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Channel: RTV
Distance: 5f
Going: Good

Runners: 10
Type: Flat
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny

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(10)

The Highway Rat

J: W J Lee

T: A Oliver

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

5 x Distance Winner - Won 5 times before at this distance

Failed to see out 6f at Naas last time; back to 5f suits and a squeak if back to form

460-60

Age: 7

Weight: 10-4

OR: 94

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Apr 25	Naa Naas	6f Gd/Y	Hc	9-13	14/15	Love Billy Boy (9L)	14/1	97	73
29 Mar 25	Cur Curragh	5f Sft	Hc	10-0	6/12	Two Stars (4½L)	22/1	98	93
15 Sep 24	Cur Curragh	6f Gd	Hc	9-8	19/25	My Mate Alfie (6¾L)	22/1	99	83
19 May 24	Naa Naas	5f Gd	L	9-9 p¹	6/8	Aesop's Fables (3L)	4/1	100	93
29 Apr 24	Naa Naas	5f Y	L	9-9	4/10	Moss Tucker (3L)	17/2	100	98
30 Mar 24	Cor Cork	6f Hy	L	9-9	3/9	Easy (3L)	13/2	100	105

(4)

Merlin The Wizard ^h ¹

J: Gary Carroll

T: John James Feane

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 26 in the last 14 days (4%)

Makes debut for a new yard with a hood added; this trip looks a bit sharp

0/070-

Age: 5

Weight: 9-13

OR: 89

Days: 206

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
23 Oct 24	Kem Kempton (AW)	8f St/Slw	3Hc	9-7	14/14	Whitcombe Rockstar (5¾L)	20/1	92	87
10 Aug 24	Nmk Newmarket (July)	7f GF	2Hc	9-8	7/9	Fifty Nifty (6½L)	16/1	94	87
11 May 24	Asc Ascot	7f Gd	2Hc	8-13	20/21	The Wizard Of Eye (11½L)	14/1	96	74
30 Sep 23	Nmk Newmarket	9f GF	2Hc	8-10	33/34	Astro King (33L)	8/1	96	33
12 Aug 23	Nmk Newmarket (July)	8f Gd	33yHc	9-7	1/8	Naxos (1½L)	100/30C	88	101
8 Jul 23	San Sandown	7f Gd	33yHc	9-8	5/8	Classic (4L)	3/1	89	86

(1)

Bold Optimist

J: Ben Coen

T: Daniel McLoughlin

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Was 2.25l behind Cuban Grey at the Curragh on return; should have improved from that

4100-5

Age: 5

Weight: 9-8

OR: 84

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Apr 25	Cur Curragh	5f Gd	Hc	9-8	5/10	Cuban Grey (2¼L)	17/2	84	83
15 Sep 24	Cur Curragh	6f Gd	Hc	8-2	17/25	My Mate Alfie (6½L)	18/1	84	69
21 Aug 24	Yor York	5.5f GF	2Hc	8-6	16/22	Jm Jungle (6¾L)	12/1	84	70
10 Aug 24	Cur Curragh	5f GF	Hc	8-13	1/10	Samrogue (½L)	5/1	81	91
26 Jul 24	Cor Cork	5f Gd	Hc	9-3 p	4/9	Kendall Roy (2L)	11/2	81	84
30 Jun 24	Cur Curragh	5f Y	Hc	8-0 p	5/16	Amazon Lady (2½L)	33/1	84	84

(5)

Moral Turpitude ^tb ¹

J: Colin Keane

T: Daniel James Murphy

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Returns after nearly 11 months away but has attracted a notable rider booking; noted

213/4-

Age: 4

Weight: 9-8

OR: 84

Days: 318

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Jul 24	Tip Tipperary	5f GF		9-0 t	4/5	She's Quality (5¾L)	14/1	88	76
15 Dec 23	Dun Dundalk (AW)	5f St	2y	9-0 tp	3/6	Francis Meynell (1¾L)	10/11F	88	79
3 Nov 23	Dun Dundalk (AW)	5f St	2yMd	8-11 tp¹	1/14	Sweetest (6L)	15/8	76	89
27 Oct 23	Dun Dundalk (AW)	5f St	2yHc	8-13 p¹	2/10	Scorchio (½L)	4/1	72	79
28 Jun 23	Naa Naas	5f Gd	2yMdF	9-2	5/16	Kairyu (5L)	6/1	-	67
16 Jun 23	Cor Cork	6f Gd/Y	2yMdF	9-2	4/13	Mysteries (3½L)	14/1	-	68

(6)

Pineapple Island

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

Distance Winner - Won before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 23 in the last 14 days (0%)

Last seen in April 2023 and can only be watched back after such an absence

09/16/

Age: 6

Weight: 9-7

OR: 83

Days: 754

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
24 Apr 23	Naa Naas	5f Sft/Hy	L	9-4	6/7	Moss Tucker (3½L)	100/1	73	92
8 Apr 23	Cor Cork	5f Sft/Hy	Md	9-7	1/16	Beaumadier (1½L)	28/1	-	77
19 Oct 22	Nav Navan	5f Hy	Md	9-3	9/17	Magical Vision (5½L)	100/1	-	52
20 Aug 22	Cur Curragh	6f Gd	Md	9-3	16/18	Secret Magician (21L)	33/1	-	10

(7)

Emerald Harmony ^p

J: Patrick McGettigan ⁷

T: J P Murtagh

2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance

Beat Cuban Grey a head at Bellewstown but was 1.5l behind him at the Curragh since

69-814

Age: 4

Weight: 9-6

OR: 82

Days: 35

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
12 Apr 25	Cur Curragh	5f Gd	Hc	8-12 p	4/10	Cuban Grey (1½L)	7/1	81	83
5 Apr 25	Bel Bellewstown	5f Gd	Hc	9-11 p	1/11	Cuban Grey (hd)	9/2J	77	83
16 Mar 25	Cur Curragh	6f Sft	Hc	8-0	8/12	Laugh A Minute (4¾L)	11/1	79	72
23 Oct 24	Nav Navan	5f Y	Hc	9-12	9/9	Mickey The Steel (5¾L)	13/2	78	66
5 Oct 24	Cur Curragh	5f Gd	Hc	8-3	6/10	Apache Outlaw (5L)	5/1	80	73
28 Sep 24	Cur Curragh	5f Gd/Y	Hc	8-6	4/15	Keke (4¼L)	15/2	80	81

(2)

Mickey The Steel ^tp

J: Wesley Joyce ⁵

T: Joseph Anthony Murray

2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Cold Recent Form Jockey - 1 wins from 25 in the last 14 days (4%)

Not bad efforts both starts this season but is most effective on easier ground

410-90

Age: 7

Weight: 9-6

OR: 82

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Apr 25	Naa Naas	6f Gd/Y	Hc	8-10 tp	10/15	Love Billy Boy (3½L)	50/1	85	81
12 Apr 25	Cur Curragh	5f Gd	Hc	9-10 tp	9/10	Cuban Grey (5¼L)	66/1	86	74
3 Nov 24	Cur Curragh	5f Y/Sft	Hc	9-4 tp	11/13	Two Stars (11L)	11/1	86	55
23 Oct 24	Nav Navan	5f Y	Hc	9-7 tp	1/9	Fair Taxes (¾L)	9/1	80	88
2 Oct 24	Bel Bellewstown	5f Y/Sft	Hc	9-5 tp	4/7	Escaping Thejungle (4¼L)	18/5	81	77
29 Apr 24	Naa Naas	6f Y	Hc	9-3 tp	8/14	Laugh A Minute (5¼L)	14/1	86	75

(9)

Harry's Hill ^t

J: Wayne Hassett ⁵

T: Martin Hassett

C&D Winner - Won before on this course at this distance

8 x Distance Winner - Won 8 times before at this distance

Form tailed off at the end of last season; lacks a run this term so might just need this

02370-

Age: 7

Weight: 9-5

OR: 81

Days: 195

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
3 Nov 24	Cur Curragh	5f Y/Sft	Hc	9-3	12/13	Two Stars (11½L)	12/1	83	51
5 Oct 24	Cur Curragh	5f Gd	Hc	8-12	7/10	Apache Outlaw (5¼L)	7/1	84	75
30 Sep 24	Dro Down Royal	5f Y	Hc	9-3	3/6	Sevensees (3L)	11/8F	84	81
28 Sep 24	Cur Curragh	5f Gd/Y	Hc	8-13	2/15	Keke (3¾L)	14/1	84	88
7 Sep 24	Nav Navan	5f Gd	Hc	9-2	11/11	Ostraka (9L)	4/1	84	64
27 Aug 24	Bel Bellewstown	5f Gd/Y	Hc	9-6	1/13	Transcendental (½L)	4/1J	78	87

(3)

Cuban Grey ^p

J: J M Sheridan

T: Patrick J McKenna

4 x Distance Winner - Won 4 times before at this distance

Improved this year; not as good over 6f at Naas last time but back to 5f suits better

2-1215

Age: 5

Weight: 9-0

OR: 76

Days: 19

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
28 Apr 25	Naa Naas	6f Gd/Y	Hc	8-0 p	5/15	Love Billy Boy (2L)	12/1	77	78
12 Apr 25	Cur Curragh	5f Gd	Hc	8-1 p	1/10	Never Shout Never (¾L)	4/1	70	78
5 Apr 25	Bel Bellewstown	5f Gd	Hc	8-9 p	2/11	Emerald Harmony (hd)	9/2J	68	73
27 Jan 25	Dun Dundalk (AW)	5f St	Hc	9-9 p	1/13	My Girl Sioux (2¼L)	11/1	59	71
21 Jun 24	Dro Down Royal	5f Gd	Hc	8-11 tp	2/12	Keke (nk)	8/1	58	67
8 Jun 24	Nav Navan	5f Gd	Hc	9-4 p	4/16	Keke (1¼L)	11/2	57	64

(8)

Only Spoofing

J: Chris Hayes

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

3 x C&D Winner - Won 3 times before on this course at this distance

14 x Distance Winner - Won 14 times before at this distance

Won at Musselburgh last month but not as good there six days later; could bounce back

0-9319

Age: 11

Weight: 8-8

OR: 70

Days: 28

Date	Course	Race	Type	Weight	Pos	1st/2nd	SP	OR	RPR
19 Apr 25	Mus Musselburgh	5f GS	4Hc	9-1	9/12	Zarzyni (4¾L)	9/2	70	63
13 Apr 25	Mus Musselburgh	5f Gd	4Hc	8-11	1/14	Knicks (shd)	4/1F	66	75
5 Apr 25	Bel Bellewstown	5f Gd	Hc	9-0	3/11	Emerald Harmony (2½L)	8/1	66	63
16 Mar 25	Cur Curragh	6f Sft	Hc	9-2	9/13	Back Down Under (7¾L)	80/1	66	47
13 Nov 24	Dun Dundalk (AW)	5f St	Hc	10-2	10/12	Make Clear (6½L)	28/1	70	54
2 Oct 24	Bel Bellewstown	5f Y/Sft	Hc	9-5	5/7	Escaping Thejungle (4½L)	12/1	71	65

Though behind Cuban Grey and Emerald Harmony on return at the Curragh, BOLD OPTIMIST should be sharper today

Bold Optimist

4/1 Cuban Grey,

9/2 Bold Optimist,

Emerald Harmony,

5/1 Moral Turpitude,

13/2 The Highway Rat,

7/1 Only Spoofing,

11/1 Harry's Hill,

14/1 Mickey The Steel,

20/1 Merlin The Wizard,

33/1 Pineapple Island

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