Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

5:10

Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap

Date 2025-08-16

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €10,620

Runners 21

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (17)	God Knows b Seamie Heffernan · P Sweeney	Seamie Heffernan · P Sweeney	136	—	499-10	66	73	56	18d	—	—	-4	7.3	6/1 14%
Won a claimer in July, hampered in the Galway event in which Heliogabalus dead-heated
9 (12)	Cordouan b Luke McAteer · P Sweeney	Luke McAteer · P Sweeney	132	—	-65539	62	73	63	37d	—	—	-3	8.2	15/2 12%
Failed to match best form when finishing in mid-field on latest, unwise to rule out
16 (14)	Withoutfurtherado b Wayne Lordan · A L T Moore	Wayne Lordan · A L T Moore	128	—	3-0652	64	79	50	36d	—	—	-4	9.6	13/2 13%
Shaped well at York on his first try at this trip, breakthrough is not out of the question
4 (2)	Auburn Avenue ch Ben Coen · Chris Timmons	Ben Coen · Chris Timmons	135	tp	-05302	65	78	67	35d	—	—	+4	12.8	9/1 10%
Third over C&D in May, second in a Dundalk maiden on latest, very poor run in between
1 (19)	Heliogabalus br Shane Foley · Sean Byrne	Shane Foley · Sean Byrne	141	b	862031	71	72	60	18d	—	—	+12	21.4	10/1 9%
Dead-heated at the Galway festival, got away with a 3lb rise, could be in the mix again
18 (3)	Tofino b Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell	125	—	04-366	61	74	57	45d	—	—	-3	4.9	10/1 9%
Shaped quite well in a claimer on seasonal debut, needs to step up on handicap form
17 (11)	Justenzia b Tadhg O'Shea · Denis Gerard Hogan	Tadhg O'Shea · Denis Gerard Hogan	125	—	78-524	61	76	74	71d	—	—	-2	4.5	12/1 8%
Best run for Richard Hannon when second in a 1m2f Chepstow handicap, may find 1m too sharp
8 (4)	Spanish Temptress gr Chris Hayes · Richard John O'Brien	Chris Hayes · Richard John O'Brien	133	—	-68210	69	74	66	15d	—	—	+10	16	14/1 7%
Never in the hunt at Galway, two previous runs offer plenty of encouragement
7 (20)	Zabeir gr N G McCullagh · Donal Kinsella	N G McCullagh · Donal Kinsella	134	t	00-430	64	75	72	9d	—	—	0	4.7	20/1 5%
AW winner, 0-19 on turf, two decent runs last month, not at best at Leopardstown latest
13 (10)	Calamint b Andrew Slattery · Adrian Murray	Andrew Slattery · Adrian Murray	130	t	58/13-	60	78	-	453d	—	—	-3	4.4	16/1 6%
Good form early last season after joining this stable, definite chance if fully tuned
21 (7)	Goldmoyne b Julian Pietropaolo(7) · Timothy Doyle	Julian Pietropaolo(7) · Timothy Doyle	119	—	07-480	49	75	54	9d	—	—	-4	1.4	16/1 6%
Both wins gained over 7f at this venue in August (2023 and 2024), below best this season
20 (16)	Saxon Kingdom b Jamie Powell(3) · Thomas Dowling	Jamie Powell(3) · Thomas Dowling	119	tb	103458	49	73	71	11d	—	—	-2	2.1	22/1 4%
Won over this trip at Gowran Park in May, fair form before a below-par Catterick run
11 (6)	Purring Along b Shane B Kelly · P G Fahey	Shane B Kelly · P G Fahey	131	—	9-0176	61	72	61	12d	—	—	-1	4.1	25/1 4%
Course 7f winner on soft last October, best run this year over same trip at Down Royal
2 (8)	Mono River b Mel Sheridan(10) · Denis Gerard Hogan	Mel Sheridan(10) · Denis Gerard Hogan	138	t	-68856	68	76	45	31d	—	—	+1	5.7	22/1 4%
Three seconds for William Haggas, has failed to make the frame in Irish maidens/claimers
5 (1)	Green Icon b J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	135	p	070400	71	72	37	12d	—	—	+3	6.1	28/1 3%
Two wins over 7f in Britain at two, mixed form for this stable, others more dependable
10 (5)	El Bello gr Taylor Kingsley(7) · Raymond Hurley	Taylor Kingsley(7) · Raymond Hurley	131	p	783438	61	69	58	10d	—	—	+3	6.6	28/1 3%
All wins on AW over 7f, good run at Dundalk in July, others have stronger turf credentials
19 (13)	Limestone Red ch Gavin Ryan · Tracey Collins	Gavin Ryan · Tracey Collins	123	b	2-0905	53	70	57	45d	—	—	+2	5.1	25/1 4%
AW winner, modest turf form, blinkers seemed to produce improvement at Tipperary on latest
15 (9)	Lohengrin ch Declan McDonogh · E D Delany	Declan McDonogh · E D Delany	129	t	0-6384	59	77	58	21d	—	—	0	3.2	25/1 4%
20-race maiden, not beaten far in fourth over an extended 1m1f at Gowran three weeks ago
12 (15)	The Bog Bank b Alyse Clarke(7) · T G McCourt	Alyse Clarke(7) · T G McCourt	131	tp	416990	61	70	69	9d	—	—	+3	5.5	40/1 2%
Unplaced in four outings since 7f Down Royal win, this rider aboard for three of his wins
6 (18)	Vivacious Lady ch Rory Cleary · Tracey Collins	Rory Cleary · Tracey Collins	135	—	8022-6	65	75	49	201d	—	—	+2	4.3	40/1 2%
Twice runner-up in 1m4f handicaps at Dundalk last year, this trip may prove inadequate
14 (21)	Eutropia b Robbie Colgan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	Robbie Colgan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	129	t	5-6930	65	69	42	26d	—	—	+2	4.4	50/1 2%
Third on handicap debut at Bellewstown, Ballinrobe run too bad to be true, tongue-tie now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
God Knows	6/1	11/2	6/1	6/1	6/1
Cordouan	13/2	13/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
Withoutfurtherado	13/2	11/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Auburn Avenue	8/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	9/1
Heliogabalus	9/1	8/1	9/1	10/1	9/1
Tofino	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Justenzia	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Spanish Temptress	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Zabeir	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Calamint	14/1	10/1	12/1	16/1	10/1
Goldmoyne	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Saxon Kingdom	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Purring Along	18/1	20/1	18/1	16/1	25/1
Mono River	22/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Green Icon	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
El Bello	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Limestone Red	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Lohengrin	25/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1
The Bog Bank	33/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	40/1
Vivacious Lady	40/1	33/1	33/1	40/1	33/1
Eutropia	50/1	40/1	50/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Heliogabalus

21.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 13.6 Odds: 2.5

10/1

2nd

Spanish Temptress

OR: 4.8 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

3rd

Auburn Avenue

12.8

OR: 3.8 Form: 6.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Withoutfurtherado

9.6

OR: 3.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 4

13/2

Cordouan

8.2

OR: 3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 3.1

15/2

God Knows

7.3

OR: 4 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

El Bello

6.6

OR: 2.8 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Green Icon

6.1

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Mono River

5.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

The Bog Bank

5.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 2 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Limestone Red

5.1

OR: 0.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Tofino

4.9

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Zabeir

4.7

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Justenzia

4.5

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Calamint

4.4

OR: 2.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Eutropia

4.4

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Vivacious Lady

4.3

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Purring Along

4.1

OR: 2.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Lohengrin

3.2

OR: 2.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Saxon Kingdom

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0.9 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Goldmoyne

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Heliogabalus Top Rated	71	72	60
Green Icon	71	72	37
Spanish Temptress	69	74	66
Mono River	68	76	45
God Knows	66	73	56
Auburn Avenue	65	78	67
Vivacious Lady	65	75	49
Eutropia	65	69	42
Withoutfurtherado	64	79	50
Zabeir	64	75	72
Cordouan	62	73	63
Tofino	61	74	57
Justenzia	61	76	74
Purring Along	61	72	61
El Bello	61	69	58
The Bog Bank	61	70	69
Calamint	60	78	—
Lohengrin	59	77	58
Limestone Red	53	70	57
Goldmoyne	49	75	54
Saxon Kingdom	49	73	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
God Knows	18d ago	Fit
Cordouan	37d ago	Fit
Withoutfurtherado	36d ago	Fit
Auburn Avenue	35d ago	Fit
Heliogabalus	18d ago	Fit
Tofino	45d ago	Fit
Justenzia	71d ago	Fresh
Spanish Temptress	15d ago	Fit
Zabeir	9d ago	Quick return
Calamint	453d ago	Long break
Goldmoyne	9d ago	Quick return
Saxon Kingdom	11d ago	Quick return
Purring Along	12d ago	Quick return
Mono River	31d ago	Fit
Green Icon	12d ago	Quick return
El Bello	10d ago	Quick return
Limestone Red	45d ago	Fit
Lohengrin	21d ago	Fit
The Bog Bank	9d ago	Quick return
Vivacious Lady	201d ago	Long break
Eutropia	26d ago	Fit

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