18:50 Curragh

Friday 27 June 2025

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James Nolan's Bar Kildare Town Handicap

Off time: 18:55 | Winning time: 1m 37.91s

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(15)

Mr Rango³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: G P Halpin| T: John M Harney| OR: 81| C

40/1

Course winner. Thirteenth of 19 in handicap at this course (10f, good, 50/1) 34 days ago, making little impression. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 4/314-90

(9)

Quar Shamar²⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: D W O'Connor| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 81| D

40/1

28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 14 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving Emmet Mullins and the market can prove a useful guide.

Form: 674020-

(21)

Instant Appeal²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 78

9/2

Respectable third of 18 in handicap (6/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 22 days ago, effort over 1f out and keeping on. Arrives easily one of the least exposed and he's one to consider.

Form: 231/033

(3)

Plastic Paddy^h¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: Tom McGuinness| OR: 75| D

100/1

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Michael Appleby/off 15 months when last of 10 in handicap (125/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 01461-0

(7)

Catena Zapata^t¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: C Cusack⁽¹⁰⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 74| D

18/1

6/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 15 days ago. Eased 1 lb ahead of this and he's no forlorn hope.

Form: 23/0046

(5)

Port Louis^p1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M W Hassett⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 72| D

22/1

Latest win at Cork in May. 10/1, bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (7f, good) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 0-98107

(17)

Ransom^t⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: L T McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 72| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 15/2, bit below form fifth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 8 days ago, missing break and running on. Remains with handicapping scope on old form and he's not dismissed lightly.

Form: 530015

(4)

Eighty Eight⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: B M Coen| T: J Feane| OR: 71

25/1

14/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Limerick (12.3f, good) 6 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 247304

(12)

Verhoyen^b²³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: D McMonagle| T: M C Grassick| OR: 71| C

18/1

6-time course winner but yet to fire this season, never a threat when seventeenth of 23 in handicap at this course (6.3f, good, 16/1) 23 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on and handicapper continues to relinquish his grip at least.

Form: 09-0900

(19)

Neo Smart^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D P McDonogh| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win here in April. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Gowran (7f, good to soft, 8/1) 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 741556

(8)

Sylkie^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R P Cleary| T: D Howard| OR: 70| D

50/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap (33/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 16 days ago, no extra final 1f. Eased back down to last winning mark if he can back that up now.

Form: 191-076

(6)

Genuine Jim⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Burns| OR: 69| C| D

13/2

Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 16-runner handicap at Cork (8f, soft) 69 days ago, well positioned. No surprise to see him thereabouts again.

Form: 0416-21

(10)

Refreshment^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: M Fahey| OR: 79| D

4/1

Much improved equipped with blinkers, narrowly off the mark at Leopardstown (1m) prior to showing much improved form to follow up in 17-runner handicap at Cork (8f, good to soft, 5/1) 14 days ago, readily. 8 lb higher now but respected nevertheless in hat-trick bid.

Form: 8-64611

(14)

Moondharrig^t³⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Coakley| T: E Doyle| OR: 68

100/1

Last of 9 in handicap (8/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm). Off 11 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 112159-

(16)

Lucky Out⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: Miss T L Cogan| OR: 66

100/1

Fifteenth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good to firm, 40/1) 8 days ago, slowly away. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 505-400

(22)

Quatrain^t1¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 66| BF

25/1

Maiden who was in good form when last seen, fourth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) in February. Goes handicapping now having switched yards and interesting if the market speaks in her favour. Tongue strap on.

Form: 633-824

(20)

Empress Artemis¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75| BF| D

10/3

Won a maiden on debut at Dundalk (8f) before finishing 4th in a conditions race at the same course in December. Not disgraced either start for new yard this year, needing stronger gallop when fifth of 9 in handicap at Gowran (7f) 12 days ago. Worth a second look.

Form: 14-45

(13)

Truth Be Told¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 75

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden who wasn't seen to best effect following 12 weeks off when fifth of 6 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 7/1) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Not one to write off given connections now dropped back to 1m.

Form: 4453-65

(2)

Moonhall Church¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: L F Roche| T: Alan McIntyre| OR: 70

12/1

Landed a Fairyhouse claimer (7f) last summer and similar form when close-up sixth in nursery at Dundalk (7f) in October. Possible his first start for 8 months was needed when eighth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 15 days ago and she's entitled to be sharper now.

Form: 10065-8

(18)

Pallatine Hills^b²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 70

16/1

Maiden who ran below the form displayed first 2 starts this season when eighth of 13 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 29 days ago. Others more persuasive dropped back in trip.

Form: 804-748

Non-Runners

(11)

Space Warrior²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 1

(1)

Zabeir²⁰⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 6

T: D Kinsella J: Reserve 2

(23)

Heliogabalus¹⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: S Byrne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Empress Artemis (10/3), Refreshment (4/1), Instant Appeal (9/2), Genuine Jim (13/2), Heliogabalus (8/1), Ransom (10/1), Moonhall Church (12/1), Truth Be Told (12/1), Neo Smart (14/1), Pallatine Hills (16/1), Verhoyen (18/1), Catena Zapata (18/1), Port Louis (22/1), Quatrain (25/1), Eighty Eight (25/1), Quar Shamar (40/1), Mr Rango (40/1), Sylkie (50/1), Space Warrior (50/1), Zabeir (66/1), Lucky Out (100/1), Moondharrig (100/1), Plastic Paddy (100/1)

Arriving easily one of the least exposed, INSTANT APPEAL again ran well when third in a big-field handicap at Leopardstown (9f) 3 weeks ago and he looks one of the likelier types once more operating from the same mark. Refreshment has proved to be a different proposition since the blinkers went on and he's highly respected in his hat-trick bid. Genuine Jim and Empress Artemis complete the shortlist.