16:45 Curragh

Sunday 24 September 2023

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Friends Of The Curragh Pollardstown Handicap (0-95)

  • 3YO plus  |   2m 165y  |   Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:47  |   Winning time: 3m 54.61s
1st
Horse silk
9
(1)
5/1
T: H RogersJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)
Slowly into stride and pushed along early, soon mid-division, took keen hold and headway to lead 4 1/2f out, pushed along and clear over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure final furlong op 13/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
2
(6)
6/1
T: W P MullinsJ: D McMonagle
Rear of mid-division, closer in mid-division 6f out, headway and pushed along in 3rd 2 1/2f out, ridden in 2nd 2f out, pressed winner briefly 1f out, kept on same pace in 2nd final furlong op 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
8
6
(8)
9/2f
T: E MullinsJ: B M Coen
Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd 2 1/2f out, soon no impression on leaders, kept on same pace in 3rd final furlong op 5/1 tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
7
(9)
5/1
T: N MeadeJ: C T Keane
Towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, ridden in 5th over 2f out, went moderate 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
4 ¼
3
(2)
49-12
11/2
T: P RocheJ: J A Powell (5)
Tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along 5f out, soon dropped to 4th and ridden, moderate 4th 2f out, no impression op 6/1 tchd 5/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
12
(5)
22/1
T: O McKiernanJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden, moderate 7th under 2f out, no impression op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
13
8
(7)
11/1
T: T MullinsJ: S Foley
Led, headed 4 1/2f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
8th
Horse silk
9 ½
10
(10)
10/1
T: E & P HartyJ: C D Hayes
Dwelt, in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden and no impression op 9/1 tchd 11/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ½
1
(11)
410-2
17/2
T: A B JoyceJ: W J Lee
Tracked leaders, pushed along in moderate 7th 3f out, soon ridden and weakened op 8/1 tchd 10/1
10th
Horse silk
21
11
(4)
28/1
T: D CullenJ: L F Roche
Always towards rear, never a factor op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
31
4
(3)
28/1
T: A OliverJ: G F Carroll
Mid-division, ridden and dropped to rear 4f out, weakened, tailed off op 12/1

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5
(12)
Horse silk
Morph Speed29
Weight: 9-10|  Age: 7
T: J P O'Brien  J: C Stone-Walsh
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.00Pl:€2.20, €2.40, €2.00EX:€42.70Trifecta:€269.00Tricast:€145.57SF:€35.19

Forecasts

Merlin Giant (9/2), Lord Erskine (5/1), Crassus (5/1), Sundial (11/2), Maze Runner (6/1), Morph Speed (13/2), Almuhit (17/2), Wild Dollar (10/1), Female Soldier (11/1), L'Un Deux Trois (22/1), Lispendense (28/1), Gradulations (28/1)

Verdict

CRASSUS forged away to score at Down Royal recently and he's taken to defy a rise at the possible expense of Maze Runner, who leaves the impression there's still a bigger effort in him in this sphere. Lord Erskine also makes appeal.

  1. CRASSUS (IRE)
  2. MAZE RUNNER (IRE)
  3. LORD ERSKINE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Autumn Evening
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 5
7/2

Prize Money

1st: €36,000.002nd: €11,999.003rd: €6,000.004th: €3,000.005th: €1,800.006th: €1,200.00

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