15:05 Curragh

Saturday 25 September 2021

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:3516:1016:4517:20

William Hill Ireland Lengthen Your Odds Maiden

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 13.99s

1^st

(6)

Jeroboam

39-7

2/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Uneasy in stalls, soon disputed lead towards far side, led over 2f out, soon went on, stayed on well inside final furlong op 11/10

2^nd

1 ¼

(4)

Carlton Banks

39-7

22/1

T: J F LevinsJ: Donagh O'Connor

Dwelt and pushed along briefly, towards rear, closer in 6th halfway, no impression from 2f out until kept on well without threatening winner inside final furlong, 2nd near finish op 25/1 tchd 28/1

3^rd

(9)

Punakha

39-2

7/4f

T: W McCreeryJ: Billy Lee

Soon disputed lead towards near side, headed over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd near finish op 9/4

4^th

1 ¼

(3)

Plezantlysurprised

39-7

9/2

T: J MagnierJ: Luke McAteer (5)

Prominent towards far side, soon raced in 3rd, kept on same pace from 2f out op 13/2

5^th

(11)

Cheval Blanc

39-7

12/1

T: J A StackJ: Chris Hayes

Soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, one pace from 2f out op 17/2 tchd 8/1

6^th

3 ¼

(12)

Ambitious

39-7

6/1

T: K P CotterJ: Declan McDonogh

Slowly into stride, towards rear, closer in 8th halfway, kept on same pace from 2f out op 7/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

(7)

Zequinto

39-7

200/1

T: D W O'SullivanJ: S M Crosse

Soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, no impression and one pace from 2f out op 100/1

8^th

(5)

Stay Local

39-2

80/1

T: A A HowardJ: N G McCullagh

A little slow into stride, waited with, 9th halfway, one pace from 2f out op 66/1

9^th

(10)

Surviving Murmansk

39-7

250/1

T: Andrew HughesJ: D N Curran (7)

Mid-division early, 7th halfway, one pace from 2f out op 125/1 tchd 300/1

10^th

5 ½

(1)

Midnight Fame

49-4

250/1

T: A McNamaraJ: E J McNamara

A little slow into stride, waited with, towards rear halfway, no extra from 2f out op 125/1

11^th

1 ¼

(2)

Hermione's Angel

49-4

200/1

T: J H ScottJ: Rory Cleary

Mid-division early, towards rear halfway, no extra from 2f out op 100/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Alala

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E Lynam J: M A Enright

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.70Pl:€1.10, €4.30, €1.10EX:€25.20Trifecta:€84.30SF:€47.93

Forecasts

Punakha (7/4), Jeroboam (2/1), Plezantlysurprised (9/2), Ambitious (6/1), Cheval Blanc (12/1), Alala (16/1), Carlton Banks (22/1), Stay Local (80/1), Zequinto (200/1), Hermione's Angel (200/1), Surviving Murmansk (250/1), Midnight Fame (250/1)

This represents a golden opportunity for JEROBOAM to get his head in front. The War Front colt was worn down in the closing stages in a 7f Leopardstown handicap last time and this drop back in trip looks a good move. Punakha has hit the crossbar on 3 of her last 4 starts and she should give another good account, while likely improver Cheval Blanc also merits respect.

JEROBOAM (USA)
PUNAKHA (IRE)
CHEVAL BLANC (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Midnight Fire

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 3

J: M A Gallagher | T: E P Harty

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €360.006th: €240.00