Curragh (IRE)
16:40
Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Curragh (IRE) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €16.60 Place: €4.40 €5.10 €8.25 Exacta: €258.90 Tricast: €5317.28 Trifecta: €5430
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 6 Booyea (IRE) 5 G AVG Thomas Gibney 128 lbs 12/1 Won Midfield - headway from over 2f out - prominent and ridden when switched left and hampered rival 1f out - led and ran on when edged right inside final furlong - pushed out(op 11/1)
2nd 9 No More Porter (IRE) 7 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 122 lbs 16/1 .75 Prominent behind clear leaders - headway when hampered and carried left 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said gelding received a bump 1f out)(tchd 20/1)
3rd 10 Verhoyen (GB) 10 G Poor M C Grassick 122 lbs 28/1 2 Led at fast pace - soon clear with one other - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
4th 3 State Actor (IRE) 5 G AVG W T Farrell 134 lbs 9/4F 2.5 Dwelt start - soon midfield - bit short of room from 2f out - ridden and headway against far rail over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(tchd 2/1)
5th 15 May Night (GB) 6 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 119 lbs 25/1 1 Soon pressed leader and clear with one other - challenging going okay under 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 33/1)
6th 2 Blues Emperor (IRE) 6 G AVG J P Murtagh 128 lbs 15/2 .5 Soon prominent behind clear leaders - lost position when outpaced over 1f out - soon hung right and weakened(op 10/1)
7th 4 Shayzann (IRE) 4 G AVG J P Murtagh 133 lbs 40/1 0.3 Towards rear - reminders from over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 28/1)
8th 11 Benavente (GB) 7 G Poor Kevin Thomas Coleman 120 lbs 22/1 .75 Never better than midfield - kept on against far rail from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 25/1)
9th 8 Physique (IRE) 5 G Poor Micky Fenton 125 lbs 11/1 0.3 Soon prominent behind clear leaders - weakening when bit short of room under 2f out(op 10/1)
10th 1 Coeur d'Or (IRE) 9 G AVG D K Weld 140 lbs 9/2 0.3 Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 5/1)
11th 14 Concluding Call (IRE) 4 F AVG W McCreery 119 lbs 16/1 0.1 Dwelt start - towards rear - brief headway when switched right under 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 20/1)
12th 7 Casanova (GB) 8 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 124 lbs 16/1 .75 Never better than midfield(tchd 14/1)
13th 5 Cheers Again (GB) 6 G AVG Paul W Flynn 130 lbs 17/2 1.75 Held up in last - some headway when switched right 2f out - no impression(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
14th 12 Morse (IRE) 4 G Poor Charles Weld 120 lbs 25/1 0.05 Slightly awkward start - in rear throughout(op 20/1)
15th 13 Brains (IRE) 9 G Poor R Donohoe 114 lbs 25/1 20 Midfield - prominent behind clear leaders over 4f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)