Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Curragh

16:40

Date 2024-06-30

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €59,000

Winning Time 1m 36.13s (fast by 0.57s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Booyea (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Thomas Gibney	12/1	Won
2nd	No More Porter (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	16/1	.75
3rd	Verhoyen (GB) Danny Sheehy · M C Grassick	28/1	2
4th	State Actor (IRE) Colin Keane · W T Farrell	9/4F	2.5
5th	May Night (GB) John R Velazquez · Denis Gerard Hogan	25/1	1
6th	Blues Emperor (IRE) Rory Mulligan · J P Murtagh	15/2	.5
7th	Shayzann (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	40/1	0.3
8th	Benavente (GB) Wayne Lordan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	22/1	.75
9th	Physique (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Micky Fenton	11/1	0.3
10th	Coeur d'Or (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	9/2	0.3
11th	Concluding Call (IRE) Nathan Crosse · W McCreery	16/1	0.1
12th	Casanova (GB) Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	16/1	.75
13th	Cheers Again (GB) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Paul W Flynn	17/2	1.75
14th	Morse (IRE) N G McCullagh · Charles Weld	25/1	0.05
15th	Brains (IRE) Wayne Hassett · R Donohoe	25/1	20

Runners (15)

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
3 (3)	State Actor Bay J:Colin Keane T:W T Farrell	J:Colin Keane T:W T Farrell	134	—	3-211	94	103	66	37d	—	—	-7	22	0.53/1	85/40 32%
Backed up C&D maiden win with handicap debut success here, further progress is feasible
1 (5)	Coeur d'Or Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	140	t	188-76	100	106	82	11d	—	—	+3	16.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Last year's Irish Cambridgeshire winner, big run possible after Royal Hunt Cup sixth
2 (9)	Blues Emperor Chestnut J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	J:Rory Mulligan(7) T:J P Murtagh	135	—	628-05	95	109	68	37d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+5	13.8	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Neck second to Coeur D'Or in 2023 Irish Cambridgeshire, fifth to State Actor on latest
5 (15)	Cheers Again Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Paul W Flynn	130	—	001-33	90	105	94	37d	—	—	+3	12.7	1.88/1	15/2 12%
3-3 on AW, 0-11 on turf but worth considering on C&D third behind State Actor
8 (10)	Physique Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Micky Fenton	J:Oisin Murphy T:Micky Fenton	125	h	5-0943	85	106	98	18d	—	—	+4	10.7	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran well under a big weight at Limerick last time but this may prove too competitive
6 (1)	Booyea Chestnut J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Gibney	J:Gavin Ryan T:Thomas Gibney	128	—	1609-1	88	106	95	16d	—	—	+15	21.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has been handed a 9lb rise for winning a 7f conditions race at Fairyhouse, vulnerable now
7 (13)	Casanova Bay J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Adam Caffrey(3) T:Adrian McGuinness	127	—	09-434	87	113	69	37d	—	—	+6	10.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Split Cheers Again and Blues Emperor when fourth to State Actor last time, each-way hope
14 (12)	Concluding Call Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery	J:Nathan Crosse T:W McCreery	119	—	43-416	79	110	88	17d	—	—	+4	8.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Maiden winner at Navan, unplaced favourite on handicap debut, plenty to prove as a result
9 (8)	No More Porter Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian McGuinness	122	t	43226-	82	110	100	238d	—	—	+11	16.3	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Often runs well in big-value handicaps but on a long losing run and lacks a recent outing
12 (11)	Morse Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	120	—	5/331	80	105	44	84d	—	—	+5	8.5	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Ground was heavy when he made a winning handicap debut at Leopardstown, solid form on AW
11 (7)	Benavente Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	J:Wayne Lordan T:Kevin Thomas Coleman	120	—	-41328	80	105	96	37d	—	—	+12	16.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Better known as a solid AW performer, other have much stronger turf credentials
13 (14)	Brains Bay J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:R Donohoe	J:Wayne Hassett(5) T:R Donohoe	119	tb	082313	79	106	89	17d	—	—	+18	21.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
11-time AW winner has been showing consistent form on turf lately, good 5lb claimer booked
10 (2)	Verhoyen Bay J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	J:Danny Sheehy T:M C Grassick	122	b	-70002	82	115	98	23d	—	—	+11	13.8	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Returned to form with Fairyhouse second last time, six-time winner at this venue
4 (6)	Shayzann Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	133	t	1540-6	93	103	69	14d	—	—	+9	11.5	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Has been highly tried since maiden win, tongue-tie on for handicap debut, could go well
15 (4)	May Night Chestnut J:John R Velazquez T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:John R Velazquez T:Denis Gerard Hogan	119	p	026113	79	101	83	48d	—	—	+21	24	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Basically an AW specialist but recent turf form offers encouragement, Velazquez aboard

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
State Actor	2/1	15/8	7/4	85/40	2/1
Coeur d'Or	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1
Blues Emperor	9/1	17/2	9/1	10/1	9/1
Cheers Again	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Physique	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	11/1
Booyea	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Casanova	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Concluding Call	22/1	18/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
No More Porter	20/1	18/1	18/1	14/1	18/1
Morse	22/1	25/1	20/1	20/1	22/1
Benavente	22/1	22/1	22/1	16/1	22/1
Brains	25/1	28/1	25/1	20/1	28/1
Verhoyen	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Shayzann	33/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	33/1
May Night	33/1	40/1	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

May Night

OR: 7.3 Form: 16 Odds: 0.7

40/1

2nd

State Actor

OR: 11 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.9

85/40

3rd

Booyea

21.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Brains

21.2

OR: 7.3 Form: 13 Odds: 1

28/1

Benavente

16.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 8 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Coeur d'Or

16.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

No More Porter

16.3

OR: 8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Blues Emperor

13.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Verhoyen

13.8

OR: 8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

28/1

Cheers Again

12.7

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Shayzann

11.5

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Physique

10.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

11/1

Casanova

10.6

OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Concluding Call

8.5

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Morse

8.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Coeur d'Or	100	106	82
Blues Emperor	95	109	68
State Actor	94	103	66
Shayzann	93	103	69
Cheers Again	90	105	94
Booyea	88	106	95
Casanova	87	113	69
Physique	85	106	98
No More Porter	82	110	100
Verhoyen	82	115	98
Morse	80	105	44
Benavente	80	105	96
Concluding Call	79	110	88
Brains	79	106	89
May Night	79	101	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Coeur d'Or	11d ago	Quick return
Shayzann	14d ago	Fit
Booyea	16d ago	Fit
Concluding Call	17d ago	Fit
Brains	17d ago	Fit
Physique	18d ago	Fit
Verhoyen	23d ago	Fit
State Actor	37d ago	Fit
Blues Emperor	37d ago	Fit
Cheers Again	37d ago	Fit
Casanova	37d ago	Fit
Benavente	37d ago	Fit
May Night	48d ago	Fresh
Morse	84d ago	Fresh
No More Porter	238d ago	Long break