Curragh (IRE)
17:10
Holden Plant Rental Handicap
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m2f Type: Flat Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €9.90 Place: €2.40 €2.90 €2.20 Exacta: €135.10 Tricast: €734.72 Trifecta: €1150.90
Non-Runners: Cormac T (unsuitable ground), New Hill (unsuitable ground), One Cool Poet (vet's advice)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 21 Slieve Binnian (IRE) 5 G AVG M Halford & T Collins 126 lbs 7/1 Won Prominent - challenging when ridden over 1f out - led narrowly and kept on well inside final furlong - all out (jockey said gelding wandererd around when he hit the front)(op 15/2)
2nd 11 Luke Short (GB) 5 G AVG Noel Meade 133 lbs 10/1 0.3 Held up in rear - headway on near side of group from over 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - went second final strides(op 13/2)
3rd 13 Eastern Legend (IRE) 4 G AVG J S Bolger 132 lbs 10/1 0.3 Prominent - pressed leader after 1f - ridden under 3f out - kept on well inside final 110yds - lost second final strides(op 12/1)
4th 12 Deakin (FR) 3 C AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 132 lbs 9/2J 1.25 Midfield - lost position when pushed along and outpaced 3f out - keeping on when ridden and switched right over 1f out - ran on and went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(tchd 4/1)
5th 15 Out On Friday (IRE) 9 G AVG Philip M Byrne 125 lbs 28/1 .5 Led - clear over 4f out - reduced lead under 3f out - faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened towards finish
6th 18 God Knows (IRE) 6 M AVG Richard Brabazon 130 lbs 7/1 0.1 Midfield - headway 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong (jockey said filly ran around under pressure)(op 8/1)
7th 3 Church Mountain (IRE) 7 G AVG M D O'Callaghan 130 lbs 25/1 1.5 Started quickly - soon in touch with leaders - some headway 2f out - no impression inside final furlong
8th 19 Mads Black Eights (IRE) 7 M Poor Matthew J Smith 127 lbs 28/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - prominent 3f out - switched right 2f out - challenging over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(tchd 33/1)
9th 17 Fools Glory (IRE) 4 F Poor P F McEnery 131 lbs 18/1 0.05 Midfield - kept on on near side of group inside final furlong - never on terms(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)
10th 5 Kodiac Prince (IRE) 7 G AVG Thomas Cleary 135 lbs 20/1 1 In touch with leaders - weakened final 110yds - eased towards finish
11th 9 Turbulence (IRE) 6 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 134 lbs 9/2J 0.3 Towards rear - some headway when bit short of room under 4f out - midfield when switched right under 2f out - soon in touch with leaders - weakened final 110yds - eased towards finish
12th 7 Theophilos (IRE) 5 G Poor J P Murtagh 135 lbs 22/1 .5 Steadied start - soon in rear - some headway over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - eased towards finish
13th 20 Sea Spray (GB) 2 C AVG Mrs John Harrington 127 lbs 33/1 .75 Dwelt start - in rear - kept on from over 1f out - never dangerous
14th 6 Plunkett (GB) 4 G Poor Paul W Flynn 135 lbs 11/1 1 Slowly into stride - in rear - headway 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - eased towards finish(tchd 10/1)
15th 4 Alma Libre (FR) 6 M Poor Miss Natalia Lupini 133 lbs 12/1 2.75 Towards rear and pushed along briefly early - headway before halfway - pressed leaders from 3f out - soon outpaced - weakened gradually from 2f out - eased inside final 110yds(tchd 14/1)
16th 2 Pont Audemer (FR) 5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 134 lbs 18/1 0.3 Dwelt start - soon towards rear of midfield - lost position on near side of group over 2f out - soon no extra(op 16/1)
17th 22 Savigny (IRE) 3 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 125 lbs 50/1 2.5 Prominent early - in touch with leaders when outpaced from 3f out - weakened under 2f out
18th 1 Michigan State (FR) 5 G Poor J A Stack 136 lbs 40/1 15 In touch with leaders - outpaced over 2f out - soon weakened(op 28/1)
19th 10 Bring Us Paradise (GB) 7 G Poor Luke Comer 126 lbs 66/1 4.5 Slowly into stride - soon recovered into midfield - lost position when bit short of room on inner over 3f out - soon weakened - blood in nostrils (vet reported gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race)(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)