2025-06-27 Curragh 20:00
Curragh

Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap

Distance: 1m4f

Going: Good

Prize: €14,750

Runners: 16

Winning time: 2m 33.55s (slow by 0.65s)

Age: 3yo+

Class:

11 Pillar Of Hope

J: Patrick McGettigan(7) T: P Sweeney

Age:7 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:65 SP:14/1

Towards rear - headway into midfield 3f out - switched left and went fourth inside final furlong - ridden and ran on well to lead inside final 110yds - won going away(op 20/1)

2 1½

10 Fortuna Vera

J: Julian Pietropaolo(7) T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:8st 13lbs

OR:79 SP:3/1F

Midfield - headway under 3f out - prominent 2f out - went second over 1f out - kept on final furlong - no match for winner(op 5/2 tchd 10/3)

3 ½ 2

8 Chutzpal

J: Adam Grant(7) T: Henry De Bromhead

Age:6 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:70 SP:10/1

Took keen hold - prominent - led going easily 2f out - hung right over 1f out - headed and lost two places inside final 110yds(tchd 9/1)

4 nk 2¼

14 Folly Beach

J: Wesley Joyce T: M A Molloy

Age:7 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:59 SP:28/1

In touch with leaders on inner - outpaced over 1f out - ran on and went fourth final 110yds - kept on(op 50/1)

5 1¾ 4

3 Crassus

J: James Ryan T: Noel Meade

Age:8 Weight:9st 13lbs

OR:79 SP:33/1

Midfield - headway from over 1f out - kept on well inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 25/1)

6 ½ 4½

7 Barrogstown Girl

J: Neve Bennett(7) T: Jarlath P Fahey

Age:5 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:70 SP:4/1

Midfield - in touch with leaders 4f out - challenging 3f out - weakened final furlong(op 6/1)

7 ¾ 5¼

1 Not Just Any Eagle

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy(7) T: Patrick J Flynn

Age:6 Weight:10st 2lbs

OR:82 SP:8/1

Pressed leader - led narrowly after 6f - headed 2f out - short of room over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)

8 2½ 7¾

5 Party Dress

J: Megan Telford-Kelly(7) T: W McCreery

Age:5 Weight:9st 8lbs

OR:74 SP:18/1

Slowly away - in rear - headway into midfield after 2f - kept on from over 1f out - never on terms(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

9 2 9¾

6 Daboya

J: Dylan O'Connor(7) T: R Donohoe

Age:4 Weight:9st 6lbs

OR:72 SP:80/1

Never better than midfield - no extra up the centre over 1f out(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)

10 ½ 10¼

13 Cinammon Coco

J: Wayne Hassett T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

Age:3 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:73 SP:100/30

In touch with leaders - prominent after 2f - weakened under 2f out(op 18/5)

11 ¾ 11

4 Pachmena

J: Robert Whearty T: Gavin Cromwell

Age:8 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:76 SP:25/1

In touch with leaders - weakened over 1f out(op 28/1 tchd 22/1)

12 2¼ 13¼

16 Sunny Dude

J: Jamie Powell T: D Buckley

Age:5 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:59 SP:50/1

Towards rear - some headway up the centre 1f out - kept on - never near to challenge(op 66/1)

13 ¾ 14

15 Jr Mahon

J: Keithen Kennedy(2) T: Mrs John Harrington

Age:3 Weight:8st 7lbs

OR:73 SP:7/1

Never better than midfield - weakened over 2f out(op 10/1)

14 3¾ 17¾

12 Surrey Force

J: Nicola Burns(4) T: Thomas Gibney

Age:4 Weight:8st 8lbs

OR:60 SP:18/1

Never better than midfield - weakened over 2f out(op 12/1)

15 ½ 18¼

2 Bruant

J: Daniel King T: A J Martin

Age:4 Weight:10st 1lbs

OR:81 SP:22/1

Towards rear throughout(op 16/1)

16 14 32¼

9 Matt Connor

J: Jack Cleary(2) T: Martin Brassil

Age:5 Weight:9st 2lbs

OR:68 SP:50/1

Led - headed but prominent after 2f - weakened quickly under 3f out

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €17.20

Tote place: €2.50 €1.60 €2.90

Exacta: €93.30

Trifecta: €1265.40

Tricast: €482.50

CSF: €60.15