20:00 Curragh

Friday 27 June 2025

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Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Apprentice Derby Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f  |   Good  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:00  |   Winning time: 2m 33.55s
1st
Horse silk
11
(14)
Pillar Of Hope
78-13
14/1
T: P SweeneyJ: Patrick McGettigan (7)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and headway on inner early straight, 6th and switched left over 1f out, ridden and headway between horses to lead inside final 100 yards, kept on well op 20/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
10
(7)
Fortuna Vera
38-13
3/1f
T: J P O'BrienJ: Julian Pietropaolo (7)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway early straight and 3rd 2f out, short of room over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong op 5/2 tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
½
8
(3)
Chutzpal
69-4
10/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Adam Grant (7)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead early straight, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed inside final 100 yards, no extra close home tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
nk
14
(6)
Folly Beach
78-7
28/1
T: M A MolloyJ: Wesley Joyce
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 50/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(4)
Crassus
89-13
33/1
T: N MeadeJ: James Ryan
Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, 7th and ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to go 5th close home op 25/1
6th
Horse silk
½
7
(12)
Barrogstown Girl
59-4
4/1
T: J P FaheyJ: Neve Bennett (7)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway entering straight, 2nd and ridden 2f out, 4th 1f out and no impression inside final furlong op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
1
(1)
Not Just Any Eagle
610-2
8/1
T: P J FlynnJ: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Prominent and led after 3f, joined approaching straight, pushed along and headed over 2f out, short of room on inner over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 17/2 tchd 9/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ½
5
(5)
Party Dress
59-8
18/1
T: W McCreeryJ: Megan Telford-Kelly (7)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and some headway 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
2
6
(13)
Daboya
49-6
80/1
T: R DonohoeJ: Dylan O'Connor (7)
Mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 66/1 tchd 50/1
10th
Horse silk
½
13
(9)
Cinammon Coco
38-7
10/3
T: J P O'BrienJ: Wayne Hassett
Tracked leaders, led briefly after 2f, 4th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and dropped to 8th 2f out, no extra from over 1f out op 18/5
11th
Horse silk
¾
4
(8)
Pachmena
89-10
25/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Robert Whearty
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and lost place under 2f out, no extra op 28/1 tchd 22/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
16
(15)
Sunny Dude
58-7
50/1
T: D BuckleyJ: Jamie Powell
Towards rear, pushed along early straight, ridden and kept on one pace under 2f out, never a factor op 66/1
13th
Horse silk
¾
15
(11)
Jr Mahon
38-7
7/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Keithen Kennedy (2)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, soon ridden and no extra op 10/1
14th
Horse silk
3 ¾
12
(10)
Surrey Force
48-8
18/1
T: T GibneyJ: Nicola Burns (4)
Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra op 12/1
15th
Horse silk
½
2
(16)
Bruant
410-1
22/1
T: A J MartinJ: Daniel King
Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden and no impression in straight op 16/1
16th
Horse silk
14
9
(2)
Matt Connor
59-2
50/1
T: M BrassilJ: J Cleary (2)
Led early, remained prominent and 2nd halfway, disputed lead approaching straight, pushed along and lost place under 3f out, soon towards rear and eased final furlong
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€17.20Pl:€2.50, €1.60, €2.90, €4.60EX:€93.30Trifecta:€1,265.40Tricast:€482.50SF:€60.15

Forecasts

Fortuna Vera (3/1), Cinammon Coco (10/3), Barrogstown Girl (4/1), Jr Mahon (7/1), Not Just Any Eagle (8/1), Chutzpal (10/1), Pillar Of Hope (14/1), Party Dress (18/1), Surrey Force (18/1), Bruant (22/1), Pachmena (25/1), Folly Beach (28/1), Crassus (33/1), Sunny Dude (50/1), Matt Connor (50/1), Daboya (80/1)

Verdict

CINAMMON COCO has stepped up with each outing this campaign, shaping particularly well having conceded first run to another progressive sort when runner-up on handicap debut at Roscommon 39 days ago. He can confirm the promise of that effort with cheekpieces now enlisted and come out on top. Jr Mahon is similarly low-mileage and feared along with Barrogstown Girl. The returning Surrey Force is another well worth keeping an eye on.

  1. CINAMMON COCO (IRE)
  2. JR MAHON (IRE)
  3. BARROGSTOWN GIRL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Courageous Strike
Weight: 9-3  |Age: 3
J: James Ryan  |  T: A Murray
28/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00

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