Full Result 2.10 Curragh (IRE) | 16 March 2025

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(3yo+) 6f Soft

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	3. Back Down Under (IRE) 8/1 Leigh Roche Padraig Roche	Leigh Roche Padraig Roche	4	910	74	48	80	–
b f Australia - Back On Top (IRE) (Lope De Vega)
Dwelt start, midfield, prominent 2f out, soon went second, led 1f out, pushed out inside final furlong, kept on well (op 7/1)

2⁽¹²⁾ ½	9. Dark Viper 7/1 Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	4	95	69	42	74	–
gb g Dark Angel (IRE) - Grande Bleue (IRE) (Oasis Dream)
Towards rear, good headway towards near side 1f out, went second final 110yds, ran on well final 110yds (op 6/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	1. Tai Tam Bay (IRE) 9/1 Alexandra Egan ¹⁰ Eddie & Patrick Harty	Alexandra Egan ¹⁰ Eddie & Patrick Harty	4	94	78	47	79	–
b f New Bay - Perfect Haven (Singspiel)
Awkward start, in touch with leaders, prominent 2f out, kept on and went third towards finish, no match for first two (jockey said filly jumped right from stalls) (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ nse [1¾]	7. Catherine Chroi (IRE) 25/1 Colin Keane Ms Claire O'Connell	Colin Keane Ms Claire O'Connell	7	96 tb	70	38	71	–
b m Camacho - Heart Of Oak (Oasis Dream)
Midfield, headway over 1f out, kept on and went fourth inside final 110yds (op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 28/1)

5⁽³⁾ ½ [2¼]	11. Loingseoir (IRE) 12/1 Nicola Burns ⁷ M C Grassick	Nicola Burns ⁷ M C Grassick	9	811 t	68	35	67	–
b g Henrythenavigator (USA) - Only Exception (IRE) (Jeremy)
Towards rear, headway towards far side into midfield under 2f out, disputing third inside final furlong, no impression towards finish (op 10/1)

6⁽²⁾ nk [2½]	10. New Theory (IRE) 11/1 Darragh O'Sullivan ⁷ J A Stack	Darragh O'Sullivan ⁷ J A Stack	3	812	82	42	76	–
ch f Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Pixel Power (IRE) (Dream Ahead)
Prominent, soon went second, led 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final 110yds (op 10/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [3¾]	8. Rathbranchurch (IRE) 4/1F Wesley Joyce ⁵ Michael Mulvany	Wesley Joyce ⁵ Michael Mulvany	5	91	70	31	64	–
ch g Buratino (IRE) - Dafariyna (IRE) (Nashwan)
In touch with leaders, midfield 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 8/1)

8⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¼ [5]	2. Clonmacash 12/1 Sam Coen ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	Sam Coen ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	4	95 v	76	33	66	–
b g Charming Thought - Orientate (Equiano)
In touch with leaders, weakened gradually from 1f out (tchd 14/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [7¾]	14. Only Spoofing (IRE) 80/1 Seamie Heffernan Kevin Thomas Coleman	Seamie Heffernan Kevin Thomas Coleman	11	92	66	14	47	–
b g Approve (IRE) - Golden Anthem (USA) (Lion Cavern)
Never better than midfield, no impression under 2f out (op 50/1 tchd 33/1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ 3¾ [11½]	13. Mount Ruapehu (IRE) 7/1 Ronan Whelan Mark Fahey	Ronan Whelan Mark Fahey	5	93	67	2	36	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Katla (IRE) (Majestic Missile)
Soon led, headed 2f out, soon weakened (vet said gelding was post race normal) (op 4/1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 2 [13½]	5. Clever And Cute (IRE) 6/1 Ross Coakley J S Bolger	Ross Coakley J S Bolger	4	98	72	–	35	–
b f Belardo (IRE) - Sunset Beauty (IRE) (Whipper)
Prominent, outpaced and lost position over 2f out, soon no extra (op 15/2 tchd 8/1)

12⁽¹³⁾ 1¼ [14¾]	4. Dynamic Force (IRE) 9/1 James Ryan ³ T G McCourt	James Ryan ³ T G McCourt	6	96	73	–	32	–
b g Kodiac - Dream Dana (IRE) (Dream Ahead)
Never better than midfield, no extra from under 2f out (op 11/1 tchd 8/1)

13⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [15¾]	15. I'll Be Handy (IRE) 25/1 Robbie Colgan Matthew J Smith	Robbie Colgan Matthew J Smith	3	90	77	–	29	–
gr g El Kabeir (USA) - Alsalwa (IRE) (Nayef)
In rear throughout (op 40/1 tchd 22/1)

13 ran Off time: 2:10:19 Winning time: 1m 19.47s (slow by 8.77s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Never Shout Never (off feed), Tommy McJohn (vet's advice)
Rule 4: Tommy McJohn was withdrawn. Price at time of withdrawal 20/1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Back Down Under Syndicate (Back Down Under) 1st breeder: Mrs Noreen McManus
2nd owner: Dan Kiely (Dark Viper)
3rd owner: Kiely Kinsella Mullen Harty (Tai Tam Bay)
Tote win: €9.90 PL: €3 €1.80 €3.70 Ex: €90.40 CSF: €64.07 Tricast: €545.24 Trifecta: €663.50

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