Results From Curragh - Sunday, 23rd May 2021
Curragh 13:30 Result
Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden
- 2yo, 8 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £9,219, 2nd £2,969, 3rd £1,406, 4th £625, 5th £313, 6th £156
- Distance 0m 6f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 13:30
- Winning Time 01:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, niggled along briefly before halfway, pushed along and joined leaders over 2f out, led and ridden under 2f out, soon faced sustained challenge, kept on well final 110yds
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2nd½
in touch with leaders on inner, towards rear when nudged along over 2f out, bit short of room when switched right and headway under 2f out, soon ridden, went second and made challenge inside final furlong, kept on but held final 110yds
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3rd1 ¼
in touch with leaders on outer, bit short of room when pushed along 2f out, soon headway, hampered under 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and went third inside final 110yds, kept on, no match for first two
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4th3
towards rear on outer early, headway and pressed leaders towards far side over 2f out, switched left under 2f out, soon went second and pushed along, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds
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5th2
dwelt start, in rear but in touch with leaders, headway when bit short of room and hampered under 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on and tenderly handled inside final furlong
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6th¾
soon disputed lead towards near side, pushed along when headed under 2f out, weakening when hampered 1f out
Tipped by:
- Alan Sweetman - SPOTLIGHT
- The Irish Sun
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7th3
prominent on outer, joined leaders when pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra, lost position when hampered under 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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8th18
disputed lead towards near side, headed when pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened and dropped to last, became detached over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
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NR
temperature
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.9
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Exacta£20.3
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Trifecta£95.5
Curragh 14:05 Result
Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3)
- 3yo, 9 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £26,339, 2nd £8,482, 3rd £4,018, 4th £1,786, 5th £893, 6th £446
- Distance 1m 2f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 14:05
- Winning Time 02:16
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
prominent, soon chased leaders, close up on outer 3f out, went second and made challenge when pushed along under 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, went clear and kept on well inside final furlong, comfortably
Naps:
- Irish Herald
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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2nd1 ¾
pushed along briefly, soon chased leaders, joined leader after 1f, tracked leader after 2f, 1 length down disputing second 5f out, soon lost position and pushed along, headway when switched right 1f out, went second but no chance with winner final 110yds
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3rd3
chased leaders, 1 length down disputing second 5f out, soon went second, joined leader on outer 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden and faced challenge, headed 1f out, no extra and lost second final 110yds
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4th1 ¾
dwelt start, towards rear and pushed along briefly, soon midfield, pushed along from over 4f out, soon switched left, bit short of room from 3f out, ridden and bumped rival under 2f out, headway and kept on final furlong, went fourth final strides
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5th½
took keen hold, soon led, joined after 1f, led clearly after 2f, 1 length ahead 5f out, pushed along when joined 3f out, ridden when headed 2f out, soon lost second and no extra, weakened 1f out, lost fourth final strides
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6th6 ½
chased leaders early, soon towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out, no extra over 1f out, soon weakened, eased inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- Phill Anderson - SPOTLIGHT
- TOPSPEED
- The Irish Sun
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7th4 ½
held up in last, pushed along from over 3f out, ridden under 3f out, minor headway but no impression over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, never on terms
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8thshd
chased leaders, pushed along from over 3f out, ridden and no extra 2f out, soon weakened, eased inside final furlong
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9th5
soon midfield, niggled along from 4f out, ridden and outpaced when bit short of room over 2f out, weakening and dropped to rear when bumped under 2f out, eased inside final furlong
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NR
unsuitable ground
Curragh 14:40 Result
Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1)
- 4yo+, 8 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £158,036, 2nd £50,893, 3rd £24,107, 4th £10,714, 5th £5,357, 6th £2,679
- Distance 1m 2f 110y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 14:40
- Winning Time 02:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in midfield, smooth headway and chased leaders over 2f out, went second under 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, joined leader when ridden and made sustained challenge inside final furlong, led post
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2ndshd
disputed lead early, tracked leader after 2f, 1 length second halfway, led and pushed along over 2f out, ridden and hard pressed over 1f out, joined and faced sustained challenge inside final furlong, headed post
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Alan Sweetman - SPOTLIGHT
- The Irish Sun
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3rd1
held up in last, headway from 3f out, in touch with leaders when switched left under 2f out, soon shaken up, went third when ridden over 1f out, kept on well final 110yds, no match for first two
Naps:
- East Anglian Daily Times
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4th8
took keen hold, prominent, soon chased leaders, bit short of room 3f out, soon pushed along, close up when ridden 2f out, no extra when lost third over 1f out, weakened final furlong
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5th4 ½
towards rear, headway on outer after halfway, chased leaders over 3f out, pressed leaders when ridden over 2f out, no extra and lost touch over 1f out
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6th3 ½
disputed lead early, led clearly after 2f, 1 length ahead halfway, pushed along when hard pressed 3f out, ridden when headed over 2f out, no extra and weakened under 2f out
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7thnk
pushed along briefly, chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, lost position when bit short of room 3f out, dropped to rear when ridden under 3f out, soon lost touch and beaten, kept on final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- TOPSPEED
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8th¾
midfield, towards rear when pushed along on outer 3f out, ridden and no extra over 2f out, soon lost touch and beaten
Curragh 15:15 Result
Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies)
- 3yo, 14 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £203,571, 2nd £67,857, 3rd £32,143, 4th £14,286, 5th £7,143, 6th £3,571, 7th £0, 8th £0
- Distance 1m 0f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 15:16
- Winning Time 01:47
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
towards rear of midfield early, midfield when bumped under 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden and headway towards near side under 2f out, went third inside final furlong, ran on well and joined leader towards finish, led post
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2ndshd
prominent, edged left 3f out, pushed along and joined leader and made sustained challenge from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led final 110yds, joined towards finish, headed by winner post
Naps:
- Liverpool Echo
- Yorkshire Evening Post
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3rd1
took keen hold, led narrowly, pushed along and joined and faced sustained challenge from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final 110yds, no extra and lost second towards finish
Naps:
- Cambridge Evening News
- Irish Daily Star
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4thshd
upset in stalls, midfield early, towards rear going okay 3f out, headway towards near side and pushed along under 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on well and went fourth towards finish, not reach leaders
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5th½
midfield, pushed along and headway towards far side over 2f out, chased leaders when ridden under 2f out, no extra and lost third inside final furlong, lost fourth but kept on towards finish
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6th1 ½
towards rear, headway towards far side under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but no impression final 110yds
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7thhd
held up in behind leaders on outer, close up when carried left and bumped rival under 3f out, pressed leaders when pushed along under 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final 110yds
Naps:
- Daily Express
- The Irish Sun
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- TOPSPEED
- The Irish Sun
- The Scout - Daily Express
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8th¾
chased leaders, pushed along and lost position over 2f out, dropped to midfield when ridden and no extra over 1f out
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9th2 ½
chased leaders, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, soon no extra, weakened from over 1f out
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10thshd
close up, bit short of room soon after start, soon held up in behind leaders, midfield when pushed along under 3f out, soon no extra, dropped to rear when ridden and no impression over 1f out, short of room and switched right inside final furlong, kept on
Naps:
- Alex Hammond - Sky Sports Racing
- Lawrence Taylor - attheraces.com
- - myracing.com
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Alan Sweetman - SPOTLIGHT
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11th1
upset in stalls, always towards rear, ridden towards near side 2f out, soon no impression
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12th1 ¾
dwelt start, always towards rear, raced in last when pushed along over 2f out, some headway when ridden over 1f out, no impression when hampered inside final furlong
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13thshd
held up in behind leaders, soon midfield, dropped to rear when ridden towards near side 2f out, no extra over 1f out
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14th1
chased leaders on outer, close up 4f out, slightly hampered 3f out, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and weakened under 2f out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£14.6
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Exacta£60.4
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Trifecta£614.7
Curragh 15:50 Result
Betway Handicap
- 4yo+, 11 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £21,071, 2nd £6,786, 3rd £3,214, 4th £1,429, 5th £714, 6th £357
- Distance 1m 2f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 15:54
- Winning Time 02:16
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
slowly away, held up in rear, switched left from 3f out, soon headway towards near side, chased leaders when ridden over 2f out, led up the centre 1f out, hung left and hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on well
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- Phill Anderson - SPOTLIGHT
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2nd½
towards rear of midfield, towards rear halfway, headway on inner over 2f out, chased leaders when not clear run over 1f out, switched left and bit short of room from 1f out, in the clear and ran on final 110yds, went second towards finish, just held
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3rd½
chased leaders, lost position on inner over 4f out, pressed leaders and pushed along over 2f out, bit short of room under 2f out, close up when ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, lost second but kept on towards finish
Naps:
- Paul Kealy - Weekender
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
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4th2 ¼
prominent, soon led, 2 lengths ahead 5f out, pushed along and hard pressed from over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra and weakened final 110yds
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5th2 ¼
reluctant to load, slowly away, detached in rear early, headway after halfway, bit short of room under 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden under 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
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6th1 ¼
held up in behind leaders, headway on outer when pushed along and pressed leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra 1f out, kept on
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7thnk
midfield, bit short of room and lost position when bumped and pushed along under 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out, kept on final 110yds
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8thnk
briefly led, soon chased leaders, 3 lengths third 5f out, ridden from over 2f out, soon no extra, beaten over 1f out
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9th3 ¾
close up, soon tracked leader, 2 lengths second 5f out, pressed leader 3f out, every chance when ridden under 2f out, soon no extra, weakened from over 1f out
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10th2 ½
never better than mid-division, pushed along and dropped to rear and no impression over 2f out, ridden and no extra under 2f out
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
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11th57
held up in behind leaders, pushed along when edged left and bumped rival under 3f out, soon lost position, weakened and dropped to rear 2f out, soon became detached and eased
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NR
unsuitable ground
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
Curragh 16:20 Result
Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Habitat' Handicap
- 3yo+, 16 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £23,705, 2nd £7,634, 3rd £3,616, 4th £1,607, 5th £804, 6th £402
- Distance 1m 0f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 16:25
- Winning Time 01:47
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
soon led up the centre, pushed along under 3f out, ridden and switched left against near rail 2f out, faced strong challenge inside final furlong, kept on well inside final 110yds
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- TOPSPEED
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2nd½
tracked leaders, pressed leader halfway, ridden and went second 2f out, made strong challenge inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish
Tipped by:
- Phill Anderson - SPOTLIGHT
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3rd1 ¼
prominent, soon raced in second, pushed along under 3f out, ridden and lost second 2f out, kept on well and made challenge inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Naps:
- Andrew Bladen - Wolverhampton Express & Star
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4thnk
towards rear, headway under 2f out, bit short of room and switched right inside final furlong, ridden and went fourth inside final 110yds
Naps:
- Mercury - Daily Post
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5th½
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, headway on far side of group from over 1f out, ridden and kept on strongly final 110yds
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6th1 ¼
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on when bit short of room inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
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7thshd
tracked leaders, ridden on far side of group over 2f out, went fourth over 1f out, no extra and weakened final 110yds
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8thhd
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never on terms
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9th1 ¾
towards rear, headway when still plenty to do from over 1f out, ridden and kept on well final 110yds, never near to challenge
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10thhd
midfield, pushed along 2f out, no impression from 1f out, kept on
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11thhd
held up in rear, some headway when bit short of room and switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never near to challenge
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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12thnk
held up in behind leaders, pushed along on far side of group over 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds
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13th¾
never better than mid-division, some headway 2f out, ridden and no impression 1f out, no extra final 110yds
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14th1 ¾
midfield, pushed along and dropped to rear 3f out, minor headway when carried right over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
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15th2
never better than mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression from 1f out
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16th6 ½
midfield, switched left against near rail over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, struggling when bit short of room and dropped to rear 1f out, eased towards finish (jockey said mare hung left throughout this race)
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.8
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Exacta£38.6
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Trifecta£304
Curragh 16:55 Result
Betway Irish EBF Maiden
- 3yo, 13 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £8,692, 2nd £2,799, 3rd £1,326, 4th £589, 5th £295, 6th £147
- Distance 1m 2f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 16:56
- Winning Time 02:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1stshd
took keen hold, chased leaders early, dropped to midfield after 4f, pushed along from under 3f out, headway when ridden up the centre 2f out, went third 1f out, ran on well and went second when bumped towards finish, just held, finished 2nd, placed 1st (jockey said gelding was on the receiving end of interference in the last fifty yards)
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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2nd
led, pushed along under 3f out, ridden and faced challenge just under 2f out, joined and briefly disputed lead inside final furlong, led again when edged left and bumped rival towards finish, just held on, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd (jockey said filly ran around a bit in the final furlong)
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3rd1 ¼
midfield, pressed leaders when switched right and headway from 3f out, went second and made challenge 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, disputed lead when ridden inside final furlong, headed and lost second towards finish
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4th1 ¼
midfield, nudged along over 2f out, soon headway, chased leaders and ran green when ridden up the centre over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, not reach leaders
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5th4 ¼
chased leaders on outer, close up when ridden up the centre 2f out, no extra when edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- Alan Sweetman - SPOTLIGHT
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6th10
tracked leader, lost second but close up after 4f, close up when pushed along over 3f out, ridden briefly and no extra 2f out, soon weakened (vet said colt pulled a shoe)
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
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7th2
chased leaders early, headway and went second after 4f, pushed along on outer when pressed leader from 3f out, soon no extra, ridden and weakened 2f out
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8th6 ½
towards rear of midfield, pushed along on outer from over 3f out, no impression over 2f out
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9th5
towards rear, nudged along under 4f out, minor headway up the centre under 2f out, kept on
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10th1
pressed leaders, pushed along from over 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
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11th4 ¾
soon towards rear of midfield, pushed along from over 3f out, soon no impression, weakened under 2f out
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12th½
slowly into stride, towards rear, towards rear of midfield when pushed along from over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened
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13th13
slowly into stride, in rear and pushed along throughout, detached when eased under 2f out, never going well
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NR
unsuitable ground
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NR
unsuitable ground
Curragh 17:30 Result
Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap
- 4yo+, 16 Runners
- flat, Turf
- Winner £8,165, 2nd £2,629, 3rd £1,246, 4th £554, 5th £277, 6th £138
- Distance 2m 0f 0y
- Going Straight course - SOFT TO HEAVY changing to HEAVY after Race 1 (1.30); Round course - SOFT changing to SOFT TO HEAVY after Race 1
- Off Time 17:32
- Winning Time 03:51
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in midfield, headway 6f out, went third going easily over 3f out, went second up the centre over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, kept on strongly and went clear inside final furlong, pushed out, easily
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2nd5 ½
took keen hold, midfield early, soon chased leaders, ridden up the centre from over 2f out, headway and went third under 2f out, kept on well and went second but no chance with winner inside final furlong
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3rd4 ¾
chased leaders, went second after 6f, led from 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed up the centre and no chance with winner over 1f out, no extra and lost second inside final furlong
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4th6
midfield early, dropped to rear when bit short of room and pushed along 5f out, ridden and headway from over 3f out, ran on towards far side and went fourth inside final furlong, never near to challenge
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
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5th2 ¼
chased leaders, headway to lead after 3f, headed from 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden when lost second over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened
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6th2 ½
raced in last, detached early, headway on outer from 5f out, midfield going okay over 3f out, pushed along and chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden up the centre and no impression, no extra towards near side inside final furlong
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7th14
midfield, some headway when pushed along on outer from 4f out, in touch with leaders when ridden 3f out, no extra and weakened 2f out
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8th3 ¼
towards rear early, soon midfield, lost position when pushed along on inner over 6f out, soon towards rear, some headway and ridden 3f out, midfield but no extra over 2f out
Tipped by:
- Sam Walker - RP Ratings (IRE)
- TOPSPEED
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9th1
midfield early, soon towards rear, bit short of room when switched right and headway over 3f out, midfield when ridden but no extra over 2f out
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10th5 ½
led narrowly early, joined after 2f, headed and chased leader after 3f, chased leaders after 6f, disputing third when pushed along from 5f out, lost third and weakened from over 3f out
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11th6 ½
prominent, bumped rival soon after start, disputed lead after 2f, chased leaders after 3f, dropped to midfield before halfway, pushed along from over 4f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened under 3f out
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12th2
prominent, bumped soon after start, disputed lead after 2f, chased leaders after 3f, shaken up from over 4f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened over 3f out
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13th13
took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, headway on outer 6f out, disputing third on outer from 5f out, pushed along and lost position over 4f out, soon no extra and weakened, eased when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss under 3f out
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14th48
held up in rear, headway into midfield from 6f out, pushed along from over 4f out, soon no extra, weakened from over 3f out, eased over 2f out
Naps:
- Jersey Evening Post
Tipped by:
- The Irish Sun
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15th36
took keen hold, midfield, headway after 5f, soon chased leaders, lost position over 5f out, dropped to midfield when pushed along and weakened under 5f out, dropped to last 4f out, became detached when eased from 3f out (jockey said gelding ran keen)
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16th4 ½
always towards rear, pushed along from over 6f out, ridden and no extra from 4f out, soon weakened and became detached, eased from over 2f out
Tipped by:
- Phill Anderson - SPOTLIGHT
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NR
allergy
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NR
unsuitable ground