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16:30 Curragh (IRE)

William Hill Handicap (Premier Handicap)

  • 19 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Yielding
  • Surface: Turf
  • €50,000 added
  • Winner: €30,000
  • 2nd: €10,000
  • 3rd: €5,000
  • 4th: €2,500
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.13s
  • Off Time: 16:31:19
  • 19 Ran
1(1)
Silk - MAROON, light green chevron, maroon cap
22/1
  • Form 563450-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-2
  • Official Rating 102

mid-division, 8th on inner halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, no extra over 1f out

2(12)
Silk - Mauve, light blue sash, white sleeves, light blue cap, mauve star

Max Mayhem

141 DCD
9/1
  • Form 218321-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13
  • Official Rating 99

mid-division, pushed along and some headway early straight, ridden and 7th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

3(5)
Silk - BEIGE, dark blue cross of lorraine & sleeves, dark blue cap, beige star
  • Form 355216-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 98

mid-division, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong

4(16)
Silk - MAROON & YELLOW HOOPS, maroon sleeves, yellow cap
28/1
  • Form 1/5533-2
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 97

tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden early straight and lost place 2f out, soon no extra

5(19)
Silk - YELLOW, red braces, hooped sleeves, yellow cap

Bowerman

8 C
80/1
  • Form 213009
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 94

held up towards rear, never a factor, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden and no extra from 2f out

6(18)
Silk - MAUVE, light blue sash, white sleeves, white cap

Mosala (IRE)

202 t D
14/1
  • Form 123136-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 92

tracked leaders, ran freely, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

7(3)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow epaulettes, striped sleeves, yellow cap, emerald green diamond
  • Form 812-132
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 92

led early, tracked leader and 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight, 4th and ridden 2f out, soon no extra, weakened

8(15)
Silk - Red, emerald green hoop, emerald green armlet, emerald green star on cap
40/1
  • Form 22/214-0
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 89

rear of mid-division, pushed along early straight and 14th over 1f out, ridden and kept on well on outer inside final furlong to go 5th close home

9(8)
Silk - Emerald green, yellow hoop, yellow armlet, pink cap, yellow diamond
40/1
  • Form 5/5580-9
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 88

prominent and led after 1f, strongly pressed early straight and headed under 2f out, 5th and no impression 1f out, no extra

10(2)
Silk - MAROON & YELLOW CHEVRONS, yellow sleeves, quartered cap
7/1
  • Form 4/1234-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 87

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on inner to lead under 2f out, soon ridden and drew clear inside final furlong

11(10)
Silk - Pink, light blue star & sleeves, light blue star on cap
9/4
  • Form 241-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 87

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway on inner to lead under 2f out, soon ridden and drew clear inside final furlong

12(9)
Silk - Purple, pink hoop, purple sleeves, pink cap
  • Form 244/100-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 87

towards rear, ridden and no impression early straight, kept on one pace from over 1f out, never a factor

13(14)
Silk - Royal blue, dark blue seams, royal blue sleeves & cap
7/1
  • Form 3213-36
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 86

mid-division, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out and went 2nd 150 yards out, no impression on winner, kept on one pace

14(4)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue sash, dark blue armlet, dark blue star on cap
28/1
  • Form 418-010
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 85

rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, never a factor

15(6)
Silk - Royal blue, royal blue & yellow striped sleeves, red cap
8/1
  • Form 941-813
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 84

towards rear, pushed along early straight and 13th on outer over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong

16(7)
Silk - Red, white cross sashes, hooped sleeves, red cap, white spots
  • Form 10011-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 83

in rear and pushed along early, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor

17(11)
Silk - Purple & light blue diamonds, purple sleeves, white cap
22/1
  • Form 06050-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 80

mid-division on outer, pushed along early straight and no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

18(13)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE & GREY HOOPS, royal blue sleeves, check cap
25/1
  • Form 4218-05
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 78

tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway between horses to challenge 2f out, 2nd and ridden over 1f out, soon no impression, 3rd and no extra from over 100 yards out

19(17)
Silk - WHITE, purple panel, check cap
33/1
  • Form 2421/08
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 77

tracked leader, 2nd halfway, 5th and ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Golden Twilight beat a big field of maidens over the course and distance in August and ended the year completing a Dundalk double. He'll be better for his comeback at Cork while Max Mayhem landed a premier handicap on his only visit here before a couple of runs over hurdles. The latter's yard is also represented by the lightly-raced Isle Of Sark, beaten a nose by today's rival Bowerman at Dundalk in February with the winner much better off at the weights and one for the shortlist. Annexation was in good form at Dundalk over the winter and was staying on over this trip at Leopardstown a couple of weeks ago though the vote goes to MASHHOOR (NAP), a winner for the Stoute yard last season and an eye-catcher on his debut for new connections at Cork. Moracana beat a big field on her handicap debut at Leopardstown and with normal progress should make a bold bid to defy a 9lb rise.

Formwatch

Finans Bay (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd entering straight, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 17 1/2l behind Georgeville (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in Oct.

Max Mayhem 9-1 (11-2) Settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, 6th and slight mistake 3 out, ridden in 5th next, under pressure in 4th entering straight, kept on one pace, 4th of 20, 25l behind Pied Piper (11-2) at Punchestown 2m mdn hvy in Dec.

Ides Of August (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Soon mid-division, 5th over 4f out, effort and ridden over 1f out, weakened in 3rd under 1f out, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Bear Story (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f Grp 3 stks (1) pol in Sep.

Isle Of Sark (USA) 6-1 (9-7) Prominent and disputed lead, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 7, shd behind Bowerman (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f pol in Feb.

Bowerman 40-1 (10-10) Towards rear early, headway into mid-division on outer after 4f, ridden and weakened entering straight, last of 9, 15 3/4l behind The Names Jock (10-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in May.

Mosala (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Close up, wandered after 2nd, led after 3rd, not fluent at 5th, reduced advantage after 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, headed 2 out where fell, at Cork 2m mdn sft in Oct.

Summit Star (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to to lead inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 13, nk behind Dembe (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Apr.

Yafordadoe (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, 23rd of 26, 12 1/4l behind Raadobarg (9-7) at Curragh 1m hcp Yielding in Mar.

Dearg Jazz (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, ran freely, 3rd halfway, lost place and under pressure over 2f out, weakened quickly 1 1/2f out, 9th of 10, 13 1/2l behind Rosscarbery (9-8) at Sligo 1m 3f hcp fll sft in May.

Mashhoor 9-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out and close 5th 1f out, no impression in 4th final 100 yards, kept on one pace, 4th of 17, 1 1/4l behind Tip Of The Spear (8-12) at Cork 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Apr.

Moracana (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division on outer, pushed along and headway early straight, ridden and edged left to go 2nd early final furlong, kept on well to lead final 50 yards, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in Apr beating Entropy (10-1) by 1l, 20 ran.

Soaring Monarch (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Dwelt and pushed along early, soon chased leaders on inner, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 16 1/2l behind Laelaps (9-9) at Listowel 1m hcp Yielding - Soft in Sep.

Safecracker 7-4fav (10-1) Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 9, 5 3/4l behind The Names Jock (10-0) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp gd in May.

Aurora Princess (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Slowly away and behind, soon detached, last of 10, dist behind New York Angel (8-9) at Gowran Park 1m hcp fll gd in May.

Annexation (FR) 11-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway entering straight, ridden 1 1/2f out, went 3rd 1f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on without threatening in 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Dublin Journal (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f hcp gd in May.

Golden Twilight (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Pushed along early and soon prominent, led after 1f, 2 lengths lead 3f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out, dropped to 5th and no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 17, 2 1/4l behind Tip Of The Spear (8-12) at Cork 1m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Apr.

Overheer 11-1 (9-12) Mid-division, 7th 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd close home, 3rd of 16, 1l behind Dha Leath (9-2) at Limerick 1m hcp gd in Apr.

Loingseoir (IRE) 11-1 (9-12) Rear of mid-division, ridden in 8th 2f out, no impression 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th close home, 5th of 16, 2 1/4l behind Dha Leath (9-2) at Limerick 1m hcp gd in Apr.

Daylight Come (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression, 8th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Lord Erskine (9-2) at Roscommon 1m 4f hcp Soft - Heavy in May.