16:45 Curragh

Saturday 10 June 2017

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 3m 40.20s

1^st

Tigris River

68-13

4/1j

T: J P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Soon mid-division, closed to dispute 6th travelling smoothly over 3f out, pushed along 2f out and soon squeezed for room and checked, led 1f out, stayed on well, easily op 6/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Zafayan

69-10

14/1

T: D K WeldJ: P J Smullen

Tracked leaders, soon 3rd, joined for 3rd over 3f out, challenged and edged slightly left and bumped 2f out, soon on terms, headed 1f out and one pace

3^rd

2 ¾

Sir Ector

109-1

33/1

T: Nicole McKennaJ: Wayne Lordan

Soon mid-division, pushed along after halfway, 10th over 3f out, headway to chase leaders and no impression from over 1f out, one pace

4^th

Alton Bay

98-11

6/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Colin Keane

Prominent, soon 2nd, slightly impeded over 2f out, soon bumped and one pace op 5/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

Neverushacon

68-5

4/1j

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K G Steyn

Tracked leaders, disputed 3rd over 3f out, one pace from under 2f out op 10/3

6^th

Jazz Ranger

58-4

20/1

T: P A FahyJ: A J Breslin (7)

Soon led, strongly pressed and edged left over 2f out, soon headed and no impression op 25/1 tchd 33/1

7^th

Rideonastar

68-7

33/1

T: M HalfordJ: C P Hoban

Tracked leaders, 5th over 3f out, no extra from under 2f out op 25/1

8^th

1 ¾

Micras

68-4

11/2

T: P A FahyJ: Chris Hayes

Soon mid-division, disputed 6th over 3f out, slightly impeded under 2f out, soon no extra op 13/2 tchd 5/1

9^th

4 ½

Hurricane Sky

88-4

8/1

T: C O'BrienJ: N G McCullagh

Soon mid-division, pushed along under 6f out, 8th over 3f out, no extra from under 2f out op 7/1

10^th

Noble Inn

78-10

14/1

T: M FaheyJ: Scott McCullagh (10)

Held up, soon raced in 12th, no impression straight tchd 11/1

11^th

1 ½

Wonder Laish

59-5

14/1

T: C ByrnesJ: D E Hogan (7)

Held up in rear, reminder after halfway, 11th over 3f out, soon no impression

12^th

Shadagann

78-10

17/2

T: M HalfordJ: Shane Foley

Held up, soon towards rear in 13th, pushed along 5f out, no impression over 3f out, no extra and eased final furlong, tailed off op 10/1

13^th

4 ½

Benkei

79-10

14/1

T: H RogersJ: K J Manning

Chased leaders, dropped to 9th over 3f out, soon no impression, no extra and eased final furlong, tailed off op 12/1

14^th

Zoffanys Pride

48-4

25/1

T: C ByrnesJ: Rory Cleary

Held up, reminder halfway, pushed along under 6f out, dropped to rear and no extra from over 3f out, eased 2f out, completely tailed off tchd 33/1

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Non-Runners

Bayan⁶⁰⁹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Sean Davis

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.50Pl:€1.60, €3.60, €15.10EX:€51.10Trifecta:€1,082.30Tricast:€1,697.79SF:€67.59

Forecasts

Tigris River (4/1), Neverushacon (4/1), Micras (11/2), Alton Bay (6/1), Hurricane Sky (8/1), Shadagann (17/2), Bayan (10/1), Zafayan (14/1), Noble Inn (14/1), Wonder Laish (14/1), Benkei (14/1), Jazz Ranger (20/1), Zoffanys Pride (25/1), Sir Ector (33/1), Rideonastar (33/1)

An interesting handicap for the stayers which forms part of an ever competitive Curragh Saturday card. Micras is a mare in form, but she proved no match for the decisive scorer Whiteout over C&D just under a fortnight ago. Bayan is a classy dual purpose performer and it's pleasing to see him belatedly back in action for Gordon Elliott, but he's likely to need this race whilst similar comments apply to the Charles Byrne debutant Wonder Laish. Therefore, the horse which ticks all of the boxes is TIGRIS RIVER. He thrived over hurdles in 2015 and has kept good company in competitive handicap hurdles since. He'll be sharper for a recent outing over timber and is very lightly raced on the Flat, and there's every likelihood that Joseph O'Brien can exploit an incredibly fair looking mark of 83.