Full Result 7.00 Curragh (IRE) | 26 May 2023

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(4yo+) 7f Good

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	7. Verhoyen 11/2 W J Lee M C Grassick	W J Lee M C Grassick	8	96 b	81	86	98	–
b g Piccolo - Memory Lane (With Approval)
Anticipated start, started quickly, pushed along briefly, made all, went clear when pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on well from over 1f out (tchd 13/2)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 2½	4. Ice Cold In Alex (IRE) 25/1 N G McCullagh K J Condon	N G McCullagh K J Condon	9	910 t	85	82	94	–
b g Olden Times - Telesina (ITY) (Marju)
Towards rear early, midfield when nudged along 3f out, soon headway on near side of group, ridden and went second 1f out, kept on well, just held second, no match for winner (op 16/1)

3⁽¹³⁾ nse [2½]	15. Midnight Fire (IRE) 10/1 Leigh Roche Eddie & Patrick Harty	Leigh Roche Eddie & Patrick Harty	6	810 t	71	67	80	–
b g Mayson - Virtually (Virtual)
Dwelt start, towards rear early, towards rear of midfield when bit short of room 2f out, soon switched left and ridden, went third and kept on well inside final furlong (op 12/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [2¾]	16. Jered Maddox 11/1 Jamie Powell ⁵ David Marnane	Jamie Powell ⁵ David Marnane	7	84	70	65	78	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Al Janadeirya (Oasis Dream)
Stumbled start, in rear, pushed along when detached 3f out, headway when ridden up the centre under 2f out, ran on and went fourth inside final 110yds, nearest finish

5⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [4½]	10. No Niki No (IRE) 33/1 Declan McDonogh E J O'Neill	Declan McDonogh E J O'Neill	7	94 b	79	69	82	–
b m Helmet (AUS) - Seeking Dubai (Dubawi)
Sweating, prominent early, in touch with leaders when pushed along over 3f out, switched right when ridden under 2f out, kept on but no impression towards far side inside final furlong (op 25/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ nse [4¾]	2. Exquisite Acclaim (IRE) 25/1 Adam Caffrey ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	Adam Caffrey ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	4	95 p	87	76	90	–
b g Acclamation - Exquisite Ruby (Exceed And Excel)
Towards rear, headway when pushed along and switched right under 2f out, bit short of room when switched left and ridden over 1f out, ran on final 110yds, nearest finish (op 18/1 tchd 28/1)

7⁽¹⁾ shd [4¾]	9. Half Nutz (IRE) 28/1 Ronan Whelan Adrian McGuinness	Ronan Whelan Adrian McGuinness	6	94	79	67	82	–
ch g Sir Prancealot (IRE) - Segoria (IRE) (Shinko Forest)
Held up in rear, bit short of room from 2f out, ran on when in the clear and pushed along inside final furlong, nearest finish (jockey said gelding met with interference in running) (tchd 25/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ shd [4¾]	12. Touching Clouds (USA) 4/1F Chris Hayes D K Weld	Chris Hayes D K Weld	4	91	76	63	79	–
b f War Front (USA) - Princess Highway (USA) (Street Cry)
Midfield, in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong (op 13/2)

9⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5½]	13. Toriangel (IRE) 10/1 Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery	4	813	74	59	75	–
b f Dark Angel (IRE) - Viztoria (IRE) (Oratorio)
Never better than midfield, switched left when pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on final 110yds (op 11/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [6¾]	11. Hightimeyouwon 20/1 Cian MacRedmond ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	Cian MacRedmond ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	7	812 b	78	59	75	–
bb g Garswood - Hightime Heroine (IRE) (Danetime)
Never better than midfield, ridden 2f out, no extra when switched right inside final furlong (op 28/1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [7¼]	14. Bells On Her Toes (IRE) 8/1 Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery Andrew Slattery	4	812 v	73	52	69	–
b f Belardo (IRE) - Thanks (IRE) (Kheleyf)
Never better than midfield, bit short of room 1f out, no extra towards finish (op 15/2)

12⁽²⁾ 4¾ [12]	8. Might And Mercy 8/1 Colin Keane Noel Meade	Colin Keane Noel Meade	4	95 p	80	45	63	–
ch f Pearl Secret - Rocknahardplace (IRE) (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Never better than midfield, nudged along when bit short of room under 2f out, eased inside final furlong (op 15/2)

13⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [12¼]	6. Big Baby Bull (IRE) 20/1 Sean D Bowen ⁷ Denis Gerard Hogan	Sean D Bowen ⁷ Denis Gerard Hogan	7	813 t	81	45	64	–
ch g Tagula (IRE) - Grotta Del Fauno (IRE) (Galileo)
In touch with leaders, prominent when pushed along from 3f out, briefly went second when ridden under 2f out, weakened final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right under pressure) (tchd 18/1)

14⁽⁴⁾ ½ [12¾]	17. Maid To Shine (IRE) 33/1 Mikey Sheehy G Hassett	Mikey Sheehy G Hassett	4	88 t	69	31	50	–
b f Dandy Man (IRE) - Shine A Star (Oasis Dream)
Midfield on inner, in touch with leaders when pushed along and switched right over 2f out, short of room and lost position over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

15⁽⁷⁾ nk [13]	1. Miramis (IRE) 6/1 Conor Stone-Walsh ⁷ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Conor Stone-Walsh ⁷ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	5	97	89	50	70	–
ch m The Gurkha (IRE) - Chronicle (Observatory)
Prominent and disputing second early, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (jockey said mare hung right throughout) (op 11/2 tchd 13/2)

16⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [14¼]	3. She's In The Game (IRE) 10/1 Neve Bennett ⁷ W T Farrell	Neve Bennett ⁷ W T Farrell	6	95	87	44	64	–
ch m Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Salorina (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Took keen hold, prominent, ridden under 3f out, drifted right from 2f out, weakened 1f out (op 17/2)

17⁽³⁾ 17 [31¼]	5. Shanghai Dragon (IRE) 66/1 Luke McAteer ³ Patrick T Foley	Luke McAteer ³ Patrick T Foley	4	97 v	85	–	16	–
b f Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Lady Heartbeat (Avonbridge)
Prominent and disputing second early, lost position when pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened, dropped to last when ridden and no extra 2f out, detached when eased 1f out (op 40/1 tchd 33/1)

17 ran Off time: 7:03:04 Winning time: 1m 25.29s (slow by 1.79s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: Paul Cullen & Joseph E Keeling & E J Dwyer & M C Grassick (Verhoyen) 1st breeder: Miss K Rausing
2nd owner: Middleham Park Racing Ireland (Ice Cold In Alex)
3rd owner: Champagne Only Syndicate (Midnight Fire)
Tote win: €7.30 PL: €2.40 €4 €2.50 Ex: €199.60 CSF: €152.23 Tricast: €1,448.89 Trifecta: €1,325

7:00 Curragh (IRE) 26 May 2023

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