QuinnBet Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

4:50

QuinnBet Handicap

Date 2025-05-24

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €17,700

Runners 21

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
8 (13)	Genuine Article b Colin Keane · Gerard Keane	Colin Keane · Gerard Keane	132	—	20483-	81	96	85	238d	—	—	+1	16.2	11/2 15%
In and out of form last season but some of better efforts came under this rider; absence
6 (19)	Shavasi b Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	134	—	1315-5	83	97	84	31d	—	—	0	11.3	15/2 12%
Heavy ground possibly to blame for poor comeback run at Gowran; in the mix
7 (6)	Merisi Diamond b W J Lee · Ms Joanna Morgan	W J Lee · Ms Joanna Morgan	133	—	124-04	82	96	45	29d	—	—	+1	10.7	17/2 11%
Fourth from tough draw at Limerick (1m) last month but hopes rest on the heavens opening
3 (20)	Chicago Fireball b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	137	p	272-06	86	99	79	18d	—	—	+4	10.9	11/1 8%
Beaten 0.5l in C&D handicap off 90 on final start last year; 4lb lower; each-way chance
10 (7)	Pinar Del Rio b Paddy Harnett(5) · Kieran P Cotter	Paddy Harnett(5) · Kieran P Cotter	130	p	1125-2	79	96	92	14d	—	—	+6	14.5	10/1 9%
2nd of 13 at Naas (6f, good) two weeks ago, headed close home; shortlisted from 1lb lower
1 (12)	Transcending Glory b Patrick McGettigan(7) · J P Murtagh	Patrick McGettigan(7) · J P Murtagh	140	h	6195-0	89	98	87	15d	—	—	+5	11.7	11/1 8%
Second over C&D on this card last year; had excuses for Chester run on return, caught wide
14 (11)	Goal Exceeded b Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	124	—	87744-	73	97	80	225d	—	—	0	7.9	12/1 8%
Beaten 1.25l into fourth of 14 in 7f Dundalk handicap in October; first run for yard
16 (3)	Black Storm br Chris Hayes · Kevin Thomas Coleman	Chris Hayes · Kevin Thomas Coleman	122	—	21875-	71	95	87	155d	—	—	+4	11.2	12/1 8%
2nd to Listed-placed horse on sole turf outing at Cork on debut; could improve
9 (9)	Marakesh ch Shane Foley · Henry De Bromhead	Shane Foley · Henry De Bromhead	131	—	10-2	80	92	37	31d	—	—	+8	14.4	12/1 8%
Outran odds when runner-up at Gowran (7f, heavy) on handicap debut; unchanged mark; player
17 (15)	Gordon Bennett b Seamie Heffernan · Richard Brabazon	Seamie Heffernan · Richard Brabazon	122	—	667-38	71	94	94	19d	—	—	0	7.2	14/1 7%
Encouraging runs here over 6f since returning but struggled over this trip in the past
4 (10)	Plume Noire b Jack Kearney(3) · Gerard Keane	Jack Kearney(3) · Gerard Keane	136	—	/1200-	85	98	82	266d	—	—	+11	15.6	16/1 6%
Unlucky over C&D last June; goes well fresh and looks well treated on stable debut
15 (14)	Rappell ch Robert Whearty(3) · Paul W Flynn	Robert Whearty(3) · Paul W Flynn	124	—	317-07	73	98	67	14d	—	—	+3	6.8	22/1 4%
A real threat when he gets a decent pace to aim at but has to prove he stays this far
12 (4)	Eyema Candy Girl b Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	125	—	17-	74	92	-	155d	—	—	+10	14	22/1 4%
Won on debut at Dundalk (6f) in November; well beaten over 1m there since; watch market
20 (1)	Penny Mountain b Leigh Roche · Anthony Mullins	Leigh Roche · Anthony Mullins	119	—	76-4	68	99	80	56d	—	—	-1	6.4	22/1 4%
Eyecatching run after tardy start when fourth in course maiden on return; interesting
19 (18)	Just For One Day b Killian Leonard · M A Molloy	Killian Leonard · M A Molloy	119	—	0417-	68	91	76	218d	—	—	+9	12.4	25/1 4%
Won 6f maiden here last year; will appreciate return to turf but absence to overcome
5 (21)	Four Blondes ch Donagh O'Connor · Ross O'Sullivan	Donagh O'Connor · Ross O'Sullivan	134	—	4228-0	83	97	72	26d	—	—	+6	9	28/1 3%
Found 6f too sharp when weak in the betting on return last month; others preferred
11 (8)	Verhoyen b Jack Cleary(5) · M C Grassick	Jack Cleary(5) · M C Grassick	128	p	909-09	77	98	65	26d	—	—	+4	7.8	33/1 3%
Won this race in 2022 and 2023; Billy Lee (6-time winner on him) is on Merisi Diamond
21 (5)	Secret Magician b Wayne Lordan · Martin Hassett	Wayne Lordan · Martin Hassett	119	tb	25-960	68	95	72	29d	—	—	+3	5.2	33/1 3%
Not at best of late; well treated on pick of form and Wayne Lordan an interesting booking
2 (16)	Merlin The Wizard b Nathan Crosse · John James Feane	Nathan Crosse · John James Feane	139	—	/070-6	88	91	72	7d	—	—	+8	10.1	40/1 2%
No show over inadequate 5f at Navan on seasonal/stable debut in first-time hood (left off)
18 (17)	Genesis ch Rory Cleary · Alan McIntyre	Rory Cleary · Alan McIntyre	121	t	78-546	70	99	75	92d	—	—	+4	5.5	50/1 2%
Can be slowly out of the stalls; needs to find major improvement to have a squeak
NR (2)	Port Louis b Wayne Hassett(5) · Noel Meade	Wayne Hassett(5) · Noel Meade	125	—	0-9810	74	94	83	1d	—	—	—	6	—
Won Cork apprentice handicap 18 days ago; 4lb higher now; engaged 8.25 Curragh on Friday

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Genuine Article	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	11/2
Shavasi	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	15/2
Merisi Diamond	8/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	17/2
Chicago Fireball	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	10/1
Pinar Del Rio	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	17/2
Transcending Glory	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Goal Exceeded	10/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	12/1
Black Storm	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Marakesh	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Gordon Bennett	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Plume Noire	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Rappell	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Eyema Candy Girl	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Penny Mountain	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	16/1
Just For One Day	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Four Blondes	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Verhoyen	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	18/1
Secret Magician	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Merlin The Wizard	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Genesis	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Port Louis	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Genuine Article

16.2

OR: 7.8 Form: 4 Odds: 4.4

11/2

2nd

Plume Noire

15.6

OR: 8.8 Form: 5.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

3rd

Pinar Del Rio

14.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Marakesh

14.4

OR: 7.5 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Eyema Candy Girl

OR: 6 Form: 7 Odds: 1

22/1

Just For One Day

12.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Transcending Glory

11.7

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Shavasi

11.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Black Storm

11.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 4 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Chicago Fireball

10.9

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Merisi Diamond

10.7

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Merlin The Wizard

10.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Four Blondes

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Goal Exceeded

7.9

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Verhoyen

7.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

33/1

Gordon Bennett

7.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

14/1

Rappell

6.8

OR: 5.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Penny Mountain

6.4

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

22/1

Port Louis

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Genesis

5.5

OR: 5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Secret Magician

5.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Transcending Glory Top Rated	89	98	87
Merlin The Wizard	88	91	72
Chicago Fireball	86	99	79
Plume Noire	85	98	82
Shavasi	83	97	84
Four Blondes	83	97	72
Merisi Diamond	82	96	45
Genuine Article	81	96	85
Marakesh	80	92	37
Pinar Del Rio	79	96	92
Verhoyen	77	98	65
Eyema Candy Girl	74	92	—
Port Louis	74	94	83
Goal Exceeded	73	97	80
Rappell	73	98	67
Black Storm	71	95	87
Gordon Bennett	71	94	94
Genesis	70	99	75
Penny Mountain	68	99	80
Just For One Day	68	91	76
Secret Magician	68	95	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Genuine Article	238d ago	Long break
Shavasi	31d ago	Fit
Merisi Diamond	29d ago	Fit
Chicago Fireball	18d ago	Fit
Pinar Del Rio	14d ago	Fit
Transcending Glory	15d ago	Fit
Goal Exceeded	225d ago	Long break
Black Storm	155d ago	Long break
Marakesh	31d ago	Fit
Gordon Bennett	19d ago	Fit
Plume Noire	266d ago	Long break
Rappell	14d ago	Fit
Eyema Candy Girl	155d ago	Long break
Penny Mountain	56d ago	Fresh
Just For One Day	218d ago	Long break
Four Blondes	26d ago	Fit
Verhoyen	26d ago	Fit
Secret Magician	29d ago	Fit
Merlin The Wizard	7d ago	Quick return
Genesis	92d ago	Long break
Port Louis	1d ago	Quick return

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Transcending Glory	Front Runner
Shavasi	Prominent
Rappell	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 21 runners classified.

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