14:15 Curragh

Saturday 25 March 2023

All13:4014:1514:5015:2515:5716:3217:0717:37

DMG Media Handicap

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 4.99s

1^st

(5)

Laugh A Minute

89-4

4/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Ronan Whelan

Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ridden and went 4th 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well

2^nd

(1)

The Highway Rat

510-0

10/1

T: A OliverJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on to press winner to line op 6/1

3^rd

1 ½

(2)

Swift Flight

58-7

11/2

T: K J CondonJ: N G McCullagh

In rear, 9th 2f out, soon ridden, went 7th 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on without threatening in 3rd near line, never nearer op 5/1 tchd 9/2

4^th

(12)

Saliteh

49-8

7/1

T: A MurrayJ: K Stott

Prominent, disputed lead 2f out, soon ridden, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no extra, 4th near line op 10/1

5^th

(8)

Downforce

118-7

9/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Nathan Crosse

Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 12/1

6^th

(3)

Harry's Hill

58-7

9/1

T: M HassettJ: Wayne Hassett (10)

Led, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no impression op 12/1 tchd 17/2

7^th

(9)

Aljady

88-12

20/1

T: D HoganJ: S D Bowen (7)

Prominent, ridden 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no impression op 22/1 tchd 25/1

8^th

(11)

Earls

69-4

15/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 6th 1f out, weakened op 8/1 tchd 10/1

9^th

2 ½

(10)

Verhoyen

89-3

18/1

T: M C GrassickJ: James Ryan (7)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression op 14/1 tchd 20/1

10^th

1 ¼

(6)

Jon Riggens

58-10

7/2f

T: E LynamJ: Chris Hayes

Reared leaving stalls and slowly into stride, in rear, no impression from 2f out, never a factor op 3/1 tchd 4/1

11^th

(7)

Only Spoofing

99-3

66/1

T: Kevin ColemanJ: M Mjoka (3)

Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden in 10th 2f out, weakened op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Hurricane Ivor¹⁴⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€2.10, €1.90, €1.80EX:€32.20Trifecta:€394.20Tricast:€195.33SF:€45.99

Forecasts

Jon Riggens (7/2), Laugh A Minute (4/1), Swift Flight (11/2), Saliteh (7/1), Earls (15/2), Downforce (9/1), Harry's Hill (9/1), The Highway Rat (10/1), Hurricane Ivor (10/1), Verhoyen (18/1), Aljady (20/1), Only Spoofing (66/1)

The market will assess the readiness of most of these back from a break but JON RIGGENS ended 2022 with a brace of excellent runner-up efforts so he gets the vote. This is a drop in class for The Highway Rat and he's a threat, along with Earls, who was prolific for this yard during the second half of last year.

JON RIGGENS (IRE)
THE HIGHWAY RAT (IRE)
EARLS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Laugh A Minute

Weight: 9-9 |Age: 7

J: Colin Keane | T: A McGuinness

11/4

Prize Money

1st: €13,200.002nd: €4,400.003rd: €2,200.004th: €1,099.005th: €660.006th: €440.00