Rite Of Passage, the pre-post favourite for the Irish St Leger, will not be a starter on Saturday in the Curragh feature event after an unsatisfactory outing on the gallops. Stable mate Profound Beauty will now be the event favourite, after Rite of Passage disappointed trainer Dermot Weld with his work. “Rite Of Passage, ridden [...]
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Trainer Charlie Swan is eagerly anticipating the outlook for the well performing Rajik, when he heads out on Saturday to compete in the Irish Field St Leger at the Curragh. The last couple of months has see the five year old have some brilliant starts, with a rivalrous handicap at the Galway Festival, prior to [...]
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In her fifth victory of the year after her winning streak was stopped at her last outing at Gowran, La Chassotte put in an impressive performance under the guidance of jockey John Reid to triumph in the final event at the Curragh, the Free To Speak Apprentice Handicap. The young jockey from Ballydoyle had his [...]
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Apprentice jockey Conor Hoban showed great promise with an impressive performance on mount Hujaylea to grab a good victory in the Social Harmony European Breeders Fund Irish Cambridgeshire at the Curragh. A well timed endeavour saw the seven pound claiming apprentice challenging from one and a half furlongs out, with the Michael Halford trained gelding [...]
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Creating a surprise result was the Willie Supple mount, 20/1 shot Speed Dream in winning the Ladies Come Racing For Free Next Sunday Handicap at the Curragh. The Mark Loughnane charge kept on well to quicken and lead inside the last furlong for length defeat of race favourite Queenie Keen. Recording his previous winner in [...]
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Keeping his undefeated record intact, race favourite Pathfork was impressive winner in the Group Two Galileo European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes at the Curragh. Always prominent throughout the race, Fran Berry’s mount travelled well, tracking in the leader in second when pushing into the front at the two-furlong pole. Glor Na Mara challenged strongly one [...]
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It was the victory for the fourth consecutive year for trainer Jim Bolger, in winning the Loder EBF Fillies Race at the Curragh, when Banimpire crossed the line first, under the guidance of stable jockey Kevin Manning. Making most aboard the race favourite, Manning fought off the strong challenge of runner up Ballyback Lady from [...]
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Laughing Lashes, trained by Jessica Harrington, lost her maiden label with her victory under Fran Berry, in the Keeneland Debutante Group 2 Stakes at the Curragh. Berry was on terms from over two furlongs out and his mount reacted well to a solid burst, to challenge and overtake for the front position within the last [...]
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The Michael Halford stable has picked up another big victory as Snaefell crossed over the line first in the Patrick P O’Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint Group 3 Stakes at the Curragh. Under the guidance of Shane Foley, Snaefell kept to the back of the field for the majority of the event, throwing down the challenge [...]
Continue reading …2.45 Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes (Group 2) 1m2f Race RAG Status: Green Primary Trends The last 8 winners were single figure prices – (2/1,9/10,9/4,5/2,3/1,4/5,9/10,8/13) The last 8 favourites have finished in the first 2 – (11222111) The last 8 winners finished in the first 3 lto 7 of the last 8 winners finished in the [...]
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After victories in both her previous events, the Kevin Prendergast charge, Seeharn will have her unblemished record at stake, when she goes up against competitors in her first Group Two start, in the Keeneland Debutante Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday. “Seeharn is in good shape and all being well she’ll take her chance,” said [...]
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Whether Choose Me will have any involvement in the Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday will depend on if the impressive Fame And Glory is expected to be a starter. The victor of Irish Derby last year, Fame And Glory, was the imposing winner of the Coronation Cup at Epsom on his [...]
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Dunboyne Express maintains his undefeated accomplishment after forcefully taking apart his three contenders in the Group 3 Jebel Ali Stables & Racecourse Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh. The Kevin Prendergast trained juvenile, had beaten the odds-on Aidan O’Brien starter Master Of Hounds on his debut last month at Leopardstown, and again upstaged a Ballydoyle member, [...]
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It was a completion of a double for trainer Jim Bolger and jockey Kevin Manning with the victory of Vita Venturi in the Stephen Craine Lifetime Achievement In Racing Maiden at the Curragh. Manning threw down the challenge over a furlong out and his mount responded well to a powerful run to get out in [...]
Continue reading …3.45 THE ABU DHABI IRISH 2000 GUINEAS (GROUP 1) (3YO) 1M Key Trend: THE LAST 8 WINNERS HAD RUN IN THE ENGLISH 2000 GUINEAS AT NEWMARKET. Others: – THE LAST 6 WINNERS CAME FROM STALLS 6 – 8. – HORSES DRAWN IN STALLS 1 & 2 HAVE MADE THE FRAME THREE TIMES FROM 24 WIN [...]
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