16:50 Sligo
Wednesday 6 August 2025
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Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race
- 3YO plus | 1m 2f 129y | Good to Yielding (Yielding in places) | 12 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 2m 24.06s
T: N MeadeJ: Colin Keane
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress into 2nd early straight, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well op 11/1
T: J C McConnellJ: Keithen Kennedy (5)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along in 4th over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd close home op 9/2
T: M C GrassickJ: Nicola Burns (7)
Towards rear, pushed along entering straight, headway into mid division over 150 yards out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home op 9/2 tchd 13/2
T: K J CondonJ: Ronan Whelan
Chased leader, led over 2f out, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra and lost 2 places close home op 16/1
T: P SweeneyJ: Patrick McGettigan (7)
Mid division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden in 7th entering straight, kept on inside final furlong to go 5th close home op 7/1 tchd 9/1
T: H D McGuiganJ: Sam Coen (7)
Rear of mid division, pushed along to go 6th entering straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 15/2 tchd 8/1
T: M RiceJ: S A Wallace (7)
Mid division, progress into 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 5th early straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 66/1
T: R HurleyJ: Taylor Kingsley (7)
Towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along entering straight, moderate late headway inside final furlong tchd 14/1
T: M MulvanyJ: W Joyce (3)
Led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden in 3rd early straight, soon no extra and weakened over 200 yards out op 17/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Tracked leaders, mid division halfway, pushed along over 2f out, no impression when short of room over 150 yards out, kept on one pace close home op 5/1
T: R O'SullivanJ: S Foley
Rear of mid division, 10th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, hung left early straight, no impression from over 1f out op 8/1
T: J C McConnellJ: C D Fahy (10)
Rear of mid division, 8th halfway, pushed along on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out op 50/1
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Temple City4
Weight: 9-6| Age: 4
T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan
NR
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(6)
Wasittheway16
Weight: 8-12| Age: 3
T: T G McCourt J: James Ryan
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€9.00Pl:€2.80, €1.70, €2.30EX:€32.20Trifecta:€105.80SF:€37.01
Forecasts
Tartaraghan (7/2), Pearl Of Australia (11/2), Loingseoir (6/1), Powerful Hook Head (13/2), Capital Theory (7/1), Antoine De Paris (8/1), Roderick (17/2), Dont Do Dramas (9/1), El Bello (16/1), Temple City (20/1), Quatrain (25/1), Wasittheway (25/1), Picpoul (40/1), Guest Star (100/1)
A few with chances but Joseph O'Brien has his string in excellent nick so his POWERFUL HOOK HEAD is fancied to get off the mark now stepping back up in distance. Capital Theory is favoured at these weights and rates a big danger however with Tartaraghan and Quatrain also in the picture.
- POWERFUL HOOK HEAD (GER)
- CAPITAL THEORY
- TARTARAGHAN (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00
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