17:25 Fairyhouse

Thursday 29 May 2025

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Royal Country Optional Claiming Race

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 16.7s

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Nezeeh^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: D J O'Connor⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 65| D

2/1

Fair gelding. 8/1, improved on recent efforts to win 15-runner handicap at Cork (5f, good) 9 days ago. Back up in trip and while more will be needed up 7 lb here, he should make his presence felt.

Form: 485091

(5)

Verified³³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: P McGettigan⁽⁷⁾| T: Charles Weld| OR: 65

14/1

Fair gelding. 18/1, sixteenth of 20 in handicap at Navan (5f, soft) 33 days ago. Back up in trip and minor place money is probably the best his connections can hope for.

Form: 79068-0

(9)

Fivecromwellplace¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: P A Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 66

11/2

Unreliable sort. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Last of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 18 days ago, folding. Significantly back down in trip and would be a danger to all if reproducing something akin to his peak 2024 form, including when going close over 7f here.

Form: 202-990

(7)

Amanirenas^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: R C Colgan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 57| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 80/1, twenty-fifth of 27 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good) 24 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 1050-00

(6)

I Bid You Ajou²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G M Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 59

4/1

Fair gelding. Nineteenth of 27 in handicap (9/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) 24 days ago. Had shaped well on his return at the same course in April and could get competitive here if able to reproduce that form.

Form: 9420-40

(4)

Eruption^v1²²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: R Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR: 49| D

33/1

Fair mare. Fifteenth of 17 in handicap (33/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft). Off 7 months ahead of this stable debut and visor on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 617490-

(1)

Devil's Angel¹²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: J Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 66| D

15/8

Fair gelding. 16/1, won 19-runner handicap at Navan (5.8f, good) 12 days ago, readily. 6 lb rise may not stop him if in a similar mood here.

Form: 545901

(2)

Magyar^t⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: J J G Ryan⁽³⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 21

250/1

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Paul John Gilligan when eighth of 9 in claimer at Dundalk (10.7f, 200/1) 76 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 70000/8

(8)

No Speed Limit^v¹⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: L T McAteer| T: P J McKenna| OR: 37| D

66/1

Modest gelding. Four wins from 96 Flat runs. Twenty-three runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 20 in handicap (50/1) at Naas (5f, good) 19 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 400859

(11)

Tribute To Jade^p,t⁹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: R Whearty⁽³⁾| T: Jennifer Monaghan| OR: 29

125/1

Remains a maiden after 23 Flat runs. Last of 11 in claimer at Dundalk (6f, 250/1) 90 days ago.

Form: 00/00-00

Non-Runners

(3)

Lismacbryan Hill¹²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: P Magee J: C T Keane

Forecasts

Devil's Angel (15/8), Nezeeh (2/1), I Bid You Ajou (4/1), Fivecromwellplace (11/2), Lismacbryan Hill (10/1), Verified (14/1), Amanirenas (20/1), Eruption (33/1), No Speed Limit (66/1), Tribute To Jade (125/1), Magyar (250/1)

On the back of a ready success at Navan 12 days ago, DEVIL'S ANGEL looks the way to go. He remains on a workable mark up 6 lb and again has the assistance of very capable apprentice Jack Kearney. Fivecromwellplace has failed to fire in three runs since the turn of the year but he has slipped to a dangerous mark and will be a danger to all if back to something like his best. I Bid You Ajou and recent Cork scorer Nezeeh are others to consider for each-way purposes.