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16:35 Curragh

Saturday 30 June 2018

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1517:55

GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.45s

1^st

(4)

Van Beethoven

29-3

9/10f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Soon raced in 5th, pushed along and progress from halfway, on terms 1 1/2f out, gained narrow lead and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well op Evens tchd 11/10 and 5/6

2^nd

(3)

Marie's Diamond

29-3

7/1

T: C & M JohnstonJ: S De Sousa

Soon raced in 3rd, pushed along from halfway and on terms 1 1/2f out, narrowly headed and edged right inside final furlong, kept on well without matching winner op 6/1 tchd 15/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(6)

Certain Lad

29-3

6/1

T: M R ChannonJ: R P Whelan

Soon raced in 2nd, pushed along from halfway, kept on without matching front pair from 1 1/2f out op 7/1

4^th

(1)

Highland Fortune

29-3

8/1

T: J A StackJ: C D Hayes

Soon towards rear in 6th, pushed along and progress from halfway, kept on without matching principals from 1 1/2f out op 7/1 tchd 17/2

5^th

(8)

North Wind

29-3

20/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Led, pressed from halfway, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong op 25/1

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Invincible Karma

29-3

5/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue

Soon raced in 4th, pushed along from halfway, no extra inside final furlong op 6/1

7^th

1 ¾

(7)

Invasion Day

29-3

16/1

T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane

Held up, soon in rear, pushed along from halfway, no extra inside final furlong tchd 14/1 and 18/1

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Non-Runners

(2)

Land Force⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: D O'Brien

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.60Pl:€1.10, €3.00EX:€7.20Trifecta:€25.20SF:€8.53

Forecasts

Van Beethoven (9/10), Land Force (2/1), Invincible Karma (5/1), Certain Lad (6/1), Marie's Diamond (7/1), Highland Fortune (8/1), Invasion Day (16/1), North Wind (20/1)

Aidan O'Brien has a typically strong hand in this race and VAN BEETHOVEN ran with great credit at Royal Ascot last time when drawn on the wrong side. With stable jockey Ryan Moore on board, he's narrowly preferred to stablemate Land Force who ran well at the Royal Meeting himself when third in Group company. Of the remainder, Invincible Karma looks progressive and was only narrowly denied over course and distance last time.