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18:15 Curragh

Friday 16 August 2019

All16:4017:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:5020:20

Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 18:15 | Winning time: 3m 10.48s

1^st

(2)

Southern France

49-8

5/2f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Soon raced in 3rd, progress on inner 3f out into 2nd, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 3/1

2^nd

(4)

Downdraft

49-8

11/2

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

Waited with in rear, headway on outer straight, pushed along over 2f out, soon effort, kept on without matching winner inside final furlong op 5/1

3^rd

(3)

Master Of Reality

49-11

3/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Pushed along briefly early to soon lead, pressed over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and one pace after, just held on for 3rd tchd 10/3

4^th

(1)

Capri

59-8

7/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Soon raced in 5th, pushed along under 3f out, soon switched right between horses, not match leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd op 3/1

5^th

9 ½

(5)

Cimeara

49-5

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: C D Hayes

Soon raced in 4th, pushed along over 3f out where 3rd, lost position and no impression from 2f out, soon no extra

6^th

(6)

Eminent Authority

38-12

6/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh

Pushed along briefly early to soon race in 2nd, pushed along again over 4f out, dropped to 4th from 3f out, no extra in rear from over 2f out, weakened op 8/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.30, €2.20EX:€18.90Trifecta:€50.60SF:€16.42

Forecasts

Southern France (5/2), Master Of Reality (3/1), Capri (7/2), Downdraft (11/2), Eminent Authority (6/1), Cimeara (14/1)

The question here is whether Master Of Reality, who left his previous form behind when beaten a length by Stradivarius in the Gold Cup, is going to be as effective dropped back in trip tonight. He has won over this trip, that being at Navan in April, but that form was well below what he showed last time, and he might be vulnerable. A back-to-form Capri would represent a huge threat but there's signs that he's not the horse he was, and has a little to prove now. Southern France has a big race in him somewhere and it could be here, but the fast improving EMINENT AUTHORITY gets plenty of weight and in what might be testing ground, can make that count.