Curragh

Nua Healthcare Handicap

Distance: 6f

Going: Soft

Prize: €20,650

Runners: 12

Winning time: 1m 18.41s (slow by 7.71s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

10 Laugh A Minute

J: Chris Hayes

T: Stephen Thorne

Age: 10

Weight: 8st 10lbs

OR: 82

SP: 18/5F

Hampered start - took keen hold - midfield on far side of group - headway and ridden over 1f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - just did enough(op 15/2)

2 nk

8 Love Billy Boy

J: Shane Foley

T: Gerard O'Leary

Age: 4

Weight: 8st 12lbs

OR: 84

SP: 5/1

Slowly into stride - in rear - not clear run from over 2f out - still plenty to do over 1f out - good headway final 110yds - pressed winner final strides - just held(op 7/1)

3 ½ ¾

1 Big Gossey

J: Robert Whearty(3)

T: Charles O'Brien

Age: 8

Weight: 10st 5lbs

OR: 105

SP: 17/2

In touch with leaders - headway and pressed leader over 1f out - led inside final furlong - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

4 1½ 2¼

6 Apache Outlaw

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Age: 5

Weight: 9st 3lbs

OR: 89

SP: 14/1

Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - rallied final 110yds(op 9/1)

5 shd 2½

9 Staysound Susie

J: Andrew Slattery

T: Andrew Slattery

Age: 4

Weight: 8st 11lbs

OR: 83

SP: 18/1

Prominent - outpaced over 1f out - rallied against near rail final 110yds(op 14/1)

6 hd 2½

5 Stag Night

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Age: 7

Weight: 9st 7lbs

OR: 93

SP: 5/1

Pressed leader - led halfway - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 6/1)

7 nk 3

4 Betsen

J: James Ryan(3)

T: Jack W Davison

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 7lbs

OR: 93

SP: 16/1

Midfield - not clear run from over 2f out - headway when in the clear over 1f out - no impression final 110yds(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)

8 1¾ 4¾

12 Emerald Harmony

J: Rory Mulligan(7)

T: J P Murtagh

Age: 4

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 79

SP: 11/1

Never better than midfield(op 14/1 tchd 10/1)

9 ½ 5¼

2 Go Athletico

J: Colin Keane

T: Adrian McGuinness

Age: 7

Weight: 9st 12lbs

OR: 98

SP: 17/2

Held up in rear - not clear run from over 2f out - headway and edged right over 1f out - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 9/1)

10 ¾ 6

7 Merisi Diamond

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Ms Joanna Morgan

Age: 6

Weight: 9st 0lbs

OR: 86

SP: 15/2

Never better than midfield(op 11/2)

11 3¾ 9¾

11 Rappell

J: Nicola Burns(7)

T: Paul W Flynn

Age: 4

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 79

SP: 12/1

Always behind(op 11/1)

12 12 21¾

3 I Am Superman

J: Jamie Powell(3)

T: M D O'Callaghan

Age: 9

Weight: 9st 10lbs

OR: 96

SP: 16/1

Led but pestered - led group to near side after 2f - headed halfway - weakened and eased 2f out(tchd 18/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.20

Tote place: €1.90 €1.90 €1.90

Exacta: €24.40

Trifecta: €364.20

Tricast: €153.52

CSF: €22.70