Curragh (IRE) Races
Curragh (IRE)
14:00
HearMed Your Health Your Hearing Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap)
Curragh (IRE)
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2025
Distance: 5f
Type: Flat
Going: Yielding To Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €10.50
Place: €2.30 €3.70 €7.40
Exacta: €119.30
Tricast: €2240.85
Non-Runners: Greek Flower (stone bruise), Red Evolution (unsuitable ground), Stag Night (withdrawn; broke out of stalls)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Gazelle d'Or (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | M C Grassick | 123 lbs | 9/1 | Won | In rear - good headway 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on well - always doing enough(Mkt1: op 8/1) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Kendall Roy (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Miss Kate McGivern | 131 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Prominent early - soon steadied and towards rear - headway then ridden over 1f out - went second final 110yds - just held(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 12 | Airspeed (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Edward Lynam | 121 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Prominent throughout - kept on(Mkt1: op 22/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Sarahmae (IRE) | 3 F | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 127 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Slowly away - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - some headway and switched right over 1f out - kept on(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2; Mkt2 op 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Keke (GB) | 5 G | Good | Edward Lynam | 140 lbs | 7/2J | 1.75 | Dwelt start - in rear - headway up the centre 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - never dangerous | ||
| 6th | 11 | Brigid's Cloak (GB) | 2 F | Poor |
Patrick McGettigan
(7)lbs
|
J P Murtagh | 115 lbs | 10/1 | .75 | Prominent - outpaced over 1f out(Mkt1: tchd 11/1; Mkt2 op 11/1) | |
| 7th | 4 | Betsen (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Jack W Davison | 127 lbs | 14/1 | .5 | Prominent - outpaced 2f out(Mkt1: op 12/1; Mkt2 op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 14 | Mint Man (GB) | 3 G | Poor |
Wesley Joyce
(3)lbs
|
P J F Murphy | 116 lbs | 8/1 | 0.2 | Took keen hold - led - hung badly right after 1f - alone against far rail over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - soon weakened quickly (jockey said gelding hung badly right handed)(Mkt1: op 9/1 tchd 17/2; Mkt2 op 17/2) | |
| 9th | 7 | Nezeeh (IRE) | 3 G | AVG |
Wayne Hassett
(3)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 122 lbs | 6/1 | 1 | In rear - no impression(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 13/2; Mkt2 op 7/1) | |
| 10th | 6 | Sir Les Patterson (GB) | 4 G | AVG |
Jamie Powell
(3)lbs
|
Stephen Thorne | 123 lbs | 7/2J | 1 | Towards rear - weakened under 2f out(Mkt1: op 11/2 tchd 4/1; Mkt2 op 4/1) | |
| 11th | 10 | Harry's Hill (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Martin Hassett | 123 lbs | 22/1 | 2.5 | In touch with leaders - weakened gradually from 2f out(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 20/1) |