15:20 Curragh

Saturday 22 May 2021

All13:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:2517:0017:30

Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m  |   Soft to Heavy  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:21  |   Winning time: 1m 41.32s
1st
Horse silk
6
(1)
8/1
T: J S BolgerJ: R P Cleary
Made all, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, held on tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
sh
8
(6)
5/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and headway into 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, just failed op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
11
(2)
9/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final 150 yards, kept on one pace op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(7)
7/2f
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, soon ridden and went 6th early final furlong, kept on op 4/1 tchd 10/3
5th
Horse silk
3
3
(3)
50/1
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: G M Ryan
Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace op 80/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
4
(4)
10/1
T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick
Mid-division, 6th halfway, some headway on far side 2f out, 4th and no impression 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 15/2
7th
Horse silk
½
10
(12)
16/1
T: H PalmerJ: C T Keane
Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, no impression over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
7
(8)
14/1
T: K PrendergastJ: C D Hayes
Held up in rear of mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 16/1
9th
Horse silk
1
1
(5)
18/1
T: J G MurphyJ: G F Carroll
Mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra from over 1f out tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
(9)
150/1
T: A SlatteryJ: B M Coen
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon lost place, no extra over 1f out op 125/1
11th
Horse silk
hd
12
(11)
11/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Always towards rear, pushed along over 2f out and soon no impression, no extra from over 1f out op 9/2

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2
(10)
Horse silk
Battleground21
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 3
T: A P O'Brien  J: W M Lordan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.70Pl:€2.70, €1.80, €1.60EX:€45.70Trifecta:€252.60Tricast:€206.17SF:€45.82

Forecasts

Lucky Vega (7/2), Van Gogh (9/2), Poetic Flare (5/1), Wembley (11/2), Mac Swiney (8/1), Battleground (8/1), La Barrosa (10/1), Monaasib (14/1), The Rosstafarian (16/1), Agrimony (18/1), Emporio (50/1), Rebel Step (150/1)

Verdict

LUCKY VEGA, a Group 1 winner at the Curragh already, ran a mighty race behind Poetic Flare in the Guineas at Newmarket. He could be a real force in the mile division this year and makes plenty of appeal back on home soil. Jim Bolger's star wasn't so good in France last weekend and is back out again very quickly, but he can't be dismissed. La Barrosa and Wembley are also respected.

  1. LUCKY VEGA (IRE)
  2. LA BARROSA (IRE)
  3. POETIC FLARE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Siskin
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
J: C T Keane  |  T: G M Lyons
2/1

Prize Money

1st: €232,000.002nd: €80,000.003rd: €40,000.004th: €20,000.005th: €12,000.006th: €8,000.007th: €4,000.00

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