14:35 Curragh

Saturday 25 June 2022

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Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 41.17s

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(1)

Pretreville¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 110| D

11/1

Smart gelding. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 4/1, 2 lengths third of 5 to Dr Zempf in Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown (7f, good) 16 days ago.

Form: 0-12213

(9)

Charterhouse^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 99| C| D

40/1

Useful gelding. Course winner. Creditable 7 lengths third of 6 to Cadillac in listed race at Leopardstown (9f, good, 28/1) 23 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 9639-03

(4)

Raadobarg^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R G Ryan| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 108| CD

5/2

Smart colt. C&D winner. Won first 2 starts this yeae. Below form 6¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Jeri in listed race at Longchamp (8f, good to soft, 44/10) 30 days ago, though was hampered. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 836-118

(10)

Emphatic Answer³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 104| CD

5/1

Useful filly. C&D winner. Very good neck second of 7 to Pearls Galore in Lanwades Stud Stakes at this C&D (good, 25/1) 34 days ago. Big player if she can reproduce that form.

Form: 552-452

(8)

Sh Boom^p³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100| C| D

20/1

Useful mare. Creditable 2¼ lengths third of 7 to Pearls Galore in Lanwades Stud Stakes (22/1) at this C&D (good) 34 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 15-3253

(6)

Straight Answer^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 107| C

5/1

Useful colt. Course winner. Good 2 lengths second of 5 to Dr Zempf in Ballycorus Stakes (8/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 16 days ago, finishing well. 1m looks well worth exploring.

Form: 118-262

(7)

Confident Star²⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 98

25/1

11/1, 1¾ lengths seventh of 9 to Glounthaune in Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft). Off 8 months. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 6217-

(5)

The Acropolis²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 100

7/1

Useful colt. 14½ lengths fourteenth of 15 to Vadeni in Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly (10.4f, good to soft, 34/1) 20 days ago, hampered. Back down in trip.

Form: 375-290

(3)

Wexford Native¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 109| D

18/5

Winner at Navan in March. 33/1, 12 lengths tenth of 11 to Coroebus in St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot (8f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Merits consideration down in class.

Form: 1240

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(2)

Miss Mirabell³⁴

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Raadobarg (5/2), Wexford Native (18/5), Emphatic Answer (5/1), Straight Answer (5/1), The Acropolis (7/1), Pretreville (11/1), Sh Boom (20/1), Miss Mirabell (20/1), Confident Star (25/1), Charterhouse (40/1)

STRAIGHT ANSWER has a bit to find on these terms but the step up to 1m promises to unlock a lot more so he may well be up to the challenge. Raadobarg, Emphatic Answer and Wexford Native head the opposition.