Nua's Canine Therapy Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
2nd	1	2	Unique Journey (G) P Starts the new campaign on a C&D hat-trick after a pair of soft-ground wins last October. Likely to have a big say if ready to roll after 5 months off.	711-240	Shane Foley Daniel Murphy	4	63.5kg	5.50 9/2
9th	2	4	Love Billy Boy (G) Ended 2025 on a low note at Galway but he started last year with a near miss in this race so it would be no surprise to see him go well.	11290-9	Ben Coen Gerard O'Leary	5	61.2kg	8.50 15/2
7th	3	3	Go Athletico (G) T C&D winner last summer. 7/2, seventh of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) when last seen in October. Below par in this race on his 2025 reappearance so it might be best to look elsewhere.	300262	Adam Caffrey A McGuinness	8	59.4kg	15 14/1
3rd	4	6	Stag Night (G) C&D winner. Latest win at Naas in October. 4/1, respectable 3 lengths fifth of 14 to Staysound Susie in handicap at this course (5f, heavy) when last seen, not ideally placed. Off 133 days. Gone well…	5-32150	Billy Lee W McCreery	8	59.4kg	5 4/1
4th	5	1	Real Force (G) Course winner. Blinkered 1st time, 10 lengths twelfth of 14 to Staysound Susie in handicap at this course (5f, heavy, 17/2) in November. Good record fresh.	319/50-4	Siobhan Rutledge Gerard O'Leary	9	58.1kg	17 16/1
8th	6	9	Sarahmae (F) Course winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Below form 5½ lengths sixth of 10 to Unique Journey over C&D (soft, 8/1) on final start. Off 150 days.	011265	J M Sheridan D Hogan	4	58.1kg	23 22/1
5th	7	7	Staysound Susie (M) P Landed a 5f course handicap in the mud last November. Creditable fifth in this race on last year's reappearance.	391-531	Jimmy Dalton A Slattery	5	56.7kg	11 10/1
6th	8	8	Back Down Under (M) FAV C&D winner. 9/1, 9 lengths ninth of 10 to reopposing Unique Journey over C&D (soft) on final start last year. Off 150 days.	309-645	Leigh Roche P Roche	5	56.2kg	4.50 7/2
1st	9	5	Dmaniac (G) FAV Ended last season with a career-best effort to win 17-runner C&D handicap (heavy) in October. Even a 9 lb rise may not stop him if resuming in similar form.	931-152	Wayne Lordan M Hassett	4	55.3kg	4.50 7/2

Betting forecast: Dmaniac (7/2), Back Down Under (7/2), Stag Night (4/1), Unique Journey (9/2), Love Billy Boy (15/2), Staysound Susie (10/1), Go Athletico (14/1), Real Force (16/1), Sarahmae (22/1)