19:50 Curragh

Friday 30 June 2023

All17:0017:3518:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

J.J. Mahon & Sons Handicap

  • 3YO only  |   1m 1f  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:51  |   Winning time: 1m 55.92s
1st
Horse silk
11
(8)
7/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Rear of mid-division, 7th under 4f out, headway over 2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, ran on well in 2nd final 150 yards to lead closing stages, kept on best op 8/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
12
(11)
38-10
9/1
T: T GibneyJ: G M Ryan
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out, dropped to 3rd under 2f out, 4th 1f out, stayed on well final 100 yards, not reach winner op 11/1 tchd 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
1
(1)
4/1f
T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes
Broke well, soon headed and close up, travelled well and strongly challenged leader 2f out, soon led, ridden inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages, dropped to 3rd close home op 10/3
4th
Horse silk
1
4
(9)
17/2
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Rear, headway on inner under 2f out, not much room and switched left 1 1/2f out, progress to 5th inside final furlong, soon edged right and stayed on well, checked in 4th closing stages, not recover op 9/1 tchd 10/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
(6)
5/1
T: N MeadeJ: J A Powell (5)
Rear of mid-division, 9th under 4f out, effort and progress 2f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, dropped to 6th 1f out, hampered inside final 150 yards, kept on same pace to 5th close home op 8/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
2
(10)
12/1
T: J G MurphyJ: G F Carroll
Prominent, soon led, strongly pressed and ridden 2f out, soon headed, dropped to 4th inside final 150 yards, soon weakened, badly hampered closing stages, no extra op 9/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
6
(12)
9/2
T: A OliverJ: W J Lee
Towards rear, 8th under 4f out, under pressure 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong op 7/2 tchd 5/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
5
(3)
6/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: R P Whelan
Close up, 4th halfway, under pressure and ridden over 2f out, edged left and dropped to 5th under 2f out, lost place and weakened final furlong op 17/2
9th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
(7)
18/1
T: J S BolgerJ: R P Cleary
Mid-division, a little keen, 5th halfway, ridden under 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out op 12/1 tchd 22/1
10th
Horse silk
12
7
(4)
39-1
40/1
T: T MullinsJ: D McMonagle
In touch, 6th halfway, lost place and under pressure 2 1/2f out, weakened under 2f out op 33/1 tchd 28/1
11th
Horse silk
44
9
(2)
18/1
T: W P BrowneJ: M P Sheehy
Towards rear, dropped to rear and detached under 4f out, weakened 3f out, never a factor, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 14/1

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3
(5)
Horse silk
Spirit Genie40
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 3
T: Mrs J Harrington  J: S T McCullagh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€1.70, €2.60, €2.00EX:€68.40Trifecta:€326.70Tricast:€297.99SF:€71.79

Forecasts

Nation's Call (4/1), Semblance Of Order (9/2), Tea Olive (5/1), Roman Hands (6/1), The Franchise (7/1), Save Your Love (17/2), Booyea (9/1), Mr Lincoln (12/1), Golden Spangle (18/1), Paradise Perfect (18/1), Spirit Genie (20/1), Eyeeye (40/1)

Verdict

THE FRANCHISE shaped well (travelled strongly) when second in a maiden at Fairyhouse last time and he's bred to get the longer trip, so he gets the tentative vote in what looks like a competitive affair on paper. Recent Leopardstown winner Semblance of Order could emerge as the main danger, although Roman Hands is one of several others for whom a case could be made

  1. THE FRANCHISE (IRE)
  2. SEMBLANCE OF ORDER (IRE)
  3. ROMAN HANDS (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €10,000.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €1,000.00

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