17:30 Curragh

Saturday 28 September 2024

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

SBK Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   Good to Yielding (GoYielding in placesod to Yielding in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:31  |   Winning time: 1m 27.1s
1st
Horse silk
8
(17)
4/1f
T: A McGuinnessJ: D McMonagle
Raced towards rear of centre group, headway under 2f out, ran on well final furlong to lead close home op 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
½
2
(16)
6/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: J A Powell (3)
Tracked leader of centre group, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on final furlong, headed close home tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
1
5
(14)
13/2
T: G KeaneJ: J J G Ryan (3)
Missed break and hampered leaving stalls, raced in rear and slightly detached from centre group, headway 1 1/2f out, ran on 1f out, nearest at finish op 8/1
4th
Horse silk
2
10
(8)
13/2
T: Ms J MorganJ: R P Whelan
Tracked leader of centre group, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace closing stages op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
15
(11)
22/1
T: S LaveryJ: W M Lordan
In rear of far side group, switched left under 2f out, soon headway, kept on final furlong, no extra closing stages op 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(13)
10/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Edged left leaving stalls, soon towards rear of centre group, headway 1 1/2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 8/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
dh
13
(15)
59-0
12/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: D P McDonogh
Slightly hampered leaving stalls, raced in rear of centre group, effort and progress over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong op 10/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
16
(7)
22/1
T: P RocheJ: L F Roche
In touch in far side group, progress over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards op 33/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
1
14
(3)
40/1
T: E LynamJ: N M Crosse
Broke well to lead far side group and overall leader, headed after 2f, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened op 28/1
10th
Horse silk
sh
7
(9)
15/2
T: P J FlynnJ: W J Lee
Led centre group, overall leader under 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong tchd 7/1 and tchd 8/1
11th
Horse silk
¾
11
(4)
11/1
T: K PrendergastJ: C D Hayes
Prominent in centre group, under pressure 1 1/2f out, lost place and weakened 1f out tchd 12/1
12th
Horse silk
1
12
(2)
69-1
14/1
T: Miss Jennifer Anne LynchJ: J A Heffernan
Prominent in far side group, lost place and under pressure 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong op 16/1
13th
Horse silk
½
17
(12)
33/1
T: K P CotterJ: A J Slattery
Mid-division in centre group, lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong op 28/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(1)
22/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (3)
Towards rear of centre group, no impression over 1f out, never a factor op 25/1
15th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
(6)
20/1
T: M C GrassickJ: D E Sheehy
Dwelt slightly and pushed along leaving stalls, soon tracked leader of far side group, led after 2f and overall leader, headed under 2f out, no extra tchd 22/1
16th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
(5)
18/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: K G Kennedy (7)
Prominent in far side group, switched to centre group after 2f, lost place 3f out, weakened 1 1/2f out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

9
(10)
Horse silk
Pinar Del Rio42
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 5
T: Joe Conlon  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€1.70, €2.20, €1.90, €2.40EX:€39.90Trifecta:€112.70Tricast:€144.50SF:€26.65

Forecasts

No More Porter (4/1), Chicago Fireball (6/1), Genuine Article (13/2), Merisi Diamond (13/2), Imperial Dream (15/2), Hurricane Ivor (10/1), Pinar Del Rio (10/1), Profit Refused (11/1), Mehman (12/1), Dagoda (14/1), Giuseppe Cassioli (18/1), Verhoyen (20/1), Salah Belle (22/1), Back Down Under (22/1), Current Option (22/1), Uncle Albert (33/1), Punk Poet (40/1)

Verdict

MEHMAN is back on a good mark and is taken to strike in this finale after shaping quite well at Navan last time. Billy Lee is back on last month's course scorer Imperial Dream and Paul Flynn's 4-y-o may give the selection most to do ahead of Genuine Article and Merisi Diamond.

  1. MEHMAN
  2. IMPERIAL DREAM (IRE)
  3. GENUINE ARTICLE

Previous Winners

2023
Dagoda
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 5
15/2

Prize Money

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

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