16:15 Curragh

Saturday 27 May 2023

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Finlay Volvo Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   7f  |   Good  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:17  |   Winning time: 1m 24.93s
1st
Horse silk
5
(12)
16/1
T: A OliverJ: G F Carroll
Mid-division, pushed along in 10th 2f out, ridden in 9th on outer 1f out, good headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home tchd 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
12
(11)
20/1
T: A OliverJ: C D Hayes
Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 7th on outer 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on close home op 18/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(3)
16/1
T: J A StackJ: M A Enright
Tracked leaders, 2nd travelling well 2f out, disputed lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, led briefly 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
4th
Horse silk
¾
11
(5)
39-1
6/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, soon short of room and checked, 6th when checked again 1f out, ran on well close home but not recover op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
3
(1)
25/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Rear of mid-division, progress into 7th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 28/1 tchd 33/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
8
(7)
11/4f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Rear of mid-division, pushed along early and pushed along again at halfway, went 8th 2f out, short of room 1f out, checked briefly under 1f out, kept on without threatening, never nearer tchd 10/3
7th
Horse silk
½
10
(6)
7/1
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: O Murphy
Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(2)
9/1
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Tracked leaders, 3rd travelling well 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong tchd 8/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
2
(8)
18/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
In rear, ridden 2f out, some late progress final furlong, never nearer op 14/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
14
(4)
38-8
25/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Led, ridden 2f out, joined and strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, weakened tchd 22/1 and 28/1
11th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(15)
9/1
T: M O'CallaghanJ: L F Roche
Mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, no impression final furlong op 7/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
15
(9)
40/1
T: A SlatteryJ: A J Slattery
Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression tchd 33/1
13th
Horse silk
hd
7
(13)
22/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Always towards rear, never a factor op 25/1 tchd 20/1
14th
Horse silk
4 ¾
9
(10)
6/1
T: M O'CallaghanJ: W J Lee
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened op 5/1
15th
Horse silk
6 ½
6
(14)
16/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Always towards rear, never a factor op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€23.50Pl:€5.10, €7.20, €5.30EX:€532.80Trifecta:€3,014.00Tricast:€5,281.52SF:€321.24

Forecasts

Farnborough (11/4), Canute (6/1), King Of Scotia (6/1), Not Even Close (7/1), Tough Talk (9/1), Red Letter Bray (9/1), Betterdaysrcoming (16/1), Aussie Girl (16/1), Polar Bear (16/1), Carracci (18/1), Semblance Of Order (20/1), Cash Out (22/1), Daamberdiplomat (25/1), Devore (25/1), Blue News (40/1)

Verdict

TOUGH TALK looked a good prospect when coming clear with Little Big Bear (Timeform rated 126 now) on his debut here last spring and, although he's been a bit underwhelming since, he's worth another chance with the headgear discarded (too lit up latest). Red Letter Bray is improving quickly and needs considering, along with his stablemate King of Scotia, who's likely to benefit from this return to 7f.

  1. TOUGH TALK (IRE)
  2. RED LETTER BRAY (IRE)
  3. KING OF SCOTIA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Fiach Mchugh
Weight: 9-8  |Age: 3
3/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €499.00

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