14:45 Curragh

Sunday 16 August 2026

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:2516:5517:25

Melbourne Cup Carnival Handicap

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 39.80s

1^st

(12)

Comfort Line

99-6

5/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey

Rear of mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and soon short of room, 9th and switched left 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final 150 yards to lead close home op 11/2

2^nd

(4)

Avec Grand Plaisir

39-2

12/1

T: J P FaheyJ: Ronan Whelan

Mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, 3rd and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong tchd 14/1

3^rd

nse

(13)

Sherekiya

39-6

11/1

T: D K WeldJ: Chris Hayes

Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, 4th and ridden 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 8/1

4^th

nse

(15)

Kitty Bear

49-9

14/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Orla Tynan (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway 2f out and ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed close home tchd 12/1

5^th

(2)

Pallatine Hills

49-6

18/1

T: E & P HartyJ: Jamie Powell

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and led 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final 100 yards op 20/1 tchd 22/1

6^th

(7)

Neo Smart

59-12

7/2f

T: J S BolgerJ: Declan McDonogh

Mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and 5th early final furlong, short of room inside final 100 yards, eased op 10/3

7^th

(6)

Bundle Of Interest

410-1

17/2

T: W McCreeryJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 8/1

8^th

(10)

Tofino

49-8

11/2

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway under 2f out, 8th 1f out, short of room final 100 yards op 15/2 tchd 5/1

9^th

(8)

Alto Sax

58-10

8/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Reese Holohan (7)

Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and short of room 1f out, switched left and kept on one pace inside final 100 yards op 7/1

10^th

3 ½

(1)

Ella's Gold

39-0

15/2

T: M J SmithJ: Robbie Colgan

Soon led, pushed along and headed 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 8/1

11^th

6 ½

(3)

Lamberella

39-5

18/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Awkward from stalls and always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra tchd 22/1

12^th

1 ¾

(5)

Marambo

49-7

125/1

T: C TimmonsJ: James Ryan

Prominent, ran freely, 4th halfway, lost place 2f out, soon no extra op 50/1

13^th

(16)

Dinamine

89-3

16/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Wesley Joyce (3)

Pushed along early and soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear 2f out, no extra op 14/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Navajo Point¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: M Hassett J: Ben Coen

(14)

Cannonball Queen¹⁰

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: S M Duffy J: Nathan Crosse

(9)

Sancerre Rock⁶⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Andrew Slattery

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€6.80Pl:€2.10, €3.80, €2.80EX:€87.40Trifecta:€983.30Tricast:€678.72SF:€68.81

Forecasts

Neo Smart (7/2), Comfort Line (5/1), Tofino (11/2), Ella's Gold (15/2), Alto Sax (8/1), Bundle Of Interest (17/2), Navajo Point (10/1), Cannonball Queen (10/1), Sherekiya (11/1), Avec Grand Plaisir (12/1), Kitty Bear (14/1), Dinamine (16/1), Pallatine Hills (18/1), Lamberella (18/1), Sancerre Rock (20/1), Marambo (125/1)

BUNDLE OF INTEREST caught the eye when an unlucky-in-running seventh at Gowran last time and can gain compensation here off an unchanged mark to double her career tally. Neo Smart didn't enjoy the rub of the green when fourth in that contest and is next on the list, while Comfort Line and Alto Sax also need factoring into this open handicap.

BUNDLE OF INTEREST (IRE)
NEO SMART (IRE)
COMFORT LINE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Tofino

Weight: 8-13 |Age: 3

J: Gary Carroll | T: G P Cromwell

11/1

Prize Money

1st: €10,800.002nd: €3,600.003rd: €1,800.004th: €900.005th: €540.006th: €361.00