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17:20 Curragh (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Yielding (Round Course: Good to Yielding)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €15,500 added
  • Winner: €10,694
  • 2nd: €2,480
  • 3rd: €1,085
  • 4th: €620
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 23.42s
  • Off Time: 17:24:04
  • 15 Ran
1(6)
Silk - GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

rear of mid-division, good headway on inner entering straight, progress to lead 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, held on

2(1)
Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
6/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leader racing keenly, 4th on inner halfway, 3rd and ridden 2f out, no extra from over 1f out

3(3)
Silk - LIME GREEN, purple sleeves, white cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leaders on inner, 8th halfway, no extra from early straight, weakened

4(14)
Silk - GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

led, strongly pressed and headed 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, just failed

5(13)
Silk - RED, yellow & black striped sleeves, yellow cap, red spots
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight

6(9)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, white & yellow check cap
20/1
  • Form 48
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

mid-division on outer racing keenly, no threat in straight

7(15)
Silk - GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

rear of mid-division, never a factor, 8th over 1f out, kept on final furlong

8(10)
Silk - Black, red chevron, white slvs, black & red hooped cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

dwelt and always towards rear, never a factor

9(4)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, orange disc, striped sleeves & cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

chased leaders, 6th halfway, driven along approaching straight, no extra under 2f out

10(7)
Silk - ORANGE, royal blue hoop & armlet, check cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, headway to go 3rd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without reaching first 2

11(5)
Silk - BLACK, purple cap, white star
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out and no extra from 1f out

12(2)
Silk - RED & ROYAL BLUE DIAMONDS, red sleeves, royal blue diamond on cap
13/2
  • Form 37-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden early straight and 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong

13(8)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, grey braces & sleeves, hooped cap
  • Form 5-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

always behind

14(11)
Silk - PURPLE, white cap, purple diamond
33/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

always behind

15(12)
Silk - WHITE, royal blue diamond, yellow sleeves, royal blue cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

mid-division, 7th on outer halfway, no extra from 2f out

In depth

Verdict

John Oxx looks intent on winning this as he has no less than five entered. Johnny Murtagh partners Ebazan so we must assume he's the stable's pick and he's a half-brother to the Group 3 winner Emiyna. Aidan O'Brien is represented by Lebron and Marchese Marconi with preference just for the former who may be better suited by the trip. Both are by Galileo as is Jim Bolger's twice-raced Livia Galilei, who will have found 7f much too short last season and is expected to do better. ATLAS MOUNTAIN is handed the vote in a difficult race to sum up as the Dalakhani colt is the seventh foal of a mare who has already produced five winners.

Formwatch

Aklan (IRE) Dalakhani gelding out of Akdara.

Allowed Authorized colt out of Japanese Whisper.

Atlas Mountain (IRE) Dalakhani colt out of Ramona.

Ebazan (USA) Lemon Drop Kid colt out of Ebaza.

Elijah Gardner (IRE) Refuse To Bend gelding out of Anna Kareena.

Filatore (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 3f out, no extra entering straight, last of 8, 19l behind China One (9-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo mdn stks pol in Mar.

Hartani (IRE) Shirocco colt out of Harsiya.

King Of Oriel (IRE) Kheleyf gelding out of Woodville.

Lebron (IRE) Galileo colt out of Silverskaya.

Marchese Marconi (IRE) Galileo colt out of Charroux.

Show Court (IRE) Vinnie Roe gelding out of Sparkling Gem.

Livia Galilei (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Soon tracked leaders, short of room over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 7th of 18, 2 1/4l behind Ronan's Bay (9-0) at Fairyhouse 7f 2yo fll mdn in Sep.

Scarlett Papava (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, no impression from before straight, kept on same pace without threatening, 5th of 13, 21l behind Alla Speranza (9-0) at Cork 1m 2yo mdn sft in Oct.

Solar Heat (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 11th of 18, 20l behind Twirl (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo fll mdn sft in Nov.

Urban Ball (IRE) Galileo filly out of Ball Chairman.