Nua Healthcare Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

14:40

Nua Healthcare Handicap

Date 2025-03-16

Distance 6f

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €20,650

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (3)	Stag Night Bay J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	133	—	12766-	93	103	96	155d	—	—	+5	17.9	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Only 2lb higher than for his last win at Cork 12 months ago and he goes well fresh
1 (5)	Big Gossey Grey J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Charles O'Brien	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Charles O'Brien	145	t	31-322	105	106	88	9d	—	—	+4	17.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Grand servant who loves it here and returns on the back of competitive shows on the AW
7 (9)	Merisi Diamond Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Ms Joanna Morgan	J:Ronan Whelan T:Ms Joanna Morgan	126	t	14124-	86	106	89	133d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+11	22.8	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Goes well here; has shown that he can live with this mark and go well fresh
8 (11)	Love Billy Boy Bay J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	J:Shane Foley T:Gerard O'Leary	124	—	93236-	84	107	101	165d	—	—	+6	17.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ex-Hannon horse; ran a number of good races last year, though was kept mostly to 7f
10 (2)	Laugh A Minute Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Stephen Thorne	J:Chris Hayes T:Stephen Thorne	122	—	0033-4	82	103	97	23d	—	—	0	11.1	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Exposed 10yo but ran well on the AW last time and he's a better horse on turf
2 (10)	Go Athletico Bay J:Colin Keane T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Colin Keane T:Adrian McGuinness	138	tp	70958-	98	106	78	141d	—	—	+5	14.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Has possibilities off this mark should the new headgear work after a break
6 (7)	Apache Outlaw Chestnut J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey T:Adrian McGuinness	129	—	3711-3	89	105	97	9d	—	—	+7	15.1	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Should be well handicapped off this lower turf mark but soft ground could be troublesome
11 (12)	Rappell Chestnut J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Paul W Flynn	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:Paul W Flynn	119	—	71317-	79	104	85	169d	—	—	+13	21.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Does have a bit to prove off his current mark, even with a 7lb claimer up top
9 (8)	Staysound Susie Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	123	—	12018-	83	108	92	155d	—	—	+15	20.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Went up 8lb for winning so well at Cork in Oct and that seemed to find her out next time
12 (4)	Emerald Harmony Bay J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	119	—	12469-	79	106	93	144d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+6	12.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Only 1-11 but mostly consisent; this 4yo filly could yet be open to some improvement
4 (6)	Betsen Bay J:James Ryan(3) T:Jack W Davison	J:James Ryan(3) T:Jack W Davison	133	—	34104-	93	109	79	163d	—	—	+13	17.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Flashes of smart form in his nine races and should have a future in handicaps
3 (1)	I Am Superman Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:M D O'Callaghan	136	tb	027-65	96	106	88	16d	—	—	+8	12.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Hasn't been running badly on the AW but he's essentially a 7f/1m horse

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Stag Night	11/2	11/2	11/2
Big Gossey	6/1	11/2	11/2
Merisi Diamond	6/1	11/2	6/1
Love Billy Boy	13/2	13/2	13/2
Laugh A Minute	7/1	15/2	7/1
Go Athletico	8/1	17/2	17/2
Apache Outlaw	9/1	17/2	9/1
Rappell	11/1	11/1	11/1
Staysound Susie	14/1	14/1	14/1
Emerald Harmony	14/1	14/1	14/1
Betsen	16/1	16/1	16/1
I Am Superman	16/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Merisi Diamond

22.8

OR: 9 Form: 10.5 Odds: 3.3

6/1

2nd

Rappell

21.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

11/1

3rd

Staysound Susie

20.4

OR: 8.3 Form: 10.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Stag Night

17.9

OR: 10.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Big Gossey

17.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Betsen

17.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Love Billy Boy

17.3

OR: 8.5 Form: 5.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Apache Outlaw

15.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 3 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Go Athletico

14.7

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

I Am Superman

12.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Emerald Harmony

12.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Laugh A Minute

11.1

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Big Gossey	105	106	88
Go Athletico	98	106	78
I Am Superman	96	106	88
Stag Night	93	103	96
Betsen	93	109	79
Apache Outlaw	89	105	97
Merisi Diamond	86	106	89
Love Billy Boy	84	107	101
Staysound Susie	83	108	92
Laugh A Minute	82	103	97
Rappell	79	104	85
Emerald Harmony	79	106	93

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Gossey	9d ago	Quick return
Apache Outlaw	9d ago	Quick return
I Am Superman	16d ago	Fit
Laugh A Minute	23d ago	Fit
Merisi Diamond	133d ago	Long break
Go Athletico	141d ago	Long break
Emerald Harmony	144d ago	Long break
Stag Night	155d ago	Long break
Staysound Susie	155d ago	Long break
Betsen	163d ago	Long break
Love Billy Boy	165d ago	Long break
Rappell	169d ago	Long break