Curragh (IRE) Races
Curragh (IRE)
13:50
Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Curragh (IRE)
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €8
Place: €1.95 €1.80 €3.10
Exacta: €26.90
Tricast: €223.34
Trifecta: €248.30
Non-Runners: Power Under Me (unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | Slieve Binnian (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | David Marnane | 123 lbs | 7/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway 2f out - led over 1f out - soon edged right - kept on well towards finish | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Love Billy Boy (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Gerard O'Leary | 133 lbs | 9/2 | .75 | In rear - headway from over 2f out - not clear run over 1f out - ran on final 110yds - went second final strides - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding got no run)(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | State Actor (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | W T Farrell | 132 lbs | 13/2 | 0.2 | In rear - waiting for room over 2f out - headway over 1f out - kept on and went third post(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 9 | I Am Superman (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Keithen Kennedy
(5)lbs
|
M D O'Callaghan | 124 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear - headway 2f out - soon switched right - went second inside final furlong - kept on but no extra and lost two places final strides(op 20/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Coeur d'Or (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | D K Weld | 139 lbs | 11/1 | 1.5 | In rear - not clear run over 2f out - soon switched right - switched left and headway from over 1f out - kept on but not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding was badly hampered from inside final 2f)(op 15/2) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Serialise (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 125 lbs | 10/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - headway and prominent 2f out - no extra final furlong - weakened towards finish | ||
| 7th | 10 | Retracement (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | J P Murtagh | 125 lbs | 4/1F | 1 | Midfield - outpaced when bumped 2f out - raced awkwardly over 1f out - no chance but kept on final furlong(op 5/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Spoken Truth (IRE) | 4 C | AVG | D K Weld | 132 lbs | 50/1 | 1.5 | In rear - outpaced 2f out - no chance but kept on final 110yds(op 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Urban Sprawl (GB) | 5 G | AVG | Charlie Johnston | 125 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Led but pestered - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 12/1) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Booyea (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Robert Whearty
(3)lbs
|
Thomas Gibney | 128 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced 3f out - slightly hampered 2f out - no chance when hung right inside final furlong(op 11/1) | |
| 11th | 8 | Akecheta (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 130 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Pressed leader - lost position over 1f out - soon weakened(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 12th | 3 | Chazzesmee (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | J A Stack | 134 lbs | 22/1 | 0.1 | In touch with leaders - some headway when hampered over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding had to take a check at the furlong pole)(op 25/1 tchd 28/1) |