Curragh

Guinness Handicap

Distance: 5f
Going: Yielding To Soft
Prize: €11,800
Runners: 13
Winning time: 1m 2.78s (slow by 4.98s)
Age: 3yo+
Class:
1
Age: 4
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 83
SP: 4/1F
Prominent towards near side - going easily halfway - pressed leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - kept on well final 110yds - readily(op 7/2)
2
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 8lbs
OR: 69
SP: 9/1
Prominent - led against near rail after 1f - faced challenge over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra final 110yds(op 12/1)
3 nk
Age: 9
Weight: 9st 7lbs
OR: 82
SP: 8/1
Held up in last - switched sharply left after 1f - headway halfway - edged right but kept on well from over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - nearest finish(op 5/1)
4
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 7lbs
OR: 68
SP: 13/2
In touch with leaders - going okay when edged left halfway - went third over 1f out - no extra when lost third inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 11/1)
5
Age: 4
Weight: 8st 10lbs
OR: 71
SP: 8/1
In rear - outpaced halfway - rallied and headway from 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 10/1)
6 ½
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 86
SP: 11/2
Held up in rear - still plenty to do halfway - some headway from over 1f out - never dangerous(op 7/1)
7 hd
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 89
SP: 7/1
Midfield on far side of group - going okay halfway - weakened from over 1f out(tchd 13/2)
8
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 86
SP: 18/1
Midfield on far side of group(op 14/1 tchd 16/1)
9 nk 9
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 1lbs
OR: 76
SP: 20/1
In touch with leaders(op 12/1 tchd 18/1)
10 1 10
Age: 6
Weight: 8st 7lbs
OR: 68
SP: 40/1
Midfield towards near side(op 33/1)
11 1 11
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 11lbs
OR: 86
SP: 11/1
In rear in centre of group(op 15/2)
12 nk 11¼
Age: 6
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: 83
SP: 12/1
Took keen hold - led but pestered - headed but prominent after 1f(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
13 18¾
Age: 3
Weight: 8st 7lbs
OR: 68
SP: 100/1
Prominent(op 50/1)
NR
Age: 6
Weight: 8st 7lbs
OR: 68
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5
Tote place: €2.20 €3.40 €2.10
Exacta: €53.20
Trifecta: €592.10
Tricast: €293.23
CSF: €41.03