16:15 Curragh

Saturday 27 May 2023

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Finlay Volvo Handicap

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 24.93s

1^st

(12)

Betterdaysrcoming

39-6

16/1

T: A OliverJ: G F Carroll

Mid-division, pushed along in 10th 2f out, ridden in 9th on outer 1f out, good headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home tchd 14/1

2^nd

(11)

Semblance Of Order

38-12

20/1

T: A OliverJ: C D Hayes

Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 7th on outer 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on close home op 18/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(3)

Aussie Girl

38-11

16/1

T: J A StackJ: M A Enright

Tracked leaders, 2nd travelling well 2f out, disputed lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, led briefly 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace

4^th

(5)

Canute

39-1

6/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, soon short of room and checked, 6th when checked again 1f out, ran on well close home but not recover op 10/1

5^th

(1)

Daamberdiplomat

39-9

25/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen

Rear of mid-division, progress into 7th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong op 28/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

(7)

Farnborough

39-4

11/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Rear of mid-division, pushed along early and pushed along again at halfway, went 8th 2f out, short of room 1f out, checked briefly under 1f out, kept on without threatening, never nearer tchd 10/3

7^th

(6)

Not Even Close

39-2

7/1

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: O Murphy

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong

8^th

1 ¼

(2)

Tough Talk

39-12

9/1

T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane

Tracked leaders, 3rd travelling well 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong tchd 8/1

9^th

(8)

Carracci

39-10

18/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

In rear, ridden 2f out, some late progress final furlong, never nearer op 14/1

10^th

(4)

Devore

38-8

25/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: D E Sheehy (3)

Led, ridden 2f out, joined and strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, weakened tchd 22/1 and 28/1

11^th

2 ¼

(15)

Red Letter Bray

39-8

9/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: L F Roche

Mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, no impression final furlong op 7/1

12^th

(9)

Blue News

38-7

40/1

T: A SlatteryJ: A J Slattery

Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression tchd 33/1

13^th

(13)

Cash Out

39-4

22/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Always towards rear, never a factor op 25/1 tchd 20/1

14^th

4 ¾

(10)

King Of Scotia

39-4

6/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: W J Lee

Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened op 5/1

15^th

6 ½

(14)

Polar Bear

39-6

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley

Always towards rear, never a factor op 14/1 tchd 12/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€23.50Pl:€5.10, €7.20, €5.30EX:€532.80Trifecta:€3,014.00Tricast:€5,281.52SF:€321.24

Forecasts

Farnborough (11/4), Canute (6/1), King Of Scotia (6/1), Not Even Close (7/1), Tough Talk (9/1), Red Letter Bray (9/1), Betterdaysrcoming (16/1), Aussie Girl (16/1), Polar Bear (16/1), Carracci (18/1), Semblance Of Order (20/1), Cash Out (22/1), Daamberdiplomat (25/1), Devore (25/1), Blue News (40/1)

TOUGH TALK looked a good prospect when coming clear with Little Big Bear (Timeform rated 126 now) on his debut here last spring and, although he's been a bit underwhelming since, he's worth another chance with the headgear discarded (too lit up latest). Red Letter Bray is improving quickly and needs considering, along with his stablemate King of Scotia, who's likely to benefit from this return to 7f.

TOUGH TALK (IRE)
RED LETTER BRAY (IRE)
KING OF SCOTIA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Fiach Mchugh

Weight: 9-8 |Age: 3

J: A J Slattery | T: A Slattery

3/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €499.00

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