Velo Coffee Handicap

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
15th	1	16	Summer Snow (M) T Three-time winner last term who looked rusty, back from 6 months off, when ninth of 11 in handicap at Leopardstown (1¼m, good) 9 days ago. Better expected here.	80-9050	Patrick McGettigan P Lawlor	6	64.9kg	29 28/1
—	1	—	Independent Expert (M)	855689	— D Hogan	7	64.9kg	—
17th	2	5	Spanish Temptress (F) Three-time winner last year who posted a career best when good second of 16 in handicap at Limerick (1m, good to soft, 15/2) 29 days ago. Remains fairly treated and is one for the shortlist. .	202412	Billy Lee R O'Brien	4	64kg	4.50 7/2
13th	3	15	Blues Emperor (G) P C&D winner who posted best effort for this yard when fourth of 17 in handicap at this course (7f, heavy) 35 days ago, never nearer. Claims if building on that.	040607	Nathan Crosse William Harvey	7	63kg	10 9/1
—	3	—	Flame Of Forest (G)	7122-00	— N Lupini	4	64kg	—
16th	4	1	Va Va Vroom (F) T Didn't progress last year for Jessica Harrington and no signs of improvement in a trio of starts for current yard.	5805-00	Robert Whearty G P Cromwell	4	63kg	34 33/1
10th	5	18	Banner Beauty (F) Off the mark in Leopardstown maiden this time last year but couldn't really build on that and makes limited appeal on return here.	—	Tom Buckley E Buckley	4	62.1kg	67 66/1
11th	6	14	Highbury See See (G) Doubled his tally on final 2025 start and returned to form when creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon 13 days ago. Not out of things.	050403	Andrew Slattery A Slattery	4	61.7kg	10 9/1
—	7	19	Greek Flower (M) Course winner who wasn't seen to best effect when respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (9/2) at Gowran (7f, soft) 32 days ago, not clear run. Not scored since 2023, however.	65-3685	Ronan Whelan J Feane	7	60.8kg	13 12/1 Paddy… 8.50 Betfa… 8.50 Sky B… 8.50
8th	8	6	Merlin The Wizard (G) Maintained run of good form when creditable third of 9 in handicap over longer trip at Ballinrobe 16 days ago and can race off same mark here. Likely to be in the mix again.	538119	Reese Holohan R P Cody	6	60.8kg	11 10/1
2nd	9	8	Summer Island (G) FAV Found plenty of improvement when readily taking 15-runner handicap at this course (7f, good, 7/2) 20 days ago. 9 lb higher now but another bold bid looks on the cards.	163121	Paddy Harnett N Lupini	4	60.8kg	4.33 10/3
—	9	—	Red Charlie (G)	066/124	— A Slattery	4	61.7kg	—
7th	10	2	Neo Smart (M) T Showed a good attitude to land 13-runner Dundalk handicap in February but not troubled the judge in either start since and her overall record is off-putting.	197745	Declan McDonogh J S Bolger	5	60.3kg	13 12/1
—	10	—	Thrifty Of Digby (M)	3-0811P	— Mrs J Harrington	5	61.7kg	—
19th	11	17	Thaloria (F) Winner at Dundalk in January and posted another good effort there when second in 7f claimer in March. Far from disgraced, back on turf, when sixth of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 39 days…	9-10260	Wayne Lordan N Lupini	4	60.3kg	23 22/1
14th	12	20	Navagio (G) T Fifteen runs since last win in 2023 but has been cut plenty of slack by the assessor and arrives on back of respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at Roscommon 13 days ago. Each-way claims.	435-060	Dylan Browne McMonagle Ciaran Murphy	7	59.9kg	34 33/1
1st	13	4	Pretty Omagh Girl (F) Ran with credit in a trio of maidens last year and is worth monitoring in market on return/handicap debut here.	424-10	Ben Coen A Oliver	4	59.9kg	12 11/1
—	13	—	Senna's Girl (F)	2-04305	— D Dias	4	60.8kg	—
6th	14	3	Zaraahmando (G) Recorded third victory of 2025 at Cork (1m, soft) in September and picked up from where he left off this year when fourth of 12 in handicap at Naas in March. Needs to bounce back from below-par effor…	406233	Adam Browne-Souza A Slattery	4	59.9kg	23 22/1
18th	15	11	Grecian Power (M) T Thrice-raced maiden who showed ability last year and wasn't knocked about when sixth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (1m) on return 58 days ago Tongue strap on first time. May do better now sent handicapp…	38-6	Gary Carroll E Lynam	5	59kg	34 33/1
5th	16	7	Liberate (F) Won maiden at Goodwood (1¼m) when trained by James Horton in 2025. Down the field all 3 starts this season. Hard to make a case for at present.	090559	Chris Hayes D Hogan	4	58.1kg	67 66/1
3rd	17	10	No More Porter (G) PT C&D winner back in 2024 but not scored since and finished well held at Dundalk when last seen in December. Has been given a chance by the handicapper, though.	302328	Adam Caffrey A McGuinness	8	57.6kg	19 18/1
9th	18	13	Albion Power (G) Ran up to best form when good fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (1m) 72 days ago. Others look better treated, though.	109-849	Luke McAteer K H Clarke	5	57.2kg	51 50/1
4th	19	12	Hexagonal (G) PT Still looking for first success but found some improvement when good second of 9 in handicap over longer trip at Ballinrobe 16 days ago. Tongue strap/cheekpieces back on. Warrants respect.	996010	J M Sheridan D Hogan	5	57.2kg	21 20/1
12th	20	9	Java Wood (G) H Sprang a surprise when winning 1m handicap (40/1) at Dundalk in November and shaped well in both starts since. latest when creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Leopardstown (1m, good) 9 days ago. E…	401307	Julian Pietropaolo K Smith	6	56.2kg	8.50 15/2
—	20	—	Loingseoir (G)	974464	— M C Grassick	10	59.4kg	—
—	21	—	Charming Whisper (G)	57-9500	— P Sweeney	5	59kg	—
—	27	—	Lady Mary Heath (F)	000-473	— A A Howard	4	57.2kg	—
—	29	—	Dontgowithjoe (G)	03/0011-	— P J Rothwell	5	54.9kg	—
—	30	—	Verhoyen (G)	0-00468	— M C Grassick	11	54kg	—

Position	Prize
P1	15000.0 EUR
P2	5000.0 EUR
P3	2500.0 EUR
P4	1250.0 EUR
P5	750.0 EUR
P6	500.0 EUR