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16:20 Curragh (IRE)

Emirates Equestrian Federation Handicap

  • 17 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • €37,500 added
  • Winner: €24,374
  • 2nd: €7,126
  • 3rd: €3,374
  • 4th: €1,126
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.31s
  • Off Time: 16:21:55
  • 17 Ran
1(9)
Silk - Royal blue & red chevrons, red & white striped sleeves, red & white quartered cap
4/1
  • Form 72471-2
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 104

mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace without threatening

2(4)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN & BLACK CHEVRONS, emerald green sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 567211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 103

held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, went 3rd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and kept on one pace

3(5)
Silk - White, pink epaulettes, quartered cap
25/1
  • Form 007-599
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 100

settled in rear of mid-division on far rail, headway 2f out, switched left and led over 1f out, soon edged left and headed under pressure inside final furlong, kept on but not match winner

4(16)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, white spots, red cap, white spots
8/1
  • Form 100863-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 97

mid-division, 7th 3f out, ridden and no extra from over 1f out

5(12)
Silk - PURPLE & WHITE QUARTERED, purple sleeves, white cap
25/1
  • Form 400-074
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 93

tracked leader in 2nd, no extra from over 1f out, weakened

6(15)
Silk - BLACK, yellow cross of lorraine, red & grey striped sleeves, grey & red striped cap
14/1
  • Form 1-11234
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 93

led, strongly pressed and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7(13)
Silk - Royal blue, white stars, white & red striped sleeves & cap
  • Form 1850-00
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 90

towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace

8(10)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE & YELLOW DIABOLO, royal blue sleeves & cap
10/1
  • Form 9070-22
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 90

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, no extra from 2f out, weakened

9(7)
Silk - WHITE, purple panel, check cap
9/1
  • Form 261-356
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 89

rear of mid-division, 13th over 2f out, good headway on outer to go 2nd 1f out, led inside final furlong and kept on

10(3)
Silk - Red, white hoop, white armlet, white cap, red diamond
12/1
  • Form 2662-77
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 88

mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, no threat from over 1f out

11(17)
Silk - WHITE, red disc & sleeves, red cap, white spots
14/1
  • Form 0060-43
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders, ridden in 4th over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened

12(11)
Silk - Red & black stripes, black sleeves, red cap

Skyway (IRE)

218 t D
25/1
  • Form 3/25698-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 83

chased leaders, no threat from 2f out

13(8)
Silk - Black, yellow cross sashes, striped cap
4/1
  • Form 3-121
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 92

towards rear, never a factor

14(1)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, brown star, brown stars on sleeves, brown cap
14/1
  • Form 25136-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 80

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 2f out, ridden and no extra from over 1f out

15(2)
Silk - PINK, black hoop, pink sleeves, black cap
25/1
  • Form 135096-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 77

mid-division on far rail, 6th halfway, kept on into 4th final furlong without troubling leaders

16(14)
Silk - Red, white spots, light blue cap
20/1
  • Form 323302
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 76

always towards rear, driven along halfway, never a factor, eased when beaten, tailed off

17(6)
Silk - Emerald green, white stars, white sleeves, white & emerald green hooped cap
20/1
  • Form 00-0003
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-4
  • Official Rating 68

chased leaders, no extra from 2 out, weakened

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Super Say won this last year from a 6lb lower mark but without a prep run. Andy Oliver will have him primed for a repeat though he's up against several in-form rivals. Three-year-olds have a poor record though not too many run and only Croi An Or is entered this time. He's progressing nicely and is fairly treated while Gunner Lindley should now be approaching his peak on his third start for new connections and is just 2lb higher than when scoring at York in October. Banna Boirche and Billyford have been facing each other on Polytrack at Dundalk and there's little between them while Ask Jack has gradually dropped to a winnable mark and he's been running in better class though he was behind SWEET LIGHTNING, who had earlier won the Lincoln at Doncaster in great style, when both were behind Famous Name in the Group 3 Amethyst Stakes at Leopardstown and Tommy Carmody's new acquisition can defy his big weight.

Formwatch

Sweet Lightning 11-2 (9-9) Settled in rear, headway entering straight, went 2nd over 1f out but no chance with easy winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Famous Name (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 (1).

Banna Boirche (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 3rd 1f out, kept on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 1m hcap pol in Apr beating Elusive Ridge (9-13) by nk, 8 ran.

Dandy Boy (ITY) 33-1 (9-0) 9th of 13, 7l behind Viscount Nelson (9-0) at Meydan(UAE) 1m Grp 2 (1) gd in Feb.

Super Say (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway into 5th 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on into close 3rd 1f out, press leader inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Celebrity Sevi (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3f Listed stks (1) pol in Nov.

Ask Jack (USA) 25-1 (9-9) Soon led, driven along entering straight and headed 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 4th of 5, 15l behind Famous Name (9-12) at Leopardstown 1m Grp 3 (1).

Billyford (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 2f out, ridden and no extra from 1f out, eased when beaten closing stages, 4th of 6, 9l behind Excelebration (9-7) at Curragh 7f Grp 3 (1) in Apr.

Castle Bar Sling (USA) 33-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 3f out, last of 11, 20l behind Great Huzzar (8-12) at Gowran Park 1m hcp hvy.

Gunner Lindley (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, led briefly 1f out, soon headed, kept on close home, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Great Huzzar (8-12) at Gowran Park 1m hcp hvy.

Glor Na Mara (IRE) 5-1fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, chased winner and no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Bankroll (8-10) at Naas 7f hcp 60-100 gd in Apr.

Jamesie (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened towards finish, 7th of 9, 10l behind Pintura (9-5) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) sft.

Simla Sunset (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden in moderate 4th entering straight, kept on one paced without ever threatening leaders to go 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind New Magic (8-7) at Gowran Park 7f fll hcp gs.

Skyway (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, no extra early straight, weakened, 8th of 12, 11l behind Miranda's Girl (9-3) at Dundalk 1m flls cond stks pol in Oct.

Croi An Or (IRE) 5-2 (9-12) Settled in behind leaders in 5th, angled way out to challenged from under 3f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead on line, won at Killarney 1m 3yo hcp 60-90 gs beating Kedleston (8-13) by ns, 6 ran.

Six Silver Lane 14-1 (9-10) Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway into 6th 2f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, ran on well final furlong to lead close home, won at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-80 pol beating Naoise (9-0) by nk, 14 ran.

Brown Butterfly 11-1 (9-0) Towards rear on inner, some headway into 7th 1 1/2f out, no impression final furlong and kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 6l behind Elusive Ridge (9-10) at Dundalk 7f app hcp pol in Dec.

Elwazeer (USA) 10-3 (9-3) Towards rear, some headway on outer into 7th early straight, good progress to go 2nd early final furlong, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Give Me Shelter (8-12) at Dundalk 7f 4yo stk pol.

Casela Park (IRE) 9-2 (9-13) Soon chased leaders, ridden into 2nd approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, no extra and kept on same pace close home where rider had whip knocked out of hand, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Mellow Manner (8-6) at Killarney 1m hcp 47-65 gs.