Racecards
17:50 Curragh (IRE)
Irish Field Handicap (50-85)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- €15,500 added
- Winner: €10,694
- 2nd: €2,480
- 3rd: €1,085
- 4th: €620
- Form 40-3499
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer P D Deegan
- Jockey R P Downey
towards rear on outer, ridden 2f out, 11th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer
- Form 550-494
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J Morrison
- Jockey D M Grant
always behind, no impression from halfway, never a factor
- Form 2221-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 85
mid-division, ridden in 10th 2f out, 9th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 09604-8
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer T Collins
- Jockey R P Whelan
mid-division, ridden 2f out, 8th 1f out, no impression
Ramone (IRE)
273- Form 5100-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer W T Farrell
- Jockey J A Heffernan
towards rear, ridden and progress on outer into 11th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 92525-2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W McCreery
- Jockey P J Smullen
prominent, ridden in close 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 146423
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer B W Duke
- Jockey K J Manning
chased leaders on inner, ridden to lead 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed line
- Form 21-4413
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss S J Harty
- Jockey L F Roche
chased leaders on outer, ridden in 7th 2f out, headway into close 3rd on outer 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, led line
- Form 6245-01
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer J M Barrett
- Jockey D Robinson
chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression from 1f out
- Form 680531
- Age 7
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 70
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 939076
- Age 7
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M Mulvany
- Jockey G F Carroll
rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, never a factor
- Form 500315
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer G Donnelly
- Jockey G J Phillips
mid-division, no impression from 2f out, never a factor
- Form 321221
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 76
rear of mid-division on inner, ridden and no impression from 2f out, never a factor
- Form 690815
- Age 5
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer J P Murtagh
- Jockey Caroline Murtagh
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 25-9123
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Miss E Doyle
- Jockey R Coakley
chased leaders, ridden in 8th 2f out, 5th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong
- Form 168
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer E Lynam
- Jockey W M Lordan
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 0534-33
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 77
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Lake George returned to form at Naas on Wednesday and though penalised has won off higher marks in the past. City Of Culture had Norville just behind when runner-up to Hi Emperor at Fairyhouse but the latter has since scored at Down Royal and may be a better bet than Willie McCreery's maiden. Have A Nice Day is very consistent but the handicapper may just have got to him, a remark that also applies to Doonard Prince who is 10lb higher than his last winning mark. Blackstone made his handicap debut here on Friday and though he had no answer to Feach Ar Agaidh time may tell it was a very good effort and he must be a threat if turning out again. However, a chance is taken on the maiden CAMAKASI, who hails from last year's winning yard and was noted staying on strongly over 6f here earlier this month.
Formwatch
Caprella 22-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden in 11th 2f out, soon no impression, 9th of 20, 9l behind Great Minds (9-4) at Curragh 6f hcp hvy in May.
Safe Home (IRE) 13-2 (9-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 5, 5l behind War Poet (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f clm stks (6) gd in May.
Vector Force (IRE) 4-6fav (9-2) Disputed lead early, soon led, pressed 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn stks pol in Dec beating Shanooan (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Beat The Ballot (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Captain Cullen (9-5) at Dundalk 1m hcap pol in Jan.
Ramone (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden after halfway, soon weakened, never a factor, 20th of 24, 12l behind Nero Emperor (9-10) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in Sep.
City Of Culture (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Soon chased leaders, 5th before straight, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Hi Emperor (9-6) at Fairyhouse 7f hcp 50-80 gf.
Focussed (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Raced in 3rd, ridden to take closer order under 3f out, dropped to 4th under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong and kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Pit Stop (9-10) at Leopardstown 1m 3yo hcp gf.
Have A Nice Day 3-1fav (9-2) Prominent early, improved to lead before halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and soon pressed, headed inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Naoise (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m hcp 50-75 gf.
Lake George (IRE) 5-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, 3rd 2f out and challenged, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Naas 7f hcp 47-65 gf beating Les Darcy (8-6) by 1l, 16 ran.
Norville (IRE) 7-2 (9-9) Pushed along early, tracked leader, pushed along again from before halfway, challenged from over 3f out, soon on terms, led from 1 1/2f out, edged right to rail under 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Down Royal 7f stks 0-80 gf beating Strait Of Zanzibar (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 3 ran.
Jembatt (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Towards rear, never a factor, 12th halfway, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Calm Bay (7-11) at Navan 5f app hcap gf.
Lily's Prince (IRE) 7-2fav (8-10) Soon settled in rear, pushed along towards outer into straight and tending to edge right, soon no impression, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 9l behind Hi Emperor (9-6) at Fairyhouse 7f hcp 50-80 gf.
Political Policy (IRE) 11-8fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden in 7th 2f out, headway into 2nd 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Dundalk 1m 3yo hcp pol in Mar beating Fix It (9-1) by 1l, 10 ran.
Regal Power 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, 8th halfway, dropped to rear 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Apache Gold (9-4) at Cork 7f hcp 47-70 gf.
Doonard Prince (IRE) 6-4fav (8-9) Ran 5th, pushed along in 4th over 1f out, 3rd and not clear run inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 1l behind In Salutem (9-9) at Limerick 7f hcp 50-80 gf.
Soft Power (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Soon mid-division, 12th halfway, 10th 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 8th of 19, 8l behind Big Bad Lily (8-5) at Curragh 6f hcp.
Blackstone (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, under pressure approaching straight, 5th 3f out, 4th and no impression from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 24l behind System Overload (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f mdn stks.
Camakasi (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, improved into 8th 1f out, no impression and kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 3rd of 19, 2 1/4l behind Big Bad Lily (8-5) at Curragh 6f hcp.