June 29 / 17.20 Curragh

17.20

Good

GAIN Summer Fillies & Mares Handicap

  • Prize money: £48760.33
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 12 runners
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GAIN Summer Fillies & Mares Handicap

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

10/1 (Won)

  • Win: £11.00
  • Place: £3.55

Form: 184-34 C BF

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Winner of 7f handicap at Fairyhouse last September off 79; meets Mataariki on better terms after that rival finished 1.5l in front of her on seasonal debut at Gowran (7f, heavy); short of room at Limerick last time when sent off favourite (1m, good); chance.
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9th

3

(8)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

13:15 Ascot

Bellaphina

9st 2lb

J: Jack Kearney

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Irish mare who landed a Curragh handicap in June; has reached the frame in Listed races at Naas (6f, yielding) and Newbury (7f, good to soft) since but needs more to win in this grade.

40/1

7

(5)

19th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

16:05 Newbury

Bellaphina

8st 13lb

J: Sean Levey

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Irish mare who landed a Curragh handicap in June; seemed to run well in Listed grade on penultimate start but failed to back up that form latest; balance of form leaves her with difficult task.

16/1

1

(5)

24th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 205y

15:25 Naas

Bellaphina

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: John Andrew Kinsella

Progressive mare won over 7f at Fairyhouse last term and over the same trip at the Curragh on third start this season; not a bad run when fifth in a 7f Group 3 at Leopardstown; had to wait for a gap before staying on for third behind Sky Majesty and Carla Ridge in a C&D Listed race a month ago; winner may again have the upper hand.

14/1

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15/2

  • Place: £2.90

Form: 818-45 C

Last run: 42 days

W: 10st 0lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Four-time winner; won off a mark of 93 in a premier handicap at Leopardstown last September (good); returned to action at Cork with a very positive 1.75l fourth of nine from 3lb higher (7f, good); finished 2.75l behind Mataariki in a Listed contest at Naas last time (7f, good).
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2

(8)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

0m 7f 0y

14:50 Leopardstown

Dance Night Andday

9st 10lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Won three handicaps last season including this event off 93 (beating Gleneagle Bay a head); career-best when beaten a neck in Group 3 Brownstown Stakes over C&D in July, well below best when dropped in trip latest; one to consider.

8/1

2

(11)

24th Aug 2025

Good

0m 5f 205y

15:25 Naas

Dance Night Andday

9st 7lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Won three handicaps last season, including the Sovereign Path over 7f at Leopardstown's Irish Champions fixture; solid form this season, including second to Bellaphina (rec 11lb) in a 7f Curragh handicap before career-best in finishing a neck second in a Leopardstown Group 3; failed to match that form when unplaced favourite for a 7f Listed race at Cork ten days ago.

9/1

5th

3

(2)

14th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:52 Cork

Dance Night Andday

9st 2lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Unlucky not to get her head in front again this term after an eyecatching second in a Curragh handicap before a neck defeat in a Leopardstown Group 3 last time out recording a career best; looks like a big each-way player again.

4/1

20/1

  • Place: £5.10

Form: 415567 CD

Last run: 2 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 70

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of a 7f handicap here last year off a mark of 68; hasn't shown a lot in her three runs this term but the return to the scene of her win may light a spark.
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7th

10

(2)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:05 Curragh

Neo Smart

9st 7lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J S Bolger

Won a 7f handicap here last year, also won at Dundalk in February; not the most consistent and finished behind Highbury See See; closely matched with Navagio.

12/1

7th

9

(4)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:53 Roscommon

Neo Smart

9st 10lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J S Bolger

Won a Curragh handicap (7f, good) last season off 8lb lower and added a Dundalk handicap (1m) in February; off since a below par AW run in March; career best needed off this mark.

14/1

9th

5

(6)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Neo Smart

9st 9lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: J S Bolger

3-30 overall but impressive on AW (2-5); 1.75l behind Ocean Manifest (1m) in January but kept on well to win next time, with Ocean Manifest behind; up 5lb but scope for more improvement on this surface.

5/1

4th
7 (5)
Murkala

13/2

Form: -35153 CD BF

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
C&D winner here in May off 80; possibly didn't stay 1m here next time when fifth of eight (good); well-backed at Fairyhouse last time when back down in trip with an okay third of seven (7f, good to yielding); she is up 13lb since her win but not discounted.
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3rd

9

(1)

14th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:52 Cork

Murkala

8st 10lb

J: Shane Foley

T: J P Murtagh

Won off 80 at the Curragh earlier this season; wasn't disgraced on her first try at Listed level last time but this is tougher.

20/1

12

(6)

31st Jul 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:20 Galway

Murkala

9st 0lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Beat Sweet Chariot in a Curragh handicap in April; has since been beaten in handicaps won by Bellaphina and Shiota; faces a tough task on her first stakes race attempt; hooded.

14/1

4th

7

(5)

29th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:20 Curragh

Murkala

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

C&D winner here in May off 80; possibly didn't stay 1m here next time when fifth of eight (good); well-backed at Fairyhouse last time when back down in trip with an okay third of seven (7f, good to yielding); she is up 13lb since her win but not discounted.

13/2

Form: /10-19 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
3-4 in 7f handicaps; winner at Leopardstown off 72 on seasonal return (7f, good); carried head awkwardly and hung from 1f out when upped in trip at this track last time; she could play a role now returned to 7f.
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12th

11

(8)

16th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 30y

14:48 Punchestown

Enchanted Garden

9st 8lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Anthony Mullins

All three wins have been at 7f, including at Leopardstown in April; safely held since (excuses last time when favourite) but handicapper has relented and now 2lb below winning mark; interesting.

13/2

9th

1

(2)

15th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 30y

18:45 Killarney

Enchanted Garden

10st 3lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Anthony Mullins

Record of 3-9; might be high in the weights but this is a drop in class from two valuable handicaps at the Curragh and Jack Cleary takes off 5lb; possible.

15/2

5th

10

(12)

29th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:20 Curragh

Enchanted Garden

8st 7lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Anthony Mullins

3-4 in 7f handicaps; winner at Leopardstown off 72 on seasonal return (7f, good); carried head awkwardly and hung from 1f out when upped in trip at this track last time; she could play a role now returned to 7f.

8/1

7/1

Form: 0-213 D

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Makes just her fifth start; ready Cork maiden winner (7f, good) and put in a top effort when third in a Group 3 at Leopardstown last time (7f, good); now makes her handicap debut and is a contender here.
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10th

3

(10)

17th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:26 Naas

Bella Isabella

9st 11lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Cork maiden winner (7f, good) last season went on to take third of eight in a Leopardstown Group 3 next time (7f, good); ran to her rating when seventh of 20 in a Leopardstown handicap on her final start last term (1m, good to yielding); needs a bit more.

12/1

7th

3

(17)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

18:40 Leopardstown

Bella Isabella

9st 9lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Cork maiden winner; Group 3-placed over 7f at this venue at Leopardstown; out of the money on only handicap attempt; eased after receiving interference in a Listed event at Killarney.

20/1

15/2

Form: 751-25

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 92

Form & Verdict
Nothing to shout about in maiden runs last year before defying a lowish mark in a nursery (6f, good); up 12lb since running well in a C&D handicap when second on seasonal debut; up against it in a Leopardstown Group 3 last time.
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11th

15

(14)

4th Oct 2025

Soft

0m 6f 0y

14:17 Curragh

Sweet Chariot

9st 2lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

Nursery winner last season; has repeatedly struggled in Group/Listed races; lowest-rated of three runners for her stable; makes no appeal.

33/1

13th

14

(10)

20th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

14:52 Gowran Park

Sweet Chariot

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

Won a 6f Fairyhouse nursery last year but hasn't added to that tally this term; looks the yard's second-string and has a fair bit to find.

25/1

11

(7)

31st Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 110y

16:00 Tipperary

Sweet Chariot

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Superb pedigree; ordinary juvenile form, winning Fairyhouse nursery; second in a handicap early this season; modest form in Listed races on her last three starts; no apparent chance in this grade

25/1

Form: -41604 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Last year's winner off 76; Good runs here include second in a premier handicap last September (1m2f, good); easily won from a 5lb lower mark here in March (1m, soft); outran odds of 66-1 in a Navan Listed event when 3.25l fourth of 12 last time; likeable sort.
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5

(7)

20th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:30 Curragh

Indigo Five

9st 5lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: John James Feane

Three-time winner at this venue in handicaps at 7f-1m on good and soft ground; saw out 1m2f well when a 1.5l second over C&D in the Northfields premier handicap last season; just missed black type when fourth in a Listed at Navan (1m, good) on penultimate; rated 94 so unlikely winner but could challenge for a place.

16/1

8th

2

(1)

29th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:20 Curragh

Indigo Five

10st 0lb

J: Dylan O’Connor

T: John James Feane

Last year's winner off 76; Good runs here include second in a premier handicap last September (1m2f, good); easily won from a 5lb lower mark here in March (1m, soft); outran odds of 66-1 in a Navan Listed event when 3.25l fourth of 12 last time; likeable sort.

14/1

4th

3

(11)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 30y

15:55 Navan

Indigo Five

9st 9lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: John James Feane

Fourth in the Lincoln on return; produced career-best when easily winning Curragh handicap (1m, soft) next time off 90; made little impression in two handicap starts since, although had a troubled passage on latest; tall order in this company.

25/1

Form: 1-0510

Last run: 16 days

W: 8st 7lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Couldn't follow up her Listowel win (6f, good to yielding) in a better Cork contest last time when finishing well behind; she is 5lb higher than her win and others are preferred.
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8th

5

(1)

22nd Oct 2025

Soft

0m 5f 0y

16:30 Navan

White Clover

9st 8lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Won at Listowel in June; no impact off revised mark next three starts but then went close at Naas; midfield on his two most recent starts; C&D maiden winner on yielding ground a year ago; all nine races in 2025 have been over further; first-time blinkered.

10/1

7th

7

(3)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 6f 0y

14:45 Cork

White Clover

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Won at Listowel (6.5f, gd-yld) in June off 68; no impact off revised mark next three starts but then went close at Naas (7f, gd-yld) off 72; no apparent excuses when midfield at Fairyhouse latest; not easy to predict but has run well over C&D.

17/2

12

(7)

22nd Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

17:10 Fairyhouse

White Clover

9st 5lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Dual winner and latest second at Naas (7f, good to yielding) was right up there with her best form, looked sure to collect until collared late on; in a higher grade here but off the same mark.

10/1

Form: 155-58 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in two handicap runs this term and she looks up against it here.
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16th

4

(1)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:05 Curragh

Va Va Vroom

9st 13lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Out of form for Jessica Harrington last year; no sign of a revival in two runs this term; this looks too demanding.

25/1

10th

13

(9)

3rd May 2026

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:30 Cork

Va Va Vroom

9st 0lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Gavin Cromwell

Maiden winner at two; struggled in handicaps in the first half of last season for Jessica Harrington and never counted on yard debut last October; not much better on reappearance.

20/1

12th

1

(17)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:20 Leopardstown

Va Va Vroom

10st 3lb

J: Reese Holohan

T: Gavin Cromwell

Maiden winner here at 2 (good) but struggled in handicaps in first half of last season for Jessica Harrington and never counted on yard debut here in October on heavy; handicapper relenting but still on a high enough mark; wide draw a negative.

16/1

Form: 27-502

Last run: 35 days

W: 8st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 80

Form & Verdict
Makes stable debut following the best run of her life when a nose second here last time following the removal of headgear (1m, good); placed several times as a 2yo and winner of a nursery; she is 3lb wrong but she has the ability to make her presence felt.
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3rd

3

(1)

28th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 25y

14:42 Fairyhouse

Gloriously Glam

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Was gaining a fourth career win when landing similar 7f contest at Gowran eight days ago, beating Profit Surge a shade cosily; similar terms with that rival here but shorter trip a slight concern.

11/10

1st

2

(9)

20th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:10 Gowran Park

Gloriously Glam

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Second runner for the yard and stays better than Clonmacash, two wins last year coming at 1m, including claimer here; best of three runs this term came over C&D last month when fourth in decent fillies handicap; trip/ground to suit, definite contender.

11/4

8th

2

(9)

11th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 111y

17:53 Roscommon

Gloriously Glam

10st 0lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Two 1m wins last year and hinted she was coming to hand with a 2.25l fourth at Gowran (7f, soft) on latest; dropped 1lb and better ground to suit here; player.

13/2

Form: 30-135 D

Last run: 17 days

W: 10st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Returns to handicap company following some positive stakes' runs; finished a 2l third of nine in a Naas Listed race before again running with credit when fifth in a Group 3 at Leopardstown last time (7f, soft); she is 11lb higher than her heavy ground Gowran win on her seasonal reappearance (7f).
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4

(2)

31st Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 110y

16:00 Tipperary

Mataariki

9st 7lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won a 7f Gowran handicap in April; backed that up with 2l third of nine behind today's rival Copacabana Sands in a 7f Naas Listed race before again running with credit when fifth behind the same filly in a Group 3 at Leopardstown; close up in fourth at Galway, stablemate Princess Child was second then, and can uphold the form.

16/1

3

(11)

31st Jul 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:20 Galway

Mataariki

9st 7lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won a 7f Gowran handicap in April; backed that up when 2l third of nine in a 7f Naas Listed race before again running with credit when fifth in a Group 3 at Leopardstown last time (7f, soft); something amiss when in rear in Curragh handicap won by Bellaphina.

10/1

Non-runners

Orchidaceae

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €80.90
Straight Forecast €44.47
Tricast €568.02
Trifecta €950.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Orchidaceae

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Murkala

The Irish Sun:

White Clover

TOPSPEED:

Enchanted Garden

POSTDATA:

Orchidaceae