IE - Curragh - Race 1

Thoroughbred

26 Runners

Handicap

Turf

Yielding (Good in places)

175.5K

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Verdict

A fiercely competitive sprint, but KEKE goes well here and remains on a fair mark with a good-value claimer booked so could be worth chancing. The unexposed Bear on The Run is a big danger, with Staysound Susie and Dmaniac also of firm interest, particularly if the rain arrives.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
5	Posted a smart performance when bolting up from the front over 6f at Naas in April and landed another win there in 5f conditions race in July. Has remained in form since (behind Bear on The Run here latest) and still on a good mark with a promising 7 lb claimer booked. Big player. 1st Pick 5 Keke Jockey: Reese Holohan Trainer: Edward Lynam, Ireland J: Reese Holohan T: Edward Lynam, Ireland	97	-	-	-	17%
Analysis Posted a smart performance when bolting up from the front over 6f at Naas in April and landed another win there in 5f conditions race in July. Has remained in form since (behind Bear on The Run here latest) and still on a good mark with a promising 7 lb claimer booked. Big player.
14	Lightly-raced and highly-progressive sprinter who shrugged off a year absence when winning 10-runner C&D handicap 3 weeks ago by ¾-length from Moltophino. The runner-up that day has won since and she looks open to further progress upped in grade for in-form yard. 2nd Pick 14 Bear On The Run (Ire) Jockey: Shane Foley Trainer: Daniel James Murphy, Ireland J: Shane Foley T: Daniel James Murphy, Ireland	97	-	-	-	12%	Scratched
Analysis Lightly-raced and highly-progressive sprinter who shrugged off a year absence when winning 10-runner C&D handicap 3 weeks ago by ¾-length from Moltophino. The runner-up that day has won since and she looks open to further progress upped in grade for in-form yard.
20	Resumed winning ways when landing a 5f handicap in the mud here in November. Shaped well on her first 2 starts this year prior to taking another heavy-ground sprint over C&D in April. Below form behind Keke at Naas next time but back from a break with yard going well and could be set for a big run. 3rd Pick 20 Staysound Susie (Ire) Jockey: J. S. Dalton Trainer: A. Slattery, Ireland J: J. S. Dalton T: A. Slattery, Ireland	100	-	-	-	3%
Analysis Resumed winning ways when landing a 5f handicap in the mud here in November. Shaped well on her first 2 starts this year prior to taking another heavy-ground sprint over C&D in April. Below form behind Keke at Naas next time but back from a break with yard going well and could be set for a big run.

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Yielding

A rain-soaked turf condition often producing a slick or heavy course and slower finish times.

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A race in which horses are entered for a certain price, or claiming tag, which is also their sales price. An owner can claim any horse entered for the tag before the race begins, and owns them as soon as the gates open.

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A dry dirt track that is typically an ideal racing surface.