15:55 Curragh

Saturday 24 September 2022

All13:0513:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

William Hill Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap)

  • 3YO plus  |   5f  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:58  |   Winning time: 1m 1.35s
1st
Horse silk
6
(8)
Gordon Bennett
49-9
4/1
T: R BrabazonJ: Gary Carroll
Towards rear, pushed along and headway under 2f out, went 4th 1f out, ridden and led 100 yards out, kept on well tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
10
(12)
Curraheen Princess
49-3
11/4f
T: N StokesJ: James J Doyle
Prominent on stands' side, pushed along and 5th over 1f out, ridden and went 2nd 100 yards out, kept on one pace, no impression on winner op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
3
(3)
Laugh A Minute
79-11
7/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: Ronan Whelan
Held up towards rear, switched left and pushed along 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, went 3rd on line tchd 15/2
4th
Horse silk
hd
9
(15)
Dream Today
79-7
25/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: C J MacRedmond (5)
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th on line op 20/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
1
(4)
Urban Beat
710-0
16/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen
Always prominent, travelled well under 2f out, pushed along and led briefly early final furlong, ridden and no extra final 100 yards
6th
Horse silk
sh
2
(5)
Strong Johnson
69-12
9/2
T: D CullenJ: Colin Keane
Led, ridden under 2f out and headed 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
½
14
(14)
Shabaaby
78-7
25/1
T: J F LevinsJ: Chris Hayes
Mid-division, pushed along under 2f out, 7th and ridden 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 22/1
8th
Horse silk
1
16
(9)
Livingston Range
48-7
20/1
T: L BreenJ: D E Sheehy (3)
Tracked leaders, edged right and went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 6th early final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
9th
Horse silk
hd
15
(7)
Screen Siren
48-7
16/1
T: S LynamJ: Mikey Sheehy
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out and kept on inside final furlong, not clear run final 100 yards op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
5
(2)
Thunder Eclipse
39-10
22/1
T: J A StackJ: M A Enright
Mid-division, pushed along and some headway over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression final 150 yards, kept on one pace op 18/1
11th
Horse silk
sh
11
(16)
Shelly Banks
49-0
20/1
T: E O'ConnellJ: Leigh Roche
Towards rear, switched right after 1 1/2f, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not clear run final 100 yards op 18/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
8
(1)
Chocquinto
59-7
66/1
T: Miss H McLoughlinJ: Andrew Slattery
Tracked leaders, 4th under 2f out, ridden inside final furlong and no extra final 100 yards op 40/1
13th
Horse silk
¾
7
(11)
Only Spoofing
89-9
50/1
T: Kevin ColemanJ: J M Sheridan (3)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden and lost place 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong op 33/1
14th
Horse silk
1 ¼
13
(10)
Iva Batt
48-8
11/1
T: J G MurphyJ: Wayne Lordan
Mid-division, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 12/1 tchd 10/1
15th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(6)
Master Matt
69-11
18/1
T: M J SmithJ: S M Crosse
Towards rear early, pushed along and some headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no extra inside final furlong op 14/1
16th
Horse silk
¾
12
(13)
Pretty Boy Floyd
78-13
20/1
T: Mrs S DawsonJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Mid-division early, pushed along and dropped to rear 2f out, soon no extra op 14/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.40Pl:€1.40, €1.30, €1.80, €3.20EX:€22.40Trifecta:€134.00Tricast:€85.63SF:€14.93

Forecasts

Curraheen Princess (11/4), Gordon Bennett (4/1), Strong Johnson (9/2), Laugh A Minute (7/1), Iva Batt (11/1), Urban Beat (16/1), Screen Siren (16/1), Master Matt (18/1), Livingston Range (20/1), Shelly Banks (20/1), Pretty Boy Floyd (20/1), Thunder Eclipse (22/1), Dream Today (25/1), Shabaaby (25/1), Only Spoofing (50/1), Chocquinto (66/1)

Verdict

The handicapper has given a real chance to STRONG JOHNSON as he finds himself 6 lb lower than when runner-up in this race 12 months ago despite posting at least respectable efforts on all 3 outings this year. Curraheen Princess hasn't finished out of the first 2 in her last 6 starts and is a must for the shortlist. Gordon Bennett has a few good efforts to his name in big fields here and also merits consideration along with Iva Batt.

  1. STRONG JOHNSON (IRE)
  2. CURRAHEEN PRINCESS (IRE)
  3. GORDON BENNETT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
That's Mad
Weight: 8-11  |Age: 5
J: K J Manning  |  T: L Breen
10/1

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,501.004th: €2,250.005th: €1,349.006th: €900.00

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