16:45 Curragh

Sunday 19 April 2026

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

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  • 3YO plus  |   7f  |   Soft  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:45  |   Winning time: 1m 31.40s
1st
Horse silk
12
(10)
Merisi Diamond
79-3
15/2
T: Thomas CoyleJ: Billy Lee
Rear of mid-division, headway into 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 3rd 1 1/2f out, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, all out at line op 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
11
(9)
Red Charlie
49-7
9/4f
T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery
Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, soon switched to stand's side, ridden in moderate 9th 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, went 2nd near line, just failed, unlucky op 3/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
17
(15)
Lady Mary Heath
48-12
12/1
T: A A HowardJ: J Cleary (5)
Mid-division, 9th when short of room 2f out, soon ridden, 8th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd close home, never nearer op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
½
3
(7)
Blues Emperor
79-13
66/1
T: William HarveyJ: Nathan Crosse
In rear, pushed along in 12th 2f out, soon ridden, 9th 1f out, kept on without threatening in 4th close home op 50/1 tchd 40/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
6
(14)
Sun Soldier
49-11
12/1
T: A OliverJ: Ben Coen
Tracked leaders, pushed along and headway into 4th 1 1/2f out, ridden and dispute lead briefly 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
15
(12)
L L Koulsty
39-1
14/1
T: John O'DonoghueJ: Ronan Whelan
Prominent, ridden 2f out, 6th 1f out, no impression op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
7
(3)
Jon Riggens
89-10
40/1
T: E LynamJ: Enola Pollet (10)
Mid-division, pushed along and headway to lead under 2f out, ridden and joined 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression op 33/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
13
(13)
Hexagonal
59-2
40/1
T: D HoganJ: J M Sheridan
Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, ridden under 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression op 66/1
9th
Horse silk
hd
10
(16)
Loingseoir
109-7
66/1
T: M C GrassickJ: N G McCullagh
In rear, short of room 2f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong op 40/1 tchd 50/1
10th
Horse silk
1
14
(17)
Goal Exceeded
59-1
10/3
T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey
Mid-division, ridden 2f out, closer in 5th 1f out, no impression final furlong op 3/1
11th
Horse silk
nk
5
(11)
Smoke Them Out
49-12
16/1
T: T G McCourtJ: Sadhbh Tormey (7)
Led, took keen hold, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakened op 14/1
12th
Horse silk
2
9
(4)
Lahore Da King
49-9
10/1
T: A MullinsJ: Yudish Geerdharry (7)
Towards rear, ridden in 11th 2f out, no impression final furlong op 8/1
13th
Horse silk
¾
16
(1)
Mickey The Steel
89-1
10/1
T: Joseph MurrayJ: Wesley Joyce (3)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened
14th
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
(5)
Real Force
910-5
16/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: Paddy Harnett (5)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened, no impression when checked under 1f out op 14/1
15th
Horse silk
½
8
(2)
Local Lad
49-10
40/1
T: Gerard O'LearyJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)
In rear, ridden 2f out, rear of mid-division when checked under 1f out, no impression
16th
Horse silk
½
2
(6)
Earls
910-1
40/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll
Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened op 50/1 tchd 33/1
17th
Horse silk
54
4
(8)
San Aer
89-12
28/1
T: R O'SullivanJ: Donagh O'Connor
Reared leaving stalls and lost considerable ground, always trailing, tailed off tchd 25/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.50Pl:€2.20, €1.20, €2.40, €9.60EX:€39.50Trifecta:€612.90Tricast:€221.80SF:€25.88

Forecasts

Red Charlie (9/4), Goal Exceeded (10/3), Merisi Diamond (15/2), Lahore Da King (10/1), Mickey The Steel (10/1), Lady Mary Heath (12/1), Sun Soldier (12/1), L L Koulsty (14/1), Smoke Them Out (16/1), Real Force (16/1), San Aer (28/1), Jon Riggens (40/1), Hexagonal (40/1), Local Lad (40/1), Earls (40/1), Blues Emperor (66/1), Loingseoir (66/1)

Verdict

It was hard not to be impressed by the way RED CHARLIE dismantled another large-field handicap on return/yard debut over C&D just over 3 weeks ago and, although the handicapper has reacted with a 15 lb rise, that may still not be enough to prevent the follow up. Goal Exceeded, Sun Soldier, Merisi Diamond and Mickey The Steel are just a handful of others that could also be in the mix.

  1. RED CHARLIE (USA)
  2. GOAL EXCEEDED
  3. SUN SOLDIER (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025
Neo Smart
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 4
J: Declan McDonogh  |  T: J S Bolger
4/1

Prize Money

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

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