13:30 Curragh

Sunday 27 August 2017

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Irish Times Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:32 | Winning time: 1m 40.80s

1^st

(2)

Saxon Warrior

29-5

8/1

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

Towards rear, 12th halfway, switched left 2f out, good headway to 4th 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 150 yards, soon asserted, comfortably op 10/1

2^nd

3 ¼

(11)

Meagher's Flag

29-5

20/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, no chance with winner op 14/1

3^rd

(4)

Saracen Knight

29-5

14/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and progress to 6th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish op 12/1

4^th

(1)

Fridtjof Nansen

29-5

33/1

T: J M OxxJ: Declan McDonogh

Towards rear, 11th halfway, took closer order 2f out, 9th 1f out, ran on well final furlong, never nearer

5^th

(8)

Bull Hurley

29-5

12/1

T: A MullinsJ: Ronan Whelan

Soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd under 2f out, no extra in 4th final 100 yards, dropped to 5th close home op 14/1

6^th

(6)

Port Lions

29-5

3/1

T: M HalfordJ: Shane Foley

Broke well to lead, under pressure and headed over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 3rd final 150 yards, weakened final 100 yards tchd 7/2

7^th

(12)

Christopher Robin

29-5

8/11f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Chased leader, 6th halfway, progress to 4th 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong op 5/6 tchd 9/10

8^th

(5)

The Kid Bobby B

29-5

18/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Broke well, soon settled in mid-division, 7th halfway, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 25/1

9^th

(13)

Clueless Hill

29-5

100/1

T: L ComerJ: Rory Cleary

Chased leader, 4th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out,

10^th

(9)

Way Back Home

29-5

50/1

T: C RocheJ: Gary Carroll

Chased leader, 5th halfway, no impression over 1f out, dropped to 7th under 1f out, weakened

11^th

(10)

Waters Wild

29-5

100/1

T: J FeaneJ: D Nolan

Towards rear, 13th halfway, no impression in detached 12th over 1f out, no extra

12^th

(14)

Amor Fati

29-5

66/1

T: J M OxxJ: N G McCullagh

Rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no impression in detached 13th 1 1/2f out, no extra

13^th

(3)

Valkenburg

29-5

33/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Missed break, raced in rear, 14th halfway, ridden and detached 2f out, no headway, never a factor op 25/1

Also Ran

(7)

A Long Road Ahead

29-5

66/1

T: P A FahyJ: Leigh Roche

Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, pulled up injured under 1f out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.00Pl:€2.50, €5.20, €4.60EX:€270.00Trifecta:€1,137.90SF:€165.49

Forecasts

Christopher Robin (8/11), Port Lions (3/1), Saxon Warrior (8/1), Bull Hurley (12/1), Saracen Knight (14/1), The Kid Bobby B (18/1), Meagher's Flag (20/1), Fridtjof Nansen (33/1), Valkenburg (33/1), Way Back Home (50/1), Amor Fati (66/1), A Long Road Ahead (66/1), Clueless Hill (100/1), Waters Wild (100/1)

CHRISTOPHER ROBIN was beaten only by a fellow Ballydoyle inmate on debut at Leopardstown earlier this month and he came home well clear of the remainder. With that experience behind him and Ryan Moore on board now, this looks a good spot for him to open his account. Port Lions has been showing enough in three maidens to suggest he is a live threat now tackling a mile for the first time and with new headgear added. Newcomers Meagher's Flag, Saracen Knight, Saxon Warrior, Valkenburg and The Kid Bobby B all merit some attention in the market.

Christopher Robin
Port Lions
Saracen Knight

Previous Winners

2016

Yucatan

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 2

J: D O'Brien | T: A P O'Brien

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,780.002nd: €3,343.003rd: €1,592.004th: €717.005th: €280.00