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Good to Firm Ground at the Curragh After Watering

Al Riffa and Dylan Browne McMonagle win the Michael John Kennedy Curragh Cup Group 2 Al Riffa and Dylan Browne McMonagle win the Michael John Kennedy Curragh Cup Group 2
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Following watering, the ground at the Curragh is good to firm. It is dry with temperatures in the low to mid-20s, and there are five yards of fresh ground available.

There are eight races at the Curragh today, with the first starting at 1:40pm and the final race commencing at 5:30pm.

The feature race of the day is the 1XBET Curragh Cup. Last year's winner, Al Riffa is the 1/1 favourite after his success in this race 12 months ago.

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