Race Result - Curragh, 3rd April 2026 Back to results
16:17 1xBet.ie Emerald Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Going soft to heavy, 18 ran.
Place Horse Jockey Distance No. Weight S.P.
1st Fiver Friday N M Crosse 20 8 7 11/2
Mid division, progress to track leaders early straight, went 3rd travelling strongly over 1f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, soon ridden and kept on inside final furlong
2nd Ribee G F Carroll 3 3/4 lengths 5 9 12 8/1
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress to dispute over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong
3rd Narlita Siobhan Rutledge 1 1/4 length 16 8 10 17/2
Mid division, 7th halfway, pushed along in 5th over 2f out, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace inside final furlong
4th Bay Colony J A Heffernan 2 1/2 lengths 13 8 13 22/1
Mid division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to go 5th over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 4th close home
5th Starford J M Sheridan Head 2 10 2 11/1
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, soon no extra and dropped to 5th close home
6th Mocking B M Coen 5 lengths 15 8 11 14/1
Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 6th close home
7th Eastwatch A J Slattery 4 1/4 lengths 3 10 1 3/1 F
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, headway on inner to lead entering straight, pushed along and joined over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no extra and weakened inside final furlong
8th Norwalk Havoc S Foley Neck 1 10 2 16/1
Led, headed after 1f, 5th halfway, pushed along on inner over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened inside final furlong
9th Immutable W J Lee 3/4 length 11 9 0 14/1
Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, moderate late headway inside final furlong
10th Titanium P McGettigan 3 1/2 lengths 17 8 10 33/1
Chased leader, led after 1f, headed after 2f, pushed along in 2nd early straight, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
11th Tamam Desert J A Powell 3 3/4 lengths 12 9 0 22/1
Always towards rear, never a factor
12th Akecheta C T Keane 3 1/4 lengths 8 9 6 9/1
Always towards rear, never a factor
13th Glen To Glen D P McDonogh 2 1/2 lengths 10 9 1 14/1
Rear of mid division, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression from over 1f out
14th Comfort Zone G P Halpin 1/2 length 6 9 8 40/1
Always towards rear, never a factor
15th Chica Guerrera W M Lordan Neck 19 8 7 12/1
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from over 1f out
16th Coeur d'Or C D Hayes 1 length 7 9 7 25/1
Towards rear, progress into mid division over 2f out, soon ridden and no extra, weakened from over 1f out
17th Dark Summit D Egan 21 lengths 9 9 1 28/1
Rear of mid division, no impression from over 2f out
18th Amplitude G M Ryan 1 1/4 length 14 8 12 40/1
Tracked leaders, progress to lead after 2f, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon no extra and weakened quickly over 2f out