17:25 Curragh

Sunday 2 July 2023

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Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 1m 36.34s

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(3)

Carrytheone^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 103| CD

9/1

Useful gelding. C&D winner. 4/1, creditable 1¼ lengths third of 6 to Ocean Jewel in Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) 17 days ago. Yard having good spell and knows what it takes to win this.

Form: 76-0473

(7)

Pretreville¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: G M Ryan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 105| D

28/1

Smart gelding. Third of 4 in minor event at Fairyhouse (7f, good, 2/1) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 22135-3

(1)

Beautiful Sunshine²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R G Ryan| T: A Murray| OR: 91

50/1

Useful filly. 33/1, below form 7¼ lengths sixth of 10 to Cadeau Belle in listed race at Navan (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 4150-46

(10)

Hellsing²⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: G M Lyons| OR: 103| C

11/1

Two wins from 4 starts at 2. Off 9 months. Stable in good form. Likely capable of better again in 2023.

Form: 1212-

(4)

Bold Discovery³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 99

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9½ lengths last of 11 to Paddington in Irish 2000 Guineas (66/1) at this C&D (good) 36 days ago. Stiff task on form.

Form: 13-250

(9)

Lord Massusus⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 102| C| D

15/2

Useful gelding. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. 10/3, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Naas (5.9f, good) 57 days ago, cosily. Significantly back up in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2113-11

(12)

Narmar²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 88| D

33/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner maiden at Listowel (8f, good, 15/8) 28 days ago. More to come but this demands a lot more.

Form: 9-421

(2)

Salt Lake City²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 102| D

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. Very good neck second of 7 to Moon De Vega in listed race (3/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) on reappearance 24 days ago, keeping on well. Considered.

Form: 2015-2

(5)

Tarawa³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 107

13/8

Promising individual. 12/1, very good 2¾ lengths fourth of 10 to Tahiyra in Irish 1000 Guineas at this C&D (good) 35 days ago, running on. Leading claims.

Form: 51-24

Non-Runners

(8)

Cosmic Vega⁴²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Ronan Whelan

(11)

Fernao²⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: W McCreery J: W J Lee

(6)

Didn'thavemuchtodo²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Tarawa (13/8), Salt Lake City (7/4), Cosmic Vega (6/1), Lord Massusus (15/2), Carrytheone (9/1), Didn'thavemuchtodo (10/1), Hellsing (11/1), Fernao (16/1), Bold Discovery (18/1), Pretreville (28/1), Narmar (33/1), Beautiful Sunshine (50/1)

TARAWA can build on her fine fourth behind stable-companion Tahiyra in the Irish 1000 Guineas over C&D and bag this listed prize. Johnny Murtagh has won this twice since 2017 so last month's Leopardstown Group 3 third Carrytheone merits plenty of respect. Lord Massusus posted a smart effort to win a Naas handicap last time and can make his presence felt in a higher grade. Salt Lake City is another to consider.