19.00

J: James Ryan

7/2

Place: £3.60

Form: 90-72

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict

Modest form in maidens but it was a major step forward when beaten a neck at Gowran on handicap debut last week with first-time cheekpieces on (retained); gave the impression he was still a bit green and should improve but he's up 6lb and may not appreciate the drop back in trip.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
9th 14 (13)	18th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 0m 6f 63y	14:50 Curragh Moltophino 8st 9lb J: Chris Hayes T: John Andrew Kinsella	Runner-up six times before belatedly opening his account in a premier handicap over 6f here; fifth in this race last year; two satisfactory runs this term; could go well, but a record of one win from 22 starts makes it hard to be overly confident.	14/1
7th 11 (9)	28th Jun 2026 Good 0m 5f 0y	13:40 Curragh Moltophino 9st 1lb J: Chris Hayes T: John Andrew Kinsella	Runner-up six times before belatedly opening his account in a premier handicap over 6f here last spring; may improve from his reappearance in the same race here in May; a record of one win from 22 starts makes it hard to be overly confident.	12/1
9th 14 (11)	23rd May 2026 Good To Yielding 0m 6f 0y	17:25 Curragh Moltophino 9st 0lb J: Chris Hayes T: John Andrew Kinsella	Runner-up six times before belatedly opening account in this race last year off 79 (4lb out of handicap); some good runs afterwards in defeat, although well below best final start behind Tango Flare in Bold Lad over C&D; lacks a recent run this time around but Hayes stays loyal.	12/1

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9th

(13)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 63y

14:50 Curragh

8st 9lb

Runner-up six times before belatedly opening his account in a premier handicap over 6f here; fifth in this race last year; two satisfactory runs this term; could go well, but a record of one win from 22 starts makes it hard to be overly confident.

14/1

7th

(9)

28th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

13:40 Curragh

9st 1lb

Runner-up six times before belatedly opening his account in a premier handicap over 6f here last spring; may improve from his reappearance in the same race here in May; a record of one win from 22 starts makes it hard to be overly confident.

12/1

9th

(11)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 6f 0y

17:25 Curragh

9st 0lb

Runner-up six times before belatedly opening account in this race last year off 79 (4lb out of handicap); some good runs afterwards in defeat, although well below best final start behind Tango Flare in Bold Lad over C&D; lacks a recent run this time around but Hayes stays loyal.

12/1

3rd

3 (5)

Ohailbhic

J: W J Lee

T: John James Feane

4/1

Form: 4-5144 D

Last run: 36 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict

Winner of a Dundalk maiden in February and was a big eyecatcher over C&D last month when just in front of Nikki Swango; not as good at Cork since but that was over 5f and a return to this C&D will suit; tongue-tie on.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
7th 2 (1)	22nd Jul 2026 Good 0m 5f 205y	18:00 Naas Ohailbhic 9st 13lb J: Ronan Whelan T: John James Feane	In good form at Dundalk early in the year; third when favourite for a 7f handicap; showed improvement when going up to 1m, recording back-to-back wins; might find this trip inadequate on his first outing after a break.	6/1
1st 9 (5)	20th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y	19:15 Dundalk (AW) Ohailbhic 9st 4lb J: Ronan Whelan T: John James Feane	Attracted strong market support on his penultimate run over 7f in February but could only manage third; made amends upped to 1m last time, scoring with a dominant performance; raised 6lb for that win, but he was rated 13lb higher in 2024, so there could be more in him if he continues in good form.	5/1
1st 5 (14)	13th Mar 2026 Standard 1m 0f 0y	19:00 Dundalk (AW) Ohailbhic 9st 10lb J: Ronan Whelan T: John James Feane	Attracted good support when third over 7f last time, with Notforalongtime back in fifth; should be in the mix if he stays; failed to do so at the Curragh in 2024 on his only previous attempt.	9/2

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7th

(1)

22nd Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 205y

9st 13lb

In good form at Dundalk early in the year; third when favourite for a 7f handicap; showed improvement when going up to 1m, recording back-to-back wins; might find this trip inadequate on his first outing after a break.

6/1

1st

(5)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

9st 4lb

Attracted strong market support on his penultimate run over 7f in February but could only manage third; made amends upped to 1m last time, scoring with a dominant performance; raised 6lb for that win, but he was rated 13lb higher in 2024, so there could be more in him if he continues in good form.

5/1

1st

(14)

13th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

9st 10lb

Attracted good support when third over 7f last time, with Notforalongtime back in fifth; should be in the mix if he stays; failed to do so at the Curragh in 2024 on his only previous attempt.

9/2

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4th

1 (4)

Grand City Hall

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Jarlath P Fahey

5/1

Form: 35-142 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 10st 0lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 89

Form & Verdict

Off the mark in a Cork maiden on return and followed a close up fourth on handicap debut with a neck defeat at in a Fairyhouse handicap 12 days ago; didn't get away cleanly and should be firmly in the mix again, despite 6lb rise.

Place / No / Draw	Date / Going / Distance / Class	Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer	Verdict	Starting price
3rd 2 (4)	5th Oct 2024 Good 0m 5f 0y	16:00 Curragh Grand City Hall 9st 10lb J: Ronan Whelan T: Jarlath P Fahey	midfield, headway inside final furlong, soon switched left, ran on and went third inside final 110yds, no match for first two	5/1

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3rd

(4)

5th Oct 2024

Good

0m 5f 0y

9st 10lb

midfield, headway inside final furlong, soon switched left, ran on and went third inside final 110yds, no match for first two

5/1

5th

8 (2)

Abiding Star