Curragh

16:17

1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Date 2026-04-03
Distance 1m2f
Class
Going Soft To Heavy
Type Flat
Surface Turf
Age Band 4yo+
Prize €58,900
Weather Overcast
Temp 9.9°C
Wind 12mph SW
Rain 29%

Runners (20)

EW Terms: 4 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
3 (12)
Eastwatch
Bay
J:Andrew Slattery
T:Andrew Slattery
J:Andrew Slattery
T:Andrew Slattery
 141 — 7165-2
101
104
85
 19d — — +1
25
0.75/1
3/1
25%
Pulled clear with Ribee when runner-up in Irish Lincoln on return; shortlisted
20 (5)
Fiver Friday
Bay
J:Nathan Crosse
T:Gavin Cromwell
J:Nathan Crosse
T:Gavin Cromwell
 119 — 84503-
79
104
65
 — — — 0
14.3
1.88/1
15/2
12%
Good third on C&D stable debut in October; two good runs over hurdles since; shortlisted
5 (16)
Ribee
Bay
J:Gary Carroll
T:Michael Mulvany
J:Gary Carroll
T:Michael Mulvany
 138 t 311-15
98
103
87
 12d — 0W/0P 1 run +6
14.5
2.75/1
11/1
8%
Irish Lincoln winner; fine run came to an end in Listed at Naas & better over shorter
16 (7)
Narlita
Bay
J:Siobhan Rutledge(3)
T:H Rogers
J:Siobhan Rutledge(3)
T:H Rogers
 122 p 4314-5
82
100
87
 19d — — +1
10.7
2.25/1
9/1
10%
Gowran win in October; cracking effort from the front in Irish Lincoln on return; chance
8 (9)
Akecheta
Grey
J:Colin Keane
T:Kevin Thomas Coleman
J:Colin Keane
T:Kevin Thomas Coleman
 132 — 1248-0
92
107
96
 19d — — +5
12.7
2.50/1
10/1
9%
Enjoys any ground; slow start when sent off fav' for Irish Lincoln; Keane remains loyal
19 (11)
Chica Guerrera
Bay
J:Wayne Lordan
T:Mark Fahey
J:Wayne Lordan
T:Mark Fahey
 119 — 1B233-
79
98
79
 152d — — +11
19.2
2.25/1
9/1
10%
Big effort over C&D in October; behind Titanium next time; Lordan an eyecatching booking
10 (8)
Glen To Glen
Bay
J:Declan McDonogh
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J:Declan McDonogh
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
 127 — 34297-
87
105
98
 — — — +7
14.3
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Disappointing in the Fred Winter when last seen but handicapped to be involved on Flat
2 (19)
Starford
Bay
J:J M Sheridan
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J:J M Sheridan
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
 142 — 11217-
102
97
75
 152d — — +22
29.6
3.00/1
12/1
8%
Bolted up at Listowel last year but well beaten fav' in Listed here next time; tough mark
1 (14)
Norwalk Havoc
Chestnut
J:Shane Foley
T:Mrs John Harrington
J:Shane Foley
T:Mrs John Harrington
 142 tp 0210-7
102
110
97
 19d — — +8
15.1
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Seventh in Irish Lincoln behind Ribee; 1lb lower but stamina to prove back up in trip
15 (2)
Mocking
Bay
J:Ben Coen
T:J P Murtagh
J:Ben Coen
T:J P Murtagh
 123 — 26301-
83
102
76
 172d — — +17
22.4
3.50/1
14/1
7%
Roscommon maiden winner has run well over C&D and goes well fresh; considered
12 (3)
Tamam Desert
Bay
J:Jamie Powell
T:M D O'Callaghan
J:Jamie Powell
T:M D O'Callaghan
 126 h 5060-0
86
100
67
 19d — — +6
10.1
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Tenth of 25 in Irish Lincoln on handicap bow last month but others preferred
13 (10)
Bay Colony
Chestnut
J:Seamie Heffernan
T:J A Stack
J:Seamie Heffernan
T:J A Stack
 125 — /3177-
85
97
83
 258d — — +10
16.4
4.00/1
16/1
6%
Limerick 1m4f maiden winner but tried highly tried after; market will guide on h'cap bow
17 (20)
Titanium
Bay
J:Patrick McGettigan(5)
T:Ciaran Murphy
J:Patrick McGettigan(5)
T:Ciaran Murphy
 122 v 51-065
82
100
73
 6d — — +6
8.9
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Won 1m premier handicap here in November; 10lb higher now; player if back to Lincoln form
7 (1)
Coeur d'Or
Bay
J:Chris Hayes
T:D K Weld
J:Chris Hayes
T:D K Weld
 133 t 04240-
93
108
103
 152d — — +11
14.1
6.25/1
25/1
4%
Smart sort is only 4-29 but has run well in defeat many times in quality races
11 (4)
Immutable
Bay
J:W J Lee
T:Joseph G Murphy
J:W J Lee
T:Joseph G Murphy
 126 — 1/835-
86
104
80
 — — — +14
16.8
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Dual-purpose performer handles the mud and has a chance back on the Flat off this mark
9 (13)
Dark Summit
Grey
J:David Egan
T:Denis Gerard Hogan
J:David Egan
T:Denis Gerard Hogan
 127 p 4187-8
87
95
75
 19d — — +7
10.1
7.00/1
28/1
3%
Gelded ahead of Irish debut but outran 80-1 odds in Irish Lincoln; can improve
6 (6)
Comfort Zone
Bay
J:Gary Halpin
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J:Gary Halpin
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
 134 — 30003-
94
104
86
 173d — — +13
15.3
8.25/1
33/1
3%
Dual-purpose performer is a dour stayer on the Flat; this trip looks on the short side
14 (15)
Amplitude
Bay
J:Gavin Ryan
T:Joseph G Murphy
J:Gavin Ryan
T:Joseph G Murphy
 124 — 64041-
84
99
74
 195d — — +17
19.1
10.00/1
40/1
2%
Bolted up in Gowran maiden on heavy; handicapper hasn't taken any chance on h'cap debut
NR (18)
Cowardofthecounty
Bay
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
 139 t 9/590-
99
102
57
 188d — — —
12.3
— —
7f Group 3 winner; struggled in three runs last season; tongue-tied ahead of return
NR (17)
Dutch Gold
Bay
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Noel Meade
J:NON-RUNNER
T:Noel Meade
 120 p 580-00
80
107
30
 6d — — —
7.5
— —
Tailed off in the Irish Lincoln on return and fared no better here over 1m4f six days ago
Horse bet365 Coral Virgin Bet
Eastwatch
 9/4 3/1 5/2
Fiver Friday
 15/2 13/2 13/2
Ribee
 11/1 15/2 17/2
Narlita
 9/1 8/1 8/1
Akecheta
 10/1 17/2 9/1
Chica Guerrera
 9/1 9/1 17/2
Glen To Glen
 11/1 12/1 11/1
Starford
 12/1 10/1 11/1
Norwalk Havoc
 14/1 11/1 10/1
Mocking
 14/1 14/1 14/1
Tamam Desert
 33/1 25/1 28/1
Bay Colony
 11/1 16/1 14/1
Titanium
 28/1 25/1 28/1
Coeur d'Or
 25/1 25/1 25/1
Immutable
 33/1 33/1 33/1
Dark Summit
 22/1 28/1 25/1
Comfort Zone
 33/1 33/1 33/1
Amplitude
 33/1 40/1 33/1
Cowardofthecounty
 - - -
Dutch Gold
 - - -

Predictor

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

1st Starford
29.6
OR: 13 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.1
12/1
2nd Eastwatch
25
OR: 12.8 Form: 5 Odds: 7.3
3/1
3rd Mocking
22.4
OR: 8.3 Form: 12.5 Odds: 1.6
14/1
4 Chica Guerrera
19.2
OR: 7.3 Form: 9.6 Odds: 2.4
9/1
5 Amplitude
19.1
OR: 8.5 Form: 10 Odds: 0.6
40/1
6 Immutable
16.8
OR: 9 Form: 7 Odds: 0.8
33/1
7 Bay Colony
16.4
OR: 8.8 Form: 5.9 Odds: 1.7
16/1
8 Comfort Zone
15.3
OR: 11 Form: 3.6 Odds: 0.7
33/1
9 Norwalk Havoc
15.1
OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1
14/1
10 Ribee
14.5
OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5
11/1
11 Fiver Friday
14.3
OR: 7.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4
15/2
12 Glen To Glen
14.3
OR: 9.3 Form: 3.1 Odds: 1.9
12/1
13 Coeur d'Or
14.1
OR: 10.8 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.9
25/1
14 Akecheta
12.7
OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2
10/1
15 Cowardofthecounty
12.3
OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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16 Narlita
10.7
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7
9/1
17 Tamam Desert
10.1
OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1
33/1
18 Dark Summit
10.1
OR: 9.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9
28/1
19 Titanium
8.9
OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9
28/1
20 Dutch Gold
7.5
OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0
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Ratings

HorseORRPRTS
Starford
102
97
75
Norwalk Havoc
102
110
97
Eastwatch
101
104
85
Cowardofthecounty
99
102
57
Ribee
98
103
87
Comfort Zone
94
104
86
Coeur d'Or
93
108
103
Akecheta
92
107
96
Glen To Glen
87
105
98
Dark Summit
87
95
75
Tamam Desert
86
100
67
Immutable
86
104
80
Bay Colony
85
97
83
Amplitude
84
99
74
Mocking
83
102
76
Narlita
82
100
87
Titanium
82
100
73
Dutch Gold
80
107
30
Fiver Friday
79
104
65
Chica Guerrera
79
98
79

Last Run

HorseLast RunStatus
Titanium 6d ago Quick return
Dutch Gold 6d ago Quick return
Ribee 12d ago Quick return
Eastwatch 19d ago Fit
Narlita 19d ago Fit
Akecheta 19d ago Fit
Norwalk Havoc 19d ago Fit
Tamam Desert 19d ago Fit
Dark Summit 19d ago Fit
Chica Guerrera 152d ago Long break
Starford 152d ago Long break
Coeur d'Or 152d ago Long break
Mocking 172d ago Long break
Comfort Zone 173d ago Long break
Cowardofthecounty 188d ago Long break
Amplitude 195d ago Long break
Bay Colony 258d ago Long break
Fiver Friday — —
Glen To Glen — —
Immutable — —

Pace Profile

HorseRunning Style
Amplitude Front Runner
Comfort Zone Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 20 runners classified.