14:25 Curragh

Sunday 15 September 2019

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Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 57.88s

1^st

(1)

Fairyland

39-0

12/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Raced in 4th early, 7th before halfway, soon pushed along, improved to challenge and on terms over 1f out, soon led, stayed on well inside final furlong, just held on op 10/1

2^nd

(7)

So Perfect

39-0

12/1

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

Raced in 6th early, closer in 3rd before halfway, soon pushed along, challenged and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on well, just held op 9/1

3^rd

1 ½

(9)

Invincible Army

49-4

12/1

T: J TateJ: P J McDonald

Raced in 7th early, closer in 2nd before halfway, pushed along under 2f out, challenged and every chance over 1f out, kept on without matching front pair inside final furlong op 9/1

4^th

(3)

Soldier's Call

39-3

13/2

T: A WatsonJ: D Tudhope

Raced in 2nd early, 4th before halfway, pushed along under 2f out, kept on without matching principals inside final furlong tchd 6/1

5^th

(5)

Soffia

49-1

13/8f

T: E LynamJ: Declan McDonogh

Raced in 3rd early, 6th before halfway, still travelling smoothly behind horses under 2f out, switched left and pushed along over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong op 9/4

6^th

(11)

Mabs Cross

59-1

4/1

T: M DodsJ: G Mosse

A little slow into stride, raced in 9th early, pushed along approaching halfway in 8th, ran on without threatening inside final furlong tchd 9/2

7^th

(4)

Caspian Prince

109-4

66/1

T: M ApplebyJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Soon led, pushed along over 2f out, joined over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and one pace inside final furlong op 50/1

8^th

(2)

Hit The Bid

59-4

14/1

T: D Bunyan & G O'LearyJ: Chris Hayes

Raced in 5th early, 9th before halfway, pushed along under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 16/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

(6)

Chessman

59-4

50/1

T: R O'BrienJ: Billy Lee

Soon raced in 10th, pushed along under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 66/1

10^th

(12)

Houtzen

59-1

5/1

T: M MeadeJ: Colin Keane

Waited with in rear, pushed along under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 6/1 tchd 13/2

11^th

(10)

True Mason

39-3

66/1

T: K R BurkeJ: B A Curtis

A little slow into stride, raced in 8th early, 5th before halfway, pushed along under 2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong

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Non-Runners

(8)

Urban Beat¹⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: Shane Foley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.00Pl:€2.50, €3.60, €2.80EX:€84.60Trifecta:€975.00Tricast:€1,816.06SF:€152.52

Forecasts

Soffia (13/8), Mabs Cross (4/1), Houtzen (5/1), Soldier's Call (13/2), Fairyland (12/1), So Perfect (12/1), Invincible Army (12/1), Hit The Bid (14/1), Urban Beat (20/1), Chessman (50/1), Caspian Prince (66/1), True Mason (66/1)

SOFFIA won on this card 12 months ago, and was hugely impressive when scoring a Group 2 win over C&D in July. This is a step up on paper, but she looks more than ready for it, and should be able to get the better of Mabs Cross and Houtzen, the former taken to reverse Nunthorpe form with the placed pair, and the latter having her expected retirement delayed to give her a chance of matching her Antipodean exploits.

Soffia
Mabs Cross
Houtzen

Previous Winners

2018

Havana Grey

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: R Kingscote | T: K R Burke

15/8

Prize Money

1st: €228,000.002nd: €75,999.003rd: €36,000.004th: €16,000.005th: €8,000.006th: €4,000.00