McDonnell's Bar Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

14:30

McDonnell's Bar Handicap

Date 2026-03-28

Distance 1m4f

Class

Going Soft To Heavy

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €12,369

Weather Overcast

Temp 2.4°C

Wind 8mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners (15)

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
3 (5)	Factual Fact Bay J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead	J:W J Lee T:Henry De Bromhead	137	—	322-	77	81	70	—	—	—	+2	22.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Beaten a nose over C&D in Nov', pulled up over timber latest, check market in first h'cap
11 (1)	Nancee Spain Bay J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	127	—	00221-	68	88	61	166d	—	—	+10	24.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Made all to win by 15l at Roscommon in October, up 14lb but can't discount
13 (13)	Rain Bay J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Jessica O'Gorman(7) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	125	—	73107-	65	81	54	152d	—	—	+1	13	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won off 6lb lower at Galway last year, poor twice since, may need this run
9 (4)	Maeve Brennan Bay J:Andrew Slattery T:J S Bolger	J:Andrew Slattery T:J S Bolger	129	—	635-	70	79	80	146d	—	—	-1	10.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Handicap debutante, behind Factual Fact here latest and 2lb worse off, place shout if fit
12 (6)	Rock Of Ireland Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Rory Anthony Devine	J:Luke McAteer T:Rory Anthony Devine	126	—	66678-	66	85	80	165d	—	—	-3	6.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
0-12 for former yard, placed off 12lb higher last May, poor since and best watched
14 (10)	Arch Enemy Grey J:Wayne Lordan T:Patrick Magee	J:Wayne Lordan T:Patrick Magee	122	t	8075-6	62	86	68	13d	—	—	-4	5.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
17lb below last win in Oct' 2024, shaped well over 1m here latest, go well back up in trip
5 (3)	God Of Thunder Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	134	t	047-97	74	83	75	22d	—	—	+1	8.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
1lb above last win at Limerick, moderate AW efforts recently, soft ground a concern
2 (12)	Neptunes Staircase Bay J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	139	—	/2671/	79	82	-	634d	—	—	+13	21.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Off since maiden win in July 2024, has C&D form on testing ground, check market
1 (8)	Dutch Gold Bay J:Adam Caffrey T:Noel Meade	J:Adam Caffrey T:Noel Meade	140	p	5580-0	80	87	63	13d	—	—	+5	8.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
No win since 1m2f success here in 2023, tailed off latest, hard to fancy for now
7 (2)	Mr Rango Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:James M Barcoe	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:James M Barcoe	131	—	0530-0	71	82	66	13d	—	—	+3	6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
No win since April 2024, struggled here 13 days ago, can only be watched for now
8 (15)	Nelson Muntz Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:David Harry Kelly	J:Gavin Ryan T:David Harry Kelly	130	—	/4048-	70	78	71	—	—	—	+3	5.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Hurdles winner, 0-8 on turf on the Flat, has struggled in two previous h'caps
15 (11)	Tassarolo Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:Nathan Crosse T:Denis Gerard Hogan	121	t	1048-9	61	87	80	15d	—	—	0	3.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Always behind on return from break at Dundalk latest, needs more to feature here
4 (7)	Blue Moon Boy Bay J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Andrew Kinirons	J:Patrick McGettigan(7) T:Andrew Kinirons	135	—	51519-	76	82	67	—	—	—	+14	17.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Two-time winner, 3lb above last success, fit from hurdling, worth considering
6 (9)	Coul Dreamer Bay J:Leigh Roche T:W McCreery	J:Leigh Roche T:W McCreery	133	v	38/20-	73	86	84	—	—	—	+3	6.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
0-6 on turf on the Flat, well beaten in sole h'cap at Roscommon, watch in first-time visor
NR (14)	Raydamann Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Gordon Elliott	J:Chris Hayes T:Gordon Elliott	129	—	6/060-	69	84	33	—	—	—	—	4.8	—	—
Winning hurdler, 0-10 on the Flat, pulled up over timber latest, ground a concern

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Factual Fact	3/1	3/1	10/3
Nancee Spain	9/2	5/1	5/1
Rain	13/2	7/1	7/1
Maeve Brennan	6/1	13/2	13/2
Rock Of Ireland	15/2	7/1	15/2
Arch Enemy	8/1	8/1	8/1
God Of Thunder	12/1	11/1	11/1
Neptunes Staircase	12/1	12/1	12/1
Dutch Gold	25/1	25/1	25/1
Mr Rango	33/1	33/1	33/1
Nelson Muntz	28/1	28/1	28/1
Tassarolo	25/1	22/1	22/1
Blue Moon Boy	28/1	25/1	25/1
Coul Dreamer	40/1	33/1	33/1
Raydamann	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Nancee Spain

24.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 16 Odds: 4.4

5/1

2nd

Factual Fact

22.9

OR: 6.8 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Neptunes Staircase

21.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Blue Moon Boy

17.5

OR: 6.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1

28/1

Rain

OR: 3.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Maeve Brennan

10.4

OR: 5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Dutch Gold

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

God Of Thunder

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Rock Of Ireland

6.9

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Coul Dreamer

6.7

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Mr Rango

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Nelson Muntz

5.9

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Arch Enemy

5.7

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Raydamann

4.8

OR: 4.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Tassarolo

3.8

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Dutch Gold	80	87	63
Neptunes Staircase	79	82	—
Factual Fact	77	81	70
Blue Moon Boy	76	82	67
God Of Thunder	74	83	75
Coul Dreamer	73	86	84
Mr Rango	71	82	66
Maeve Brennan	70	79	80
Nelson Muntz	70	78	71
Raydamann	69	84	33
Nancee Spain	68	88	61
Rock Of Ireland	66	85	80
Rain	65	81	54
Arch Enemy	62	86	68
Tassarolo	61	87	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Arch Enemy	13d ago	Quick return
Dutch Gold	13d ago	Quick return
Mr Rango	13d ago	Quick return
Tassarolo	15d ago	Fit
God Of Thunder	22d ago	Fit
Maeve Brennan	146d ago	Long break
Rain	152d ago	Long break
Rock Of Ireland	165d ago	Long break
Nancee Spain	166d ago	Long break
Neptunes Staircase	634d ago	Long break
Factual Fact	—	—
Nelson Muntz	—	—
Blue Moon Boy	—	—
Coul Dreamer	—	—
Raydamann	—	—