14:30 Curragh

Saturday 23 May 2026

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:2517:55

Keadeen Hotel Handicap (Premier Handicap)

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 2f  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 2m 4.82s
1st
Horse silk
10
(9)
16/1
T: Maurice AhernJ: Leigh Roche
Prominent, led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, all out op 14/1 tchd 18/1
2nd
Horse silk
nse
9
(1)
4/1f
T: P TwomeyJ: Billy Lee
Soon led, headed after 1f, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, just failed
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
(17)
11/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley
Mid division, pushed along over 2f out, switched to outer and ridden in 6th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd over 50 yards out op 10/1 tchd 12/1
4th
Horse silk
½
11
(4)
5/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Jack Kearney (3)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along to go 3rd over 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 4th over 50 yards out op 4/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
(5)
14/1
T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery
Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, soon no extra and dropped to 5th over 50 yards out
6th
Horse silk
hd
12
(13)
14/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen
Mid division, progress into 7th over 2f out, ridden to go 5th over 1f out, soon no extra and lost a place over 50 yards out op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
17
(12)
5/1
T: J P MurtaghJ: Patrick McGettigan (5)
Tracked leaders, 9th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 7th close home op 11/2
8th
Horse silk
hd
16
(15)
33/1
T: A OliverJ: Declan McDonogh
Towards rear, pushed along on outer entering straight, soon ridden and kept on from over 1f out, went 8th close home op 40/1 tchd 50/1
9th
Horse silk
2
2
(16)
12/1
T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll
Rear of mid division, 14th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out op 18/1
10th
Horse silk
sh
5
(20)
69-6
22/1
T: A OliverJ: Chris Hayes
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress to go 4th over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened over 1f out tchd 25/1
11th
Horse silk
2
18
(14)
40/1
T: C W J FarrellJ: Rory Cleary
Towards rear, pushed along on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on from over 1f out op 28/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
1
(7)
22/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out op 25/1 tchd 28/1
13th
Horse silk
1
14
(3)
50/1
T: G KeaneJ: Seamie Heffernan
Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
14th
Horse silk
sh
21
(6)
50/1
T: N MeadeJ: Jamie Powell
Always towards rear, never a factor
15th
Horse silk
nk
15
(18)
12/1
T: J FeaneJ: Luke McAteer
Rear of mid division, pushed along on outer over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out
16th
Horse silk
1
3
(8)
10/1
T: P TwomeyJ: Nicola Burns (5)
Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression op 11/1 tchd 12/1
17th
Horse silk
1
19
(2)
28/1
T: N LupiniJ: Wayne Lordan
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened from over 1f out op 22/1
18th
Horse silk
1
20
(21)
33/1
T: P SweeneyJ: Rory Mulligan (5)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out op 40/1
19th
Horse silk
½
7
(10)
10/1
T: P TwomeyJ: Colin Keane
Mid division, pushed along in 9th over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out op 17/2 tchd 8/1
20th
Horse silk
3 ½
4
(19)
100/1
T: A J MartinJ: Robbie Colgan
Always towards rear, never a factor tchd 125/1
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Non-Runners

13
(11)
Horse silk
Yulia20
Weight: 9-1|  Age: 4
T: J P O'Brien  J: Dylan Browne McMonagle
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€19.35Pl:€4.70, €1.60, €2.95, €1.85EX:€194.80Trifecta:€1,753.40Tricast:€792.89SF:€81.83Swingers:€23.30, €45.75, €10.10

Forecasts

Perfect Your Craft (4/1), Fiver Friday (5/1), Fixation (5/1), Iowa City (10/1), Deressa (10/1), Iron Fist (11/1), In My Teens (12/1), Playin Cool (12/1), Yulia (12/1), Cloud Seeker (14/1), Retracement (14/1), Perry Mason (16/1), Apercu (22/1), Dawn Rising (22/1), Flame Of Forest (28/1), Railwayview Lady (33/1), Pillar Of Hope (33/1), Calm The Jets (40/1), War Rooms (50/1), Dutch Gold (50/1), Dar Toungi (100/1)

Verdict

This is wide open but FIXATION made a very promising return when runner-up in a big-field Leopardstown handicap and can go one better here at the chief expense of Gavin Cromwell's hat-trick seeking Fiver Friday. Yulia also commands plenty of respect having not enjoyed the rub of the green when fifth for her new yard at Sligo. Iron Fist and Perry Mason also need factoring into this highly competitive handicap.

  1. FIXATION (IRE)
  2. FIVER FRIDAY (IRE)
  3. YULIA (FR)

Previous Winners

2025
Apercu
Weight: 9-6  |Age: 5
J: Billy Lee  |  T: A Oliver
9/1

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €9,999.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €999.00

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