Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap – Curragh

Curragh

1:50

Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap

Date 2025-06-29

Distance 1m

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €59,000

Runners 13

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
10 (11)	Retracement ch Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	125	—	3152-5	85	102	64	36d	—	—	-1	12.8	5/1 17%
Encouraging stable/seasonal debut here last time when 2.25l fifth; could get involved
8 (3)	Akecheta gr Seamie Heffernan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	Seamie Heffernan · Kevin Thomas Coleman	130	—	44-262	90	103	93	23d	—	—	0	14	6/1 14%
Second over C&D from 2lb lower in March; another good run when second at Epsom last time
4 (13)	Love Billy Boy b Dylan Browne McMonagle · Gerard O'Leary	Dylan Browne McMonagle · Gerard O'Leary	133	—	6-2611	93	104	98	24d	—	—	+2	14.4	13/2 13%
Winner of last two starts; up 6lb but 1m trip may bring further improvement; big chance
6 (8)	State Actor b W J Lee · W T Farrell	W J Lee · W T Farrell	132	—	1420-0	92	105	90	36d	—	—	+1	14.1	11/2 15%
Fourth when sent off favourite in this race last year; needs to improve from comeback run
13 (9)	Slieve Binnian gr Luke McAteer · David Marnane	Luke McAteer · David Marnane	123	—	14-733	83	106	82	36d	—	—	+1	11.1	8/1 11%
Third the last twice inc over C&D last time when a neck behind Serialise; dropped 1lb
2 (6)	Coeur d'Or b Chris Hayes · D K Weld	Chris Hayes · D K Weld	139	t	6044-4	99	107	84	36d	—	—	+5	15.1	8/1 11%
Good runs in hot handicaps last summer although midfield finish in this contest last year
11 (4)	Serialise ch Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	125	—	13-320	85	105	88	11d	—	—	+3	11.1	10/1 9%
Second in similar event here in May with some of today's rivals behind; poor last time
12 (1)	Urban Sprawl ch Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	125	p	441045	85	104	88	4d	—	—	+7	13.7	12/1 8%
Looks on a tough mark, although generally runs creditably inc' at Carlisle four days ago
7 (12)	Booyea ch Robert Whearty(3) · Thomas Gibney	Robert Whearty(3) · Thomas Gibney	131	—	8050-5	91	107	101	16d	—	—	+5	12.2	12/1 8%
Last year's winner; up and down runs since; was 6l behind winner on comeback this month
9 (2)	I Am Superman b Keithen Kennedy(5) · M D O'Callaghan	Keithen Kennedy(5) · M D O'Callaghan	129	t	650495	89	106	85	16d	—	—	+7	11	22/1 4%
Age catching up with him but dropping down handicap and positive run last time at Cork
3 (7)	Chazzesmee b J M Sheridan · J A Stack	J M Sheridan · J A Stack	134	h	1508-3	94	95	74	28d	—	—	+12	14.9	28/1 3%
Heavy ground Irish Lincoln winner last year; average efforts since but comeback run better
5 (5)	Spoken Truth b Leigh Roche · D K Weld	Leigh Roche · D K Weld	132	—	4/180-	92	103	65	252d	—	—	+9	11.1	50/1 2%
Maiden winner has finished last in two stakes starts since; Hayes prefers Coeur d'Or
NR (10)	Power Under Me b Colin Keane · G M Lyons	Colin Keane · G M Lyons	144	t	1017-6	104	106	61	92d	—	—	—	13.5	—
Five stakes wins inc at Tipperary in October; not disgraced in Listed event here in March

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Retracement	9/2	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Akecheta	5/1	6/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Love Billy Boy	11/2	13/2	6/1	5/1	6/1
State Actor	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Slieve Binnian	7/1	8/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Coeur d'Or	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Serialise	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Urban Sprawl	11/1	12/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Booyea	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	11/1
I Am Superman	22/1	22/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Chazzesmee	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1	25/1
Spoken Truth	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1
Power Under Me	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Coeur d'Or

15.1

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

2nd

Chazzesmee

14.9

OR: 11 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

28/1

3rd

Love Billy Boy

14.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

State Actor

14.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Akecheta

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Urban Sprawl

13.7

OR: 8.8 Form: 3 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Power Under Me

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Retracement

12.8

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Booyea

12.2

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Slieve Binnian

11.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Serialise

11.1

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Spoken Truth

11.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

I Am Superman

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Power Under Me Top Rated	104	106	61
Coeur d'Or	99	107	84
Chazzesmee	94	95	74
Love Billy Boy	93	104	98
State Actor	92	105	90
Spoken Truth	92	103	65
Booyea	91	107	101
Akecheta	90	103	93
I Am Superman	89	106	85
Retracement	85	102	64
Serialise	85	105	88
Urban Sprawl	85	104	88
Slieve Binnian	83	106	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Retracement	36d ago	Fit
Akecheta	23d ago	Fit
Love Billy Boy	24d ago	Fit
State Actor	36d ago	Fit
Slieve Binnian	36d ago	Fit
Coeur d'Or	36d ago	Fit
Serialise	11d ago	Quick return
Urban Sprawl	4d ago	Quick return
Booyea	16d ago	Fit
I Am Superman	16d ago	Fit
Chazzesmee	28d ago	Fit
Spoken Truth	252d ago	Long break
Power Under Me	92d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Coeur d'Or	Mid-Pack
Slieve Binnian	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 13 runners classified.

Going: Good

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