IE - Curragh - Race 3

Thoroughbred

15 Runners

12f

Handicap

Turf

Soft to heavy

24.5K

VIEW

Verdict

NEPTUNES STAIRCASE looks on a handy mark following his Roscommon success and may be able to defy an absence. Dutch Gold is handicapped to go close, while God of Thunder could outrun his odds in a wide-open race.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
2	Very lightly-raced 6-y-o has been absent since getting off the mark in 14-runner Roscommon maiden in July 2024 but returns to handicap company on a tempting mark and has gone well fresh previously. 1st Pick 2 Neptunes Staircase (Ire) Jockey: G. F. Carroll Trainer: G. M. Lyons, Ireland J: G. F. Carroll T: G. M. Lyons, Ireland	100	-	-	-	7%
Analysis Very lightly-raced 6-y-o has been absent since getting off the mark in 14-runner Roscommon maiden in July 2024 but returns to handicap company on a tempting mark and has gone well fresh previously.
1	Hasn't been at his best since mid-last year, though has fallen to a handy mark as a result and could go close with cheekpieces back on following a pipe-opener over 1m here. 2nd Pick 1 Dutch Gold (Ire) Jockey: Adam Caffrey Trainer: Noel Meade, Ireland J: Adam Caffrey T: Noel Meade, Ireland	99	-	-	-	4%
Analysis Hasn't been at his best since mid-last year, though has fallen to a handy mark as a result and could go close with cheekpieces back on following a pipe-opener over 1m here.
5	Fairly useful at best and has probably been marking time on the all-weather this year, latest 25/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk. May do better with conditions to suit on return to turf. 3rd Pick 5 God Of Thunder (Ire) Jockey: J. M. Sheridan Trainer: Denis Hogan, Ireland J: J. M. Sheridan T: Denis Hogan, Ireland	96	-	-	-	12%
Analysis Fairly useful at best and has probably been marking time on the all-weather this year, latest 25/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk. May do better with conditions to suit on return to turf.

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