16:05 Curragh

Saturday 26 August 2023

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Keeper's Heart 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 1m 39.75s

1^st

(9)

Tamrat

29-5

12/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, headway under 2f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, strongly pressed final 100 yards, kept on best under pressure op 14/1

2^nd

(13)

Ortelius

29-5

5/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Missed break, raced in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, closed 1f out, strongly challenged leader final 100 yards, kept on, just held op 3/1

3^rd

(4)

Starliner

29-5

13/2

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: Gavin Ryan

Soon mid-division, 6th halfway, not much room and switched left 1f out, ran on well to 3rd inside final 100 yards, nearest at finish op 17/2 tchd 9/1

4^th

(7)

Taraj

29-5

20/1

T: D K WeldJ: Chris Hayes

Dwelt, raced in rear, effort and progress 1 1/2f out, stayed on final furlong to 4th closing stages, never nearer op 11/1

5^th

1 ¼

(12)

Ocean Conquest

29-5

9/4f

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leader, took closer order in 2nd halfway, closed 3f out, led narrowly over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 150 yards op 15/8 tchd 5/2

6^th

(3)

House Of Aviz

29-5

3/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: K K Hennessy (5)

Led, soon headed, 3rd halfway, improved to lead narrowly 3f out, headed over 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra op 7/1

7^th

(11)

Masoun

29-5

66/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Dwelt slightly, soon in touch, 4th halfway, pushed along to close 2f out, dropped to 4th and under pressure 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 50/1 tchd 80/1

8^th

(2)

Rapid Mission

29-5

6/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Close up, dropped to 5th halfway, effort and switched right 1 1/2f out, no impression inside final furlong, weakened final 150 yards tchd 11/2

9^th

(5)

Natural Ruler

29-5

33/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Shane Kelly

Towards rear, under pressure 1 1/2f out, no impression, one paced final furlong op 40/1

10^th

4 ¼

(1)

Pandion Power

29-5

80/1

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

Dwelt, raced in rear, 10th halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong, never a factor op 33/1

11^th

2 ¼

(6)

Killeaney Bear

29-5

33/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery

Prominent, soon led, headed and dropped to 3rd 3f out, under pressure 2f out, weakened quickly 1 1/2f out op 20/1

12^th

(8)

Aisling Oscar

29-5

200/1

T: Craig O'NeillJ: M M Monaghan

Rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, under pressure and dropped to rear 2f out, soon weakened op 150/1

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Non-Runners

(10)

Rocking Tree¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: G M Lyons J: Gary Carroll

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€16.30Pl:€3.00, €1.70, €1.80EX:€102.90Trifecta:€916.20SF:€70.12

Forecasts

Ocean Conquest (9/4), House Of Aviz (3/1), Ortelius (5/1), Rapid Mission (6/1), Starliner (13/2), Tamrat (12/1), Rocking Tree (16/1), Taraj (20/1), Natural Ruler (33/1), Killeaney Bear (33/1), Masoun (66/1), Pandion Power (80/1), Aisling Oscar (200/1)

OCEAN CONQUEST pulled clear of the rest when fourth in a strong maiden here 5 weeks ago and sets a high standard. Ortelius makes plenty of appeal on paper so must be respected, while Starliner is also a likely contender having gone close at Down Royal on debut.

OCEAN CONQUEST
ORTELIUS (USA)
STARLINER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Cairo

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 2

J: Wayne Lordan | T: A P O'Brien

4/7

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,650.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00