Curragh (IRE)
17:00
Betway Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sat, 22 May 2021 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €25.20 Place: €4.70 €4.30 €4.30 Exacta: €549.40 Tricast: €3744.50
Non-Runners: Blairmayne (unsuitable ground), Dandy Spirit (unsuitable ground), Hightimeyouwon (unsuitable ground), Independent Missy (unsuitable ground), Punk Poet (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 17 Verhoyen (GB) 10 G Poor M C Grassick 122 lbs 12/1 Won Started quickly - made all - soon clear towards far side - 3 lengths ahead when pushed along under 2f out - soon ridden - kept on well inside final furlong - easily(op 14/1)
2nd 26 Pretty Boy Floyd (IRE) 8 G Poor Sarah Dawson 111 lbs 25/1 2.75 Chased leaders towards far side - pushed along over 2f out - went second and 3 lengths down when ridden under 2f out - kept on but always held - no match for winner(op 20/1)
3rd 16 Pretty Rebel (IRE) N/A Poor Gerard O'Leary 119 lbs 12/1 .5 Midfield towards far side - headway when pushed along 2f out - switched right under 2f out - chased leaders when ridden over 1f out - went third and kept on but no chance with winner inside final furlong(op 9/1)
4th 23 The King Of Kells (IRE) N/A AVG Michael Mulvany 118 lbs 28/1 1 Chased leader towards far side - pushed along 3f out - lost second when ridden under 2f out - no impression disputing third when hung left and bumped rival over 1f out - lost third but kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
5th 20 Midnight Fire (IRE) 6 G AVG Edward P Harty 120 lbs 11/2 .75 Midfield up the centre and niggled along early - pushed along from over 2f out - switched right and ridden over 1f out - ran on towards far side inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 13/2)
6th 25 Mogwli (IRE) 8 G Poor W McCreery 118 lbs 50/1 0.3 Prominent up the centre - chased leaders when ridden over 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 66/1)
7th 22 Texas Rock (IRE) 11 G Poor M C Grassick 118 lbs 50/1 0.1 Chased leaders up the centre - pushed along from over 2f out - ridden and no impression under 2f out - kept on final 110yds(op 33/1)
8th 8 Silver Service (IRE) N/A AVG Michael Mulvany 128 lbs 9/1 0.1 Upset in stalls - pushed along briefly - in touch with leaders towards far side - midfield when pushed along from 3f out - switched right when ridden and headway under 2f out - kept on final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 12/1)
9th 11 Zephron (GB) 8 G AVG Denis W Cullen 114 lbs 100/30F .75 Dwelt start - towards rear towards near side early - towards rear of midfield when pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and headway - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 7/2 tchd 16/5)
10th 6 Chessman (IRE) N/A Poor Richard John O'Brien 130 lbs 20/1 0.3 In touch with leaders towards far side - headway 2f out - disputing third and pushed along when bumped over 1f out - soon no extra when ridden briefly - weakened final 110yds(op 18/1)
11th 1 Downforce (IRE) 12 G Poor W McCreery 139 lbs 22/1 1 Pushed along briefly - chased leaders towards far side - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden and no extra - weakened inside final furlong
12th 13 Cyrus Dallin (GB) N/A AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 120 lbs 14/1 .75 Chased leaders up the centre - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and no extra 2f out - soon weakened(tchd 16/1)
13th 19 Ecclesiastical (GB) 7 G AVG T G McCourt 121 lbs 33/1 .75 Slightly awkward start - soon towards rear of midfield up the centre - pushed along from over 2f out - no impression when switched left under 2f out - ridden towards near side 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
14th 7 Dream Today (IRE) 10 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 123 lbs 22/1 0.2 Midfield up the centre - shaken up from over 2f out - soon ridden and no impression(tchd 25/1)
15th 24 Tresorier (GB) N/A Poor John James Feane 118 lbs 10/1 3.75 Dwelt start - towards rear early - switched right and raced centre after 1f - minor headway when switched right 2f out - soon ridden - kept on final 110yds - made no impression(tchd 11/1)
16th 4 Geometrical (IRE) 4 G AVG J S Bolger 133 lbs 50/1 0.3 Midfield early - soon outpaced and dropped to rear - pushed along up the centre from over 3f out - ridden under 2f out - minor headway and kept on inside final furlong - made no impression(tchd 40/1)
17th 5 Fastar (IRE) N/A Poor Gerard O'Leary 131 lbs 9/1 .5 Towards rear up the centre - some headway when pushed along over 2f out - towards rear of midfield when ridden but no extra over 1f out - weakened and eased final 110yds(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
18th 10 Godhead (GB) N/A Poor Adrian McGuinness 120 lbs 33/1 0.3 Towards rear of midfield towards near side - ridden from over 2f out - no impression when switched left under 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 22/1)
19th 2 Summer Sands (GB) 5 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 137 lbs 33/1 1.5 In touch with leaders up the centre - midfield when pushed along from 3f out - ridden and no extra 2f out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
20th 14 Zig Zag Zyggy (IRE) 9 G Poor D K Weld 118 lbs 9/1 2.75 Towards rear of midfield up the centre - ridden and no impression 2f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1)
21st 27 The Peckhampouncer (IRE) 6 G Poor D Broad 111 lbs 50/1 9 Slowly away and lost many lengths start - in rear when pushed along soon after start - reminders and no impression before halfway - eased over 1f out (jockey said gelding was slowly away out of stalls)(op 66/1 tchd 80/1)
22nd 3 Spanish Tenor (IRE) 9 G Poor
Emma Doyle (10)lbs
Timothy Doyle 125 lbs 50/1 4.5 Slowly away and lost many lengths start - soon ducked sharply right - detached in rear towards near side throughout - pushed along from over 3f out - reminders over 2f out - made no impression (jockey said gelding jumped sharply to the right on leaving the stalls)(tchd 40/1)