Curragh

14:15 ✓ Result

DMG Media Handicap

Date 2023-03-25
Distance 5f
Class
Going Soft To Heavy
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 3yo+
Prize €12,980
Winning Time 1m 4.99s (slow by 7.19s)

Result

Pos Horse SP Btn
1st
Laugh A Minute (GB)
Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness
4/1 Won
2nd
The Highway Rat (IRE)
W J Lee · A Oliver
10/1 .5
3rd
Swift Flight (FR)
N G McCullagh · K J Condon
11/2 1.5
4th
Saliteh (GB)
Kevin Stott · Adrian Murray
7/1 0.3
5th
Downforce (IRE)
Nathan Crosse · W McCreery
9/1 .5
6th
Harry's Hill (GB)
Wayne Hassett · Martin Hassett
9/1 .75
7th 20/1 1
8th
Earls (IRE)
Gary Carroll · Gavin Cromwell
15/2 .75
9th
Verhoyen (GB)
James Ryan · M C Grassick
18/1 2.5
10th
Jon Riggens (IRE)
Chris Hayes · Edward Lynam
7/2F 1.25
11th
Only Spoofing (IRE)
Mpumelelo Mjoka · Kevin Thomas Coleman
66/1 11

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)
# Silk Horse Jockey / Trainer Wt Gear Form OR RPR TS Last Crs Dst Val Scr EW Odds
NR (4)
Hurricane Ivor
Bay
J:TBC
T:Mrs John Harrington
J:
T:Mrs John Harrington
 138 — 99869-
96
105
79
 149d — — —
11.5
— —
Smart at best for Willie Haggas but wants better ground and best watched
1 (1)
The Highway Rat
Bay
J:W J Lee
T:A Oliver
J:W J Lee
T:A Oliver
 140 — /6015-
98
95
66
 155d — — —
19
— —
Dundalk specialist makes rare turf start and has form on soft; gelded over the winter
3 (12)
Saliteh
Bay
J:Kevin Stott
T:Adrian Murray
J:Kevin Stott
T:Adrian Murray
 134 — 0804-4
92
102
80
 29d — — —
10.5
— —
Fit from last month's encouraging Dundalk comeback but this testing ground hardly ideal
4 (11)
Earls
Bay
J:Gary Carroll
T:Gavin Cromwell
J:Gary Carroll
T:Gavin Cromwell
 130 t 11110-
88
104
98
 139d — — —
26.5
— —
Runs well fresh and handles the ground so one to consider
5 (5)
Laugh A Minute
Bay
J:Ronan Whelan
T:Adrian Mcguinness
J:Ronan Whelan
T:Adrian Mcguinness
 130 — 4388-7
88
112
89
 29d — — —
9.5
— —
Last year's winner never landed a blow at Dundalk but can't be discounted off this mark
6 (7)
Only Spoofing
Bay
J:Mpumelelo Mjoka(3)
T:Kevin Thomas Coleman
J:Mpumelelo Mjoka(3)
T:Kevin Thomas Coleman
 129 h 14600-
87
106
95
 171d — 0W/0P 1 run —
11.3
— —
Prolific winner but all wins have been on a sound surface
7 (10)
Verhoyen
Bay
J:James Ryan(7)
T:M C Grassick
J:James Ryan(7)
T:M C Grassick
 129 — 27997-
87
111
103
 153d — — —
10.3
— —
Curragh specialist down to a nice mark now and never one to rule out in these conditions
8 (9)
Aljady
Bay
J:Sean D Bowen(7)
T:Denis Gerard Hogan
J:Sean D Bowen(7)
T:Denis Gerard Hogan
 124 tp /7090-
82
104
39
 108d — — —
8
— —
Onetime 107-rated performer; hard to be confident in despite much reduced mark
9 (6)
Jon Riggens
Bay
J:Chris Hayes
T:Edward Lynam
J:Chris Hayes
T:Edward Lynam
 122 t 09522-
80
108
100
 139d — — —
16
— —
Remains on a nice mark, goes well in this ground so shortlisted
10 (8)
Downforce
Bay
J:Nathan Crosse
T:W Mccreery
J:Nathan Crosse
T:W Mccreery
 119 — 00410-
77
100
103
 139d — — —
13.8
— —
2021 winner loves this sort of ground and can't be ruled out despite his age
11 (2)
Swift Flight
Grey
J:N G McCullagh
T:K J Condon
J:N G McCullagh
T:K J Condon
 119 t 44207-
77
110
96
 120d — — —
9.3
— —
Last year's second handles the ground and goes well fresh so can't be discounted
12 (3)
Harrys Hill
Bay
J:Wayne Hassett(10)
T:Martin Hassett
J:Wayne Hassett(10)
T:Martin Hassett
 119 — 91113-
77
108
92
 157d — — —
24.8
— —
Progressive C&D winner last year is 2lb wrong here but should run his race

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st Earls
26.5
OR: 9.5 Form: 17 Odds: 0
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2nd Harrys Hill
24.8
OR: 6.8 Form: 18 Odds: 0
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3rd The Highway Rat
19
OR: 12 Form: 7 Odds: 0
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4 Jon Riggens
16
OR: 7.5 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0
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5 Downforce
13.8
OR: 6.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0
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6 Hurricane Ivor
11.5
OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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7 Only Spoofing
11.3
OR: 9.3 Form: 2 Odds: 0
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8 Saliteh
10.5
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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9 Verhoyen
10.3
OR: 9.3 Form: 1 Odds: 0
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10 Laugh A Minute
9.5
OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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11 Swift Flight
9.3
OR: 6.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0
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12 Aljady
8
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
The Highway Rat
98
95
66
Hurricane Ivor
96
105
79
Saliteh
92
102
80
Earls
88
104
98
Laugh A Minute
88
112
89
Only Spoofing
87
106
95
Verhoyen
87
111
103
Aljady
82
104
39
Jon Riggens
80
108
100
Downforce
77
100
103
Swift Flight
77
110
96
Harrys Hill
77
108
92

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Saliteh 29d ago Fit
Laugh A Minute 29d ago Fit
Aljady 108d ago Long break
Swift Flight 120d ago Long break
Earls 139d ago Long break
Jon Riggens 139d ago Long break
Downforce 139d ago Long break
Hurricane Ivor 149d ago Long break
Verhoyen 153d ago Long break
The Highway Rat 155d ago Long break
Harrys Hill 157d ago Long break
Only Spoofing 171d ago Long break