Crosse| T: H D McGuigan| OR: 76| C

22/1

Course winner. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (22/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft). Off 9 months.

Form: 46/0983-

(4)

Razdan^t²⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-7| J: C D Hayes| T: C Timmons| OR: 75

33/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap at Navan (10.2f, good to firm, 16/1), not clear run. Off 9 months. RESERVE

Form: 144/507-

Non-Runners

(20)

Solomon²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(19)

San Andreas⁴³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 9

T: J P O'Brien J: J Pietropaolo

(18)

Neo Smart⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: J S Bolger J: W Joyce

(10)

Killeaney Bear¹⁸⁷

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Lope De Lilas (11/4), Apercu (9/2), Take Heart (9/2), Slieve Binnian (8/1), Money Dancer (17/2), Neo Smart (10/1), Presence (12/1), San Andreas (12/1), Mashhoor (14/1), Lady Lunette (14/1), Killeaney Bear (20/1), Joe Masseria (22/1), Sylkie (22/1), Westminster Moon (25/1), Rock Of Ireland (28/1), Star Harbour (28/1), Razdan (33/1), Solomon (33/1), Walhaan (66/1), Bruant (66/1)

APERCU shaped well at the Curragh on her return 3 weeks ago and can be expected to step up on that back up in trip. She shades the vote over Lope de Lilas, who is an interesting handicap debutant for Willie Mullins. Take Heart and Slieve Binnian both made encouraging comebacks and are others to consider.