16:15 Curragh

Sunday 2 July 2023

All13:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:5017:2518:00

Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 34.78s

1^st

(5)

Blues Emperor

49-1

7/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Shane Kelly

Disputed lead, led and ridden 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong op 15/2 tchd 8/1

2^nd

(1)

Chazzesmee

59-4

11/1

T: J A StackJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, briefly short of room inside final furlong, kept on without reaching winner in 2nd close home op 15/2

3^rd

(11)

Zabeir

48-8

16/1

T: D KinsellaJ: N G McCullagh

In rear, headway into 8th and ridden 2f out, went 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening leaders in 3rd close home op 22/1

4^th

(2)

Rahmi

49-5

4/1f

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Tracked leaders, took keen hold, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th close home op 9/2

5^th

(3)

Howyoulikethat

69-1

16/1

T: Miss H McLoughlinJ: Billy Lee

Rear of mid-division on inner, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening op 20/1

6^th

(14)

Gambe Veloci

48-7

7/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Wayne Hassett (10)

Disputed lead, ridden and headed 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong op 6/1

7^th

(8)

No More Porter

58-10

10/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, ridden 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression tchd 9/1

8^th

1 ¾

(23)

Cordouan

59-1

28/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Declan McDonogh

Mid-division on outer, took keen hold, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression

9^th

(15)

Current Option

79-9

25/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: C J MacRedmond (5)

Rear of mid-division on inner, short of room from 2f out, pushed along and dropped to 12th 1f out, no impression final furlong op 20/1

10^th

(7)

Casanova

79-11

16/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey (5)

Mid-division on inner, ridden in 12th 2f out, no impression, never a factor op 20/1

11^th

1 ¼

(20)

Tosen Wish

49-1

9/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Gavin Ryan

Mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, no impression op 11/1

12^th

1 ¼

(10)

Saltonstall

910-0

40/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: James Ryan (7)

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, never a factor tchd 50/1

13^th

(19)

Celtic Crown

68-13

25/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Mikey Sheehy

Towards rear, checked over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression, never a factor op 33/1

14^th

(9)

Cheers Again

48-10

20/1

T: P W FlynnJ: Robert Whearty (7)

Dwelt, always towards rear, never a factor tchd 18/1

15^th

3 ¼

(21)

Sirjack Thomas

88-8

33/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Nathan Crosse

Mid-division on outer, ridden 2f out, no impression, never a factor op 25/1

16^th

(6)

Farnborough

38-11

6/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Tracked leaders, niggled along at halfway, ridden in 9th over 2f out, weakened op 11/2

17^th

7 ½

(16)

Brave Troop

48-12

14/1

T: Barry J FitzgeraldJ: Luke McAteer

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, no impression on leaders when went wrong and eased over 1f out, virtually pulled up final furlong op 12/1

18^th

(22)

Super Over

58-7

33/1

T: D P CoakleyJ: Leigh Roche

Tracked leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, soon weakened op 28/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Snapraeterea⁵⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: Jake Coen

(17)

Joe Masseria⁸⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Jamie Powell

(4)

Earls³⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(18)

Arniemac⁴⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(12)

Inchturk⁹⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.00Pl:€2.45, €3.55, €3.70, €1.60EX:€149.40Trifecta:€3,084.60Tricast:€1,275.23SF:€83.34Swingers:€28.65, €32.50, €56.20

Forecasts

Rahmi (4/1), Farnborough (6/1), Blues Emperor (7/1), Gambe Veloci (7/1), Joe Masseria (8/1), Tosen Wish (9/1), No More Porter (10/1), Arniemac (10/1), Chazzesmee (11/1), Brave Troop (14/1), Zabeir (16/1), Howyoulikethat (16/1), Casanova (16/1), Cheers Again (20/1), Snapraeterea (20/1), Current Option (25/1), Celtic Crown (25/1), Earls (25/1), Cordouan (28/1), Sirjack Thomas (33/1), Super Over (33/1), Saltonstall (40/1), Inchturk (50/1)

This is highly competitive but ARNIEMAC made a good impression when landing a maiden at Killarney 47 days ago and, with the scope for further progress, he is narrowly preferred to Rahmi, who landed a 20-runner event over C&D last time. Blues Emperor is one of several others to consider.

ARNIEMAC (IRE)
RAHMI (IRE)
BLUES EMPEROR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Fastnet Crown

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 5

J: Leigh Roche | T: M O'Callaghan

13/2

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €10,000.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00