Curragh (IRE)
16:15
Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2023 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €9 Place: €2.45 €3.55 €3.70 Exacta: €149.40 Tricast: €1275.23 Trifecta: €3084.60
Non-Runners: Arniemac (unsuitable ground), Earls (unsuitable ground), Inchturk (unsuitable ground), Joe Masseria (unsuitable ground), Snapraeterea (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Blues Emperor (IRE) 6 G AVG J P Murtagh 127 lbs 7/1 Won Made virtually all - pushed along over 2f out - ridden clear over 1f out - kept on well - gamely(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 6 Chazzesmee (IRE) 7 G AVG J A Stack 130 lbs 11/1 1 In touch with leaders on inner - switched left under 2f out - pushed along when switched right inside final furlong - ran on well against far rail and went second towards finish(op 15/2)
3rd 21 Zabeir (IRE) 6 G Poor Donal Kinsella 120 lbs 16/1 .75 Towards rear - ridden and headway towards near side under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish(op 22/1)
4th 5 Rahmi (IRE) 6 G AVG J P Murtagh 131 lbs 4/1F .75 Prominent - pushed along 3f out - ridden disputing second over 1f out - weakened towards finish(op 9/2)
5th 12 Howyoulikethat (IRE) 8 G AVG Miss Hilary McLoughlin 127 lbs 16/1 .5 Towards rear of midfield - headway against far rail over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 20/1)
6th 22 Gambe Veloci (IRE) 4 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 109 lbs 7/1 .5 Prominent - soon went second - pushed along over 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 6/1)
7th 18 No More Porter (IRE) 7 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 122 lbs 10/1 0.3 Midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 9/1)
8th 11 Cordouan (FR) 7 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 127 lbs 28/1 1.75 Towards rear of midfield - ridden and headway over 1f out - kept on final furlong - never near to challenge
9th 4 Current Option (IRE) 9 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 130 lbs 25/1 0.1 Towards rear of midfield - headway waiting for room from under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding got no luck in-running between the three furlong and one furlong marker)(op 20/1)
10th 3 Casanova (GB) 8 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 132 lbs 16/1 0.2 Midfield - pushed along and some headway over 2f out - ridden and no impression inside final furlong(op 20/1)
11th 13 Tosen Wish (IRE) 5 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 127 lbs 9/1 1.25 Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon no impression(op 11/1)
12th 1 Saltonstall (GB) 9 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 133 lbs 40/1 1.25 Towards rear - pushed along 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - never near to challenge(tchd 50/1)
13th 14 Celtic Crown (IRE) 6 M AVG Adrian McGuinness 125 lbs 25/1 0.2 Towards rear of midfield - bit short of room 2f out - kept on final furlong - never on terms(op 33/1)
14th 17 Cheers Again (GB) 6 G AVG Paul W Flynn 115 lbs 20/1 0.3 Towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 18/1)
15th 20 Sirjack Thomas (IRE) 9 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 120 lbs 33/1 3.25 Midfield - ridden 2f out - soon towards rear - no impression 1f out(op 25/1)
16th 16 Farnborough (IRE) 3 C AVG A P O'Brien 123 lbs 6/1 2 In touch with leaders - ridden and outpaced under 2f out - soon no extra - eased final 110yds (vet said colt was post race normal)(op 11/2)
17th 15 Brave Troop (IRE) 5 G AVG Barry J Fitzgerald 124 lbs 14/1 7.5 Prominent - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding felt like he took a few lame steps in the closing stages but returned sound; vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 12/1)
18th 23 Super Over (IRE) 6 G AVG D P Coakley 119 lbs 33/1 13 Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along under 3f out - weakened from under 2f out - eased inside final furlong(op 28/1)