Curragh

Nua Healthcare Handicap

Distance: 6f

Going: Soft

Prize: €12,390

Runners: 14

Winning time: 1m 19.47s (slow by 8.77s)

Age: 3yo+

Class:

3 Back Down Under

J: Leigh Roche

T: Padraig Roche

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 10lbs

OR: 74

SP: 8/1

Dwelt start - midfield - prominent 2f out - soon went second - led 1f out - pushed out inside final furlong - kept on well(op 7/1)

2 ½

9 Dark Viper

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 5lbs

OR: 69

SP: 7/1

Towards rear - good headway towards near side 1f out - went second final 110yds - ran on well final 110yds(op 6/1)

3 1¼ 1¾

1 Tai Tam Bay

J: Alexandra Egan(10)

T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

Age: 4

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 78

SP: 9/1

Awkward start - in touch with leaders - prominent 2f out - kept on and went third towards finish - no match for first two (jockey said filly jumped right from the stalls)(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

4 nse 1¾

7 Catherine Chroi

J: Colin Keane

T: Ms Claire O'Connell

Age: 7

Weight: 9st 6lbs

OR: 70

SP: 25/1

Midfield - headway over 1f out - kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)

5 ½ 2¼

11 Loingseoir

J: Nicola Burns(7)

T: M C Grassick

Age: 9

Weight: 9st 4lbs

OR: 68

SP: 12/1

Towards rear - headway towards far side into midfield under 2f out - disputing third inside final furlong - no impression towards finish(op 10/1)

6 nk 2½

10 New Theory

J: Darragh O'Sullivan(7)

T: J A Stack

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 5lbs

OR: 82

SP: 11/1

Prominent - soon went second - led 2f out - headed 1f out - weakened final 110yds(op 10/1)

7 1¼ 3¾

8 Rathbranchurch

J: Wesley Joyce(5)

T: Michael Mulvany

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 6lbs

OR: 70

SP: 4/1F

In touch with leaders - midfield 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 8/1)

8 1¼ 5

2 Clonmacash

J: Sam Coen(7)

T: Adrian McGuinness

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 12lbs

OR: 76

SP: 12/1

In touch with leaders - weakened gradually from 1f out(tchd 14/1)

9 2¾ 7¾

14 Only Spoofing

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

Age: 11

Weight: 9st 2lbs

OR: 66

SP: 80/1

Never better than midfield - no impression under 2f out(op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

10 3¾ 11½

13 Mount Ruapehu

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Mark Fahey

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 3lbs

OR: 67

SP: 7/1

Soon led - headed 2f out - soon weakened (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 4/1)

11 2 13½

5 Clever And Cute

J: Ross Coakley

T: J S Bolger

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 8lbs

OR: 72

SP: 6/1

Prominent - outpaced and lost position over 2f out - soon no extra(op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

12 1¼ 14¾

4 Dynamic Force

J: James Ryan(3)

T: T G McCourt

Age: 6

Weight: 9st 9lbs

OR: 73

SP: 9/1

Never better than midfield - no extra from under 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 8/1)

13 1 15¾

15 I'll Be Handy

J: Robbie Colgan

T: Matthew J Smith

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 0lbs

OR: 77

SP: 25/1

In rear throughout(op 40/1 tchd 22/1)

12 Tommy McJohn

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 4lbs

OR: 81

SP: -

Never Shout Never

J: Jamie Powell(3)

T: Stephen Thorne

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 8lbs

OR: 72

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €9.90

Tote place: €3 €1.80 €3.70

Exacta: €90.40

Trifecta: €663.50

Tricast: €545.24

CSF: €64.07