15:40 Curragh

Sunday 2 July 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:2518:00

Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:40  |   Winning time: 2m 33.24s
1st
Horse silk
2
(1)
4/11f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slightly hampered and left 2nd 4f out, pushed along and led 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, pressed over 1f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong op 1/3
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
1
(3)
33/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Led, niggled along and headed 2 1/2f out, pushed along and pressed winner over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well in 2nd final furlong op 40/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(6)
80/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Mid-division, 5th when slightly hampered and left 3rd 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening in 3rd final furlong op 125/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
4
(9)
66/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: Tom Marquand
In rear, pushed along in moderate 7th 3f out, soon ridden, moderate 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home op 50/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
(7)
28/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: M P Sheehy
Towards rear, closer in 6th and pushed along 3f out, ridden in moderate 6th 1f out, kept on one pace op 25/1 tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
7
(5)
13/2
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Rear of mid-division, niggled along when hampered 4f out, soon ridden, went moderate 4th 2f out, 4th 1f out, no impression tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(4)
33/1
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: G M Ryan
Tracked leaders, badly hampered 4f out, soon dropped to 5th and ridden over 3f out, weakened
8th
Horse silk
5 ½
9
(8)
6/1
T: J J MurphyJ: D McMonagle
Always behind, niggled along over 5f out, slightly hampered 4f out, soon ridden, weakened op 11/2 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

UR
Horse silk
6
(2)
16/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Tracked leader in 2nd, became badly injured when stumbled badly and unseated rider 4f out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.37Pl:€1.01, €3.60, €9.95EX:€16.10Trifecta:€158.40Tricast:€515.30SF:€27.04Swingers:€5.65, €16.55, €39.15

Forecasts

Auguste Rodin (4/11), White Birch (6/1), Sprewell (13/2), San Antonio (16/1), Up And Under (28/1), Adelaide River (33/1), Proud And Regal (33/1), Peking Opera (66/1), Covent Garden (80/1)

Verdict

AUGUSTE RODIN produced a high-class performance to run down subsequent King Edward VII winner King of Steel in the Epsom Derby and can become the first horse since Harzand in 2016 to complete the Derby double. Sprewell and White Birch both weren't seen to best effect behind the selection at Epsom and they have solid claims of making the frame again.

  1. AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE)
  2. SPREWELL (IRE)
  3. WHITE BIRCH

Previous Winners

2022
Westover
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 3
11/8

Prize Money

1st: €725,000.002nd: €250,000.003rd: €124,999.004th: €62,500.005th: €37,500.006th: €25,000.007th: €12,500.00

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