16:17 Curragh

Friday 3 April 2026

All13:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:27

1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 16:22 | Winning time: 2m 19.72s

1^st

(5)

Fiver Friday

68-7

11/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Nathan Crosse

Mid division, progress to track leaders early straight, went 3rd travelling strongly over 1f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong op 13/2

2^nd

3 ¾

(16)

Ribee

49-12

8/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to dispute over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 17/2

3^rd

1 ¼

(7)

Narlita

78-10

17/2

T: H RogersJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)

Mid division, 7th halfway, pushed along in 5th over 2f out, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 8/1

4^th

2 ½

(10)

Bay Colony

48-13

22/1

T: J A StackJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to go 5th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home op 14/1

5^th

(19)

Starford

410-2

11/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, soon no extra and dropped to 5th close home tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1

6^th

(2)

Mocking

48-11

14/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 6th close home tchd 16/1

7^th

4 ¼

(12)

Eastwatch

410-1

3/1f

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, headway on inner to lead entering straight, pushed along and joined over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong op 11/4 tchd 10/3

8^th

(14)

Norwalk Havoc

510-2

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Led, headed after 1f, 5th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened inside final furlong op 11/1

9^th

(4)

Immutable

69-0

14/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Billy Lee

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, moderate late headway inside final furlong op 33/1

10^th

3 ½

(20)

Titanium

78-10

33/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: Patrick McGettigan (5)

Chased leader, led after 1f, headed after 2f, pushed along in 2nd early straight, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong op 25/1

11^th

3 ¾

(3)

Tamam Desert

49-0

22/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Jamie Powell

Always towards rear, never a factor op 25/1

12^th

3 ¼

(9)

Akecheta

69-6

9/1

T: Kevin ColemanJ: Colin Keane

Always towards rear, never a factor op 10/1

13^th

2 ½

(8)

Glen To Glen

49-1

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out op 12/1

14^th

(6)

Comfort Zone

79-8

40/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Gary Halpin

Always towards rear, never a factor op 33/1 tchd 50/1

15^th

(11)

Chica Guerrera

48-7

12/1

T: M FaheyJ: Wayne Lordan

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from over 1f out op 9/1

16^th

(1)

Coeur d'Or

109-7

25/1

T: D K WeldJ: Chris Hayes

Towards rear, progress into mid division over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from over 1f out

17^th

(13)

Dark Summit

49-1

28/1

T: D HoganJ: D Egan

Rear of mid division, no impression from over 2f out

18^th

1 ¼

(15)

Amplitude

48-12

40/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gavin Ryan

Tracked leaders, progress to lead after 2f, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon no extra and weakened quickly over 2f out

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Non-Runners

(18)

Cowardofthecounty¹⁸⁸

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Scott McCullagh

(17)

Dutch Gold⁶

Weight: 8-8| Age: 6

T: N Meade J: Rory Cleary

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.50Pl:€1.90, €2.10, €2.00, €7.50EX:€62.90Trifecta:€593.20Tricast:€395.33SF:€51.24

Forecasts

Eastwatch (3/1), Fiver Friday (11/2), Ribee (8/1), Narlita (17/2), Akecheta (9/1), Starford (11/1), Chica Guerrera (12/1), Mocking (14/1), Immutable (14/1), Glen To Glen (14/1), Norwalk Havoc (16/1), Cowardofthecounty (20/1), Bay Colony (22/1), Tamam Desert (22/1), Coeur d'Or (25/1), Dark Summit (28/1), Titanium (33/1), Dutch Gold (33/1), Comfort Zone (40/1), Amplitude (40/1)

EASTWATCH gets the vote to build on his fine second in the Irish Lincolnshire here last month. Starford progressed well last year and appeals as one who can go on to even better things as a 4-y-o so he's second choice ahead of Narlita, who also ran well in the Irish Lincolnshire. Fiver Friday and Chica Guerrera are also interesting at the foot of the weights.

EASTWATCH (IRE)
STARFORD (IRE)
NARLITA (GER)

Prize Money

1st: €60,000.002nd: €20,000.003rd: €9,999.004th: €5,000.005th: €3,000.006th: €2,000.00