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19:50 Killarney - 16 July 2025 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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19:50 Killarney

Wednesday 16 July 2025

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  • 4YO plus  |   1m 3f 103y  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:53  |   Winning time: 2m 32.11s
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Horse silk
Ms Messi23
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: C T Keane| T: P W Flynn| OR:  59
9/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Seventh of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Ballinrobe (13f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Work to do.
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Tassarolop,t12
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-2| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR:  59| BF
11/2
Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, respectable 7½ lengths fourth of 14 to Celtic Druid in handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good, 7/4) 12 days ago. Warrants respect.
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Charlie Brow'n245
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-13| J: W M Lordan| T: T J O'Mara| OR:  56
33/1
16/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 8 months. Significantly up in trip. Others preferred.
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(1)
Horse silk
Patrick Streetp,t64
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-12| J: R C Colgan| T: A Kinirons| OR:  55
11/1
33/1, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.8f, good) 64 days ago. Fair on the Flat, creditable on last Flat run. Not out of things.
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(2)
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Celtic Druid12
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: R Whearty(3)| T: T G McCourt| OR:  53
15/2
Confirmed promise of previous run when taking 14-runner handicap at Bellewstown (12.2f, good) 12 days ago, kept up to work. 12 lb higher now but looks sure to go well again.
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Metamorpheus4
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-10| J: S Foley| T: R O'Brien| OR:  53
7/2
Respectable third of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Limerick (11.3f, good) 4 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.
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Synchronize5
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: S A Wallace(7)| T: J Morrison| OR:  53
22/1
Unreliable sort. 9/1, below form sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good) 5 days ago, not knocked about. Modest on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run.
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Dolce Far Niente34
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: B M Coen| T: J G Murphy| OR:  52| BF
15/2
1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Fairyhouse in June. 4/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, soft) 26 days ago. Worth a try at this longer trip and can't be ruled out.
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Horse silk
Skib Gold44
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: P A Harnett(5)| T: M J Byrne| OR:  50
100/1
Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 11 in maiden (300/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to firm) 44 days ago. Up in trip. Improvement required on handicap debut.
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Men Of Dreamsb147
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-6| J: D J O'Connor(7)| T: M J O'Connor| OR:  49
50/1
Remains a maiden after 24 Flat runs. Sixth of 8 in novice chase at Tramore (15.5f, good to soft, 50/1) 47 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time. 6/10 on last Flat outing.
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Chou Chou14
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: E O'Connell| OR:  48
12/1
Off the mark at 21st attempt when narrowly taking 16-runner handicap at Tipperary (9f, good to firm, 40/1) 14 days ago. 6 lb higher now but this longer trip may well suit.
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Deluca Chop663
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-5| J: D McMonagle| T: S M Duffy| OR:  48| D
25/1
Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, good third of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 22 months. Market should prove best guide to claims on return.
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La Tulipe Noire21
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: J A Heffernan| T: Aengus King| OR:  47
33/1
Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form seventh of 13 in handicap (40/1) at Naas (10.4f, good) 21 days ago. Others more appealing.
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(3)
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Slieve Bearnaght4
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-8| J: L T McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR:  51
10/3
16/5, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Limerick (11.3f, good) 4 days ago. Stable having good spell. Looks competitive on form. RESERVE.
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Non-Runners

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Horse silk
Tartaraghan3
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 4
T: J C McConnell  J: K G Kennedy
NR
7
(15)
Horse silk
Jawhary25
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 7
T: A McGuinness  J: Adam Caffrey
NR
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(12)
Horse silk
Together Aclaim4
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 6
T: J C McConnell  J: Reserve 2
NR
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Horse silk
Ranko Express3
Weight: 10-0|  Age: 5
T: A Slattery  J: Reserve 3
NR

Forecasts

Slieve Bearnagh (10/3), Metamorpheus (7/2), Tartaraghan (9/2), Tassarolo (11/2), Celtic Druid (15/2), Dolce Far Niente (15/2), Ms Messi (9/1), Patrick Street (11/1), Chou Chou (12/1), Together Aclaim (12/1), Ranko Express (12/1), Jawhary (16/1), Synchronize (22/1), Deluca Chop (25/1), Charlie Brow'n (33/1), La Tulipe Noire (33/1), Men Of Dreams (50/1), Skib Gold (100/1)

19:50 Killarney - 16 July 2025 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

CELTIC DRUID is unexposed over this sort of trip and can follow up his recent Bellewstown victory. Tartaraghan and Chou Chou head the list of dangers.

Previous Winners

2024
Molly Hall
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 6
13/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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