17:45 Curragh

Sunday 13 September 2026

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Northfields Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 17:47 | Winning time: 2m 5.03s

1^st

(21)

Orandi

89-6

40/1

T: A J MartinJ: Ronan Whelan

Towards rear, short of room 3f out, pushed along in 20th 2f out, good headway on outer into 7th and ridden 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home op 28/1

2^nd

(6)

Lord Massusus

69-6

40/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden and disputed lead 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home op 33/1

3^rd

(16)

Johnny Soda

38-7

33/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Reese Holohan (7)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along in 16th 2f out, ridden and headway into 7th on outer 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd close home op 40/1

4^th

(17)

Summer Is Tomorrow

39-7

17/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: J M Sheridan

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd 2f out, soon ridden, disputed lead briefly 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 4th close home op 10/1

5^th

1 ½

(10)

Manton Bay

39-2

10/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Dwelt, rear of mid-division, short of room under 2f out, ridden and headway into 9th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, never nearer op 9/1 tchd 11/1

6^th

(2)

Sky Captain

59-3

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Colin Keane

Dwelt, in rear, last and pushed along early, ridden over 2f out, moderate 15th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, never nearer op 16/1

7^th

(15)

Amadeus Mozart

39-5

13/2

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, kept on one pace op 7/1

8^th

(7)

High Degree

49-6

7/2f

T: W J HaggasJ: Tom Marquand

Tracked leader in 2nd early, led after 2f, pushed along and joined 3f out, ridden and led again 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no impression final furlong op 5/1

9^th

(8)

Fixation

49-9

11/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Mid-division, ridden in 11th 2f out, no impression op 10/1

10^th

(13)

Kai Lung

48-7

20/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Wayne Lordan

Mid-division, ridden and closer in 9th 2f out, no impression op 12/1

11^th

(19)

Iron Fist

49-4

22/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Dwelt, towards rear, took keen hold, ridden in 15th 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong op 16/1

12^th

(1)

Alphonsus Liguori

38-9

9/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Rear of mid-division on inner, short of room in 18th 2f out, soon pushed along, short of room again inside final furlong, kept on op 3/1

13^th

(5)

Eastwatch

49-10

33/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Sam Coen (5)

Tracked leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, weakened op 40/1

14^th

(20)

Pierre Royal

49-2

10/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey

Towards rear, closer in 13th and short of room 2f out, soon ridden and no impression op 14/1

15^th

2 ¾

(14)

Perry Mason

59-6

28/1

T: Maurice AhernJ: Rory Cleary

Led early, headed after 2f, disputed lead 3f out, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened op 16/1

16^th

(23)

Genuine Article

68-7

80/1

T: G KeaneJ: Nathan Crosse

Always towards rear, never a factor op 66/1 tchd 50/1

17^th

(18)

Retracement

58-11

25/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Jamie Powell

Always towards rear, never a factor op 22/1 tchd 20/1

18^th

(4)

Lips Freedom

69-1

28/1

T: A KinironsJ: Rossa Ryan

Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened op 33/1

19^th

(9)

Apercu

68-12

80/1

T: A OliverJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, ridden in 12th 2f out, weakened op 66/1 tchd 50/1

20^th

(12)

God Of Power

38-9

20/1

T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened

21^st

4 ¾

(11)

Adelaide River

610-0

40/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Scott McCullagh

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened op 50/1

22^nd

(22)

Ribee

49-5

33/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Billy Lee

Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened, eased final furlong op 25/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Bay Colony¹³¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 4

T: J A Stack J: Gavin Ryan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€67.10Pl:€6.40, €5.60, €6.60, €3.00EX:€2,650.80Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€39,641.77SF:€1,219.30Swingers:€170.50, €0.00, €170.50

Forecasts

High Degree (7/2), Alphonsus Liguori (9/2), Amadeus Mozart (13/2), Sky Captain (8/1), Summer Is Tomorrow (17/2), Manton Bay (10/1), Pierre Royal (10/1), Fixation (11/1), Kai Lung (20/1), God Of Power (20/1), Iron Fist (22/1), Retracement (25/1), Bay Colony (25/1), Perry Mason (28/1), Lips Freedom (28/1), Johnny Soda (33/1), Eastwatch (33/1), Ribee (33/1), Orandi (40/1), Lord Massusus (40/1), Adelaide River (40/1), Genuine Article (80/1), Apercu (80/1)

A competitive handicap can go the way of sole British raider HIGH DEGREE given he has held his form really well this season. Amadeus Mozart and Alphonsus Liguori are a pair of interesting 3-y-os who can make their presence felt, with Fixation another to consider.

HIGH DEGREE
AMADEUS MOZART (IRE)
ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

Previous Winners

2025

Shaool

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 4

J: Ben Coen | T: J P Murtagh

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,500.006th: €3,000.00