17:10 Curragh

Saturday 16 August 2025

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Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 39.83s

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(19)

Heliogabalus^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S Foley| T: S Byrne| OR: 71

11/1

12/1 and blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 862031

(8)

Mono River^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: M T Sheridan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 68

20/1

Sixth of 11 in claimer at Killarney (8.2f, soft, 17/2) 31 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 2-68856

(17)

God Knows¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: P Sweeney| OR: 66| D

13/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. First run since leaving Richard Brabazon when 3 lengths thirteenth of 18 to Heliogabalus in handicap (8/1) at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 18 days ago, hampered. Considered.

Form: 4499-10

(2)

Auburn Avenue^p,t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: C Timmons| OR: 65

8/1

Creditable second of 10 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f, 4/1) 35 days ago. Back down in trip and in the picture.

Form: 3-05302

(1)

Green Icon^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan| OR: 71

18/1

Eleventh of 16 in handicap (50/1) at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 070400

(18)

Vivacious Lady²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Collins| OR: 65

50/1

Below form sixth of 10 in handicap (3/1) at Dundalk (12f). Off 6 months. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 08022-6

(20)

Zabeir^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: D Kinsella| OR: 64

16/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, below form eleventh of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 200-430

(4)

Spanish Temptress¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien| OR: 69| D

11/1

Winner at Killarney in July. 6/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 0-68210

(12)

Cordouan³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer| T: P Sweeney| OR: 62| D

17/2

6/1, ninth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) 37 days ago, caught further back than ideal. No forlorn hope.

Form: 0-65539

(5)

El Bello^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Taylor Kingsley⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hurley| OR: 61

22/1

Unreliable type. First run since leaving Denis Hogan when eighth of 12 in claimer at Sligo (10.6f, good to soft, 16/1) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 783438

(6)

Purring Along¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: S B Kelly| T: P G Fahey| OR: 61| C

14/1

Course winner. Latest win at Down Royal in June. 6/1, good sixth of 16 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft) 12 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 59-0D76

(15)

The Bog Bank^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Alyse Jane Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 61| D

28/1

Latest win at Down Royal in June. 40/1, below form thirteenth of 21 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 416990

(10)

Calamint^t1⁴⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A J Slattery| T: A Murray| OR: 60| D

14/1

Scored after an absence at Naas last April and not discredited off a 12 lb higher mark when third of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good) after. Off 15 months but tongue strap on 1st time and expected to be bang there.

Form: 5658/13-

(21)

Eutropia^t1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 65

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 10/1) 26 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5-6930

(9)

Lohengrin^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E D Delany| OR: 59

28/1

Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. Good fourth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Gowran (9.5f, good) 21 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 30-6384

(14)

Withoutfurtherado³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A L T Moore| OR: 64

15/2

Good second of 11 in handicap (14/1) at York (7.9f, good to firm) 36 days ago, not ideally placed. Enters calculations.

Form: 03-0652

(11)

Justenzia⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T P O'Shea| T: D Hogan| OR: 61

12/1

Good fourth of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm) 71 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon. Not taken lightly.

Form: 678-524

(3)

Tofino⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 61

11/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good sixth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 45 days ago, not clear run. Not ruled out.

Form: 004-366

(13)

Limestone Red^b⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: G M Ryan| T: T Collins| OR: 53

25/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to firm) 45 days ago.

Form: 72-0905

(16)

Saxon Kingdom^b,t¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: Thomas Dowling| OR: 49| D

18/1

One win from 26 Flat runs. Eighth of 11 in minor event at Catterick (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 11 days ago. Blinkers back on. Can give a good account if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 103458

(7)

Goldmoyne⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 48| BF| C

14/1

Course winner. 13/2, seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 9 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 307-480

Forecasts

God Knows (13/2), Withoutfurtherado (15/2), Auburn Avenue (8/1), Cordouan (17/2), Tofino (11/1), Spanish Temptress (11/1), Heliogabalus (11/1), Justenzia (12/1), Goldmoyne (14/1), Purring Along (14/1), Calamint (14/1), Zabeir (16/1), Green Icon (18/1), Saxon Kingdom (18/1), Mono River (20/1), El Bello (22/1), Limestone Red (25/1), Lohengrin (28/1), The Bog Bank (28/1), Eutropia (40/1), Vivacious Lady (50/1)

This is wide open so at the likely odds it could be worth siding with CALAMINT, who has won off a break before, to return in style and capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Denis Hogan's new recruit Justenzia heads the list of dangers, although a solid case can also be made for Tofino, Withoutfurtherado and Lohengrin. Purring Along completes the shortlist.