QuinnBet Emerald Mile Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Curragh

4:15

Date 2025-05-24

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €59,000

Runners 19

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
5 (18)	Skukuza b Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	Ryan Moore · Ed Dunlop	135	—	212-56	95	108	66	13d	—	—	-1	16.5	9/2 18%
Runner-up at Royal Ascot last year; British challenger commands respect with Ryan Moore on
12 (10)	Lord Church b Oisin Murphy · Emmet Mullins	Oisin Murphy · Emmet Mullins	127	—	1132-3	87	100	79	29d	—	—	0	17.3	9/2 18%
Hat-trick last season for former yard; eyecatching run at Limerick; Oisin Murphy booked
6 (3)	State Actor b Colin Keane · W T Farrell	Colin Keane · W T Farrell	135	—	11420-	95	105	87	217d	—	—	+8	24.8	9/2 18%
Won this last year; disappointed in Balmoral at Ascot; big player returning to this track
7 (12)	Akecheta gr W J Lee · Kevin Thomas Coleman	W J Lee · Kevin Thomas Coleman	131	—	3244-2	91	103	92	56d	—	—	+4	19.7	5/1 17%
Hit the line well when second to Indigo Five on return; should be in the mix
16 (2)	Derry Lad b Wayne Lordan · Emmet Mullins	Wayne Lordan · Emmet Mullins	121	t	0995-8	81	107	92	55d	—	—	+3	9.5	14/1 7%
Wasn't beaten far (3.5l) on seasonal/stable debut at Leopardstown; market watch advised
2 (13)	Indigo Five b Wesley Joyce(3) · John James Feane	Wesley Joyce(3) · John James Feane	137	—	55-416	97	102	91	31d	—	—	+8	13.4	14/1 7%
Fourth to Orandi in the Lincoln; C&D win next time; poor at Gowran; could bounce back
14 (4)	Slieve Binnian gr Luke McAteer · David Marnane	Luke McAteer · David Marnane	124	—	914-73	84	108	73	35d	—	—	+4	10.2	16/1 6%
AW specialist; first try at this trip since June 2023 and might find it on the sharp side
1 (5)	Coeur d'Or b Chris Hayes · D K Weld	Chris Hayes · D K Weld	140	t	76044-	100	106	83	266d	—	—	+8	14.2	16/1 6%
Fourth of 24 in the Irish Cambridgeshire over C&D last August; might need this on return
11 (8)	Presence b Keithen Kennedy(5) · Mrs John Harrington	Keithen Kennedy(5) · Mrs John Harrington	128	p	314-00	88	99	78	35d	—	—	+5	11.1	20/1 5%
14lb higher than C&D win; down the field in two comeback runs and must improve here
18 (1)	Enchanted Garden b Rory Cleary · Anthony Mullins	Rory Cleary · Anthony Mullins	119	—	1/10-1	79	99	96	45d	—	—	+19	23.6	20/1 5%
Lightly raced 4yo has won 3-4 handicaps; 2lb wrong but good chance again up in trip
13 (9)	Serialise ch Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	125	—	2813-3	85	103	90	18d	—	—	+9	13	22/1 4%
Creditable third on Cork return 18 days ago; stable first string on jockey bookings
4 (11)	Blues Emperor ch Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	135	—	06177-	95	105	92	169d	—	—	+13	17.3	28/1 3%
C&D winner finished fifth in this race last year, beaten 2.5l; now 1lb lower on return
17 (19)	No More Porter b Declan McDonogh · Adrian McGuinness	Declan McDonogh · Adrian McGuinness	121	tp	563-08	81	105	85	56d	—	—	+5	8.8	28/1 3%
All three wins have come here; last success was over 7f last September off 82; 1lb lower
8 (16)	Perfect Judgement b Jamie Powell(3) · Stephen Thorne	Jamie Powell(3) · Stephen Thorne	131	b	51-115	91	102	82	92d	—	—	+8	11.1	33/1 3%
Completed 1m Dundalk hat-trick in the winter; will need a career-best to defy current mark
9 (15)	Grey Leader gr Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll · Joseph G Murphy	130	—	3515-7	90	102	83	6d	—	—	+8	10.8	40/1 2%
Galway winner last year; never involved on return 6 days ago; poor in this race last year
15 (17)	San Aer b Wayne Hassett(5) · Thomas Mullins	Wayne Hassett(5) · Thomas Mullins	122	t	4320-0	82	104	89	—	—	—	+6	8.6	50/1 2%
Dual-purpose performer is 4-41 on the Flat; midfield in the Lincoln; would be shock winner
19 (7)	Eighty Eight ch Julian Pietropaolo(7) · John James Feane	Julian Pietropaolo(7) · John James Feane	119	—	1-2473	79	100	86	15d	—	—	+13	14.8	50/1 2%
Third of eight at Ballinrobe (9.5f) on latest but faces a tough examination here
10 (6)	Exquisite Acclaim b Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey · Adrian McGuinness	129	p	9-1410	89	103	82	36d	—	—	+9	10.1	125/1 1%
AW specialist is 6-23 at Dundalk and 1-22 on turf; mark looks too high at present
NR (14)	Orandi b Jack Kearney(3) · A J Martin	Jack Kearney(3) · A J Martin	137	t	223-13	97	104	79	56d	—	—	—	11.8	—
Lincoln win over C&D in March; just failed in British equivalent; probably needs some rain

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Skukuza	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Lord Church	7/2	7/2	4/1	7/2	9/2
State Actor	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Akecheta	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Derry Lad	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Indigo Five	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Slieve Binnian	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Coeur d'Or	16/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Presence	20/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1
Enchanted Garden	20/1	18/1	20/1	16/1	16/1
Serialise	22/1	22/1	20/1	22/1	16/1
Blues Emperor	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
No More Porter	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	18/1
Perfect Judgement	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	22/1
Grey Leader	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	25/1
San Aer	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Eighty Eight	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1
Exquisite Acclaim	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	80/1
Orandi	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

State Actor

24.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5

9/2

2nd

Enchanted Garden

23.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 15 Odds: 1.4

20/1

3rd

Akecheta

19.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Lord Church

17.3

OR: 9.3 Form: 3 Odds: 5

9/2

Blues Emperor

17.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Skukuza

16.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

9/2

Eighty Eight

14.8

OR: 7.3 Form: 7 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Coeur d'Or

14.2

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Indigo Five

13.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Serialise

OR: 8.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Orandi

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Presence

11.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Perfect Judgement

11.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Grey Leader

10.8

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Slieve Binnian

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Exquisite Acclaim

10.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

125/1

Derry Lad

9.5

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

No More Porter

8.8

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

San Aer

8.6

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Coeur d'Or Top Rated	100	106	83
Indigo Five	97	102	91
Orandi	97	104	79
Skukuza	95	108	66
State Actor	95	105	87
Blues Emperor	95	105	92
Akecheta	91	103	92
Perfect Judgement	91	102	82
Grey Leader	90	102	83
Exquisite Acclaim	89	103	82
Presence	88	99	78
Lord Church	87	100	79
Serialise	85	103	90
Slieve Binnian	84	108	73
San Aer	82	104	89
Derry Lad	81	107	92
No More Porter	81	105	85
Enchanted Garden	79	99	96
Eighty Eight	79	100	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Skukuza	13d ago	Quick return
Lord Church	29d ago	Fit
State Actor	217d ago	Long break
Akecheta	56d ago	Fresh
Derry Lad	55d ago	Fresh
Indigo Five	31d ago	Fit
Slieve Binnian	35d ago	Fit
Coeur d'Or	266d ago	Long break
Presence	35d ago	Fit
Enchanted Garden	45d ago	Fit
Serialise	18d ago	Fit
Blues Emperor	169d ago	Long break
No More Porter	56d ago	Fresh
Perfect Judgement	92d ago	Long break
Grey Leader	6d ago	Quick return
San Aer	—	—
Eighty Eight	15d ago	Fit
Exquisite Acclaim	36d ago	Fit
Orandi	56d ago	Fresh

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