3:45 Curragh: Izuzu Ireland Handicap

Excellent Believe Colin Keane · Stephen Thorne

Placed third on two occasions in recent starts, Excellent Believe arrives here on a quick 14-day turnaround with experience over today's distance and going, and his rating of 104 marks him as the one to beat; winless in his last five outings, however, he must end a frustrating run.

Unique Journey Ben Coen · Daniel James Murphy

Unique Journey shaped with real promise when second two starts back, and his experience over today's trip and going makes him a strong contender from stall 2 carrying 136 lb; the main risk is that he remains winless in recent starts.

City House Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness

City House ran second last time out and has experience of today's distance and going, but he heads here just seven days on from that effort and his trainer is winless in 34 attempts over the past fortnight, which tempers enthusiasm for a gelding yet to score in his last six starts.

Dmaniac W. J. Lee · Martin Hassett

Dmaniac brings strong recent claims having won twice in his last five starts, with a second two starts back underlining his consistency, and his experience over today's trip and going is a clear asset carrying 128 lb from stall five. The unplaced effort last time is the one thing to take on trust.

Headmaster Reese Holohan(7) · Edward Lynam

Headmaster has slipped out of form lately, with three successive unplaced efforts since a second four starts back and a win five starts back, though he has experience over today's distance and going and returns on a quick turnaround of 13 days carrying 128 lb from stall 9.

Love Billy Boy G. F. Carroll · G. O'Leary

Love Billy Boy has been winless in his last five starts, though a second five starts back offers some encouragement; he steps back up having run over today's trip and going, but a 106-day absence and recent modest efforts make him one to treat cautiously from stall four carrying 127 lb.

Temperance Chris Hayes · Miss Kate McGivern

Winless in her last five starts, Temperance has struggled to make any impression in recent outings and is ranked well down our figures here, though she has run over today's distance and going before and the 5-day turnaround suggests she is fit and ready.

Eddie G Declan McDonogh · Adrian McGuinness

Eddie G shaped with some promise when third last time out, and he does have experience over today's trip and going, but drawn in stall ten, ranked bottom of our figures, and saddled by a trainer without a winner in 34 attempts over the past fortnight, he is very hard to fancy at present.

Uncle Goalie Rory Cleary · Rory Anthony Devine

Ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Uncle Goalie faces a stiff task, though he did win last time out and has experience over today's trip and going; returning after 37 days from stall three carrying 119 lb, there is at least some live form to cling to.

Punica Granatum Keithen Kennedy(5) · Mrs J. Harrington

Winless in her last five starts, Punica Granatum nevertheless showed promise with a third two starts back, and she has experience of today's distance and going in her favour; however, drawing stall 11 and carrying 119 lb are factors to weigh against her chances.