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16:50 Curragh - 25 May 2025 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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16:50 Curragh

Sunday 25 May 2025

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Cryoclinic.ie Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 6f  |   Good  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:51  |   Winning time: 3m 0.26s
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(22)
Horse silk
Alphonse Le Grandet225
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.
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(6)
Horse silk
Brosna Townt135
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.
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(19)
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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.
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(16)
Horse silk
Last Ammot364
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.
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(17)
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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.
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(11)
Horse silk
Common Practicep,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.
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(4)
Horse silk
La Vita Novat304
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.
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(2)
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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.
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(21)
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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.
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(7)
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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.
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(10)
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Robbies Rockp1,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.
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(9)
Horse silk
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.
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(1)
Horse silk
Sign From Abovep12
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.
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(13)
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Curious Bridet12
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.
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(3)
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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.
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(18)
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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.
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(8)
Horse silk
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.
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(5)
Horse silk
Chutzpalb22
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.
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(20)
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Pralognanp1,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.
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(14)
Horse silk
The Mediatorb190
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.
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Non-Runners

7
(12)
Horse silk
Granite Bay243
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 4
T: J P Fahey  J: C T Keane
NR
17
(15)
Horse silk
Morse57
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 5
T: Charles Weld  J: N G McCullagh
NR

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)

16:50 Curragh - 25 May 2025 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

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.

Previous Winners

2024
Fairytale Princess
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 4
20/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,601.002nd: €5,201.003rd: €2,600.004th: €1,300.005th: €780.006th: €520.00

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