GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) – Curragh

Curragh

13:50

GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2023-07-02

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €70,800

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9 (5)	Unquestionable Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	131	—	31	-	107	62	36d	—	—	-8	21	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Third in a 5f Listed on debut and easy C&D maiden winner since; looks the stable selected
1 (3)	Bucanero Fuerte Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Adrian Murray	J:Rossa Ryan T:Adrian Murray	131	—	13	-	115	93	12d	—	—	-5	16.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
A repeat of his tremendous Coventry Stakes effort would make him the one to beat
4 (1)	His Majesty Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	131	—	134	-	113	96	10d	—	—	-7	12.8	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Listed winner (5f) here couldn't confirm that form in the Norfolk Stakes; player up to 6f
3 (8)	Devious Chestnut J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	131	—	16	-	103	85	10d	—	—	0	9.9	2.00/1	9 11%
Was behind His Majesty in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot; has to improve up in trip
5 (6)	I Am Invictus Bay J:W J Lee T:M D Ocallaghan	J:W J Lee T:M D Ocallaghan	131	—	32	-	97	89	21d	—	—	+2	9	3.25/1	14 7%
Two solid runs in defeat, both over 5f; has to step up a fair bit rased in trip
7 (4)	Mythology Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	131	—	3	-	100	47	25d	—	—	-1	4.6	3.75/1	16 6%
Third in a C&D conditions event on debut; should have built on that but much more needed
2 (7)	Democracy Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P Obrien	131	—	16	-	98	61	36d	—	—	+4	8.2	4.25/1	18 6%
Disappointing in the Group 3 Marble Hll Stakes last time and has to bounce back
8 (9)	Supersonic Man Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	131	—	410	-	98	77	11d	—	—	+5	7.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Unfavourably drawn in the Windsor Castle Stakes but still has a bit to find up to 6f
6 (2)	Lightening Army Bay J:Gary Halpin T:Adrian Murray	J:Gary Halpin T:Adrian Murray	131	—	246	-	83	65	21d	—	—	+2	2.7	37.25/1	150 1%
Promising debut at Dundalk but hasn't built upon that since and has a tough task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Unquestionable	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8	15/8
Bucanero Fuerte	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
His Majesty	3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Devious	9	8	15/2	8	8
I Am Invictus	14	12	12	12	12
Mythology	16	14	12	14	14
Democracy	18	18	18	18	18
Supersonic Man	40	33	28	33	33
Lightening Army	150	125	125	125	100

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Unquestionable

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 8.9

15/8

2nd

Bucanero Fuerte

16.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 6.2

11/4

3rd

His Majesty

12.8

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Devious

9.9

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 2.9

I Am Invictus

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 1.9

Democracy

8.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 1.2

Supersonic Man

7.7

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

Mythology

4.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.6

Lightening Army

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.2

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Unquestionable	—	107	62
Bucanero Fuerte	—	115	93
His Majesty	—	113	96
Devious	—	103	85
I Am Invictus	—	97	89
Mythology	—	100	47
Democracy	—	98	61
Supersonic Man	—	98	77
Lightening Army	—	83	65

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
His Majesty	10d ago	Quick return
Devious	10d ago	Quick return
Supersonic Man	11d ago	Quick return
Bucanero Fuerte	12d ago	Quick return
I Am Invictus	21d ago	Fit
Lightening Army	21d ago	Fit
Mythology	25d ago	Fit
Unquestionable	36d ago	Fit
Democracy	36d ago	Fit