17:15 Curragh

Saturday 27 May 2017

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Fbd Hotels & Resorts Faithlegg House Hotel Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f  |   Yielding to Soft (Round, Yielding)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:17  |   Winning time: 2m 44.29s
1st
Horse silk
2
(2)
7/2f
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Disputed lead early, soon raced in 3rd, 2nd 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well final furlong tchd 10/3 and 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
2
8
(4)
7/1
T: J FeaneJ: D M Simmonson (7)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, 10th early, no impression 2f out until headway 1f out, kept on well without threatening final furlong op 10/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
5
(7)
9/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Anastasia O'Brien (3)
Tracked leaders, soon 5th, 4th 3f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 10/1 tchd 8/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
1
(8)
25/1
T: W T FarrellJ: D P McDonogh
Disputed lead early, soon led, joined from 5f out, narrow lead 3f out, headed 1f out, one pace op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(9)
20/1
T: T GibneyJ: J A Heffernan
Soon mid-division, 6th early, pushed along over 3f out, no impression 2f out until headway 1f out, kept on same pace op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
½
12
(14)
20/1
T: D BuddsJ: R P Whelan
Towards rear, no impression 2f out until headway into 7th over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¼
6
(13)
6/1
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Tracked leaders, 2nd early, on terms from 5f out, close 2nd 3f out, 3rd 2f out, no extra from 1f out op 7/1 tchd 5/1
8th
Horse silk
½
11
(3)
16/1
T: T J O'MaraJ: K J Leonard (5)
Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, 8th early, no impression 2f out op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
12
3
(10)
6/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien
Towards rear, 9th early, pushed along over 3f out, some headway towards outer over 2f out, no extra and eased 1f out op 7/1 tchd 11/2
10th
Horse silk
hd
7
(12)
11/1
T: Miss Ellmarie HoldenJ: G P Halpin (3)
Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, no extra 2f out op 12/1
11th
Horse silk
15
10
(11)
58-12
11/1
T: A FlemingJ: W J Lee
Raced towards outer, 7th early, pushed along over 3f out, no extra and eased 2f out op 8/1
12th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
(6)
49-10
7/1
T: D K WeldJ: P J Smullen
Tracked leaders, soon 4th, under pressure over 3f out where 5th, soon lost place, no extra and eased under 2f out op 6/1

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9
(5)
Horse silk
Moonmeister210
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: A J Martin  J: O J Orr
NR
14
(1)
Horse silk
Derulo28
Weight: 8-8|  Age: 6
T: Miss E Doyle  J: C D Hayes
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.60, €2.50, €3.30EX:€32.60Trifecta:€242.40Tricast:€210.15SF:€27.50

Forecasts

Glamorous Approach (7/2), Song Of Namibia (6/1), Jaqen H'ghar (6/1), Spruce Meadows (7/1), Aydoun (7/1), Felix Mendelssohn (9/1), My Direction (11/1), Asangy (11/1), Moonmeister (14/1), Hudson's Bay (16/1), Derulo (16/1), To Choose (20/1), Here For The Craic (20/1), Stronger Than Me (25/1)

Verdict

Impressive Limerick winner SONG OF NAMIBIA can follow up that victory off this 9lb higher mark by taking the concluding race on the card. The selection was wearing blinkers for his handicap debut on that occasion and can get the better of last autumn's dual Dundalk winner To Choose in this contest. Aydoun is another of interest dropping in trip having finished runner-up at Killarney last time out.
  1. Song Of Namibia
  2. To Choose
  3. Aydoun

Prize Money

1st: €29,500.002nd: €9,500.003rd: €4,500.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,000.006th: €500.00

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