Irish Flat Racing Notes, Curragh, 7th May 2012
Curragh – May 7th 6f 2yo Maiden Impressive win for Move To Strike and in fairness the signs were there as he ran in a race Bolger likes to target early at Leopardstown; travelled well and gone right away; probably beaten little and the pair that chases home Katchy Lady at Tipperary were well [...]
Curragh – April 22nd There were some very slow times: the ground got more testing as the day went on with rain showers. 5f 2yo Maiden A non-event with only 3 meaningful runners; Infanta Branca held her head a bit to the side and wouldn’t be impressed with her performance, workmanlike. Leitir Mor [...]
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Lightening Pearl gained a deserved Pattern-race success as the Ger Lyons-trained filly turned the Go And Go Round Tower Stakes into a procession at the Curragh. Johnny Murtagh enjoyed an armchair ride on the Marju filly, who was third to Maybe in the Debutante Stakes on her last run, pressing the button two furlongs out. [...]
Continue reading …Dragon Pulse (7-1) gave Jessica Harrington back-to-back wins in the Galileo EBF Futurity Stakes when coming from last to first to take the Group Two prize in impressive fashion. Entered at the supplementary stage to follow in the hoofprints of Pathfork, the Kyllachy colt was given a patient ride by Berry. He picked up well [...]
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Fame And Glory suffered a shock reverse behind 14-1 chance Fictional Account in the Irish Field St Leger Trial Stakes. Aidan O’Brien’s charge was having his first start since claiming the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, and all seemed to be going well as he travelled smoothly enough to take closer order in the straight. [...]
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Michael Mulvany is hoping for rain ahead of Sunday’s Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh so as to inconvenience some of Tough As Nails’ rivals. The Dark Angel juvenile is enjoying a fine campaign, having eased clear in a Tipperary maiden before chasing home Power and Lilbourne Lad in two races at the Curragh. He [...]
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Eve Johnson Houghton could launch a double raid on the Curragh this weekend with stable stars The Cheka and Fontley. The Cheka has been running consistently well this season, winning the John Of Gaunt Stakes at Haydock on his penultimate start, and could return the Ireland for the Minstrel Stakes on Saturday. Fontley finished second [...]
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The James Halpin trained Boynagh Joy followed up from a success at Dundalk just under three weeks ago, with a victory in the Curragh Café At TRI Equestrian Handicap. Jockey Seamie Heffernan was aboard the daughter of Definite Article, after recovering from an incident at the Curragh on Sunday, when he was unseated by My [...]
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It was a successful day for the John Oxx team, picking up a double with a duo of debut victories at the Curragh. The first victory went to History Note, under the colours Catriona Oxx, wife of John Oxx, in the opening TRI Equestrian European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden. With jockey Fran Berry aboard the [...]
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Showing she merited her race favourite status, Handassa has given an impressive performance on her début with a victory in the TRI Equestrian European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden at the Curragh. Under the guidance of jockey Declan McDonogh, the Kevin Prendergast trained mount tracked the leader, challenged briefly two furlongs out to hit the [...]
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Gaining ground in the race for the Apprentice Jockeys title, Joseph O’Brien is now within two points of Gary Carroll and Ben Curtis at the top of the score sheet, with his victory aboard Big Occasion in the Mongey Communications Handicap at the Curragh. This victory has the jockey with 31 wins in the campaign, [...]
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Heading the charge home for a John Oxx one-two was Hazarafa, with jockey Ben Curtis aboard, with a comfortable victory over stable mate Roses For The Lady, in the Listed Go Racing In Kildare Festival Finale Stakes at the Curragh. Curtis scored his second Listed victory aboard the Aga Khan owned and bred grey, with [...]
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Jockey Johnny Murtagh is anticipating a great performance on Sunday, with the return to the track of St Nicholas Abbey in the Go Racing In Kildare Festival Finale Stakes at the Curragh. Though an imposing victor of the Racing Post Trophy last season, the Montjeu colt failed to make much of an impression in the [...]
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Casamento, with jockey Pat Smullen aboard, has given a impressive showing with an easy victory in the Group Two Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh, with trainer Michael Halford commenting that he is the best horse he’s had by a long way. The Sheikh Mohammed owned two year old, showed he merited the 10,000 euros [...]
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Jockey Padraig Beggy finished off with a successful outing on Sunday at the Curragh when completing a double, scoring a victory aboard Knock Stars home in the last event on the card, the Jack & Jill Foundation Nursery Handicap. Beggy, on the Patrick Martin trained mount, made smooth headway two furlongs out, travelling well to [...]
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Jockey Johnny Murtagh had a successful ride on Bewitched, crossing the line a neck in front to just defeat Croisultan, in the six furlong Group Three Michael Kinane Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh. Croisultan shot to the front in the early stages and seemed to be about to hand trainer Liam McAteer a good victory [...]
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It was a good day at the office for Joseph O’Brien with two victories to record just his second career double. O’Brien’s first victory came aboard the John Hayden trained Harriers Call who, though top weight for the event, scored success in the Truly Irish Handicap at the Curragh. The victorious five year old hit [...]
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Keeping his undefeated tally intact, Pathfork has just scraped in to record a victory in the Group One boylesports.com Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh, resulting in first time victories in this class for jockey Fran Berry and trainer Jessica Harrington. Fran Berry had his mount at the front of the field two furlongs [...]
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Mickey Fogarty has landed another victory aboard Admiral Barry, with a victory in a worthy competition restricted to amateur jockeys, in the first running of the Curragh Amateur Derby European Breeders Fund (Q.R.) Handicap. Fogarty, on the Eoin Griffin trained gelding, settled in mid field on the inner, before moving to seventh coming into the [...]
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