Coolmore Stud Wootton Bassett Irish EBF Futurity Stakes (Group 2)

Curragh

15:27

Date 2023-08-19

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €70,800

Winning Time 1m 26.44s (slow by 2.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Henry Longfellow (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	2/9F	Won
2nd	Stunning Peach (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	6/1	2
3rd	Portland (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	18/1	3
4th	Spanish Flame (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	9/1	5
5th	Courageous Strike (GB) W J Lee · Adrian Murray	125/1	11

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (3)	Henry Longfellow Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	131	—	1	-	106	94	28d	—	—	-34	30	0.08/1	3/10 77%
Impeccably bred and strong in the market when scoring readily over C&D last month
3 (2)	Islandsinthestream Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	131	—	1	-	97	89	73d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Had Portland back in third when defying inexperience on C&D debut
5 (1)	Spanish Flame Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	131	—	411	-	100	82	45d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Won his last two and had a nice bit in hand last time at Tipperary
4 (5)	Portland Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	131	—	341	97	102	84	14d	—	—	+18	25.2	3.25/1	14 7%
Recent Galway handicap winner; very much the stable second string here
1 (4)	Courageous Strike Chestnut J:W J Lee T:Adrian Murray	J:W J Lee T:Adrian Murray	131	—	286	76	89	61	8d	—	—	+8	9.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Hasn't gone on from a promising debut and he's outclassed at this level

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Henry Longfellow	1/4	3/10	1/4	2/7	1/4
Islandsinthestream	13/2	6	6	6	6
Spanish Flame	9	8/1	17/2	9	9
Portland	14	10	10	11	11
Courageous Strike	100	125	125	100/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Henry Longfellow

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

3/10

2nd

Portland

25.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 11.5 Odds: 1.9

3rd

Spanish Flame

19.4

OR: 0 Form: 17 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Islandsinthestream

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Courageous Strike

9.3

OR: 6.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Portland	97	102	84
Courageous Strike	76	89	61
Henry Longfellow	—	106	94
Islandsinthestream	—	97	89
Spanish Flame	—	100	82

Last Run