Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 17:15 Paul Byrne Memorial Handicap 7f

  • Weighed In - €13,500 added, 3yo, 5 runners
  • Winner €9,314 2nd €2,160 3rd €946 4th €540
  • Going: Good to Yielding, Yielding in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 24.83s
  • Off time: 17:15:20
Pos Horse Odds
1st Dark Passion (IRE) 15/8
2nd Crimson Sunrise (IRE) 7/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (4) 66134-3 WHITE, large royal blue spots & sleeves, striped cap Dark Passion (IRE) 9 3 9-12 E J McNamara (3) G M Lyons 83 15/8
2 (5) 840-2U0 DARK BLUE, red epaulettes, red cap, dark blue star Khaos (IRE) 8 3 9-10 b1 M M Monaghan (7) M O'Callaghan 81 7/1
3 (2) 17513-3 Royal blue, red cross of lorraine & sleeves, red cap Crimson Sunrise (IRE) 67 3 9-9 L F Roche (5) D K Weld 80 7/2
4 (1) 49120-8 WHITE, large royal blue spots & sleeves, striped cap Mount Meru 47 Distance Winner 3 9-2 b G F Carroll G M Lyons 73 7/1
5 (3) 0-04 WHITE, purple panel, check cap Heavy Weight (IRE) 52 3 8-13 K J Manning J S Bolger 70 2/1

Verdict

Dark Passion made a very good impression when returning to action in a strong race at the Curragh and though conceding weight all round he looks certain to be in the shake-up. Stablemate Mount Meru looked in need of the run on his comeback at Dundalk and looks a threat to all but CRIMSON SUNRISE will prove difficult to beat. Dermot Weld's filly, twice a winner in her juvenile campaign, reappeared at Limerick in March and showed that she had trained on with a good third behind Precious Dream and looks ready to regain the winning thread. Khaos and Heavy Weight look to have a bit to find though there's probably more to come from the latter.

Formwatch

Dark Passion (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, headway to challenge under 2f out and disputed briefly early final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Aquilonius (9-2) at Curragh 1m 3yo hcp 60-90 gd in May.

Khaos (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Prominent on stands' side, 7th halfway, no extra from over 1f out, 10th of 16, 12l behind Harry Trotter (8-4) at Curragh 6f hcp gd in May.

Crimson Sunrise (IRE) 6-4 (9-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Precious Dream (9-2) at Limerick 7f 3yo stk 0-85 gd in Mar.

Mount Meru 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, 7th halfway, no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Grey Danube (8-8) at Dundalk 6f 3yo hcp 50-80 pol in Apr.

Heavy Weight (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 3l behind Ahimsa (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 3yo mdn stks pol in Apr.

Sky Bet