17:20 Curragh

Sunday 27 May 2018

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:2017:55

Curragh 'Where Champions Are Made' Handicap

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 3m 38.40s

1^st

St Stephens Green

79-0

13/2

T: E MullinsJ: Ronan Whelan

Mid-division, headway travelling well into 5th 3f out, led 1 1/2f out and soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong op 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

Clongowes

410-0

7/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Chased leaders in 3rd, short of room and switched left 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th 1f out, progress into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on op 6/1

3^rd

Great Trango

58-8

10/1

T: D H KellyJ: Wayne Lordan

Chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, disputed lead 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong

4^th

Western Boy

99-1

4/1f

T: P A FahyJ: Fran Berry

In rear, progress when short of room briefly over 2f out, went 7th on wide outer 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 5/1

5^th

Neverushacon

78-6

9/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: T P Madden (5)

Chased leader in 2nd, headway to lead 3f out, soon joined, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression

6^th

Golden Spear

79-9

16/1

T: A J MartinJ: O J Orr (5)

Towards rear, 12th 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong

7^th

Song Of Namibia

79-11

9/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Rear of mid-division early, took keen hold and progress into mid-division halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression op 10/1

8^th

Aydoun

59-1

12/1

T: D K WeldJ: Declan McDonogh

Mid-division on inner, checked and dropped to rear of mid-division over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression op 11/1

9^th

1 ¼

Grand Canyon

68-4

16/1

T: Miss A MooneyJ: Sean Davis (7)

Mid-division on outer, ridden and no impression from 3f out

10^th

4 ¾

Nightly Wailing

48-4

50/1

T: T ClearyJ: Rory Cleary

Towards rear on outer, no impression from 3f out, never a factor

11^th

Thomas O'Malley

48-6

14/1

T: J R FinnJ: C P Hoban

Always behind, no impression straight, never a factor

12^th

Mountain Rock

68-6

16/1

T: A KeatleyJ: D E Sheehy (7)

Chased leaders in 5th, ridden in 6th under 3f out, weakened

13^th

Laid Back Luke

109-5

16/1

T: S LaveryJ: Robbie Colgan

Led, headed and ridden 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Emperor Waltz¹²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: J J Murphy J: Killian Leonard

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.50Pl:€2.50, €2.40, €2.90EX:€67.60Trifecta:€626.90Tricast:€463.85SF:€53.17

Forecasts

Western Boy (4/1), Neverushacon (9/2), St Stephens Green (13/2), Clongowes (7/1), Song Of Namibia (9/1), Great Trango (10/1), Emperor Waltz (10/1), Aydoun (12/1), Thomas O'Malley (14/1), Golden Spear (16/1), Grand Canyon (16/1), Mountain Rock (16/1), Laid Back Luke (16/1), Nightly Wailing (50/1)

CLONGOWES ticks the course and class boxes as well as winning two contests on good ground at Down Royal and the Curragh in June last year. Trainer-Jim Bolger is running in to a little form of late and this colt by New Approach can go close here. The Ger Lyons-trained Song Of Namibia is likely to improve for seasonal debut at Limerick last month and is now just 3lb higher than his last winning mark, the seven-year-old can announce himself as the biggest danger to the selection. St Stephens Green who is just 2lb higher than last winning mark can hit the frame.

Clongowes
Song Of Namibia
St Stephens Green

Previous Winners

2017

Whiteout

Weight: 8-10 |Age: 6

J: Declan McDonogh | T: W P Mullins

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,375.002nd: €4,751.003rd: €2,250.004th: €1,000.005th: €375.00