15:15
Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Café Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)
Group 2, Class 1, 7f, Flat, 3yo+, €78,000, 7 runners
Winning time 1m 22.78s
- Going
- Good To Firm
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›East Hampton is the pick for this Curragh 7f contest despite sitting third on our figures, taken on a progressive profile that gives him claims above the bare figures. Big Gossey and Audience head the ratings just a few pounds to the good, and both remain the chief dangers alongside Power Blue, who matches East Hampton on our figures. It is a competitive renewal and confidence in East Hampton is low, but the profile edge is enough to prefer him over the pair rated above him.
Result
Rossa Ryan
Robson De Aguiar
sat behind the pace-setter - 2nd at halfway - narrowed the gap 1f out - went to the front in the final 150 yards and finished strongly
W J Lee
Charles O'Brien
started towards the back - slipped to 7th at halfway - made ground inside 2f out - up to 3rd inside the final furlong - finished well to grab 2nd near the line but couldn't get competitive with the winner
Colin Keane
David O'Meara
away smartly to the front - stretched clear after 1 1/2f - the margin came back 1f out - was passed in the final 150 yards - unable to get competitive with the winner and slipped to 3rd near the line
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien
soon settled in the pack out wide - up to 3rd after 2f - made no dent on the front runners 1f out - soon slipped to 4th and found little more near the finish
Scott McCullagh
Daniel McLoughlin
soon settled towards the back of the pack - 6th at halfway - pushed along into 5th 1 1/2f out - made no dent and found little extra inside the final furlong
Luke McAteer
David Marnane
started at the back - made ground to race 5th at halfway - made no dent in 6th inside 2f out and gave way over 1f out
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh
in contention early - up in 4th after 2f - slipped to the back 3f out and was pulled up over 2f out
Racecard
Colin Keane
David O'Meara 3/44
Runner-up last time out, Audience brings a strong speed figure and has run over today's trip and going before. He sits second on our figures here, though he is yet to score in his last six starts and a 38-day absence leaves a fitness question.
- Sire
- Iffraaj (GB)
- Dam
- Ladyship (GB) by Oasis Dream
- Owner
- Hamad Rashed Bin Ghedayer
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 44 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 34%
- Ratings
- Perf 111, Speed 100
W J Lee
Charles O'Brien 0/3
Winner last time out, and a winner four starts back, Big Gossey heads our figures with a strong speed reading and has run over today's trip and going before. A below-form ninth three starts back is the blot, but he returns fresh 21 days on.
- Sire
- Gutaifan (IRE)
- Dam
- Toy Show (IRE) by Danehill
- Owner
- Allegro Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 Jan 2017
- Stable
- Straffan, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 112, Speed 92
Luke McAteer
David Marnane 2/20
A second two starts back, and a second five starts back, underline East Hampton's consistency, and he has run over today's trip before. That profile makes him our pick, though he is yet to win in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Cracksman (GB)
- Dam
- Sitar (GB) by Aqlaam
- Owner
- N Molloy
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Bansha, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 20 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 108, Speed 77
Ben Coen
J P Murtagh 2/23
Winner last time out, and a winner four starts back, Zodiac Bear has recent form on his side and has run over today's trip before. But he sits second-bottom of our figures with a modest speed reading, making him hard to fancy here.
- Sire
- Kodi Bear (IRE)
- Dam
- Tut (IRE) by Intikhab
- Owner
- Seamus Mcpeake
- Foaled
- 8 Apr 2022
- Stable
- Coolaghknock Glebe,Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 23 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 103, Speed 86
Scott McCullagh
Daniel McLoughlin 2/8
Winner last time out, and a winner three starts back, Duckadilly returns quickly here on just 10 days and has run over today's trip and going before. But she sits bottom of our figures, with modest efforts either side of those wins.
- Sire
- Churchill (IRE)
- Dam
- Alutiq (IRE) by Kodiac
- Owner
- Duckadilly Partnership
- Foaled
- 10 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Newbridge, Co Kildare
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 8 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 101, Speed 91
Ryan Moore
A P O'Brien 3/41
Dorset was a winner four starts back, and a winner five starts back, but a below-form ninth last time out means recent starts have trended the wrong way. He has run over today's trip and going before and holds a fair speed figure, rated mid-pack here.
- Sire
- Wootton Bassett (GB)
- Dam
- Snowflakes (IRE) by Galileo
- Owner
- Derrick Smithmrs John Magniermichael Taborwesterberg
- Foaled
- 10 May 2023
- Stable
- Cashel, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 41 runs (7%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 107, Speed 97
Rossa Ryan
Robson De Aguiar 0/12
A winner five starts back, and a second four starts back, Power Blue matches that placed form with a big speed figure and has run over today's trip and going before. Back-to-back fourths in his last two starts are the one blot.
- Sire
- Space Blues (IRE)
- Dam
- Visions (IRE) by Worthadd
- Owner
- Amo Racing Limited
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Mullingar, Westmeath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 12 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 108, Speed 101
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.