16:45 Curragh

Monday 6 August 2018

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:20

Curragh Training Grounds Handicap

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 11.20s

1^st

(9)

St Brelades Bay

69-11

11/2c

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue

Tracked leader of stands' side group, progress to lead stands' side group after 2f, 8th overall halfway, ridden and good headway over 1f out, led under 1f out, kept on strongly tchd 5/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(3)

Shore Step

88-11

11/2c

T: J P MurtaghJ: Shane Foley

Broke well to lead far side group, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace op 6/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

(6)

Blairmayne

59-4

7/1

T: N LupiniJ: Killian Leonard (3)

Chased leader of far side group, 5th overall halfway, ridden under 2f out, every chance in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace op 15/2

4^th

1 ½

(2)

Doonard Prince

98-4

16/1

T: R O'SullivanJ: Wayne Lordan

Towards rear of far side group, 7th overall halfway, ridden under 2f out, progress 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer tchd 14/1 and 18/1

5^th

(1)

Ducky Mallon

78-6

6/1

T: D KinsellaJ: N G McCullagh

In rear of far side group, 6th overall halfway, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on final furlong without threatening op 7/1 tchd 5/1

6^th

(11)

Geological

69-8

10/1

T: D EnglishJ: S M Mooney (10)

Led stands' side group, 2nd in stands' side group after 2f, 9th overall halfway, no impression 1f out, kept on well final 100 yards, no danger tchd 12/1

7^th

(5)

Krispen

39-0

11/2c

T: T DoyleJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leader of far side group, 2nd overall halfway, ridden over 1f out, lost place under 1f out, soon weakened tchd 6/1

8^th

(10)

Omran

410-0

7/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

In rear of stands' side group, 10th overall halfway, no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on same pace, never a factor tchd 8/1

9^th

1 ½

(7)

Excelling Spirit

39-7

6/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leader of far side group, 4th overall halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 150 yards tchd 11/2 and 7/1

10^th

1 ½

(8)

Dandyman Port

48-13

25/1

T: D DonovanJ: Ben Coen (7)

Prominent in centre of track, 3rd overall halfway, ridden and weakened 1 1/2f out tchd 28/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Enter The Red⁶⁴

Weight: 8-11| Age: 9

T: A A Howard J: Chris Hayes

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.60Pl:€1.90, €1.80, €2.60EX:€29.60Trifecta:€221.50Tricast:€222.62SF:€36.08

Forecasts

St Brelades Bay (11/2), Shore Step (11/2), Krispen (11/2), Ducky Mallon (6/1), Excelling Spirit (6/1), Blairmayne (7/1), Omran (7/1), Enter The Red (8/1), Geological (10/1), Doonard Prince (16/1), Dandyman Port (25/1)

The lone three-year-old EXCELLING SPIRIT is clearly a filly with potential and having won cosily last time out she could prove to be well treated on her handicap debut. Shore Step was disappointing last time out but things didn't go his way there so he could bounce back and he previously won back-to-back races here. Blairmayne wasn't beaten far here last time out in a stronger race so he too merits respect.

Excelling Spirit
Enter The Red
Blairmayne

Previous Winners

2017

Ducky Mallon

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 6

J: N G McCullagh | T: D Kinsella

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €10,472.002nd: €3,246.003rd: €1,547.004th: €697.005th: €272.00