13:50 Curragh

Sunday 29 June 2025

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Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 36.90s

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Coeur d'Or^t³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 99| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 18 in handicap (16/1) at this C&D (good) 36 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 76044-4

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(7)

Chazzesmee^h²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 94| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Third of 4 in minor event at Listowel (8f, good, 7/2) 28 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 2/1508-3

(13)

Love Billy Boy²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 93| D

9/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. 7/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Leopardstown (7.3f, good) 24 days ago, driven out. Player.

Form: 36-2611

(5)

Spoken Truth²⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Leigh Roche| T: D K Weld| OR: 92

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11 lengths last of 11 to Elizabeth Jane in listed race (28/1) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy). Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Difficult ask.

Form: 4/180-

(8)

State Actor³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: W T Farrell| OR: 92| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Bit below form eleventh of 18 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D (good) 36 days ago.

Form: 11420-0

(12)

Booyea¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 91| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 11/2, fifth of 7 in minor event at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 18050-5

(3)

Akecheta²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 90

5/1

Creditable second of 13 in handicap (17/2) at Epsom (10.1f, good to soft) 23 days ago, running on. Back down in trip.

Form: 244-262

(2)

I Am Superman^t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 89| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Respectable fifth of 19 in handicap (22/1) at Cork (7f, good) 16 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 650495

(11)

Retracement³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 85| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving William Haggas when good fifth of 19 in handicap (10/1) at this course (10f, good) 36 days ago, left with too much to do. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 3152-5

(4)

Serialise¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 85| D

10/1

9/1, below form fifteenth of 23 in handicap at Royal Ascot (8f, firm) 11 days ago.

Form: 813-320

(1)

Urban Sprawl^p⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 85| D

11/1

Latest win at Lingfield in May. 12/1, creditable fifth of 16 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, soft) 4 days ago.

Form: 441045

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Slieve Binnian³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane| OR: 83| C| D

7/1

Course winner. Good third of 18 in handicap at this C&D (good, 16/1) 36 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Can make presence felt.

Form: 914-733

Non-Runners

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Power Under Me⁹²

Weight: 10-4| Age: 7

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Retracement (4/1), Love Billy Boy (9/2), Akecheta (5/1), State Actor (13/2), Slieve Binnian (7/1), Power Under Me (7/1), Serialise (10/1), Coeur d'Or (11/1), Urban Sprawl (11/1), Booyea (12/1), Chazzesmee (22/1), I Am Superman (25/1), Spoken Truth (50/1)

RETRACEMENT made an eye-catching debut for this yard here on his return last month and looks one to be interested in. Slieve Binnian seems to be building up to something so rates the main threat ahead of the thriving Love Billy Boy.