17:55 Curragh

Saturday 26 June 2021

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Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   2m  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:59  |   Winning time: 3m 31.6s
1st
Horse silk
3
12/1
T: D K WeldJ: Sam Ewing (5)
Held up, towards rear halfway, ridden to progress on outer over 2f out, 5th 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, led last strides op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
hd
7
68-10
5/1
T: T M WalshJ: C D Hayes
Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, led 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, headed last strides
3rd
Horse silk
3
2
7/4f
T: J QueallyJ: J A Heffernan
Mid-division, took keen hold, ridden in 8th 3f out, stayed on into 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 13/8 tchd 6/4
4th
Horse silk
½
10
8/1
T: Nina WalshJ: A J Slattery (3)
Disputed, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
hd
12
14/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: N G McCullagh
Held up towards rear, ridden into 9th 2f out, 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 12/1 tchd 16/1
6th
Horse silk
½
1
14/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Sheehy (5)
Disputed early, chased leader after 1f, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th 2 1/2f out, no impression 2f out, no extra when short of room under 1f out, kept on one pace closing stages op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
½
13
66/1
T: A KinironsJ: Siobhan Rutledge (7)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, under pressure in 5th when slightly hampered 1f out, soon no extra op 100/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ½
14
15/2
T: Peter FaheyJ: N M Crosse (5)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out, kept on one pace op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
9
25/1
T: J S BolgerJ: R P Cleary
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden 3f out, under pressure in 3rd 2f out, no extra in 6th 1f out, soon short of room and hampered op 28/1 tchd 40/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
8
20/1
T: P J FlynnJ: C P Hoban
Mid-division best, ridden 3f out, no impression 2f out op 16/1
11th
Horse silk
15
4
11/1
T: N MeadeJ: C T Keane
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out, eased final furlong
12th
Horse silk
8 ½
6
25/1
T: A J MartinJ: S Foley
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra over 2f out, eased inside final furlong tchd 22/1 and tchd 33/1
13th
Horse silk
2
11
40/1
T: Miss A MooneyJ: S P Davis
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, weakened, eased inside final furlong tchd 50/1

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5
Horse silk
Dark Heart255
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 4
T: J Nash  J: W J Lee
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.90Pl:€2.20, €1.90, €1.50EX:€60.80Trifecta:€272.10Tricast:€160.62SF:€68.57

Forecasts

Arcadian Sunrise (7/4), Dewcup (5/1), Peregrine Run (15/2), Dinard Rose (8/1), Powerful Ted (11/1), Dalton Highway (12/1), Act Of God (14/1), Shoshone Warrior (14/1), Jake Peter (20/1), Dark Heart (20/1), Hook Head (25/1), Golden Spear (25/1), White Desert (40/1), Summer House (66/1)

Verdict

DALTON HIGHWAY landed the inaugural running of this race last year and, just 2 lb higher this time round, he is taken to repeat the dose. The 8-y-o shaped better than his finishing position would suggest at Royal Ascot recently and has won twice and finished second once from 5 starts here. Arcadian Sunrise is feared on his handicap debut in this sphere and Golden Spear also enters calculations.

  1. DALTON HIGHWAY (IRE)
  2. ARCADIAN SUNRISE (IRE)
  3. GOLDEN SPEAR

Previous Winners

2020
Dalton Highway
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 7
14/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00

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