Racing Again August 4th Handicap – Cork

Cork

20:30

Racing Again August 4th Handicap

Date 2025-07-25

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €5,900

Winning Time 2m 35.79s (slow by 4.29s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Vervain (IRE) Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	100/30	Won
2nd	Whats New (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	15/8F	0.2
3rd	Mischief Man (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	3/1	2.25
4th	Amavasya (IRE) Jack Cleary · M C Grassick	5/1	0.3
5th	Handmedownmybible (IRE) Robert Whearty · Patrick Magee	33/1	1.75
6th	Oranzona (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · Ms Sheila Lavery	18/1	.5
7th	Kilgharrahs Love (IRE) Rory Cleary · Thomas Cleary	16/1	4.75

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (1)	Whats New Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	137	v	5-4452	57	63	61	11d	—	—	-19	11.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Second to a well-backed winner at Killarney, needs to reverse Naas form with Vervain
3 (7)	Mischief Man Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	135	tp	07067	55	64	34	20d	—	—	-16	8.5	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Some promise in handicaps but Vervain should have his measure again judged on Naas clash
5 (4)	Vervain Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:Joseph G Murphy	135	—	-08073	55	62	56	20d	—	—	-8	9.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Naas third was encouraging, stayed on to good effect and may be on the upgrade
1 (6)	Amavasya Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:M C Grassick	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:M C Grassick	140	—	0-0685	60	61	40	36d	—	—	-11	8.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
An unknown quantity at this trip, kept on for fifth over 1m1f at Leopardstown last month
6 (3)	Kilgharrahs Love Chestnut J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	J:Rory Cleary T:Thomas Cleary	128	v	4-0486	48	70	31	11d	—	—	-4	1.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Faced a tough task in a maiden at Killarney, best handicap form was in nurseries last year
4 (2)	Oranzona Chestnut J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ms Sheila Lavery	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ms Sheila Lavery	135	—	08-06	55	64	53	11d	—	—	-2	2.5	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Beaten 9l in sixth at Killarney on handicap debut, unlikely to reverse form with Whats New
7 (5)	Handmedownmybible Chestnut J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Patrick Magee	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:Patrick Magee	126	tp	3-4708	46	66	41	11d	—	—	0	2.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Weak form since fourth at Bellewstown in May, well held by Whats New on Killarney running

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Whats New	2/1	2/1	9/4
Mischief Man	3/1	11/4	11/4
Vervain	7/2	7/2	7/2
Amavasya	4/1	4/1	4/1
Kilgharrahs Love	16/1	16/1	16/1
Oranzona	20/1	20/1	20/1
Handmedownmybible	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Whats New

11.3

OR: 1.8 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

9/4

2nd

Vervain

9.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Mischief Man

8.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Amavasya

8.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

4/1

Handmedownmybible

2.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Oranzona

2.5

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Kilgharrahs Love

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Amavasya	60	61	40
Whats New	57	63	61
Mischief Man	55	64	34
Vervain	55	62	56
Oranzona	55	64	53
Kilgharrahs Love	48	70	31
Handmedownmybible	46	66	41

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Whats New	11d ago	Quick return
Kilgharrahs Love	11d ago	Quick return
Oranzona	11d ago	Quick return
Handmedownmybible	11d ago	Quick return
Mischief Man	20d ago	Fit
Vervain	20d ago	Fit
Amavasya	36d ago	Fit