Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3) – Curragh · The Final Fence

Curragh

4:35

Comer Group International Irish St Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2023-08-20

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €32,450

Runners (6)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR (1)		Eldar Eldarov b J:NON-RUNNER T:Roger Varian	J:NON-RUNNER T:Roger Varian	135	—	17-274	117	124	-	19d	—	—	-33	36.8	—
Has been showing plenty at home and big run expected if reproducing that on track
5 (2)		Shamida b J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	125	—	3-311	102	107	70	38d	—	—	-5	24	7/4 36%
Shapes as though she is a stayer and looks to have a bright future ahead; interesting
4 (3)		Point King b J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	135	—	119-28	104	112	84	61d	—	—	+1	18.5	4 25%
Failed to fire in Royal Ascot Handicap won by Vauban; better than that; ground concerns
NR (4)		Library b J:TBC T:A P Obrien	J: T:A P Obrien	122	b	641732	109	117	93	2d	—	—	+13	29.9	9/2 18%
Rn with credit in awful conditions at Cork on Friday; participation here must be in doubt
3 (6)		Okita Soushi b J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Mikey Sheehy T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	135	t	0-1151	109	117	111	58d	—	—	-4	22.8	9/4 31%
Duke of Edinburgh Stakes winner; yielding is worst ground he has faced; ran poorly on it
1 (5)		Dawn Rising b J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	135	—	412/31	101	109	72	57d	—	—	+1	17.8	4 25%
Queen Alexandra winner; the more of a stamina test this is, the more it will suit

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Eldar Eldarov	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Shamida	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4	7/4
Point King	4	4	4	4	4
Library	7/2	9/2	5	4	9/2
Okita Soushi	9/4	9/4	2	2	2
Dawn Rising	4	4	4	4	4

Predictor

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

1st

Eldar Eldarov

36.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 20

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2nd

Library

29.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 10.1 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Shamida

24

OR: 13 Form: 2.1 Odds: 8.9

7/4

4

Okita Soushi

22.8

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 8

9/4

5

Point King

18.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4

6

Dawn Rising

17.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eldar Eldarov Top Rated	117	124	—
Library	109	117	93
Okita Soushi	109	117	111
Point King	104	112	84
Shamida	102	107	70
Dawn Rising	101	109	72

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Library	2d ago	Quick return
Eldar Eldarov	19d ago	Fit
Shamida	38d ago	Fit
Dawn Rising	57d ago	Fresh
Okita Soushi	58d ago	Fresh
Point King	61d ago	Fresh