16:00 Curragh

Saturday 12 April 2025

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  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   Good  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 1m 25.52s
1st
Horse silk
5
(11)
Neo Smart
49-2
4/1f
T: J S BolgerJ: Declan McDonogh
Mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th and pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway to lead early final furlong, kept on well
2nd
Horse silk
½
7
(9)
Showhound
49-0
14/1
T: Daniel MurphyJ: Killian Leonard
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, 2nd and kept on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(12)
El Bello
68-13
28/1
T: D HoganJ: Seamie Heffernan
Towards rear, reminder 3f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on well between horses inside final furlong to go 3rd close home op 20/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
9
(2)
I Bid You Ajou
48-12
7/1
T: M FaheyJ: Shane Foley
Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden and led 2f out, headed early final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
5th
Horse silk
½
12
(3)
Superior Force
68-9
12/1
T: D HoganJ: Nicola Burns (7)
Mid-division, pushed along and no impression 2f out, 9th 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards to go 5th closing stages op 14/1 tchd 11/1
6th
Horse silk
½
6
(10)
Secret Magician
69-2
11/2
T: M HassettJ: Wayne Hassett (5)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, 6th and ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 5/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
2
(1)
Imperial Dream
510-0
14/1
T: P J FlynnJ: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Disputed lead early, 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong op 12/1 tchd 11/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
10
(8)
Yaxchilan
48-10
28/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: Chris Hayes
Held up towards rear, some headway into 8th 2f out, 7th and pushed along 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 33/1
9th
Horse silk
¾
4
(6)
Fivecromwellplace
49-5
11/2
T: P F McEneryJ: Colin Keane
Rear of mid-division, ridden and towards rear 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor tchd 5/1
10th
Horse silk
4 ½
3
(5)
Touch The Sound
49-6
7/1
T: J A StackJ: J M Sheridan
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th and ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong op 8/1
11th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
(7)
Verhoyen
1010-3
11/1
T: M C GrassickJ: Billy Lee
Soon led, pushed along and headed 2f out, 5th and no impression over 1f out, weakened op 12/1
12th
Horse silk
5 ½
11
(13)
Sugar Club
38-9
9/1
T: N MeadeJ: Jamie Powell (3)
Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong op 17/2 tchd 8/1
13th
Horse silk
9 ½
13
(4)
I'll Be Handy
38-7
80/1
T: M J SmithJ: Nathan Crosse
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and detached 3f out, soon no extra op 40/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€2.00, €4.30, €4.30EX:€68.80Trifecta:€601.70Tricast:€1,011.50SF:€64.10

Forecasts

Neo Smart (4/1), Secret Magician (11/2), Fivecromwellplace (11/2), I Bid You Ajou (7/1), Touch The Sound (7/1), Sugar Club (9/1), Verhoyen (11/1), Superior Force (12/1), Showhound (14/1), Imperial Dream (14/1), El Bello (28/1), Yaxchilan (28/1), I'll Be Handy (80/1)

Verdict

I BID YOU AJOU failed to fire on his final start of 2024 but he has otherwise proven to be pretty reliable and has leading claims judged on several pieces of form, not least when second in a big-field C&D handicap last summer. Next on the list is Neo Smart, who has slipped to an attractive mark and she took a step back in the right direction at Leopardstown recently. Secret Magician is also shortlisted, along with Touch The Sound.

  1. I BID YOU AJOU (FR)
  2. NEO SMART (IRE)
  3. SECRET MAGICIAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Zephron
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 7
J: Wayne Hassett  |  T: D Cullen
13/2

Prize Money

1st: €12,600.002nd: €4,200.003rd: €2,101.004th: €1,050.005th: €630.006th: €420.00

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