16:50 Curragh

Sunday 25 May 2025

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Cryoclinic.ie Handicap

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 3m 0.26s

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(22)

Alphonse Le Grande^t²²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: A J Martin| OR: 93

28/1

Career best when winning 24-runner handicap at Newmarket (18f, soft, 33/1). Off 7 months and drops in trip here having rejoined yard after leaving Mrs C.O'Leary. Something to find on form.

Form: 111081-

(6)

Brosna Town^t¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 84

18/1

2/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 135 days. Stable in good form and while improvement is needed, he has to be respected.

Form: 41083-1

(19)

Arch Enemy¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 83| C

28/1

Course winner. 25/1, fifteenth of 19 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft) 112 days ago. Off 112 days. Produced a career-best when winning on latest start in this sphere in October.

Form: 263171-

(16)

Last Ammo^t³⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: W J Lee| T: Laura Hourigan| OR: 82

40/1

Respectable fifth of 17 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D (soft). Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard John O'Brien and tongue strap back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 48/7535-

(17)

Naturally Nimble²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D P McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82

7/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form third of 12 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft, 4/1) 23 days ago. Landed a Navan maiden on latest Flat start in September.

Form: 342541-

(11)

Common Practice^p,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81| BF| C

3/1

Course winner. 16/1, respectable fourth of 18 in handicap chase at Punchestown (20.2f, good) 23 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Claims if on-song.

Form: 45412/3-

(4)

La Vita Nova^t³⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81

20/1

Thrice-raced winner. Fourth of 5 in minor event at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft, 5/1). Off 10 months ahead of this handicap debut and she will probably come on for the run.

Form: 414-

(2)

Not Just Any Eagle⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 81

14/1

10/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 9 days ago, just holding on. 3 lb rise fair enough but this is tougher.

Form: 115-881

(21)

Molly Hall¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: R Whearty⁽³⁾| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 79| D

12/1

2 wins from 2 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Ballinrobe (12.9f, good) 16 days ago, having run of race. 7 lb rise demands more in this tougher race.

Form: 0312-11

(7)

Rock Of Ireland⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L T McAteer| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 79

9/1

11/4, creditable 3¾ lengths fourth of 14 to Not Just Any Eagle in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 9 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 278-424

(10)

Robbies Rock^p1,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: G F Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 78| BF| D

5/1

Very good second of 15 in handicap (3/1) at Killarney (16.8f, good) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 2612-42

(9)

Dark Oak¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: W M Lordan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 77

25/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap at Cork (12f, good, 17/2) 19 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 31220-6

(1)

Sign From Above^p¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: B M Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 77| D

22/1

Creditable seventh of 15 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good, 22/1) 12 days ago, better placed than most. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6331/1-7

(13)

Curious Bride^t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Leonard| T: E O'Connell| OR: 76

40/1

80/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Killarney (16.8f, good) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3179-30

(3)

Miss Manzor⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Adam Caffrey| T: N C Kelly| OR: 76

80/1

Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Pulled up in novice chase at Thurles (18.1f, good, 15/8) 71 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins. Makes handicap debut. More needed.

Form: 7731/

(18)

Ozark Daze⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J J G Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 76

12/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap at Roscommon (12.1f, good, 5/1) 6 days ago, finishing with running left. Can make presence felt.

Form: 322-034

(8)

Scatchwah⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: R C Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 74

16/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Dundalk (12f) 51 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 21030-5

(5)

Chutzpal^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 70| D

8/1

16/1, tenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cheltenham (16.4f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Fair on the Flat, career best when winning on last Flat outing. Others preferred.

Form: 060/41-7

(20)

Pralognan^p1,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: R P Cleary| T: A J Martin| OR: 70

40/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, 12¾ lengths ninth of 14 to Not Just Any Eagle in handicap at Leopardstown (12f, good) 9 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 5234-09

(14)

The Mediator^b¹⁹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: K G Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 69

25/1

Fourteenth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Navan (16.2f, good to soft, 7/1). Off 6 months. Blinkers on 1st time on the Flat (on when winning over jumps). Opposable.

Form: 334/045-

Non-Runners

(12)

Granite Bay²⁴³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: J P Fahey J: C T Keane

(15)

Morse⁵⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: Charles Weld J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Common Practice (3/1), Robbies Rock (5/1), Naturally Nimble (7/1), Chutzpal (8/1), Granite Bay (8/1), Rock Of Ireland (9/1), Molly Hall (12/1), Ozark Daze (12/1), Not Just Any Eagle (14/1), Scatchwah (16/1), Brosna Town (18/1), La Vita Nova (20/1), Sign From Above (22/1), Dark Oak (25/1), The Mediator (25/1), Morse (25/1), Alphonse Le Grande (28/1), Arch Enemy (28/1), Pralognan (40/1), Last Ammo (40/1), Curious Bride (40/1), Miss Manzor (80/1)

COMMON PRACTICE was a Grade 3 winner over fences in March and is on a potentially handy mark now returned to the Flat. He shades preference ahead of Robbies Rock and Ozark Daze. Cases can be made for several of the others, too, including Pralognan, who was well adrift of Not Just Any Eagle at Leopardstown recently but he will be a threat if the addition of cheekpieces have the desired effect.