17:55 Curragh

Saturday 23 May 2026

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Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 2m 6.36s

1^st

(8)

Count Bezukhov

39-8

10/11f

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, led close home op 11/10

2^nd

(3)

Lonely Island

39-8

14/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Colin Keane

Led, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home op 9/1

3^rd

(16)

Saxony Charms

39-3

25/1

T: A OliverJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, progress into 5th over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home op 20/1

4^th

(13)

Numantia

39-8

8/1

T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: Paddy Harnett (5)

Mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home op 11/1

5^th

(4)

Echo Inferno

39-8

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along to go 4th over 2f out, ridden to briefly go 3rd over 150 yards out, no extra and lost 2 places close home op 14/1

6^th

1 ¾

(6)

Royal Bones

39-8

50/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Scott McCullagh

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace from over 1f out op 28/1

7^th

(10)

The Shandyman

39-8

3/1

T: W P MullinsJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along to go 3rd over 2f out, soon ridden and dropped to 4th over 150 yards out, weakened close home op 11/4 tchd 16/5

8^th

1 ¾

(1)

Vanir

39-3

25/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid division, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, soon no extra and kept on one pace from over 1f out op 33/1

9^th

(11)

Sakoku

39-3

15/2

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Always towards rear, never a factor op 11/1

10^th

(12)

Theorist

39-8

33/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Declan McDonogh

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden in 6th over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out op 22/1

11^th

3 ¾

(9)

Glen Echo

39-8

125/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Rear of mid division, no impression from over 2f out op 66/1

12^th

(2)

Amethyst Stone

39-8

200/1

T: G M LyonsJ: James Ryan

Rear of mid division, no impression from over 3f out op 150/1

13^th

(7)

Stabannon

39-8

300/1

T: D KinsellaJ: Robbie Colgan

Always towards rear, never a factor op 150/1

14^th

(17)

Matada

39-8

200/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Robert Whearty

Always towards rear, never a factor op 100/1

15^th

(14)

Niobite

39-8

125/1

T: P J FlynnJ: Donagh O'Connor

Always towards rear, never a factor op 100/1

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Non-Runners

(15)

Will You Stop¹⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Andrew Slattery

(5)

Walk In Provence

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: N G McCullagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.05Pl:€1.20, €4.00, €5.25EX:€23.10Trifecta:€181.00SF:€18.56Swingers:€5.90, €11.10, €24.45

Forecasts

Count Bezukhov (10/11), The Shandyman (3/1), Sakoku (15/2), Numantia (8/1), Walk In Provence (12/1), Lonely Island (14/1), Echo Inferno (16/1), Saxony Charms (25/1), Vanir (25/1), Will You Stop (25/1), Theorist (33/1), Royal Bones (50/1), Glen Echo (125/1), Niobite (125/1), Amethyst Stone (200/1), Matada (200/1), Stabannon (300/1)

COUNT BEZUKHOV made a promising start when staying on for third at Leopardstown 13 days ago, beaten only by the pair clear at the head of the market, and he can build on that effort to open his account. The Willie Mullins-trained The Shandyman isn't taken lightly, though, while Numantia is of plenty of interest on debut.

COUNT BEZUKHOV (IRE)
THE SHANDYMAN (FR)
NUMANTIA (IRE)

Prize Money

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