13:45 Curragh

Saturday 31 August 2024

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Kara Quinn Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

  • 2YO only  |   1m  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:45  |   Winning time: 1m 41.77s
1st
Horse silk
1
(7)
2/11f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Led, briefly joined 3f out, pushed along and regained outright lead from 2f out, ridden and went clear inside final furlong, comfortably op 1/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
(8)
13/2
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Soon tracked leaders and 5th halfway, pushed along and briefly short of room under 3f out, ridden in 4th 1f out and kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, not threatening winner op 7/1 tchd 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(6)
29-5
15/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Soon tracked leaders on inner and 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, 3rd over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 13/2
4th
Horse silk
½
10
(9)
66/1
T: T MullinsJ: J A Heffernan
A bit awkward away from stalls, soon tracked leaders and 2nd halfway, improved to dispute lead 3f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, ridden and dropped to 4th inside final furlong op 40/1 tchd 80/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
3
(4)
29-5
40/1
T: N LupiniJ: W J Lee
Mid-division on inner and 7th halfway, switched to outer over 2f out and ridden in 6th over 1f out, kept on without threatening to go 5th inside final furlong op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
½
2
(11)
18/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Mid-division and 6th halfway, pushed along and took closer order on outer from 3f out, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 14/1
7th
Horse silk
4 ½
5
(10)
200/1
T: W RossJ: G P Halpin
Mid-division on outer early, improved into close 3rd halfway, ridden from 2f out, weakening when short of room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 125/1
8th
Horse silk
½
11
(12)
80/1
T: A MurrayJ: R Whearty (3)
Mid-division on outer and 8th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
½
12
(3)
150/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (3)
Broke smartly, soon dropped towards rear, 10th on outer halfway, pushed along and edged right over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out tchd 125/1 and 200/1
10th
Horse silk
1
8
(5)
50/1
T: John O'DonoghueJ: R P Whelan
Raced in rear, pushed along in 11th from 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out op 66/1 tchd 40/1
11th
Horse silk
nse
9
(1)
40/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen
Slow into stride, soon settled towards rear of mid-division on inner and 9th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
14
7
(2)
300/1
T: M MulvanyJ: S P Bird (7)
Slow into stride and always towards rear, 11th halfway, soon dropped to rear, ridden and no impression from over 2f out op 200/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.19Pl:€1.02, €1.50, €1.50EX:€3.10Trifecta:€8.40SF:€2.48

Forecasts

Acapulco Bay (2/11), Genealogy (13/2), Emit (15/2), Brandon Creek (18/1), Deetee (40/1), Mocking (40/1), Ice Jet (50/1), Mythical Reel (66/1), Nakatomi (80/1), Sir Jeremy (150/1), Expert Analysis (200/1), Hes Bullet Proof (300/1)

Verdict

ACAPULCO BAY was a big eyecatcher on debut here 3 weeks ago and could be hard to beat with improvement on the cards up in trip. This is usually a good maiden and one dominated by Aidan O'Brien, so stablemate Genealogy is an obvious contender. Brandon Creek is another newcomer to note.

  1. ACAPULCO BAY (IRE)
  2. GENEALOGY
  3. BRANDON CREEK

Previous Winners

2023
Tamrat
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 2
J: C T Keane  |  T: G M Lyons
12/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,000.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00

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