2025-05-24 Curragh 14:30
Curragh

Tulfarris Hotel And Golf Resort Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 1m2f

Going: Good

Prize: €29,500

Runners: 19

Winning time: 2m 5.51s (slow by 0.31s)

Age: 4yo+

Class:

8 Apercu

J: W J Lee T: A Oliver

Age:5 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:92 SP:9/1

Pressed leader - pushed along and led narrowly under 2f out - ridden and ran on well from over 1f out - just prevailed

2 shd

11 Cloud Seeker

J: Andrew Slattery T: Andrew Slattery

Age:4 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:88 SP:6/1

Led narrowly - headed and ridden from under 2f out - rallied inside final furlong - just failed

3 ½ ½

2 Star Harbour

J: Adam Caffrey T: Adrian McGuinness

Age:7 Weight:9st 11lbs

OR:97 SP:18/1

Took keen hold - prominent throughout - bit short of room from 2f out - ran on well when in the clear inside final furlong

4 ½ 1

13 Ceallach

J: Luke McAteer T: David Marnane

Age:6 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:85 SP:16/1

Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders after 3f - headway 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - ran on well final 110yds

5 1¼ 2¼

15 Retracement

J: Jamie Powell(3) T: J P Murtagh

Age:4 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:84 SP:10/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway on outer from 2f out - nearest finish - eyecatcher

6 nk 2¾

10 Soaring Monarch

J: N G McCullagh T: James M Barrett

Age:8 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:90 SP:40/1

Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders after 3f - bit short of room from under 2f out - ran on when in the clear inside final furlong

7 ½ 3¼

5 Mashhoor

J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh

Age:7 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:96 SP:6/1

Took keen hold - prominent - challenging 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong

8 ½ 3¾

14 Dutch Gold

J: Chris Hayes T: Noel Meade

Age:5 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:85 SP:12/1

Pushed along briefly early - soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 3f - pressed leaders 2f out - weakened inside final furlong

9 nk 4

6 Himalayan Heights

J: Colin Keane T: G M Lyons

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:93 SP:9/2F

Took keen hold - midfield - no impression from 2f out

10 nk 4¼

18 Cheers Again

J: Jack Cleary(5) T: Paul W Flynn

Age:6 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:79 SP:40/1

Towards rear - midfield after 3f - staying on when bit short of room inside final furlong

11 hd 4½

12 Zoffman

J: Robert Whearty(3) T: Noel Meade

Age:6 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:88 SP:22/1

In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield halfway - stayed on from over 1f out - bit short of room inside final furlong (jockey said he had to check at the furlong pole)

12 nk 4¾

9 Final Voyage

J: Yudish Geerdharry(7) T: J P Murtagh

Age:7 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:90 SP:33/1

Slowly away - in rear - some headway when short of room under 2f out - switched right and stayed on from over 1f out

13 1¼ 6

16 Mr Rango

J: Patrick McGettigan(7) T: John M Harney

Age:7 Weight:8st 11lbs

OR:83 SP:50/1

Midfield - no impression from 2f out

14 ¾ 6¾

3 Aeronautic

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:96 SP:5/1

Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway from 3f out - no impression 2f out (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)

15 ¾ 7½

17 Jungle Cove

J: Nicola Burns(7) T: Mrs John Harrington

Age:8 Weight:8st 9lbs

OR:81 SP:66/1

Slowly away - in rear - soon took keen hold - towards rear after 4f - no impression 2f out

16 nse 7½

4 Longbourn

J: Shane Foley T: Ross O'Sullivan

Age:9 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:96 SP:50/1

In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield after 3f - weakened from over 2f out

17 ½ 8

7 Nurburgring

J: Declan McDonogh T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:93 SP:14/1

Midfield - weakened from 2f out

18 3¾ 11¾

1 Westminster Moon

J: Seamie Heffernan T: A J Martin

Age:5 Weight:10st 5lbs

OR:105 SP:100/1

Towards rear - raced in last halfway - no impression home straight

19 2¼ 14

19 Molto Amichi

J: Wayne Lordan T: Eoin Griffin

Age:4 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:79 SP:15/2

In rear throughout (jockey said gelding was difficult in the stalls; vet reported gelding to have grazed the outside of his left fore canon but was otherwise post race normal)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €12.60

Tote place: €4.15 €2.50 €6

Exacta: €86.10

Trifecta: €2471

Tricast: €1011.68

CSF: €66.36