Curragh To Curragh Charity Cycle This Saturday Handicap (Div II)
Course: Navan
Date: 27th Aug 2026
Distance: 1m (1m20y)
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Class:
Prize: €7,200
Runners: 12
Going Detail: GOOD, Good to firm in places
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Avec Grand Plaisir
3yo b Gelding (FR)Connections
Jockey: Ronan Whelan
Trainer: Jarlath P Fahey
MonasterevIn, Co. Kildare
Owner: Mrs Kathleen Whelan
Breeding
Sire: St Mark's Basilica (FR)
Dam: Rufoof (GB)
Damsire: Zamindar (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Avec Grand Plaisir shaped well last time, finishing second, though an eighth two starts back tempers enthusiasm; he has run over today's trip and arrives fit on an 11-day turnaround, yet remains winless in his last five starts, which is the chief concern at 130 lb from stall 8.
Race History for Avec Grand Plaisir
Comfort Line
9yo g Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Colin Keane
Trainer: Adrian McGuinness
Lusk, Co Dublin
Owner: Adrian Mcguinness
Breeding
Sire: Alhebayeb (IRE)
Dam: Begin The Beguine (IRE)
Damsire: Peintre Celebre (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Comfort Line won last time out and brings distance and going experience to bear, arriving here on a quick 11-day turnaround in fine nick; the main risk is that his recent form shows a fourth, a sixth and a fifth in the mix, suggesting he can be inconsistent.
Previous Trainers
- Denis Gerard Hogan (until 2026-01-23)
- Adrian McGuinness (until 2025-12-03)
- Michael Mulvany (until 2022-10-22)
Previous Owners
- James Mcauley (until 2026-01-23)
- Dooley Thoroughbreds Martin W White (until 2025-12-03)
- L Mulvany (until 2022-10-22)
Race History for Comfort Line
Mythical Rock
5yo br Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Sean Davis
Trainer: C Byrnes
Ballingarry, Co Limerick
Owner: Cathal Byrnes
Breeding
Sire: Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)
Dam: Valanisi (IRE)
Damsire: Kalanisi (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Mythical Rock arrives in decent nick just 15 days since his last start, and his recent form shows a consistent placing habit — second three of his last six starts — though he remains yet to win in that sequence. Has run over today's trip and carries 136 lb from stall 3.
Previous Trainers
- P J F Murphy (until 2026-01-30)
- James M Barrett (until 2024-12-20)
- Alan McIntyre (until 2024-10-02)
- Barry J Fitzgerald (until 2024-05-20)
Previous Owners
- Dorothy Heffernan (until 2026-01-30)
- E Habibovic (until 2024-12-20)
Race History for Mythical Rock
Borora Aura
3yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Wesley Joyce(3)
Trainer: Michael Mulvany
Kells, Co. Meath
Owner: Michael Mulvany
Breeding
Sire: Coulsty (IRE)
Dam: Love Is The Key (IRE)
Damsire: Azamour (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last six starts, with a second four runs back her best recent effort, Borora Aura faces a stiff task from the bottom of the ratings here, though she has run over today's trip and going before and a return to form isn't impossible from stall one after a 13-day break.
Previous Owners
- Jamie Osullivan (until 2026-08-05)
Race History for Borora Aura
Cosmic Funk
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Ben Coen
Trainer: P J F Murphy
Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
Owner: Fergal Conroy
Breeding
Sire: Starman (GB)
Dam: Aretha (IRE)
Damsire: Mehmas (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ranked second in the field on our rating with a speed figure of 72 to underpin his claims, Cosmic Funk arrives on a sharp 27-day turnaround and has run over today's trip, though a run of winless efforts in his last six starts is the chief concern.
Previous Trainers
- G M Lyons (until 2026-07-15)
Previous Owners
- Mrs Lynne Lyons Sean Jones (until 2026-07-15)
Race History for Cosmic Funk
Ella's Gold
3yo ch Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Robbie Colgan
Trainer: Matthew J Smith
Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Owner: Debbie Kelly
Breeding
Sire: Galileo Gold (GB)
Dam: Coumlara (IRE)
Damsire: High Chaparral (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Ella's Gold has shown she can mix it at this level, placing second twice and third once in recent starts, but she remains winless in her last five and comes here on the back of an unplaced effort 11 days ago; experience over today's trip offers some encouragement, though her task from the middle of the field looks competitive.
Race History for Ella's Gold
Kingcharles
3yo g Colt (FR)Connections
Jockey: Julian Pietropaolo(7)
Trainer: Kevin Thomas Coleman
Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary
Owner: Atomic Racing
Breeding
Sire: Golden Horde (IRE)
Dam: Kayl (FR)
Damsire: Vangelis (USA)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Kingcharles has been winless in his last four starts, with a pair of eighth-place finishes and two unplaced efforts offering little encouragement, and ranked eleventh of fourteen on our figures he is hard to fancy, though he has run over today's trip and returns on a fresh enough 20-day break.
Race History for Kingcharles
Trumph
3yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Shane Foley
Trainer: Mrs John Harrington
Moone, Co Kildare
Owner: Robert Lanigan
Breeding
Sire: Starspangledbanner (AUS)
Dam: Melodrama (IRE)
Damsire: Oratorio (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last three starts and ranked near the foot of our figures, Trumph looks up against it here, though she has run over today's trip before and a 13-day turnaround suggests she arrives fresh.
Race History for Trumph
Hale Bopp
8yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Gavin Ryan
Trainer: P Sweeney
Letterkenny, Co Donegal
Owner: P Sweeney
Breeding
Sire: Belardo (IRE)
Dam: Emperors Pearl (IRE)
Damsire: Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last six starts and ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Hale Bopp faces a stiff ask, though he has run over today's trip and going before and does return from just two days ago in reasonable nick, with a third last time out offering slim encouragement.
Previous Trainers
- R Donohoe (until 2026-06-11)
- G M Lyons (until 2022-11-23)
Previous Owners
- Mrs Lynne Lyons Sean Jones David Spratt (until 2022-11-23)
Race History for Hale Bopp
The Holy Apostle
3yo b Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Rory Cleary
Trainer: Brendan W Duke
Pollardstowm, Co Kildare
Owner: Martin Hayes Peter Slezak
Breeding
Sire: Waldgeist (GB)
Dam: Enchanted Empress (IRE)
Damsire: Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts, The Holy Apostle at least has distance experience to call on and arrives here 21 days fresh, but a sequence of unplaced efforts and finishes of ninth and eighth paint a difficult picture for a gelding rated just 53 officially.
Previous Owners
- Martin Hayes (until 2025-06-04)
Race History for The Holy Apostle
Sheamus Seimhiu
4yo ch Gelding (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Gary Carroll
Trainer: Chris Timmons
Drumree, Co Meath
Owner: J F Tuthill
Breeding
Sire: Shaman (IRE)
Dam: Takizada (IRE)
Damsire: Sendawar (IRE)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in his last five starts and returning after a 304-day absence, Sheamus Seimhiu faces a stiff ask here, though he has run over today's trip before and a rating of 64 offers a sliver of encouragement from stall 14 off 128 lb.
Race History for Sheamus Seimhiu
Think About It
4yo b Filly (IRE)Connections
Jockey: Luke McAteer
Trainer: Thomas Patrick McGettigan
Ramelton, County Donegal
Owner: Thomas Patrick Mcgettigan
Breeding
Sire: Ten Sovereigns (IRE)
Dam: Kazaroza (FR)
Damsire: Redoute's Choice (AUS)
Ratings & Stats
Comment
Winless in her last five starts, Think About It arrives here 22 days fresh and has run over today's trip and going, though a string of unplaced and midfield finishes offer limited encouragement, and she faces a stiff task ranked tenth of fourteen on our rating.
Previous Trainers
- J P Murtagh (until 2025-07-21)
Previous Owners
- Mrs J Donnelly (until 2025-07-21)
Race History for Think About It
Non Runners:
Sherekiya
Loingseoir
