15:10 Curragh

Saturday 8 October 2022

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RFL Steels Supporting The IRFU Charitable Trust Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   5f  |   Yielding to Soft  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 1m 1.39s
1st
Horse silk
8
(5)
13/2
T: P J F MurphyJ: J Coen (5)
Prominent, ridden in 2nd 2f out, disputed lead 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well final furlong op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
13
(11)
16/1
T: S LynamJ: W M Lordan
In rear, last and pushed along 2f out, ridden in 10th 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, went 2nd at line, never nearer op 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
sh
6
(12)
3/1f
T: N StokesJ: James J Doyle
Led, pushed along and joined 1 1/2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 3rd at line op 10/3 tchd 7/2
4th
Horse silk
½
1
(3)
8/1
T: C O'BrienJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression on leaders in 3rd 1f out, 4th and no extra close home op 15/2 tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
½
11
(2)
11/1
T: E LynamJ: C D Hayes
In rear, ridden in 10th 2f out, went 6th 1f out, no extra op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
10
(10)
10/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: C J MacRedmond (5)
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression op 9/1 tchd 17/2
7th
Horse silk
nk
2
(7)
8/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: J A Powell (7)
Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, went 4th briefly 1f out, no impression final furlong op 7/1
8th
Horse silk
nse
5
(9)
28/1
T: W McCreeryJ: W J Lee
Rear of mid-division, short of room and checked 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
4
(6)
7/1
T: M C GrassickJ: C T Keane
In rear, 9th when switched right 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 8th when short of room and eased close home
10th
Horse silk
nk
3
(13)
9/1
T: D CullenJ: Annalise Cullen (7)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened op 10/1
11th
Horse silk
2 ½
9
(1)
25/1
T: W McCreeryJ: N M Crosse (3)
Pushed along early, tracked leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
½
12
(8)
22/1
T: Mrs S DawsonJ: J A Heffernan
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened op 16/1
13th
Horse silk
¾
7
(4)
20/1
T: D HoganJ: S D Bowen (7)
Mid-division, ridden after 2f, weakened from 2f out op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.50Pl:€2.60, €5.70, €1.50EX:€147.70Trifecta:€713.60Tricast:€394.71SF:€102.77

Forecasts

Curraheen Princess (3/1), Craft Irish (13/2), Verhoyen (7/1), Big Gossey (8/1), Urban Beat (8/1), Strong Johnson (9/1), Is That Love (10/1), Jon Riggens (11/1), Screen Siren (16/1), Majestic Colt (20/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (22/1), Downforce (25/1), Loveday (28/1)

Verdict

Dropping back to a bare 5f could be just the ticket for VERHOYEN, who only gave way well inside the final furlong in a 5.8f handicap at Navan on Wednesday. He is on a workable mark and all 4 of his wins on turf have been gained here. Strong Johnson hasn't done a great deal wrong since making his belated reappearance in August and is likely to be on the premises. It was a valuable C&D contest that Jon Riggens contested last time and he is also accorded respect.

  1. VERHOYEN
  2. STRONG JOHNSON (IRE)
  3. JON RIGGENS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Pretty Boy Floyd
Weight: 9-7  |Age: 6
15/2

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,651.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00

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