Curragh (IRE)
16:00
Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Fillies)
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.90 Place: €1.70 €1.10 €13.60 Exacta: €30.20 Trifecta: €628.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Vespertilio (FR) 4 F AVG W McCreery 128 lbs 4/1 Won Dwelt start - travelled strongly - held up in last - smooth headway on near side of group from 2f out - pushed along to lead inside final furlong - ridden out - comfortably(tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2)
2nd 6 Sakti (IRE) 4 F AVG G M Lyons 128 lbs 7/1 1.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent over 2f out - headway and challenging over 1f out - soon briefly disputed lead - kept on well final 110yds - no match for winner(op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2)
3rd 3 Kalispera (IRE) 3 F Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 128 lbs 80/1 2.75 Held up in rear - headway on near side of group 2f out - prominent when ridden inside final furlong - outpaced final 110yds - no match for first two(op 50/1)
4th 4 Mysteries (IRE) 3 F Poor Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 128 lbs 12/1 .75 Ducked left start - held up in rear - keeping on when waiting for room over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - went fourth final strides - nearest finish (jockey said filly jumped left from the stalls)(op 11/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 5 Pearls And Rubies (USA) 2 F AVG A P O'Brien 128 lbs 13/8F 0.1 Soon prominent - outpaced when hung right over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong - lost fourth final strides - finished lame (vet reported filly was found to be lame on her right fore post race)(tchd 7/4)
6th 2 Dollerina (IRE) 3 F AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 128 lbs 9/2 .5 Prominent - outpaced when lost position over 2f out - keeping on when waiting for room and switched right over 1f out - bit short of room against far rail inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
7th 1 Betula (GB) 3 F Poor Mrs John Harrington 128 lbs 20/1 1.25 Led - faced challenge over 1f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong (jockey said filly hung left throughout)(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
8th 7 Snellen (IRE) 4 F AVG Gavin Cromwell 128 lbs 7/1 2 Unseated rider before start - raced in second - lost position over 1f out - weakened final furlong(op 6/1)