Racecards
17:10 Curragh (IRE)
Robbie Dolan Melbourne Cup Winner Handicap
- 21 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €18,000 added
- Winner: €10,800
- 2nd: €3,600
- 3rd: €1,800
- 4th: €900
- Form 862031
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 71
rear of mid division, 15th halfway, pushed along when short of room over 2f out, soon ridden and keeping on when tightened up over 100 yards out
- Form 2-68856
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer D Hogan
- Jockey Mel Sheridan
mid division, 11th halfway, short of room over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
- Form 4499-10
- Age 6
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer P Sweeney
- Jockey J A Heffernan
tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, soon no extra and dropped to 5th over 100 yards out
- Form 3-05302
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and briefly went 3rd over 50 yards out, no extra and lost a place close home
- Form 070400
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer D Hogan
- Jockey J M Sheridan
tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, briefly short of room over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
- Form 08022-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T Collins
- Jockey Rory Cleary
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, moderate late headway inside final furlong
- Form 200-430
- Age 6
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D Kinsella
- Jockey N G McCullagh
towards rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 0-68210
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer R O'Brien
- Jockey Chris Hayes
chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0-65539
- Age 7
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer P Sweeney
- Jockey Luke McAteer
rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 783438
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer R Hurley
- Jockey Taylor Kingsley
rear of mid division, 13th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 8th close home
- Form 59-0D76
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer P G Fahey
- Jockey Shane Kelly
tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
- Form 416990
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer T G McCourt
- Jockey Alyse Jane Clarke
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened from over 1f out
- Form 5658/13-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A Murray
- Jockey A J Slattery
tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened from over 1f out
- Form 5-6930
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Kevin Coleman
- Jockey Robbie Colgan
always towards rear, never a factor
- Form 30-6384
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer E D Delany
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on to go 6th close home
- Form 03-0652
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer A L T Moore
- Jockey Wayne Lordan
mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out
- Form 678-524
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D Hogan
- Jockey T P O'Shea
always towards rear, never a factor
Tofino (IRE)
45- Form 004-366
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey Gary Carroll
mid division, 12th halfway, progress to track leaders when short of room over 2f out, switched to centre and ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, led close home
- Form 72-0905
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 53
rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and eased from over 1f out
- Form 103458
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Thomas Dowling
- Jockey J A Powell
always towards rear, never a factor
- Form 307-480
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer T Doyle
- Jockey Julian Pietropaolo
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went 3 lengths clear over 1f out, strongly pressed last 50 yards, headed close home
In depth
Formwatch
Heliogabalus (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders early, 7th halfway, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong, disputed close home, dead-heated, won at Galway 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Jul beating Castleheath (9-10), 18 ran.
Mono River (FR) 17-2 (9-11) Towards rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Catena Zapata (9-7) at Killarney 1m sft in Jul.
God Knows (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Soon tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, stayed on and slight bump inside final 100 yards, eased, 13th of 18, 3 1/4l behind Heliogabalus (9-12) at Galway 1m 1f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Auburn Avenue (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, kept on inside final 2f, just got 2nd on the line, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Spring Dance (9-4) at Dundalk 1m 3f mdn fll pol in Jul.
Green Icon (FR) 50-1 (8-13) In rear of mid-division, 13th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 11th of 16, 7 3/4l behind Ob La Di (9-13) at Naas 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
Vivacious Lady (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway into 3rd and ridden 2f out, dropped to 6th over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Koniag (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Jan.
Zabeir (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden in 13th 2f out, no impression, 11th of 21, 8 3/4l behind Sinbad My Dad (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
Spanish Temptress (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra, 13th of 16, 28 3/4l behind Mother Mara (9-13) at Galway 1m hcp Yielding in Aug.
Cordouan (FR) 6-1 (8-10) Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression 3f out, ridden and 10th over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 9th of 17, 9 1/4l behind Mallavelly (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m hcp gf in Jul.
El Bello 16-1 (9-13) Towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along entering straight, moderate late headway inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Antoine De Paris (9-0) at Sligo 1m 3f Good - Yielding in Aug.
Purring Along (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 4th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards, 6th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Star Mind (9-6) at Naas 7f hcp Good - Yielding in Aug.
The Bog Bank (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders on outer, ridden in 5th 2f out, weakened, 13th of 21, 9 1/2l behind Sinbad My Dad (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
Calamint (IRE) 13-2 (10-2) Mid-division, 9th halfway, headway and pushed along 2f out, 6th and ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind River Derwent (9-12) at Roscommon 7f hcp gd in May.
Eutropia 10-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride and pushed along leaving stalls, raced in rear, 12th under 4f out, weakened over 2f out, never a factor, last of 12, dist behind Galaxy Wonder (9-0) at Ballinrobe 1m 2f hcp Good - Yielding in Jul.
Lohengrin 12-1 (10-2) In rear, pushed along and headway into 8th 2f out, soon ridden, went 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Flier (9-13) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Withoutfurtherado (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Held up in last trio, headway far side of group under pressure over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with unchallenged winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Mahra's Love (9-3) at York 1m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Justenzia (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Raced keenly tracking leading trio, ridden over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 4th of 7, 2 1/4l behind Belgravian (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Tofino (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ran freely, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Onemoredance (9-10) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp gf in Jul.
Limestone Red (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Mid-division early, tracked leaders after 2f, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Chou Chou (8-12) at Tipperary 1m 1f hcp gf in Jul.
Saxon Kingdom (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Towards rear, never showed, 8th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Langholm (9-9) at Catterick 7f stks (6) gd in Aug.
Goldmoyne (IRE) 13-2cfav (9-7) Tracked leader in 2nd, pulled hard, ridden in 3rd 2f out, weakened, 17th of 18, 10 3/4l behind Altimara (10-2) at Leopardstown 7f hcp gd in Aug.