14:15 Curragh

Saturday 25 March 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2515:5716:3217:0717:37

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  • 3YO plus  |   5f  |   Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:15  |   Winning time: 1m 4.99s
1st
Horse silk
5
(5)
4/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: R P Whelan
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 4th 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
2nd
Horse silk
½
1
(1)
10/1
T: A OliverJ: W J Lee
Tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on to press winner to line op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
11
(2)
11/2
T: K J CondonJ: N G McCullagh
In rear, 9th 2f out, soon ridden, went 7th 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on without threatening in 3rd near line, never nearer op 5/1 tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
nk
3
(12)
7/1
T: A MurrayJ: K Stott
Prominent, disputed lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 4th near line op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
½
10
(8)
9/1
T: W McCreeryJ: N M Crosse
Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 12/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
12
(3)
9/1
T: M HassettJ: M W Hassett (10)
Led, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no impression op 12/1 tchd 17/2
7th
Horse silk
1
8
(9)
88-12
20/1
T: D HoganJ: S D Bowen (7)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no impression op 22/1 tchd 25/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
4
(11)
69-4
15/2
T: G P CromwellJ: G F Carroll
Tracked leaders, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 6th 1f out, weakened op 8/1 tchd 10/1
9th
Horse silk
2 ½
7
(10)
18/1
T: M C GrassickJ: J J G Ryan (7)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression op 14/1 tchd 20/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ¼
9
(6)
7/2f
T: E LynamJ: C D Hayes
Reared leaving stalls and slowly into stride, in rear, no impression from 2f out, never a factor op 3/1 tchd 4/1
11th
Horse silk
11
6
(7)
66/1
T: Kevin ColemanJ: M Mjoka (3)
Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden in 10th 2f out, weakened op 50/1

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2
(4)
Horse silk
Hurricane Ivor149
Weight: 9-12|  Age: 6
T: Mrs J Harrington  J: S Foley
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€2.10, €1.90, €1.80EX:€32.20Trifecta:€394.20Tricast:€195.33SF:€45.99

Forecasts

Jon Riggens (7/2), Laugh A Minute (4/1), Swift Flight (11/2), Saliteh (7/1), Earls (15/2), Downforce (9/1), Harry's Hill (9/1), The Highway Rat (10/1), Hurricane Ivor (10/1), Verhoyen (18/1), Aljady (20/1), Only Spoofing (66/1)

Verdict

The market will assess the readiness of most of these back from a break but JON RIGGENS ended 2022 with a brace of excellent runner-up efforts so he gets the vote. This is a drop in class for The Highway Rat and he's a threat, along with Earls, who was prolific for this yard during the second half of last year.

  1. JON RIGGENS (IRE)
  2. THE HIGHWAY RAT (IRE)
  3. EARLS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Laugh A Minute
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 7
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €13,200.002nd: €4,400.003rd: €2,200.004th: €1,099.005th: €660.006th: €440.00

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