Curragh (IRE)
14:05
La Celia Wines Handicap
Curragh (IRE) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 Distance: 5f Type: Flat Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €6 Place: €2 €1.40 €2 Exacta: €27.10 Tricast: €100.65 Trifecta: €157.10
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Real Force (GB) 8 G AVG Gerard O'Leary 122 lbs 5/1 Won Held up in rear up the centre - headway 2f out - ridden to lead and ran on well final 110yds - comfortably(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd 6 Stag Night (IRE) 7 G AVG W McCreery 130 lbs 100/30J 3 Prominent up the centre early - edged left over 2f out - challenging towards near side over 1f out - kept on well inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 4/1 tchd 3/1)
3rd 3 Laugh A Minute (GB) 9 G AVG Adrian McGuinness 130 lbs 11/2 .5 In touch with leaders towards near side - bit short of room halfway - headway when not clear run and switched right over 1f out - ran on and went third final strides(op 9/2)
4th 11 Two Stars (IRE) 5 G Good J A Stack 122 lbs 100/30J 0.05 Soon led narrowly towards near side - faced challenge over 1f out - headed final 110yds - weakened towards finish - lost third final strides(op 11/4)
5th 12 Polar Bear (IRE) 5 G Poor Mrs John Harrington 121 lbs 16/1 2.25 In touch with leaders towards near side - carried right over 1f out - kept on but no impression up the centre inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
6th 5 Mickey The Steel (GB) 6 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 131 lbs 9/1 0.2 Prominent towards near side - lost position when outpaced 2f out - in touch with leaders when edged right over 1f out - kept on but no impression up the centre inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 12/1)
7th 7 Verhoyen (GB) 10 G Poor M C Grassick 123 lbs 66/1 .75 Prominent towards near side early - dropped to midfield when outpaced over 2f out - bit short of room when switched right inside final furlong - kept on(op 33/1)
8th 2 Thunderbear (IRE) 5 G AVG Jack W Davison 142 lbs 33/1 .75 Soon towards rear towards near side - headway when bit short of room and switched right over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 22/1)
9th 4 New Definition (GB) 4 G Poor Richard John O'Brien 133 lbs 80/1 2.75 Held up in last - detached when nudged along 2f out - ran on final 110yds - nearest finish(op 40/1)
10th 1 Big Gossey (IRE) 8 G AVG Charles O'Brien 142 lbs 20/1 1 Prominent towards near side early - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
11th 8 Never Shout Never (IRE) 4 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 129 lbs 18/1 .5 Prominent towards near side - pressed leader before halfway - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 12/1)
12th 10 Gustavus Weston (IRE) 8 G Poor Joseph G Murphy 124 lbs 12/1 0.3 In touch with leaders up the centre early - lost position when outpaced under 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 14/1)
13th 13 Loingseoir (IRE) 9 G Poor M C Grassick 120 lbs 40/1 .5 Towards rear up the centre - weakened 1f out(op 33/1)