Curragh (IRE)
16:22
Friends Of The Curragh Irish Cesarewitch (Premier Handicap)
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 Distance: 2m1f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €10.10 Place: €3.10 €16 €7.10 Exacta: €1027.20 Tricast: €10756.49
Non-Runners: Highwind (temperature), Light As Air (reserve), Shoda (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 32 Puturhandstogether (IRE) 4 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 119 lbs 7/1J Won Midfield - switched left and headway from over 2f out - led inside final furlong - soon 3 lengths ahead - much reduced lead inside final 110yds(op 9/1 tchd 13/2)
2nd 2 Chally Chute (IRE) 7 G AVG
Sam Coen (7)lbs
Ross O'Sullivan 134 lbs 66/1 .5 Midfield - towards rear halfway - headway from 3f out - in touch with leaders 2f out - soon not clear run - ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong - just held (jockey said he took a precautionary check after a couple of furlongs when it got tight in front of him)(tchd 80/1)
3rd 4 Queenstown (IRE) 5 G Poor A P O'Brien 141 lbs 25/1 2.75 Prominent - dropped to midfield halfway - headway from 3f out - not clear run from under 2f out - switched left and ran on from over 1f out - went third inside final 110yds
4th 25 Lord Erskine (IRE) 11 G AVG H Rogers 121 lbs 25/1 1.75 In rear - still plenty to do 3f out - soon switched right and headway - ran on from over 1f out - went fourth final strides - nearest finish(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
5th 10 Dawn Rising (IRE) 8 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 134 lbs 25/1 0.3 Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - pressed leaders 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 18/1 tchd 28/1)
6th 7 Ascending (IRE) 5 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 136 lbs 8/1 .75 Prominent - challenging 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 9/1)
7th 9 Aeronautic (IRE) 4 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 131 lbs 12/1 0.2 Midfield - headway from over 2f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 11/1)
8th 13 Mr Percy (IRE) 5 G Good Joseph Patrick O'Brien 127 lbs 33/1 .5 Midfield - in touch with leaders 6f out - no extra from 2f out
9th 18 Small Fry (IRE) 3 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 129 lbs 20/1 0.2 Led - headed and prominent after 2f - weakened from under 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1)
10th 24 Plontier (FR) 8 H Poor W P Mullins 125 lbs 40/1 0.05 Prominent - led after 6f - headed and prominent after 8f - led again over 2f out - headed and weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1)
11th 28 Minstrel Knight (GB) 4 G AVG Edward Bethell 123 lbs 40/1 0.3 Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - no extra from under 2f out(tchd 50/1)
12th 15 Comfort Zone (IRE) 6 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 131 lbs 20/1 .5 Towards rear - still plenty to do when switched left 2f out - soon steady headway - not reach leaders(op 25/1 tchd 28/1)
13th 19 Sirius (FR) 6 M AVG W P Mullins 128 lbs 50/1 1.25 In rear - headway from under 4f out - midfield over 2f out - in touch with leaders under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
14th 5 Helvic Dream (IRE) 8 G Poor Noel Meade 138 lbs 33/1 1.25 Midfield - not clear run 2f out - soon switched left but no extra
15th 30 Tounsivator (FR) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 122 lbs 11/1 2 Midfield - short of room 2f out - soon in the clear but no extra(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
16th 8 Shackleton (IRE) 3 C Poor A P O'Brien 135 lbs 9/1 1 Towards rear - midfield 4f out - no extra from 2f out(op 12/1)
17th 26 Zoffman (IRE) 6 G Poor Noel Meade 121 lbs 40/1 0.3 In rear - some headway from 4f out - no extra from under 2f out(op 66/1 tchd 33/1)
18th 17 Sixandahalf (IRE) 4 F AVG Gavin Cromwell 130 lbs 15/2 0.2 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 8f - weakened from 2f out(op 13/2 tchd 17/2)
19th 29 Mon Coeur (IRE) 9 G Poor Joseph G Murphy 122 lbs 50/1 0.3 Pushed along early - midfield - towards rear 6f out - headway from over 2f out - no extra from over 1f out(op 40/1)
20th 6 Poetic Sound (IRE) 4 G AVG G M Lyons 137 lbs 40/1 0.3 Midfield - weakened 5f out
21st 16 Filey Bay (IRE) 9 G AVG Emmet Mullins 124 lbs 22/1 3.75 Midfield - towards rear 5f out - no extra from 3f out(op 20/1)
22nd 12 Falcon Eight (IRE) 10 G AVG D K Weld 132 lbs 40/1 .5 In rear - reminder soon after start - midfield when slightly hampered and ridden under 4f out - soon no extra (jockey said gelding was struck into turning in)(tchd 50/1)
23rd 22 Tribal Star (IRE) 4 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 127 lbs 50/1 0.2 Soon in touch with leaders - weakened from 2f out(op 40/1)
24th 20 Too Bossy For Us (IRE) 4 G Poor W P Mullins 128 lbs 14/1 3.75 Midfield - in touch with leaders 7f out - weakened from over 2f out(tchd 12/1)
25th 14 Nurburgring (IRE) 5 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 132 lbs 7/1J 1.25 Prominent - led after 8f - headed and weakened from over 2f out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 6/1 tchd 8/1)
26th 23 Happy Pharoah (IRE) 3 C Good Donnacha Aidan O'Brien 126 lbs 17/2 2.75 Midfield - weakened from over 3f out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
27th 31 Intellotto (IRE) 5 G AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 114 lbs 80/1 5.5 Midfield - weakened from 3f out(op 66/1)
28th 1 Tashkhan (IRE) 7 G AVG Brian Ellison 142 lbs 50/1 15 In touch with leaders - headway to lead after 2f - headed and prominent after 6f - weakened quickly 5f out(op 40/1)
29th 3 London City (USA) 4 C AVG A P O'Brien 136 lbs 66/1 5.5 Prominent - weakened quickly from over 4f out(tchd 80/1)
30th 11 Sea Of Sands (GER) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 126 lbs 33/1 99 Towards rear - weakened quickly over 5f out - soon eased - tailed off(op 22/1)