17:40 Curragh

Saturday 1 July 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

DMG Media Irish European Breeders Fund Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:43  |   Winning time: 3m 35.1s
1st
Horse silk
10
(1)
69-2
12/1
T: M J SmithJ: D P McDonogh
Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, headway on inner to lead early straight, ridden under 2f out, edged left and kept on well inside final furlong tchd 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
16
(17)
8/1
T: P F O'DonnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (5)
Rear of mid-division, headway on outer entering straight, 9th 2f out, ridden and headway into 4th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 2nd closing stages op 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
2
(8)
49-12
11/1
T: D HoganJ: J A Heffernan
Led early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, no impression final 100 yards, kept on one pace op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
13
(2)
17/2
T: R O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway on inner 2f out, 3rd and short of room early final furlong, switched right over 100 yards out, kept on well op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ½
8
(6)
7/1
T: N MeadeJ: Adam Caffrey (5)
Held up towards rear, pushed along and some headway 2f out, soon switched left and ridden in 10th 1f out, kept on well between horses inside final furlong to go 5th close home tchd 15/2
6th
Horse silk
sh
11
(7)
9/2j
T: W P MullinsJ: G F Carroll
Held up towards rear, some headway on inner into rear of mid-division 2f out, 11th over 1f out, kept on well on inner inside final furlong to go 6th close home op 13/2 tchd 7/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
3
(5)
9/2j
T: J P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Mid-division, 8th halfway, 6th and pushed along over 2f out, 5th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 10/3
8th
Horse silk
nk
9
(4)
33/1
T: W P MullinsJ: W M Lordan
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and ridden in 6th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 28/1
9th
Horse silk
nse
12
(3)
33/1
T: C ByrnesJ: J Kearney (7)
Towards rear early, mid-division halfway, 8th and pushed along 2f out, 7th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 50/1 tchd 80/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
17
(15)
5/1
T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and 7th 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, no extra op 7/2 tchd 11/2
11th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
(13)
25/1
T: G ElliottJ: W J Lee
Prominent and led after 2 1/2f, headed early straight, 3rd and ridden 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no extra op 20/1
12th
Horse silk
2
6
(10)
40/1
T: John E & KielyJ: B M Coen
Pushed along early in rear and soon rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 22/1
13th
Horse silk
½
14
(16)
28/1
T: G ElliottJ: L F Roche
Mid-division early, rear of mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, no extra op 40/1 tchd 25/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ¼
15
(14)
28/1
T: T GibneyJ: J A Powell (5)
Mid-division early, dropped towards rear before halfway, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra op 22/1
15th
Horse silk
9
1
(11)
28/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Sheehy
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, soon ridden and no extra from 2f out op 25/1
16th
Horse silk
39
4
(9)
20/1
T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place early straight, soon no extra and eased well over 1f out, tailed off op 18/1

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Non-Runners

7
(12)
Horse silk
Firstman24
Weight: 9-7|  Age: 6
T: A J Martin  J: J J G Ryan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€15.50Pl:€3.30, €2.30, €2.80, €2.00EX:€145.00Trifecta:€2,097.90Tricast:€1,124.23SF:€102.08

Forecasts

Immelmann (9/2), Newfoundland (9/2), Grappa Nonino (5/1), Sheishybrid (7/1), Extensio (8/1), Marvelosa (17/2), Almuhit (11/1), Dartan (12/1), Firstman (12/1), Kingswear (20/1), Ted Hastings (25/1), Coventry (28/1), Crystal Caves (28/1), Magellan Strait (28/1), Foveros (33/1), Kendancer (33/1), Line Out (40/1)

Verdict

The lightly-raced IMMELMANN is a fascinating contender on debut for the Willie Mullins yard over this new trip. He showed plenty of ability in a handful of appearances at up to 11.5f for the Crisfords in Britain, his mark for this handicap debut looks a fair one and while a 616-day absence would usually be off-putting, Mullins is a pastmaster at getting one ready on the back of a lengthy layoff. Newfoundland, who sports first-time cheekpieces, is feared most ahead of Almuhit and Extensio.

  1. IMMELMANN (GER)
  2. NEWFOUNDLAND (IRE)
  3. ALMUHIT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Maze Runner
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 7
3/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €499.00

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