16:05 Curragh

Saturday 26 August 2023

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Keeper's Heart 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

  • 2YO only  |   1m  |   Good  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:10  |   Winning time: 1m 39.75s
1st
Horse silk
12
(9)
29-5
12/1
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, headway under 2f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on best under pressure op 14/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
7
(13)
5/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Missed break, raced in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, closed 1f out, strongly challenged leader final 100 yards, kept on, just held op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
11
(4)
13/2
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: G M Ryan
Soon mid-division, 6th halfway, not much room and switched left 1f out, ran on well to 3rd inside final 100 yards, nearest at finish op 17/2 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
13
(7)
29-5
20/1
T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes
Dwelt, raced in rear, effort and progress 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong to 4th closing stages, never nearer op 11/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
(12)
9/4f
T: M O'CallaghanJ: W J Lee
Tracked leader, took closer order in 2nd halfway, closed 3f out, led narrowly over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 150 yards op 15/8 tchd 5/2
6th
Horse silk
¾
2
(3)
3/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: K K Hennessy (5)
Led, soon headed, 3rd halfway, improved to lead narrowly 3f out, headed over 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra op 7/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
4
(11)
29-5
66/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Dwelt slightly, soon in touch, 4th halfway, pushed along to close 2f out, dropped to 4th and under pressure 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 50/1 tchd 80/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
9
(2)
6/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Close up, dropped to 5th halfway, effort and switched right 1 1/2f out, no impression inside final furlong, weakened final 150 yards tchd 11/2
9th
Horse silk
3
5
(5)
33/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: S B Kelly
Towards rear, under pressure 1 1/2f out, no impression, one paced final furlong op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ¼
8
(1)
80/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Dwelt, raced in rear, 10th halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong, never a factor op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(6)
33/1
T: A SlatteryJ: A J Slattery
Prominent, soon led, headed and dropped to 3rd 3f out, under pressure 2f out, weakened quickly 1 1/2f out op 20/1
12th
Horse silk
6
1
(8)
200/1
T: Craig O'NeillJ: M M Monaghan
Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, under pressure and dropped to rear 2f out, soon weakened op 150/1

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Non-Runners

10
(10)
Horse silk
Rocking Tree14
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 2
T: G M Lyons  J: G F Carroll
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€16.30Pl:€3.00, €1.70, €1.80EX:€102.90Trifecta:€916.20SF:€70.12

Forecasts

Ocean Conquest (9/4), House Of Aviz (3/1), Ortelius (5/1), Rapid Mission (6/1), Starliner (13/2), Tamrat (12/1), Rocking Tree (16/1), Taraj (20/1), Natural Ruler (33/1), Killeaney Bear (33/1), Masoun (66/1), Pandion Power (80/1), Aisling Oscar (200/1)

Verdict

OCEAN CONQUEST pulled clear of the rest when fourth in a strong maiden here 5 weeks ago and sets a high standard. Ortelius makes plenty of appeal on paper so must be respected, while Starliner is also a likely contender having gone close at Down Royal on debut.

  1. OCEAN CONQUEST
  2. ORTELIUS (USA)
  3. STARLINER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Cairo
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 2
4/7

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,650.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00

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