15:40 Curragh

Sunday 26 August 2018

All13:3514:0514:3515:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Manguard Plus Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 9.63s

1^st

(3)

Beautiful Morning

59-3

5/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue

Took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort straight, stayed on well final furlong to lead on line tchd 9/2 and 11/2

2^nd

nse

(1)

Deauville

59-6

11/4

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Pushed along to soon lead and dispute, pushed along again over 3f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, headed on line op 9/4 tchd 2/1

3^rd

(2)

Broadway

38-10

20/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Waited with, soon raced in 6th, pushed along 3f out, headway when tight for room on inner inside final furlong, kept on well without reaching front pair op 25/1 tchd 33/1

4^th

(5)

Verbal Dexterity

38-13

5/2f

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Tracked leaders, pushed along after halfway, under pressure in 4th 3f out, ran on without threatening inside final furlong op 3/1 tchd 7/2

5^th

(8)

Success Days

69-6

11/4

T: K J CondonJ: Billy Lee

Soon close up and disputed lead, headed inside final furlong, no extra and slightly impeded near finish op 3/1 tchd 5/2

6^th

(6)

Brendan Brackan

99-6

33/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Soon raced in 5th, effort straight, no impression from 2f out, soon no extra tchd 40/1

Also Ran

(4)

Reckless Gold

59-6

16/1

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

Held up, soon in rear, pulled up quickly under 3f out tchd 20/1

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Non-Runners

(7)

Ming¹⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

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

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.80Pl:€2.00, €1.20EX:€13.50Trifecta:€181.70SF:€18.38

Forecasts

Verbal Dexterity (5/2), Deauville (11/4), Success Days (11/4), Ming (4/1), Beautiful Morning (5/1), Reckless Gold (16/1), Broadway (20/1), Brendan Brackan (33/1)

It has to be taken on trust that VERBAL DEXTERITY retains all the ability he showed last year, and he's clearly had his issues, but if he has trained on that he will take plenty of catching, and it's worth remembering how strong he was at the finish of the National Stakes here. If he fails to fire, then perhaps Success Days can bounce back after facing a stiff task in France. Deauville is also in the mix on his return from foreign jaunts.

Verbal Dexterity
Success Days
Deauville

Previous Winners

2017

Shamreen

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 4

J: P J Smullen | T: D K Weld

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €37,200.002nd: €11,999.003rd: €5,700.004th: €2,550.005th: €1,290.006th: €660.00