Curragh (IRE)
16:10
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Curragh (IRE) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 Distance: 1m6f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €16.30 Place: €3.50 €3.60 €5.40 Exacta: €224.40 Tricast: €2005.42
Non-Runners: Curious Bride (unsuitable ground), Lilac Lady (unsuitable ground), Napper Tandy (skin allergy), Paradise Lost (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Pachmena (IRE) 7 M Poor Gavin Cromwell 131 lbs 12/1 Won Towards rear - pushed along and headway under 2f out - went fourth 1f out - ridden and ran on well to lead inside final 110yds(op 16/1)
2nd 21 Imarajan (IRE) 3 G Poor M Halford & T Collins 124 lbs 9/1 .5 Towards rear - headway into midfield against far rail 3f out - disputing fourth 1f out - ran on well and went second towards finish(tchd 8/1)
3rd 18 Moutarde (IRE) 4 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 125 lbs 18/1 .75 In touch with leaders - went second 2f out - soon led - headed inside final 110yds - no extra and lost second towards finish(tchd 16/1)
4th 17 Club Manager (GB) 4 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 129 lbs 4/1F 1.25 Prominent throughout - went fourth under 2f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2)
5th 20 Charlie Darling (FR) 4 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 125 lbs 10/1 .5 Midfield - headway up the centre over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 12/1)
6th 6 Cast A Spell (IRE) 7 M AVG T Hogan 139 lbs 18/1 .5 Towards rear - headway when switched right against far rail under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
7th 7 Arch Enemy (IRE) 6 M Poor Patrick Magee 130 lbs 14/1 1.5 Midfield - bit short of room over 1f out - kept on final furlong - never near to challenge(op 16/1 tchd 22/1)
8th 19 Bold Approach (IRE) 8 G Poor J S Bolger 127 lbs 22/1 0.3 Prominent - went second after 3f - led 5f out - headed under 2f out - weakened final furlong(op 16/1)
9th 11 Sir Allen (GB) 5 G AVG Andrew Slattery 135 lbs 5/1 0.3 Prominent - outpaced and lost position over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2)
10th 2 Polemon (GB) 6 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 141 lbs 17/2 1.25 Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders over 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
11th 12 Rain (GER) 6 M Poor James M Barcoe 133 lbs 22/1 2 In touch with leaders on inner - repeatedly short of room from under 2f out - kept on - never on terms (jockey said mare had no luck in running up the straight)(op 25/1 tchd 20/1)
12th 15 Scott Lang (IRE) 8 G Poor Paul W Flynn 130 lbs 50/1 .5 Led early - soon headed but prominent - weakened final furlong(op 40/1)
13th 13 Plains Indian (IRE) 8 G AVG
Sam Coen (10)lbs
Andrew Slattery 122 lbs 12/1 1 Midfield - lost position and towards rear under 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - never dangerous(tchd 11/1)
14th 16 Valjean (IRE) 3 G Poor Charles Weld 130 lbs 33/1 0.3 Prominent - weakened gradually from under 2f out(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
15th 10 Rockview Consort (GB) 6 M Poor John C McConnell 133 lbs 33/1 1 Never better than midfield - no extra final furlong(op 40/1)
16th 23 Swelltime (IRE) 8 G Poor W J O'Doherty 112 lbs 125/1 2.75 Prominent - led after 1f - headed 5f out - weakened 2f out(op 80/1)
17th 4 Grappa Nonino (IRE) 6 G AVG D K Weld 140 lbs 12/1 0.3 Never better than midfield(tchd 11/1)
18th 5 Scatchwah (IRE) 4 G Poor Ms Sheila Lavery 140 lbs 14/1 2 Dwelt start - towards rear throughout(tchd 16/1)
19th 14 Make Good (IRE) 10 G AVG Shane Crawley 125 lbs 16/1 18 Dwelt start - in rear throughout(op 14/1)