Curragh

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Curragh
Finished
Flat race · no jumps About 6 furlongs Good ground 11 runners £10,071 prize money
Turf track
Result, in finishing order ?
1st
S. Heffernan · A. P. O'Brien · 3yo · 9st 7lb
0
Last odds: 7/4 Official rating 83 First run (debut) Jockey in form (7 wins in 14 days) Trainer in form —
reared in stalls before start, pushed along briefly, soon led towards far side, nudged along over 2f out, 2 lengths ahead when ridden under 2f out, soon went further clear, reduced lead towards finish, comfortably
2nd
D. O'Connor · J. F. Levins · 3yo · 9st 7lb
0
Last odds: 28/1 First run (debut) 1 length
dwelt start, in rear and pushed along briefly, switched left and raced near side soon after start, headway halfway, pushed along from over 2f out, soon ridden and chased leaders, kept on well and went third final 110yds, went second towards finish
3rd
11 Punakha
W. J. Lee · W. McCreery · 3yo · 9st 2lb
0
Last odds: 7/4 Official rating 79 First run (debut) Wearing visor 1 length
prominent towards near side, pushed along and hung right 2f out, soon ridden when 2 lengths down, held inside final furlong, lost second towards finish, no match for winner
4th
L. McAteer · Mrs J. Magnier · 3yo · 9st 7lb
0
Last odds: 9/4 Official rating 73 First run (debut) 3 lengths
prominent raced far side, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression when lost third final 110yds, kept on
5th
C. Hayes · J. A. Stack · 3yo · 9st 7lb
0
Last odds: 20/1 First run (debut) 6 lengths
tracked leaders towards near side, nudged along under 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, kept on
6th
D. McDonogh · K. P Cotter · 3yo · 9st 7lb
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Last odds: 28/1 First run (debut) Trainer in form 9 lengths
slowly away, pushed along briefly and saddle slipped, soon recovered in rear towards near side, going okay 2f out, soon headway when nudged along, kept on and tenderly handled inside final furlong, never near to challenge (jockey said gelding was slowly away out of the starting stalls and the saddle slipped at the same time)
7th
S. Crosse · D. William O'Sullivan · 3yo · 9st 7lb
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Last odds: 66/1 First run (debut) 11 lengths
tracked leaders towards far side, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced and no impression, weakened inside final furlong
8th
N. G. McCullagh · A. Anthony Howard · 3yo · 9st 2lb
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Last odds: 50/1 First run (debut) 13 lengths
soon in touch with leaders towards far side, midfield when nudged along halfway, lost touch under 2f out
9th
D. Curran · A. Hughes · 3yo · 9st 7lb
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Last odds: 66/1 First run (debut) 14 lengths
in touch with leaders towards near side, nudged along halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, soon weakened
10th
E. McNamara · A. McNamara · 4yo · 9st 4lb
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Last odds: 100/1 First run (debut) 19 lengths
always towards rear, raced far side, pushed along halfway, weakened from over 1f out
11th
R. Cleary · J. H. Scott · 4yo · 9st 4lb
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Last odds: 100/1 First run (debut) 20 lengths
in touch with leaders towards far side, towards rear when pushed along halfway, soon dropped to last, ridden briefly and weakened under 2f out
What the colours mean
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Our top pick
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TrackLab Score
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Ground
How the going was on the day, from Firm (hard and dry) to Heavy (very wet and muddy). On all-weather tracks it's Standard, Fast or Slow.
Race level (Class)
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Group, Grade and Listed
The top races. Group 1 on the Flat and Grade 1 over jumps are the highest level, then 2 and 3. Listed races sit just below.
Handicap
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Maiden
A race for horses that haven't won yet.
Novice
A race for horses that are new to this type of race.
Chase, hurdle and bumper
Chase: jumps over fences. Hurdle: jumps over low hurdles. Bumper: a flat race for young jump horses.
Distance (m and f)
m is a mile and f a furlong, about 200 metres; 8 furlongs make a mile.
Each way
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Weight
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Jockey claim
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Headgear
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