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16:45 Curragh - 16 October 2025 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life
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16:45 Curragh

Thursday 16 October 2025

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

DNG Gold Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 6f  |   Yielding  |   19 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:49  |   Winning time: 3m 8.9s
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(4)
Horse silk
Toto Too119
Age: 8|  Weight: 10-5| J: Nicola Burns(7)| T: J M Barrett| OR:  75
16/1
Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f over hurdles. Creditable fifth of 13 in maiden at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm, 33/1), having run of race. Makes handicap debut. Respected.
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(1)
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Bruant41
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-1| J: James Ryan| T: A J Martin| OR:  71
40/1
Modest winner at 18f over hurdles. 50/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (18.6f, good) 41 days ago. Down in trip. Very hard to make a case for.
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(13)
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Sioux Eagle148
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-1| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley| OR:  71| BF
25/1
Good second of 11 in handicap at Gowran (13.8f, good to soft, 9/2). Off 148 days. Can give another good account.
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6
(2)
Horse silk
Qamari35
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR:  68
33/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 12 in maiden (22/1) at Clonmel (9.6f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Possibilities.
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(17)
Horse silk
Lady Kaip46
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R O'Sullivan| OR:  67
4/1
Good second of 14 in handicap (4/1) at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Not taken lightly in her current mood.
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(10)
Horse silk
Slowdownbarneyt180
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-10| J: Ross Coakley| T: J C McConnell| OR:  66| BF| D
100/1
Winner at Wolverhampton in April. Good second of 7 in handicap (4/5) at Wolverhampton (14f), running on. Off 180 days. Can make his presence felt again.
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(12)
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Spanish John14
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen| T: P A Fahy| OR:  66
20/1
2 wins from 5 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Bellewstown (12.4f, heavy) 14 days ago, driven out. Very much one to consider.
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(21)
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Imarajanb1191
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty| OR:  65
11/2
7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, fair seventh of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to firm). Off 6 months. Blinkers on 1st time. Has to be taken seriously off a 3 lb lower mark.
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11
(19)
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Quiz Testb124
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: S Byrne| OR:  65
12/1
7/1, below form fourth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, soft) 24 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Blinkers on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.
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(7)
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Makaiah16
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett(3)| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR:  64
22/1
Solid fourth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Ayr (15f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Looks competitive on form.
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(15)
Horse silk
12/1
Latest win at Cork in April. Creditable 4¾ lengths seventh of 12 to Grann's Boy in handicap at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 10/3) 7 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.
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(11)
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Miss Australie15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR:  63
16/1
First run since leaving P. O'Rourke when below form fourth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft, 8/1) 15 days ago. Uphill task.
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16
(8)
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Earthsong49
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR:  68
11/2
Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Navan (14f, good) 49 days ago, faring best of those held up. Shortlisted.
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(16)
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Breathe Again15
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR:  60
33/1
Eighth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft) 15 days ago. Not taken lightly if back on song.
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18
(3)
Horse silk
Chopsticksp20
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J C McConnell| OR:  60| BF
10/1
One win from 21 Flat runs. Winner at Sligo in August. Good second of 14 in handicap (7/2) at Dundalk (12f) 20 days ago, no match for winner. Likely to go well once more.
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(20)
Horse silk
Whats Newv12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR:  65
18/1
Visor on for 1st time in this code, ran out second in juvenile hurdle (7/4) at Gowran (16.3f, soft) 12 days ago. Fair on the Flat but others are more persuasive.
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20
(5)
Horse silk
Far Eclipse37
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR:  64
7/1
Good fourth of 18 in handicap (15/2) at Galway (12f, good to soft) 37 days ago. Improving all the time recently so he's a player in his bid for a maiden victory.
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(14)
Horse silk
Trubshawp7
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Gabriella Hill(7)| T: H De Bromhead| OR:  63
11/1
Winner at Sligo in August. Very good 2¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Grann's Boy in handicap at Thurles (16.3f, good to soft, 7/1) 7 days ago. A likely player.
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(18)
Horse silk
Go Flo Jo24
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-7| J: Jessica O'Gorman(7)| T: P G Fahey| OR:  55
16/1
Lightly-raced maiden. Below-form seventh of 13 in handicap at Listowel (11.1f, soft, 14/1) 24 days ago. Up in trip. Others are preferred.
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Non-Runners

2
(6)
Horse silk
Make Good12
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 10
T: Joseph Murray  J: Wesley Joyce
NR
3
(9)
Horse silk
Billie Frechette17
Weight: 10-1|  Age: 4
T: N Meade  J: Colin Keane
NR
12
(22)
Horse silk
Grann's Boy7
Weight: 9-8|  Age: 5
T: H Rogers  J: Sam Coen
NR

Forecasts

Lady Kai (4/1), Imarajan (11/2), Earthsong (11/2), Far Eclipse (7/1), Grann's Boy (8/1), Chopsticks (10/1), Trubshaw (11/1), Quiz Test (12/1), Plunkett Street (12/1), Billie Frechette (12/1), Make Good (14/1), Go Flo Jo (16/1), Miss Australie (16/1), Toto Too (16/1), Whats New (18/1), Spanish John (20/1), Makaiah (22/1), Sioux Eagle (25/1), Breathe Again (33/1), Qamari (33/1), Bruant (40/1), Slowdownbarney (100/1)

16:45 Curragh - 16 October 2025 - Racecard - Horse Racing - Sporting Life

This is wide open but the vote goes to FAR ECLIPSE who comes here on the up and is taken to gain his breakthrough success at the chief expense of the handily-weighted duo Imarajan and Makaiah. Trubshaw, Grann's Boy and Lady Kai all command plenty of respect too.

Previous Winners

2024
Pachmena
Weight: 9-10  |Age: 7
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,800.002nd: €3,600.003rd: €1,800.004th: €900.005th: €540.006th: €361.00

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