13:15 Curragh

Sunday 5 November 2023

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:10

Mongey Communications Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   22 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:16  |   Winning time: 1m 32.71s
1st
Horse silk
20
(11)
13/2
T: D CullenJ: M W Hassett (7)
Mid-division, smooth progress towards outer 2f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, soon asserted, kept on strongly
2nd
Horse silk
6
21
(21)
4/1f
T: M C GrassickJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, progress 2f out, ridden to press leaders over 1f out, 2nd and no chance with winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ½
15
(20)
68-13
12/1
T: W McCreeryJ: Megan Telford-Kelly (10)
Soon prominent, disputed halfway, narrow lead 2f out, ridden and pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
½
13
(10)
33/1
T: S LaveryJ: R C Colgan
Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, closer 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure in 5th over 1f out, kept on same pace op 28/1 tchd 40/1
5th
Horse silk
½
10
(1)
25/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (5)
Prominent briefly, soon mid-division, ridden and closer on outer 2f out, 6th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 14/1
6th
Horse silk
½
9
(22)
25/1
T: T G McCourtJ: J J G Ryan (5)
Soon disputed, led after 2f, joined halfway, narrowly headed 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace op 22/1 tchd 28/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(16)
8/1
T: W McCreeryJ: W J Lee
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
(7)
28/1
T: M C GrassickJ: J Kearney (5)
Held up towards rear, progress 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 7th 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong tchd 25/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
1
(15)
25/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: C J MacRedmond (5)
Soon led and disputed, headed and tracked leaders after 2f, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 40/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
16
(2)
38-12
8/1
T: S LaveryJ: C D Hayes
Rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 13/2
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
(19)
8/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: C Stone-Walsh (7)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
1 ¼
14
(14)
16/1
T: S FaheyJ: C T Keane
Towards rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace closing stages op 12/1
13th
Horse silk
sh
8
(9)
14/1
T: M FaheyJ: R Whearty (5)
Mid-division best, ridden and no impression 2f out op 18/1
14th
Horse silk
½
22
(12)
25/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out op 14/1
15th
Horse silk
½
11
(4)
18/1
T: M FaheyJ: R P Whelan
Prominent briefly, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra over 2f out op 14/1 tchd 20/1
16th
Horse silk
3 ½
19
(18)
20/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Mid-division best, ridden and no extra over 2f out tchd 16/1 and tchd 22/1
17th
Horse silk
1 ½
7
(13)
49-8
25/1
T: J S BolgerJ: N G McCullagh
Settled behind leaders, pushed along in 9th halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out op 14/1
18th
Horse silk
1
18
(17)
38-11
12/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K G Kennedy (7)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra over 2f out
19th
Horse silk
4 ½
4
(6)
16/1
T: M O'CallaghanJ: L F Roche
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression halfway, no extra 2f out op 14/1 tchd 18/1
20th
Horse silk
nk
17
(3)
58-11
66/1
T: C O'ConnellJ: J A Heffernan
Towards rear, ridden and some progress on outer 2f out, no extra 1 1/2f out op 50/1
21st
Horse silk
1 ¾
12
(8)
100/1
T: N SlevinJ: G F Carroll
Mid-division best, ridden and no extra over 2f out op 66/1
22nd
Horse silk
11
6
(5)
66/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Always towards rear, ridden and weakened 3f out op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.80Pl:€2.20, €1.60, €3.10, €8.40EX:€57.50Trifecta:€1,103.20Tricast:€339.93SF:€32.03

Forecasts

Blue Peak (4/1), Zephron (13/2), All Lies Ahead (8/1), Nituna (8/1), Cavallo Pazzo (8/1), Mogwli (12/1), Yuzu (12/1), Rhythm King (14/1), Randall Poets Lass (16/1), Facethepuckout (16/1), Clear Quartz (18/1), Paris Review (20/1), Sirjack Thomas (25/1), Eastern Wind (25/1), Spanish Tenor (25/1), Conversant (25/1), Frazil (25/1), Loingseoir (28/1), Expressova (33/1), Trumble (66/1), Signora Bellissima (66/1), Takeachancejimmy (100/1)

Verdict

Cases can be made for a number of these but the tentative vote goes to NITUNA, who is yet to get her head in front but is clearly in top form having hit the crossbar twice last month. Facethepuckout bagged his fifth career win at Naas just over 3 weeks ago, and having picked up back-to-back wins around this time last year, he's put forward as the main danger, with Sirjack Thomas and Yuzu another couple worthy of a mention.

  1. NITUNA (IRE)
  2. FACETHEPUCKOUT (IRE)
  3. SIRJACK THOMAS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Coins Cross
Weight: 9-4  |Age: 4
11/2

Prize Money

1st: €9,000.002nd: €3,000.003rd: €1,500.004th: €750.005th: €450.006th: €299.00

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