Curragh (IRE) Races
Curragh (IRE)
14:10
Nua Healthcare Handicap
Curragh (IRE)
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Distance: 6f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €9.90
Place: €3 €1.80 €3.70
Exacta: €90.40
Tricast: €545.24
Trifecta: €663.50
Non-Runners: Never Shout Never (off feed), Tommy McJohn (vet's advice)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Back Down Under (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Padraig Roche | 136 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Dwelt start - midfield - prominent 2f out - soon went second - led 1f out - pushed out inside final furlong - kept on well(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Dark Viper (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Mrs John Harrington | 131 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Towards rear - good headway towards near side 1f out - went second final 110yds - ran on well final 110yds(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Tai Tam Bay (IRE) | 3 F | Poor |
Alexandra Egan
(10)lbs
|
Eddie & Patrick Harty | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Awkward start - in touch with leaders - prominent 2f out - kept on and went third towards finish - no match for first two (jockey said filly jumped right from stalls)(op 8/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 4th | 7 | Catherine Chroi (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Ms Claire O'Connell | 132 lbs | 25/1 | 0.05 | Midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1) | ||
| 5th | 11 | Loingseoir (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Nicola Burns
(7)lbs
|
M C Grassick | 123 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | Towards rear - headway towards far side into midfield under 2f out - disputing third inside final furlong - no impression towards finish(op 10/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | New Theory (IRE) | 2 F | AVG |
Darragh O'Sullivan
(7)lbs
|
J A Stack | 124 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - soon went second - led 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 10/1) | |
| 7th | 8 | Rathbranchurch (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Wesley Joyce
(5)lbs
|
Michael Mulvany | 127 lbs | 4/1F | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - midfield 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 8/1) | |
| 8th | 2 | Clonmacash (GB) | 3 G | AVG |
Sam Coen
(7)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 131 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - weakened gradually from 1f out(tchd 14/1) | |
| 9th | 14 | Only Spoofing (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 128 lbs | 80/1 | 2.75 | Never better than midfield - no impression under 2f out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 10th | 13 | Mount Ruapehu (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Mark Fahey | 129 lbs | 7/1 | 3.75 | Soon led - headed 2f out - soon weakened (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 4/1) | ||
| 11th | 5 | Clever And Cute (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | J S Bolger | 134 lbs | 6/1 | 2 | Prominent - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - soon no extra(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 12th | 4 | Dynamic Force (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
James Ryan
(3)lbs
|
T G McCourt | 132 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Never better than midfield - no extra from under 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1) | |
| 13th | 15 | I'll Be Handy (IRE) | 2 G | Poor | Matthew J Smith | 126 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | In rear throughout(op 40/1 tchd 22/1) |