Full Result 2.35 Curragh (IRE) | 28 September 2019

Manguard Plus Joe McGrath Handicap (Premier Handicap)

(3yo+) 5f Soft

1st €29,500 2nd €9,500 3rd €4,500 4th €2,000 5th €1,000 6th €500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	5. Make A Challenge (IRE) 5/1F Joe Doyle Denis Gerard Hogan	Joe Doyle Denis Gerard Hogan	4	98 p	94	85	114	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Crinoline (USA) (Street Cry)
Close up until led narrowly after 2f and made rest, extended advantage still going well 1 1/2f out, pushed further clear inside final furlong where ridden briefly, easily (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

2⁽¹⁷⁾ 6	4. Ardhoomey (IRE) 12/1 Gary Carroll G M Lyons	Gary Carroll G M Lyons	7	98 t	94	61	92	–
b g Dark Angel (IRE) - Moy Joy (IRE) (Orpen)
Chased leaders, close 4th before halfway, driven behind leaders from halfway and no impression on easy winner under pressure over 1f out, kept on under pressure into 2nd well inside final furlong, just held 2nd (op 11/1)

3⁽¹⁹⁾ nse [6]	9. Only Spoofing (IRE) 14/1 Gavin Ryan ⁵ Jedd O'Keeffe	Gavin Ryan ⁵ Jedd O'Keeffe	5	812	89	55	87	–
b g Approve (IRE) - Golden Anthem (USA) (Lion Cavern)
Sweated up beforehand, mid-division, 9th before halfway, driven 2f out and some headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, just failed for 2nd, not trouble easy winner (jockey said gelding jumped slightly right)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [6½]	17. Aspen Belle (IRE) 20/1 Killian Leonard Patrick Martin	Killian Leonard Patrick Martin	6	85 t	77	41	73	–
b m Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Silk City (IRE) (Barathea)
Loaded without rider, mid-division, pushed along in 11th before halfway, not clear run from under 2f out where hung slightly, switched left inside final furlong and ran on to snatch 4th, nearest finish

5⁽³⁾ nk [6¾]	1. Urban Beat (IRE) 13/2 Ben Coen ⁵ J P Murtagh	Ben Coen ⁵ J P Murtagh	4	910 p¹	101	64	96	–
b g Red Jazz (USA) - Closetocrazy (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Broke well to lead briefly far side early until headed and settled behind leaders, dropped to mid-division before halfway, headway far side 2f out to chase leaders 1f out, no impression on easy winner in 4th inside final furlong, denied 4th on line (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

6⁽¹³⁾ nse [7]	6. Cityman 11/1 Andrew Slattery ⁵ Andrew Slattery	Andrew Slattery ⁵ Andrew Slattery	3	91 b	93	55	88	–
br g Slade Power (IRE) - Ebrah (Singspiel)
Led and disputed early, disputed close 2nd before halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression on easy winner, one pace inside final furlong (op 10/1)

7⁽²⁰⁾ nk [7¼]	7. Verhoyen 9/1 W J Lee M C Grassick	W J Lee M C Grassick	4	95 b	91	52	85	–
b g Piccolo - Memory Lane (With Approval)
Chased leaders near side, disputed 6th before halfway, ridden near side under 2f out and no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on one pace

8⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [8½]	19. Aleef (IRE) 33/1 N G McCullagh K J Condon	N G McCullagh K J Condon	6	84 2 t	76	32	65	–
b g Kodiac - Okba (USA) (Diesis)
Chased leaders, disputed 6th before halfway, ridden under 2f out and no impression on leaders, one pace inside final furlong

9⁽²¹⁾ ¾ [9¼]	16. Fridtjof Nansen 7/1 Chris Hayes Kieran P Cotter	Chris Hayes Kieran P Cotter	4	86 b	78	31	64	–
b g Kyllachy - Thankful (Diesis)
Waited with in mid-division, 10th before halfway, not clear run going well 1 1/2f out, switched right 1f out and some headway until not clear run again well inside final furlong, eased (jockey said gelding got no run) (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

10⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [10]	12. Scorching Heat 14/1 Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness	Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness	5	810	82	32	66	–
b g Acclamation - Pink Flames (IRE) (Redback)
Held up, disputed 15th before halfway, some headway far side after halfway, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, weakened near finish

11⁽⁴⁾ nk [10¼]	18. Maarek 33/1 Mark Gallagher Miss Evanna McCutcheon	Mark Gallagher Miss Evanna McCutcheon	12	84 1	76	25	59	–
b g Pivotal - Ruby Rocket (IRE) (Indian Rocket)
Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along in 19th from before halfway, some late headway under pressure far side inside final furlong, never nearer

12⁽¹⁵⁾ 2¼ [12½]	13. Aurora Eclipse (IRE) 12/1 Gary Halpin M D O'Callaghan	Gary Halpin M D O'Callaghan	4	88 v¹	80	20	55	–
b f Kodiac - Tiltili (IRE) (Spectrum)
Very slowly into stride and detached in rear early, ridden after halfway and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer (jockey said filly was slowly away)

13⁽¹²⁾ nse [12½]	20. Tide Of Time 16/1 Conor Hoban Edward Lynam	Conor Hoban Edward Lynam	5	84 6	76	15	50	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Good To Follow (IRE) (Kyllachy)
Soon led and disputed until headed after 2f, driven disputing 2nd 2f out and no extra under pressure over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong (op 20/1)

14⁽¹⁾ nk [12¾]	21. Zathura (IRE) 66/1 Charlie O'Dwyer ¹⁰ G T Lynch	Charlie O'Dwyer ¹⁰ G T Lynch	3	710 2 20	79	17	52	–
b f Bungle Inthejungle - Faithfully Yours (IRE) (Amadeus Wolf)
Towards rear, pushed along far side from before halfway and took closer order briefly under pressure racing alone over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong

15⁽⁹⁾ nk [13¼]	3. Rapid Reaction (IRE) 25/1 Paddy Harnett ⁷ J F Grogan	Paddy Harnett ⁷ J F Grogan	4	94	97	34	69	–
ch f Shamardal (USA) - Bratislava (Dr Fong)
Held up in touch, 8th before halfway, ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

16⁽⁸⁾ shd [13¼]	15. Castletownshend (IRE) 12/1 Mikey Sheehy ¹⁰ T M Walsh	Mikey Sheehy ¹⁰ T M Walsh	4	710	78	14	50	–
ch g Equiano (FR) - Idonea (CAN) (Swain)
Mid-division, 12th before halfway, driven and no impression 1 1/2f out, one pace after

17⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [13½]	8. Angelic Light (IRE) 40/1 Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan	Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan	3	94 t	91	26	62	–
gr f Dark Angel (IRE) - Delia Eria (IRE) (Zamindar)
Chased leaders near side, 5th before halfway, pushed along behind leaders after halfway and weakened under pressure 1 1/2f out, eased (jockey said filly flattened out in the closing stages) (op 50/1)

18⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [18]	14. Emadee (IRE) 33/1 Rory Cleary Andrew Slattery	Rory Cleary Andrew Slattery	4	88	80	–	35	–
b f Zebedee - Kenema (IRE) (Petardia)
Held up, disputed 15th before halfway, pushed along from halfway and no extra under 2f out where ridden briefly, eased inside final furlong

19⁽⁶⁾ nk [18¼]	10. Shatharaat (IRE) 14/1 Ronan Whelan A Oliver	Ronan Whelan A Oliver	4	91 t	87	3	41	–
b g Kodiac - Party Whip (IRE) (Whipper)
Mid-division, pushed along in 14th from before halfway and weakened 2f out, eased (op 33/1)

20⁽²⁾ ½ [18¾]	11. Master Matt 8/1 Kevin Manning Matthew J Smith	Kevin Manning Matthew J Smith	3	810 p	83	–	35	–
b g Slade Power (IRE) - Ahaaly (Exceed And Excel)
Got upset in stalls, slowly into stride, towards rear, 18th far side before halfway, took closer order briefly from halfway until ridden and no extra under 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding missed the break)

20 ran Off time: 2:37:36 Winning time: 1m 2.10s (slow by 4.00s) Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: Primo Uomo (coughing)
1st owner: M G Hogan & Walter O'Connor & James Joseph Reilly (Make A Challenge) 1st breeder: Godolphin
2nd owner: Moyville Racing Syndicate (Ardhoomey)
3rd owner: Mrs H Mannion, B Carter & F Durbin (Only Spoofing)
Tote win: €4.70 PL: €1.50 €2.80 €3.70 Ex: €75.10 CSF: €69.95 Tricast: €590.34 Trifecta: €827.50

2:35 Curragh (IRE) 28 Sep 2019

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