Racecards
15:55 Curragh (IRE)
Boylesports Irish 2,000 Guineas (group 1) (Class 1)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
Araafa (IRE)
21- Form 1263-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 111
tracked leaders, close 4th after halfway, led under 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on well
- Form 2135-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
held up towards rear, weakened from 2f out, tailed off
- Form 71-54
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J M Oxx
- Jockey Fran Berry
tracked leaders on far side, 7th and ridden 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
Crookhaven
14- Form 37-42
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer J J Murphy
- Jockey D M Grant
soon disputed lead, headed under 3f out, no extra from over 1 1/2f out
- Form 41-11
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer K Prendergast
- Jockey Declan McDonogh
always prominent, 2nd and ridden over 2f out, 3rd and no impression when slightly hampered inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 31111-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up in touch, 7th and headway 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, 2nd when drifted left inside final furlong, kept on without threatening winner
- Form 1432-25
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
tracked leaders on stands side, 4th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, slightly hampered inside final furlong, one pace
- Form 21-28
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
chased leaders, 5th and driven along 3f out, no impression from over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 711-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
held up in touch, progress on stands side 2f out, 6th and no extra from over 1f out
- Form 02-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey D R McCabe
slowly into stride, soon disputed lead, headed under 3f out, ridden and weakened
- Form 1D46-19
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 108
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey C Catlin
held up towards rear, progress over 2f out, 5th when not clear run under 1f out, kept on
Previous results
In depth
Formwatch
Araafa (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Held up, outpaced 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 5l behind George Washington (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf.
Arabian Prince (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 7, 5l behind Palace Episode (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo Grp 1 (1) hvy in Oct.
Caribbean 16-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden and kept on straight, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Dylan Thomas (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gs.
Crookhaven 20-1 (8-11) Held up in 5th, 4th and ridden early straight, moderate 2nd and kept on final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Adajal (9-5) at Limerick 1m 3yo stk gf.
Decado (IRE) 9-4fav (9-1) Held up, 8th and driven along halfway, headway on stand's side 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Curragh 7f 3yo Grp 3 gs beating Sir Xaar (9-1) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
George Washington (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up, smooth headway over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon clear, eased final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m 3yo Grp 1 (1) gf beating Sir Percy (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Golden Arrow (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Settled 5th, 4th and progress 3f out, ridden and no impression straight, no extra over 1f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Dylan Thomas (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gs.
Heliostatic (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Close 3rd, weakened under pressure early straight, virtually pulled up from over 1f out, last of 8, 32l behind Dylan Thomas (9-1) at Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Grp 2 (1) gs.
Hurricane Cat (USA) 9-2 (9-1) In rear, trailing before halfway, stayed on well from 1 1/2f out, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Decado (9-1) at Curragh 7f 3yo Grp 3 gs.
River Tiber 8-13fav (9-5) Always prominent, challenged and led 1 1/2f out, ridden and clear inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Gowran Park 1m mdn stk gs beating Film Festival (9-5) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Yasoodd 10-1 (9-2) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Aussie Rules (9-2) at Longchamp 1m Grp 1 (1) gs.