13:40 Curragh

Saturday 12 August 2023

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Off time: 13:42 | Winning time: 1m 27.22s

1^st

(3)

Diego Velazquez

29-7

2/5f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Went left from stalls, prominent, tracked leader after 2f, pushed along halfway, disputed 2f out and soon led, 2 lengths lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well, easily op 4/9

2^nd

4 ¾

(9)

Guildenstern

29-7

80/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Rear of mid-division, ran freely, pushed along in 7th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th 1f out, pushed out and kept on to go 2nd on line, never nearer op 40/1

3^rd

nse

(13)

Old Faithful

29-7

11/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid-division on outer, 5th 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2nd on line op 15/2

4^th

3 ¼

(11)

Surfers Paradise

29-7

13/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, flicked tail inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 8/1

5^th

(2)

Ringside Timing

29-7

14/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Rory Cleary

Prominent on inner, led after 2f, pushed along and joined 2f out, soon ridden and headed, no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra op 12/1

6^th

(5)

Artful Approach

29-7

7/1

T: J DavisonJ: Ronan Whelan

Dwelt and slightly hampered from stalls, soon tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 9/1

7^th

(12)

Rocking Tree

29-7

18/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along in 8th 2f out, no impression, kept on one pace tchd 20/1

8^th

(8)

Barnso

29-7

80/1

T: N LupiniJ: Robbie Colgan

Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 9th 1f out, kept on one pace op 50/1

9^th

(1)

Go On Go On Uhavit

29-2

200/1

T: M MulvanyJ: S P Bird (7)

Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression in 7th over 1f out, no extra op 100/1

10^th

(6)

Burn The Bridges

29-7

150/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Shane Kelly

Always towards rear, pushed along and no impression 2f out, soon ridden and no extra op 100/1

11^th

(14)

Masoun

29-7

28/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression 2f out, 10th 1f out, no extra op 22/1

12^th

2 ¼

(7)

Halberd

29-7

80/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Jack Kearney (7)

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression 2f out, no extra op 66/1 tchd 100/1

13^th

4 ¼

(4)

Begleys Forge

29-7

300/1

T: Kevin ColemanJ: C Ngcobo (3)

Dwelt and hampered from stalls, soon tracked leaders on inner, pushed along halfway, dropped to rear 2f out, weakened op 150/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Queen Of Thunder

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: K J Condon J: Billy Lee

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.40Pl:€1.02, €10.00, €2.50EX:€39.20Trifecta:€292.60SF:€88.88

Forecasts

Diego Velazquez (2/5), Surfers Paradise (13/2), Artful Approach (7/1), Old Faithful (11/1), Queen Of Thunder (12/1), Ringside Timing (14/1), Rocking Tree (18/1), Masoun (28/1), Guildenstern (80/1), Barnso (80/1), Halberd (80/1), Burn The Bridges (150/1), Go On Go On Uhavit (200/1), Begleys Forge (300/1)

Newcomers make the most appeal here before market clues, with 2.4 million yearling DIEGO VELAZQUEZ hard to get away from starting out for Ballydoyle. Stablemate Old Faithful and Surfers Paradise also boast good claims on paper, while Old Faithful is easily the pick of the five with experience.

DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (IRE)
OLD FAITHFUL (FR)
SURFERS PARADISE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Al Riffa

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 2

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

1/2

Prize Money

1st: €11,999.002nd: €4,000.003rd: €2,000.004th: €1,000.005th: €600.006th: €400.00