18:15 Curragh

Saturday 13 June 2020

All16:0016:3517:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:45

Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ragusa' Handicap (Premier Handicap)

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 4f  |   Good to Firm  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:16  |   Winning time: 2m 35.56s
1st
Horse silk
7
(8)
14/1
T: M FaheyJ: G M Ryan (5)
Held up towards rear, headway between horses under 2f out and 4th 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to lead close home op 20/1
2nd
Horse silk
nk
15
(11)
11/1
T: S CrawleyJ: N G McCullagh
Mid-division, headway between horses 2f out and pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed close home op 17/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
4
(19)
14/1
T: K J CondonJ: W J Lee
Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and switched left early straight, ridden and headway on outer to go 2nd 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 100 yards op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
11
(10)
50/1
T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan (7)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden over 2f out and headway to challenge briefly over 1f out, 4th and kept on one pace final 150 yards
5th
Horse silk
2
13
(21)
22/1
T: M MulvanyJ: G F Carroll
Mid-division on outer, ridden and headway on outer under 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 25/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1
16
(12)
7/2
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight and ridden 2f out, no impression in 6th 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/2
7th
Horse silk
nk
18
(3)
68-8
14/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: S P Davis
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along entering straight and no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
1
(13)
410-0
10/3f
T: J P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and not clear run under 2f out, 12th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 3/1 tchd 11/4
9th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(20)
14/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Towards rear and pushed along early, soon headway into mid-division on outer, 8th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden 2f out and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace op 12/1
10th
Horse silk
½
9
(4)
33/1
T: P RocheJ: L F Roche
Tracked leaders, mid-division on inner halfway, some headway entering straight, soon pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra final furlong
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
20
(17)
18/1
T: A J MartinJ: A J Slattery (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no impression, no extra from over 1f out
12th
Horse silk
½
19
(6)
20/1
T: N MeadeJ: C D Hayes
Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra, eased inside final furlong op 25/1
13th
Horse silk
hd
2
(16)
25/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Sheehy (7)
Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, kept on one pace tchd 28/1
14th
Horse silk
nse
8
(2)
49-0
11/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: C T Keane
Led or disputed lead, ridden 2f out and headed over 1f out, soon no extra op 10/1 tchd 9/1
15th
Horse silk
5 ½
6
(18)
20/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Pushed along early and always towards rear, no extra under 3f out and eased inside final furlong, never a factor op 12/1
16th
Horse silk
8
10
(9)
33/1
T: S LaveryJ: R C Colgan
Tracked leaders, 5th and pushed along entering straight, soon lost place and no extra 2f out, eased final furlong op 50/1 tchd 80/1
17th
Horse silk
4 ¾
5
(14)
22/1
T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (10)
Led early, remained prominent, pushed along and lost place on outer approaching straight, soon no extra and weakened op 20/1

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Non-Runners

17
(5)
Horse silk
Tudor City246
Weight: 8-9|  Age: 8
T: A J Martin  J: K J Leonard
NR
21
(1)
Horse silk
Guinevere141
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 4
T: R P Cody  J: Reserve 3
NR
14
(7)
Horse silk
War Diary316
Weight: 8-12|  Age: 5
T: M Halford  J: R P Whelan
NR
12
(15)
Horse silk
Melburnian231
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 5
T: A J Martin  J: J A Heffernan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€17.50Pl:€2.90, €3.10, €3.00, €10.40EX:€255.30Trifecta:€1,903.90Tricast:€2,219.65SF:€143.38

Forecasts

Verimli (10/3), Lynwood Gold (7/2), War Diary (11/2), Melburnian (6/1), Tartlette (11/1), Lariat (11/1), Edification (14/1), Kasperenko (14/1), Shamad (14/1), King's Vow (14/1), The Mouse Doctor (18/1), Sheisdiesel (20/1), Mother Vincent (20/1), Latoyah Of North (22/1), Jon Ess (22/1), Arthurian Fame (25/1), Tudor City (25/1), Guinevere (25/1), Machine Learner (33/1), Magnetic North (33/1), Major Reward (50/1)

Verdict

Joseph O'Brien has the top three on the racecard and each is interesting. King's Vow will need a proper stamina test down in distance, while any money for smart-looking French import Verimli would be notable. There's a plethora of dangers lurking down the weights and perhaps lightly-raced C&D winner WAR DIARY will make further strides forward having joined the Mick Halford team. He's got plenty scope for better and gets a tentative vote. Melburnian ended last season on the up and commands respect while the likes of Major Reward and Lariat are very much worth watching starting for new connections.
  1. War Diary
  2. Verimli
  3. Lariat

Previous Winners

2019
War Diary
Weight: 8-8  |Age: 4
6/1

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,501.004th: €2,250.005th: €1,350.006th: €900.00

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