Curragh (IRE)
15:00
Bord Na Mona Recycling Handicap
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €2 €1.60 €1.90 Exacta: €20.50 Tricast: €88.02 Trifecta: €115.50
Non-Runners: Ostraka (in season)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Jon Riggens (IRE) 7 G Poor Edward Lynam 127 lbs 9/2 Won Slightly awkward start - held up in rear - switched left and steady headway on near side of group from under 2f out - challenging when ridden inside final furlong - ran on to lead towards finish(op 4/1)
2nd 10 Heavenly Power (IRE) 7 G AVG Edward Lynam 117 lbs 7/2F 0.3 Prominent up the centre - headway to lead over 1f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well but headed towards finish (jockey said gelding idled when he hit the front)(tchd 10/3)
3rd 1 Big Gossey (IRE) 8 G AVG Charles O'Brien 134 lbs 5/1 3 Reared start - slowly into stride - in rear early - headway and prominent on near side of group before halfway - challenging under 2f out - no extra final 110yds (jockey said gelding reared up in the stalls)(op 11/2 tchd 13/2)
4th 13 Hallowed Time (IRE) 7 G Poor E J O'Neill 119 lbs 18/1 .75 Reared in stalls before start - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders before halfway - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final 110yds - went fourth final strides (jockey said gelding got upset in the stalls and was slowly away)(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
5th 2 Prisoner's Dilemma (GB) 8 G AVG J F Levins 133 lbs 10/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - lost position 2f out - some headway 1f out - briefly went fourth inside final 110yds - no telling impression(op 12/1)
6th 14 Pinar Del Rio (GB) 6 G AVG Joe Conlon 119 lbs 33/1 .75 Led towards far side - joined main group when ridden and headed over 1f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 25/1)
7th 3 Volatile Analyst (USA) 7 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 128 lbs 14/1 2.5 Soon in touch with leaders - bit short of room 2f out - no impression final furlong(op 12/1)
8th 8 Blairmayne (IRE) 11 G AVG Miss Natalia Lupini 122 lbs 22/1 .5 Never better than midfield - bit short of room over 3f out - outpaced on near side of group under 2f out - kept on final 110yds(op 16/1)
9th 11 Ice Cold In Alex (IRE) 10 G Poor K J Condon 117 lbs 12/1 .75 In touch with leaders early - outpaced when bit short of room under 2f out - no extra from over 1f out
10th 5 Mickey The Steel (GB) 6 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 128 lbs 14/1 1.75 In touch with leaders towards far side - outpaced when carried right under 2f out - weakened over 1f out (trainer said gelding scoped wrong post race)(tchd 12/1)
11th 4 Red Letter Bray (IRE) 4 G AVG M D O'Callaghan 129 lbs 14/1 0.05 In rear towards far side - some headway from 2f out - soon carried right - weakened 1f out(op 8/1)
12th 9 Running Cool (GB) 5 G AVG Miss Natalia Lupini 125 lbs 11/2 0.3 Soon pressed leader up the centre - lost position when outpaced from 2f out - soon weakened - eased final 110yds (jockey said colt got restless in the stalls)(op 8/1)
13th 7 Proletariat (FR) 5 G AVG Patrick T Foley 120 lbs 80/1 2.75 In touch with leaders and pushed along briefly early - prominent 3f out - soon ridden - weakening when carried right from 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 33/1)