Curragh (IRE) Races
Curragh (IRE)
15:35
Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (No Geldings)
Curragh (IRE)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022
Distance: 7f
Type: Flat
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €6
Place: €2.40 €3.10
Exacta: €67.80
Trifecta: €276.60
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Al Riffa (FR) | 5 H | Good | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 131 lbs | 9/1 | Won | Held up in rear - pushed along and headway going best over 1f out - ridden and went third inside final furlong - ran on well to lead final 110yds - pushed out towards finish(op 11/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Proud And Regal (IRE) | 2 C | AVG | Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders disputing third - pushed along under 2f out - ridden over 1f out - ran on well and went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 17/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Shartash (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | J P Murtagh | 131 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders disputing third - pushed along and headway waiting for room 1f out - ridden and every chance inside final furlong - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Aesop's Fables (IRE) | 4 C | Poor | A P O'Brien | 131 lbs | 8/13F | 1.25 | Led - headed after 1f - raced in second until pushed along to lead under 2f out - ridden and faced challenge 1f out - headed final 110yds - soon no extra(tchd 8/15 and 4/6) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Hans Andersen (GB) | 4 C | AVG | A P O'Brien | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - led after 1f - pushed along and headed under 2f out - rallied and every chance inside final furlong - weakened inside final 110yds(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Marbaan (GB) | 4 C | AVG | Charlie Fellowes | 131 lbs | 7/1 | 2.5 | In rear throughout - pushed along towards far side and outpaced under 2f out - soon no extra (jockey said colt was unsuited by the ground conditions)(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) |