August 10 / 17.40 Curragh

17.40

Good

La Celia Wines Handicap

  • Prize money: £10260.87
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 6 runners
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La Celia Wines Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.00
  • Place: £1.20

Form: 6-5212 D BF

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced filly who followed up her maiden win at Limerick (1m, good) with a near miss dropped to 7f on handicap debut at Leopardstown; 4lb higher now but returning to 1m should help.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

10

(3)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Quadruple

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

never better than midfield, kept on final furlong

12/1

8th

10

(3)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Quadruple

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

never better than midfield, kept on final furlong

12/1

2nd

1

(6)

9th Oct 2024

Good

1m 0f 10y

16:22 Navan

Quadruple

10st 0lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

led, raced in second after 2f

5/1

10/1

  • Place: £2.50

Form: 5-3113 D BF

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Better for being gelded and front-running tactics when winning a Gowran maiden (1m, heavy) and a Leopardstown handicap (1m, good); accepted a lead when a beaten favourite at Naas (rated race; just behind Democracy); remains open to further improvement.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

1

(8)

23rd Mar 2025

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

15:13 Naas

Chicago Fireball

10st 2lb

J: Patrick McGettigan

T: J P Murtagh

Won back-to-back last May/June after being gelded; both wins were over 1m but he ended the season with a fine second of 16 over this trip at the Curragh; useful 7lb claimed here.

8/1

2nd

2

(16)

28th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Curragh

Chicago Fireball

9st 11lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: J P Murtagh

in touch with leaders, prominent 2f out, led towards near side 1f out, ran on well but headed towards finish

10/1

7th

12

(13)

31st Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Chicago Fireball

8st 8lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: J P Murtagh

prominent

9/1

Form: 0-3121 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Horse

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Thoroughly exposed but having a good season and was good value for his narrow winning margin at Leopardstown (1m, good); an 8lb rise demands more but looks sure to give it his best shot.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

16th

6

(5)

28th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Curragh

Giuseppe Cassioli

9st 7lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Gerard O’Leary

prominent

20/1

12th

21

(17)

31st Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Giuseppe Cassioli

8st 7lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Gerard O’Leary

midfield

20/1

3rd

4

(8)

10th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:40 Curragh

Giuseppe Cassioli

9st 13lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Gerard O’Leary

in touch with leaders, soon went fourth, outpaced under 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no match for first two

15/2

20/1

Form: 79-004

Last run: 17 days

W: 8st 12lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Struggled in the face of stiff tasks since her debut success but stayed on well upped to 7f last time at Naas (still only fourth of six) and there could be improvement lurking over this far.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

10

27th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

12:05 Leopardstown

Bella Colombia

10st 7lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Shane Ryder

midfield

66/1

13th

10

27th Dec 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 0y

12:05 Leopardstown

Bella Colombia

10st 7lb

J: Michael O’Sullivan

T: Shane Ryder

midfield

66/1

7th

8

(7)

6th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

16:10 Dundalk (AW)

Bella Colombia

9st 10lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: W McCreery

Debut winner here last year over 6f; 0-13 since (highly-tried initially) but several creditable handicap runs on turf this year on all types of ground; one to consider back on AW off a nice mark.

12/1

5th
2 (9)
Lust

33/1

Form: 7847-0 C

Last run: 9 days

W: 10st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Won at Listed level for Ger Lyons; however, needed to run better back from a break at Galway when a long way behind Genuine Article.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

20th

22

(22)

3rd Nov 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

13:25 Curragh

Lust

8st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

took keen hold, soon led up the centre

40/1

20th

22

(22)

3rd Nov 2024

Soft

0m 7f 0y

13:25 Curragh

Lust

8st 7lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

took keen hold, soon led up the centre

40/1

8th

7

(1)

28th Oct 2024

Yielding To Soft

0m 7f 0y

15:10 Galway

Lust

9st 13lb

J: Sean Bird

T: Michael Mulvany

Won four races for Ger Lyons, including a Listed heat at Naas but his last win was in May 2022; 0-9 for current yard and hasn't looked like winning in recent starts; mark is tumbling but a leap of faith is required.

28/1

Form: 514430

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
AW maiden winner; bit unlucky when third at Naas and it was a valuable handicap in which he offered little here three weeks ago; has been sprinting thus far so has his stamina to prove.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

8

(2)

10th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:40 Curragh

Ohailbhic

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: John James Feane

in touch with leaders, soon went third, weakened final furlong

12/1

12th

15

(10)

20th Jul 2024

Good

0m 6f 63y

14:35 Curragh

Ohailbhic

8st 8lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: John James Feane

towards rear

12/1

3rd

3

(5)

26th Jun 2024

Good

0m 5f 205y

19:00 Naas

Ohailbhic

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: John James Feane

upset in stalls, slightly awkward start, towards rear but in touch with leaders, not clear run under 3f out

4/1

Non-runners

Genuine Article, Democracy, Global Energy, Fort Vega, Sli Na Ghealai

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €4.30
Straight Forecast €5.35
Tricast €13.54
Trifecta €13.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Genuine Article

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Genuine Article

TOPSPEED:

Genuine Article

POSTDATA:

Genuine Article

The Irish Sun:

Genuine Article