Raadobarg heads weights in Irish Lincoln Raadobarg will carry joint top-weight in the Nua Healthcare Irish Lincolnshire, the feature race on day one of the Irish Flat racing season, at The Curragh this Bank Holiday Monday. The Night Of Thunder gelding, now in Britain by George Boughey landed the competitive €100,000 contest in 2022 when previously with Johnny Murtagh. Other notable contenders include Rahmi, Lan Cinnte, Smooth Tom, Casanova and Snapraeterea. 2023 Lester Piggott Gladness Stakes winner Goldana is one of eleven runners in the Group 3 Lodge Park Stud Park Express Stakes. Other notable contenders include Cadeau Belle, Sli Na Ghealai, Magical Sunset and Brilliant. Eleven two year olds will go to post in the opening race of the season, The Castle Star and Alkumait at Capital Stud EBF Maiden. Trainer Adrian Murray is hoping to win the race for the second successive year with a team of three going to post. He claimed the race in 2023 with subsequent Group 1 winner Bucanero Fuerte. There are 13 runners in the La Celia Wines Handicap over five furlongs including Curragh specialists Big Gossey, Laugh A Minute, Verhoyen and Gustavus Weston. 17 runners feature in the Bermingham Camera of Dublin Maiden for colts, while there are 19 set to line up in the Finlay Volvo Maiden. 23 runners go to post in the QuinnBet Handicap headed by Clear Quartz and there are 21 in the Cavalor Equine Nutrition Handicap.
