Nua's Canine Therapy Handicap.
Curragh · Sunday, 15 Mar · 19:10
· 6f
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:10
Off time
9
Runners
Heavy
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 9 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
4.50
7/2
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.50
7/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
5
4/1
04 · —
5.50
9/2
05 · —
8.50
15/2
06 · —
11
10/1
07 · —
15
14/1
08 · —
17
16/1
09 · —
23
22/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | 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.
|
Shane Foley | Daniel Murphy | 4 | 63.5 kg |
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.
|
Ben Coen | Gerard O'Leary | 5 | 61.2 kg |
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.
|
Adam Caffrey | A McGuinness | 8 | 59.4 kg |
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 fresh before and considered under Billy…
|
Billy Lee | W McCreery | 8 | 59.4 kg |
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.
|
Siobhan Rutledge | Gerard O'Leary | 9 | 58.1 kg |
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.
|
J M Sheridan | D Hogan | 4 | 58.1 kg |
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.
|
Jimmy Dalton | A Slattery | 5 | 56.7 kg |
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.
|
Leigh Roche | P Roche | 5 | 56.2 kg |
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.
|
Wayne Lordan | M Hassett | 4 | 55.3 kg |
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)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 21000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 7000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 3501.0 EUR |
| P4 | 1750.0 EUR |
| P5 | 1050.0 EUR |
| P6 | 701.0 EUR |