Friends Of The Curragh Pollardstown Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

16:45

Friends Of The Curragh Pollardstown Handicap

Date 2023-09-24

Distance 2m165y

Class

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €35,400

Winning Time 3m 54.61s (slow by 18.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Lord Erskine (IRE) Siobhan Rutledge · H Rogers	5/1	Won
2nd	Maze Runner (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · W P Mullins	6/1	3.25
3rd	Merlin Giant (FR) Ben Coen · Emmet Mullins	9/2F	8
4th	Crassus (IRE) Colin Keane · Noel Meade	5/1	7.5
5th	Sundial (IRE) Jamie Powell · Padraig Roche	11/2	4.25
6th	L'Un Deux Trois (IRE) Danny Sheehy · Oliver McKiernan	22/1	.75
7th	Female Soldier (IRE) Shane Foley · Thomas Mullins	11/1	13
8th	Wild Dollar (IRE) Chris Hayes · Eddie & Patrick Harty	10/1	9.5
9th	Almuhit (IRE) W J Lee · Adrian Brendan Joyce	17/2	3.5
10th	Lispendense (IRE) Leigh Roche · Denis W Cullen	28/1	21
11th	Gradulations (GB) Gary Carroll · A Oliver	28/1	31

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (6)	Maze Runner Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W P Mullins	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W P Mullins	140	p	207-80	89	94	75	—	—	—	0	13.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Capable off this mark and if conditions get testing then he'll be one running on
7 (9)	Crassus Bay J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	J:Colin Keane T:Noel Meade	131	—	1/3731	80	93	83	16d	—	—	+5	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Clearcut winner of the Ulster Cesarewitch at Down Royal and a player off 7lb higher
3 (2)	Sundial Bay J:Jamie Powell(5) T:Padraig Roche	J:Jamie Powell(5) T:Padraig Roche	138	t	8/821-	87	86	48	—	—	—	-1	13.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Now a useful hurdler and he did win a Flat maiden for Aidan O'Brien 12 months ago
6 (8)	Merlin Giant Bay J:Ben Coen T:Emmet Mullins	J:Ben Coen T:Emmet Mullins	134	tp	4/2-10	83	95	48	15d	—	—	+2	15.8	1.00/1	5 20%
Useful hurdler who could yet be capable of better on the Flat; had excuses last time
10 (10)	Wild Dollar Bay J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Chris Hayes T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	125	t	0-3500	74	95	60	42d	—	—	+1	8.1	2.25/1	10 10%
Only won a maiden; hard to warm to after finishing well held over 1m6f here last month
9 (1)	Lord Erskine Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:H Rogers	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:H Rogers	130	b	-01654	79	89	38	3d	—	—	+2	13.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Good fourth at Listowel on Thursday over too short a trip; was fourth in this last year
4 (3)	Gradulations Bay J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	J:Gary Carroll T:A Oliver	136	p	602421	85	90	70	58d	—	—	+20	25.4	3.25/1	14 7%
Running well but he's unproven over this far and seems to need goodish ground
NR (12)	Morph Speed Bay J:TBC T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J: T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	136	t	-78245	85	95	60	—	—	—	+2	14.8	3.75/1	16 6%
Reliable Flat handicapper who hasn't had that many chances over 2m
1 (11)	Almuhit Bay J:W J Lee T:Adrian Brendan Joyce	J:W J Lee T:Adrian Brendan Joyce	142	p	002301	91	90	65	31d	—	—	+17	25.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Mostly consistent 4yo who has the class to run well despite his big weight
8 (7)	Female Soldier Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Thomas Mullins	J:Shane Foley T:Thomas Mullins	130	h	749769	79	98	79	17d	—	—	+2	9.2	2.50/1	11 9%
Runs well now and again but a big ask to make her handicap breakthrough in this race
11 (4)	Lispendense Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Denis W Cullen	J:Leigh Roche T:Denis W Cullen	119	—	9/7050	68	93	75	21d	—	—	+2	5.3	9.75/1	40 3%
Bumper winner two summers ago; Flat exploits point to limitations in a race of this nature
12 (5)	Lun Deux Trois Grey J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:Oliver Mckiernan	J:Danny Sheehy(3) T:Oliver Mckiernan	119	t	28-615	68	94	74	33d	—	—	+1	5.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Only fifth of 14 at Roscommon and this is a lot tougher than that

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Maze Runner	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Crassus	5	5	9/2	5	9/2
Sundial	6	6	6	6	11/2
Merlin Giant	5	5	5	5	5
Wild Dollar	10	10	10	10	10
Lord Erskine	6/1	6	6	6	6
Gradulations	14	14	14	14	14
Morph Speed	16	14	14	14	14
Almuhit	10/1	9	9	9	9
Female Soldier	11	11	10	11	11
Lispendense	40	33	33	33	33
Lun Deux Trois	16	16	16	16	16

Predictor

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

1st

Almuhit

25.6

OR: 10.3 Form: 13 Odds: 2.4

10/1

2nd

Gradulations

25.4

OR: 8.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Crassus

18.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 7 Odds: 4

9/2

Merlin Giant

15.8

OR: 8.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 4

Morph Speed

14.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.6

Maze Runner

13.8

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Lord Erskine

13.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Sundial

13.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Female Soldier

9.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Wild Dollar

8.1

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

Lun Deux Trois

5.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Lispendense

5.3

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Almuhit	91	90	65
Maze Runner	89	94	75
Sundial	87	86	48
Gradulations	85	90	70
Morph Speed	85	95	60
Merlin Giant	83	95	48
Crassus	80	93	83
Lord Erskine	79	89	38
Female Soldier	79	98	79
Wild Dollar	74	95	60
Lispendense	68	93	75
Lun Deux Trois	68	94	74

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lord Erskine	3d ago	Quick return
Merlin Giant	15d ago	Fit
Crassus	16d ago	Fit
Female Soldier	17d ago	Fit
Lispendense	21d ago	Fit
Almuhit	31d ago	Fit
Lun Deux Trois	33d ago	Fit
Wild Dollar	42d ago	Fit
Gradulations	58d ago	Fresh
Maze Runner	—	—
Sundial	—	—
Morph Speed	—	—