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Tayto Group Ltd Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-08-29
Distance 3m
Class
Going Good To Firm
Type Hurdle
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize €5,900
Winning Time 5m 48.30s (slow by 5.30s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Fire Coral (GB)
Danny Mullins · S Curling
7/2F Won
2nd
Schiehallion (IRE)
P J O'Hanlon · Dermot A McLoughlin
17/2 2.5
3rd
Georgia Celena (IRE)
Dylan Kidd · John C McConnell
18/5 1.25
4th
Live To Laugh (IRE)
Sam Ewing · Peter Fahey
5/1 .75
5th
Zolpharine (IRE)
Danny Gilligan · John Patrick Ryan
5/1 10
6th
Whatyouwant (IRE)
G B Noonan · Gerard Kyne
50/1 9.5
7th
Bigira (FR)
Jack Kennedy · Mark Fahey
13/2 4.5
8th
Riggs (IRE)
Keith Donoghue · P Cluskey
12/1 1
9th
Oscar Tonic (IRE)
Danny Power · Sean Aherne
28/1 1
10th 16/1 2

Non-Runners / Other

Status Horse SP
P.U.
Sionainn (FR)
Jordan Gainford · Aidan Melia
28/1

Runners (15)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
11
Fire Coral
Bay
J:Danny Mullins
T:S Curling
J:Danny Mullins
T:S Curling
 150 t 6-8341
82
101
91
 19d — — -6
13.7
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Winner last time with some of today's rivals behind but now needs to handle 6lb rise
13
Zolpharine
Bay
J:Danny Gilligan
T:John Patrick Ryan
J:Danny Gilligan
T:John Patrick Ryan
 149 — P22002
81
107
46
 8d — — +2
21
0.83/1
10/3
23%
Good runs over fences recently and chance if he can transfer that to hurdles
9
Georgia Celena
Bay
J:Dylan Kidd(7)
T:John C McConnell
J:Dylan Kidd(7)
T:John C McConnell
 156 — 457-13
88
100
89
 19d — — -3
14.5
1.00/1
4/1
20%
Off the mark last month; didn't follow up when Fire Coral finished in front; thereabouts
6
Live To Laugh
Bay
J:Sam Ewing
T:Peter Fahey
J:Sam Ewing
T:Peter Fahey
 161 — 3707-7
93
100
84
 75d — — +1
14.8
1.63/1
13/2
13%
Well supported on h'cap debut but weakened into seventh; steps up in trip now
4
Bigira
Bay
J:Jack Kennedy
T:Mark Fahey
J:Jack Kennedy
T:Mark Fahey
 166 t 380-20
98
102
19
 49d — — +5
14.9
1.88/1
15/2
12%
3m winner last summer has become inconsistent and hard to trust
5
Schiehallion
Bay
J:P J O'Hanlon
T:Dermot A McLoughlin
J:P J O'Hanlon
T:Dermot A McLoughlin
 165 p F28P-5
97
100
81
 36d — — +6
13.9
2.75/1
11/1
8%
0-12 over hurdles with best of those runs coming here when second in Nov.; each-way chance
2
Riggs
Bay
J:Keith Donoghue
T:P Cluskey
J:Keith Donoghue
T:P Cluskey
 168 p -11626
100
100
-
 20d — — +16
22.9
3.00/1
12/1
8%
10lb lower hurdles mark; back-to-back chase winner in May but 1-25 over hurdles
12
Feast
Bay
J:Anna McGuinness(7)
T:Patrick J McKenna
J:Anna McGuinness(7)
T:Patrick J McKenna
 149 — 79/085
81
105
83
 19d — — +4
9.1
4.50/1
18/1
5%
Returned from mammoth break with three poor runs; hard to fancy.
7
Sionainn
Bay
J:Jordan Gainford
T:Aidan Melia
J:Jordan Gainford
T:Aidan Melia
 158 t 60-0U
90
100
22
 25d — — +7
11.1
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Tailed off in maidens and UR on handicap debut last time; the jury is out on him
15
Oscar Tonic
Bay
J:Danny Power(7)
T:Sean Aherne
J:Danny Power(7)
T:Sean Aherne
 141 — P-35UP
73
101
70
 21d — — +4
6.5
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Dual point winner is 0-15 over hurdles and yet to trouble judge; PU last time
14
Whatyouwant
b/br
J:G B Noonan(3)
T:Gerard Kyne
J:G B Noonan(3)
T:Gerard Kyne
 148 — 500-00
80
106
40
 38d — — +5
8.5
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Tailed off in two h'caps since return from a break; dropping in h'cap but hard to fancy
NR
Driscolls Hill
Bay
J:James Smith(5)
T:Thomas Gibney
J:James Smith(5)
T:Thomas Gibney
 168 — /907-9
100
102
19
 18d — — —
12.5
— —
Poor in two chase starts and tailed off on h'cap debut last time back from a break
NR
Sights Unseen
Bay
J:Alix Balfe(7)
T:Gavin Cromwell
J:Alix Balfe(7)
T:Gavin Cromwell
 167 — 4-2130
99
102
28
 37d — — —
12.3
— —
Hurdle winner in May has been chasing since with little success; others preferred
NR
Technology
Bay
J:Alex Harvey(3)
T:John C McConnell
J:Alex Harvey(3)
T:John C McConnell
 157 ht 5-7642
89
107
99
 21d — — —
9.8
— —
0-18 in all codes but second at Wexford last time was decent; can't be ruled out
NR
Rising Dust
Bay
J:Donagh Meyler
T:Emmet Mullins
J:Donagh Meyler
T:Emmet Mullins
 154 — 2134P-
86
104
34
 372d — — —
13
— —
Listowel winner last year; returns from almost a year off so probably best watched
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Fire Coral
 3/1 3/1 3/1
Zolpharine
 10/3 10/3 10/3
Georgia Celena
 4/1 7/2 4/1
Live To Laugh
 13/2 13/2 13/2
Bigira
 7/1 7/1 15/2
Schiehallion
 11/1 11/1 11/1
Riggs
 12/1 12/1 12/1
Feast
 16/1 18/1 16/1
Sionainn
 33/1 28/1 28/1
Oscar Tonic
 33/1 33/1 33/1
Whatyouwant
 33/1 28/1 28/1
Driscolls Hill
 - - -
Sights Unseen
 - - -
Technology
 - - -
Rising Dust
 - - -

Predictor

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

1st Riggs
22.9
OR: 12.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.9
12/1
2nd Zolpharine
21
OR: 7.8 Form: 7.5 Odds: 5.7
10/3
3rd Bigira
14.9
OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9
15/2
4 Live To Laugh
14.8
OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4
13/2
5 Georgia Celena
14.5
OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5
4/1
6 Schiehallion
13.9
OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
11/1
7 Fire Coral
13.7
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7
3/1
8 Rising Dust
13
OR: 9 Form: 4 Odds: 0
—
9 Driscolls Hill
12.5
OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
—
10 Sights Unseen
12.3
OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
—
11 Sionainn
11.1
OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
33/1
12 Technology
9.8
OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
—
13 Feast
9.1
OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4
18/1
14 Whatyouwant
8.5
OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1
33/1
15 Oscar Tonic
6.5
OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7
33/1

Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Riggs
100
100
 —
Driscolls Hill
100
102
19
Sights Unseen
99
102
28
Bigira
98
102
19
Schiehallion
97
100
81
Live To Laugh
93
100
84
Sionainn
90
100
22
Technology
89
107
99
Georgia Celena
88
100
89
Rising Dust
86
104
34
Fire Coral
82
101
91
Zolpharine
81
107
46
Feast
81
105
83
Whatyouwant
80
106
40
Oscar Tonic
73
101
70

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Zolpharine 8d ago Quick return
Driscolls Hill 18d ago Fit
Fire Coral 19d ago Fit
Georgia Celena 19d ago Fit
Feast 19d ago Fit
Riggs 20d ago Fit
Oscar Tonic 21d ago Fit
Technology 21d ago Fit
Sionainn 25d ago Fit
Schiehallion 36d ago Fit
Sights Unseen 37d ago Fit
Whatyouwant 38d ago Fit
Bigira 49d ago Fresh
Live To Laugh 75d ago Fresh
Rising Dust 372d ago Long break