27 May 2023 16:15 Curragh
Winner: €25,000 (Penalty: €15,000); Distance: 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Good.
Finlay Volvo Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(12) |
| - |
Betterdaysrcoming (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
2210-03 / 4 |
Flat (6) | G F Carroll | A Oliver Reeves Thoroughbred… |
16/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along in 10th 2f out, ridden in 9th on outer 1f out, good headway to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
12(11) |
| HD |
Semblance Of Order (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 12) |
26-6231 / 3 |
Flat (27) | C D Hayes | A Oliver J P Ledwidge |
20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 7th on outer 1f out, headway into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
13(3) |
| 1¼ L |
Aussie Girl (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 11) |
93-441 / 3 |
Flat (27) | M A Enright | J A Stack Peter Piller |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd travelling well 2f out, disputed lead 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, led briefly 1f out, headed and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
11(5) |
| ¾ L |
Canute (USA) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
4-33 / 3 |
Flat (22) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs J Magnier/m… |
6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, soon short of room and checked, 6th when checked again 1f out, ran on well close home but not recover | ||||||||||
5th |
3(1) |
| NK |
Daamberdiplomat (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) |
716790- / 4 |
Flat (224) | B M Coen | J P Murtagh Whyte Hickey Rafter… |
25/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, progress into 7th 2f out, soon ridden, 5th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
8(7) |
| NK |
Farnborough (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
92-22 / 3 |
Flat (22) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien M Tabor,D Smith,Mrs… |
11/4 | |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along early and pushed along again at halfway, went 8th 2f out, short of room 1f out, checked briefly under 1f out, kept on without threatening, never nearer | ||||||||||
7th |
10(6) |
| ½ L |
Not Even Close (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) |
1-4 / 3 |
Flat (39) | O Murphy | Donnacha O'Brien Qatar Racing Limited… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
1(2) |
| 1¼ L |
Tough Talk (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
12-7 / 4 |
Flat (21) | C T Keane | G M Lyons Moyglare Stud Farm |
9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd travelling well 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
2(8) |
| NK |
Carracci (USA) (colt, bay, 9 10) |
51-3 / 3 |
Flat (55) | W M Lordan | A P O'Brien M Tabor,D Smith,Mrs… |
18/1 | |
| in rear, ridden 2f out, some late progress final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
10th |
14(4) |
| NK |
Devore (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 8) |
5615-73 / 4 |
Flat (26) | D E Sheehy | J P Murtagh Mike Harris Racing… |
25/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, joined and strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
4(15) |
| 2¼ L |
Red Letter Bray (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
6-11 / 3 |
Flat (33) | L F Roche | M O'Callaghan Michael O'Callaghan |
9/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
12th |
15(9) |
| NK |
Blue News (USA) (colt, bay, 8 7) |
5222-64 / 3 |
Flat (33) | A J Slattery | A Slattery P Garvey |
40/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
13th |
7(13) |
| HD |
Cash Out (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
7-214 / 4 |
Flat (85) | D McMonagle | J P O'Brien M Eldubeba |
22/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
14th |
9(10) |
| 4¾ L |
King Of Scotia (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) |
2271-24 / 4 |
Flat (21) | W J Lee | M O'Callaghan Jim And Claire… |
6/1 | |
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
15th |
6(14) |
| 6½ L |
Polar Bear (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 6) |
4218-13 / 4 |
Flat (21) | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Ms Fiona Carmichael |
16/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||