Curragh

HearMed Your Health, Your Hearing Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Distance: 5f

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €29,500

Runners: 12

Winning time: 1m 2.49s (slow by 4.89s)

Age: 3yo+

Class:

9 Gazelle d'Or

J: Chris Hayes

T: M C Grassick

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 11lbs

OR: 83

SP: 9/1

In rear - good headway 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on well - always doing enough(Mkt1: op 8/1)

2 nk

2 Kendall Roy

J: Colin Keane

T: Miss Kate McGivern

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 5lbs

OR: 90

SP: 10/1

Prominent early - soon steadied and towards rear - headway then ridden over 1f out - went second final 110yds - just held(Mkt1: op 11/1 tchd 9/1)

3 ½ ¾

12 Airspeed

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Edward Lynam

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 79

SP: 25/1

Prominent throughout - kept on(Mkt1: op 22/1)

4 1¼ 2

5 Sarahmae

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 1lbs

OR: 87

SP: 13/2

Slowly away - soon recovered and in touch with leaders - some headway and switched right over 1f out - kept on(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 17/2; Mkt2 op 7/1)

5 1¾ 3¾

1 Keke

J: W J Lee

T: Edward Lynam

Age: 5

Weight: 10st 0lbs

OR: 99

SP: 7/2J

Dwelt start - in rear - headway up the centre 2f out - ran on inside final furlong - never dangerous

6 ¾ 4½

11 Brigid's Cloak

J: Patrick McGettigan(7)

T: J P Murtagh

Age: 3

Weight: 8st 10lbs

OR: 82

SP: 10/1

Prominent - outpaced over 1f out(Mkt1: tchd 11/1; Mkt2 op 11/1)

7 ½ 5

4 Betsen

J: James Ryan

T: Jack W Davison

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 1lbs

OR: 86

SP: 14/1

Prominent - outpaced 2f out(Mkt1: op 12/1; Mkt2 op 12/1)

8 hd 5¼

14 Mint Man

J: Wesley Joyce(3)

T: P J F Murphy

Age: 4

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 78

SP: 8/1

Took keen hold - led - hung badly right after 1f - alone against far rail over 2f out - headed inside final furlong - soon weakened quickly (jockey said gelding hung badly right handed)(Mkt1: op 9/1 tchd 17/2; Mkt2 op 17/2)

9 1 6¼

7 Nezeeh

J: Wayne Hassett(3)

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Age: 4

Weight: 8st 13lbs

OR: 84

SP: 6/1

In rear - no impression(Mkt1: op 15/2 tchd 13/2; Mkt2 op 7/1)

10 1 7¼

6 Sir Les Patterson

J: Jamie Powell(3)

T: Stephen Thorne

Age: 4

Weight: 9st 0lbs

OR: 85

SP: 7/2J

Towards rear - weakened under 2f out(Mkt1: op 11/2 tchd 4/1; Mkt2 op 4/1)

11 2½ 9¾

10 Harry's Hill

J: Ben Coen

T: Martin Hassett

Age: 7

Weight: 8st 11lbs

OR: 82

SP: 22/1

In touch with leaders - weakened gradually from 2f out(Mkt1: op 20/1 tchd 18/1; Mkt2 op 20/1)

8 Stag Night

J: Nathan Crosse

T: W McCreery

Age: 7

Weight: 8st 13lbs

OR: 84

SP: -

Greek Flower

J: Shane Foley

T: John James Feane

Age: 6

Weight: 8st 7lbs

OR: 78

SP: -

Red Evolution

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: M D O'Callaghan

Age: 3

Weight: 9st 5lbs

OR: 91

SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €10.50

Tote place: €2.30 €3.70 €7.40

Exacta: €119.30

Tricast: €2240.85

CSF: €102.81