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17:00 Curragh (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Race

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €22,000 added
  • Winner: €13,200
  • 2nd: €4,400
  • 3rd: €2,200
  • 4th: €1,100
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 14.92s
  • Off Time: 17:00:20
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dr Zempf

5/2

    2
    Silk -

    Elliptic (IRE)

    7/4

      1(1)
      Silk - Brown, royal blue seams, striped cap

      Confident Star (IRE)

      13/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      soon tracked leaders, dropped to 5th halfway, soon headway on outer again, no impression from 1 1/2f out, no extra from over 1f out, weakened

      2(2)
      Silk - Dark green, light green yoke, light green armlet, dark green cap

      Dr Zempf

      5/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      waited with, soon in rear, closed up between horses from under 2f out travelling smoothly, led inside final furlong, soon asserted and stayed on well

      3(6)
      Silk - Orange, royal blue hoop, royal blue armlet, orange cap

      Elliptic (IRE)

      43
      7/4
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, switched right from 2f out and effort, challenged and every chance from over 1f out, not match winner and kept on same pace inside final furlong

      4(3)
      Silk - Dark blue, pink sash, dark blue cap

      Hadman (IRE)

      19 t
      11/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      quick away to lead, headed soon after 1f and raced in 2nd, regained lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace in 3rd after

      5(5)
      Silk - WHITE, purple panel, check cap

      Missing Matron (IRE)

      17 p C
      7/1
      • Form 1333
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      prominent, led soon after 1f, headed over 2f out, no extra over 1f out in 4th, one pace

      6(4)
      Silk - PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap

      Rapidus (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-4

      pushed along at stages from early, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, no impression from 1 1/2f out, no extra from over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      Elliptic missed the break but won comfortably in the end at Tipperary with the placed horses both having won subsequently. Missing Matron easily won the opening two-year-old race of the season here and has been competing at higher level subsequently while Hadman caught the eye at Leopardstown. CONFIDENT STAR, by Lope De Vega, cost 240,000gns at the Tatts Breeze-up so must have been very impressive while Dr Zempf cost 420,000gns and is by Dark Angel out of a two-year-old Listed winner. Rapidus is by Caravaggio and a half-brother to seven winners including the very useful Harbour Watch.

      Formwatch

      Confident Star (IRE) Lope De Vega colt out of Freedom March.

      Dr Zempf Dark Angel colt out of Souvenir Delondres.

      Elliptic (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Slowly into stride and pushed along briefly, raced near side, towards rear, headway and effort from 2f out, led over 50yds out, stayed on well, won at Tipperary 5f mdn fll Yielding in Apr beating Quick Suzy (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.

      Hadman (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Edged right leaving stalls and slowly away, raced in rear, slightly detached halfway, closed up on field over 2f out, progress and ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Celtic Times (9-7) at Leopardstown 7f mdn Good - Yielding in May.

      Missing Matron (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Soon disputed lead, pushed along halfway and soon headed, no impression in 4th over 1f out, 3rd inside final 100yds and kept on same pace without threatening, 3rd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Hermana Estrella (9-2) at Naas 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in May.

      Rapidus (IRE) Caravaggio colt out of Gorband.