17:10 Curragh

Saturday 26 August 2023

All16:0516:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:40

Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (Group 3)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 1  |   6f  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:10  |   Winning time: 1m 11.7s
1st
Horse silk
4
(2)
2/1f
T: P TwomeyJ: W J Lee
Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, good headway under 2f out, closed over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on best closing stages op 9/5
2nd
Horse silk
½
5
(5)
15/2
T: D DiasJ: C D Hayes
Broke well to lead, pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(9)
12/1
T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: C T Keane
Mid-division, 5th halfway, progress over 1f out, kept on in 3rd closing stages, not reach leaders op 14/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
6
(6)
5/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
In touch, improved to 3rd halfway, 2nd 1 1/2f out, soon challenged leader, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no impression in 4th closing stages op 10/3
5th
Horse silk
2
10
(8)
5/1
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: G M Ryan
Dwelt slightly, raced in rear, 10th halfway, progress over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer op 9/2
6th
Horse silk
hd
1
(3)
10/1
T: W P BrowneJ: G F Carroll
Slowly into stride, raced in rear, 9th halfway, effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong
7th
Horse silk
1
9
(4)
28/1
T: W McCreeryJ: N M Crosse
Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, effort 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(10)
50/1
T: K P CotterJ: R P Whelan
Towards rear, 8th halfway, no impression over 1f out, one paced final furlong op 40/1
9th
Horse silk
1
8
(7)
25/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, under pressure 2f out, soon lost place, weakened over 1f out op 28/1 tchd 22/1
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
(1)
18/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S T McCullagh
Broke well, tracked leader, 4th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, lost place under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out op 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.20, €1.80, €3.40EX:€16.60Trifecta:€207.60SF:€18.61

Forecasts

Letsbefrankaboutit (2/1), Mountain Bear (5/2), Do It With Style (5/1), Mansa Musa (15/2), Across Da Universe (10/1), Chandigah (12/1), G'day Mate (18/1), The Caribbean (25/1), Bella Colombia (28/1), Sturlasson (50/1)

Verdict

LETSBEFRANKABOUTIT was a real eye-catcher on his recent debut here, sent off favourite and winning the race on his side by a big margin. He's sure to progress and could improve past Vintage third Mountain Bear and open his account. G'Day Mate and Do it With Style are respected also.

  1. LETSBEFRANKABOUTIT (IRE)
  2. MOUNTAIN BEAR (IRE)
  3. G'DAY MATE

Previous Winners

2022
Treasure Trove
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 2
J: W J Lee  |  T: P Twomey
6/4

Prize Money

1st: €33,001.002nd: €11,001.003rd: €5,500.004th: €2,750.005th: €1,650.006th: €1,099.00

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