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17:20 Killarney
Wednesday 16 July 2025
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Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Optional Claiming Race
- 3YO plus | 1m 40y | Soft (Soft to Heavy in places) | 11 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 1m 47.11s
T: H De BromheadJ: C Cusack (10)
Slowly into stride, towards rear early, travelled strongly, headway to 6th halfway, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden along 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, comfortably tchd 15/8
T: Stephen ThorneJ: J Kearney (3)
Prominent, raced freely, 2nd halfway, led travelling strongly over 3f out, headed under 2f out, kept on one pace, just held 2nd final strides
T: S ByrneJ: S Foley
Towards rear of mid-division, raced freely, dropped to rear after 3f, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway to 4th under 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 8/1 tchd 9/1
T: D HoganJ: D J O'Connor (7)
Broke sharply, led, raced freely, headed and pushed along over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, weakened final 50 yards op 66/1
T: J C McConnellJ: D W O'Connor
Tracked leader, raced freely, 4th halfway, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 8/1
T: D HoganJ: M T Sheridan (10)
Towards rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace op 9/1 tchd 10/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey
Dwelt, mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden under 3f out, no impression op 9/1 tchd 8/1
T: L CaseyJ: A J Casey (10)
Mid-division, raced freely, progress to 3rd after 2f, pushed along under 3f out, weakened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra op 40/1
T: D K WeldJ: L F Roche
Towards rear, 10th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden under 2f out, never a factor op 7/1
T: P J GilliganJ: J A Heffernan
Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 20/1 tchd 18/1
T: P J F MurphyJ: L T McAteer
Held up in rear, raced wide, pushed along halfway, eased over 1f out, never in contention, tailed off
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Non-Runners
10
(4)
Captain Hanley9
Weight: 9-6| Age: 5
T: A McGuinness J: S Coen
NR
2
(12)
Mogwli1
Weight: 10-2| Age: 8
T: W McCreery J: Jessica Maye
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.30, €1.40, €1.90EX:€12.30Trifecta:€68.80SF:€8.52
Forecasts
Catena Zapata (2/1), Shoot To Kill (7/2), After Love (13/2), Mogwli (8/1), Heliogabalus (17/2), Mono River (17/2), Casanova (10/1), Summer Island (11/1), Captain Hanley (16/1), Sugar Club (22/1), Temple City (25/1), Reponse Finale (50/1), Master Of Puppets (50/1)
SHOOT TO KILL has failed to fire both starts since resuming winning ways at Roscommon in May, but his sights are now lowered and the 8-y-o meets all of these rivals on significantly better terms than he would in a handicap. He is taken to get the job done, with Catena Zapata and Casanova best of the rest,
- SHOOT TO KILL (IRE)
- CATENA ZAPATA (IRE)
- CASANOVA
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00
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