2025-03-16 Curragh 14:10
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