Qatar Racing And Equestrian Club Irish EBF Curragh Stakes (Listed Race)

Curragh

15:30

Date 2023-08-20

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €23,600

Winning Time 1m 0.77s (slow by 2.97s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Asean (IRE) Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	17/2	Won
2nd	Alabama (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · A P O'Brien	3/1	.5
3rd	Rush Queen (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Adrian McGuinness	7/1	.5
4th	Storm Miami (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	9/4F	0.2
5th	G'Day Mate (GB) Scott McCullagh · Mrs John Harrington	9/1	1.25
6th	Sturlasson (IRE) Gary Carroll · Kieran P Cotter	40/1	.5
7th	Son Of Corballis (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Kieran P Cotter	9/1	2
8th	Brighter (FR) Dylan Browne McMonagle · A P O'Brien	25/1	.5
9th	Ashwiyaa (IRE) Leigh Roche · M D O'Callaghan	13/2	2.25

Runners (10)

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
NR (1)	Gunzburg Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:P Twomey	J:NON-RUNNER T:P Twomey	126	—	41265	95	103	-	29d	—	—	-33	36.8	—	—
N/R
2 (8)	Alabama b/br J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	J:Seamie Heffernan T:A P Obrien	131	b	3452	98	105	96	46d	—	—	0	25.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Has fared much better on good ground so the forecast rain would be a definite worry
10 (2)	Storm Miami Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	126	—	12	93	104	77	25d	—	—	+6	30	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Still more to come from her and has a very solid chance here; handles any ground
3 (9)	Gday Mate Bay J:Scott McCullagh T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Scott McCullagh T:Mrs John Harrington	131	—	21	87	92	70	45d	—	—	+16	25.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Bellewstown winner; probably more to come and he does handle an ease; could go well
9 (5)	Rush Queen Bay J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian Mcguinness	J:Ronan Whelan T:Adrian Mcguinness	126	—	91351	88	102	78	13d	—	—	+17	26.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Naas winner handles any ground and well worth a try in a stakes race at this trip
5 (10)	Asean Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	126	—	03321	89	100	76	23d	—	—	+20	27.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Progressive form; all of her best form is on good and the forecast rain would be a worry
1 (7)	Son Of Corballis Chestnut J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Declan McDonogh T:Kieran P Cotter	134	p	1710	99	102	86	29d	—	—	+16	24.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Edged out Alabama in a Listed contest at Tipperary early last month; should go well here
6 (4)	Ashwiyaa Bay J:Leigh Roche T:M D Ocallaghan	J:Leigh Roche T:M D Ocallaghan	126	b	3232	88	96	89	5d	—	—	+14	22.4	2.25/1	10 10%
Failed to land an ordinary looking Dundalk maiden on Tuesday and soft ground is an unknown
7 (3)	Brighter Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P Obrien	126	—	160	-	90	55	13d	—	—	+2	6.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Has not progressed on her last two runs and others look more likely here
4 (6)	Sturlasson Grey J:Gary Carroll T:Kieran P Cotter	J:Gary Carroll T:Kieran P Cotter	131	—	226	79	83	78	58d	—	—	+11	14	9.75/1	40 3%
Two solid runs on testing ground very early in the season; could be a factor if it's soft

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gunzburg	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP
Alabama	9/4	2	5/2	9/4	2/1
Storm Miami	5/2	5/2	9/4	5/2	9/4
Gday Mate	8	17/2	7/1	8	9/1
Rush Queen	15/2	15/2	7	15/2	8/1
Asean	10	10	17/2	10/1	11/1
Son Of Corballis	10	10	8/1	10/1	11/1
Ashwiyaa	10	9	8/1	9	9
Brighter	20	20	20/1	20	22/1
Sturlasson	40	33	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Gunzburg

36.8

OR: 11.3 Form: 5.5 Odds: 20

—

2nd

Storm Miami

OR: 10.8 Form: 12 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Asean

27.9

OR: 9.8 Form: 15.9 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Rush Queen

26.7

OR: 9.5 Form: 14.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Alabama

25.9

OR: 12 Form: 5.9 Odds: 8

5/2

Gday Mate

25.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 13.5 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Son Of Corballis

24.6

OR: 12.3 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Ashwiyaa

22.4

OR: 9.5 Form: 10.5 Odds: 2.4

Sturlasson

OR: 7.3 Form: 6 Odds: 0.8

Brighter

6.1

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Son Of Corballis	99	102	86
Alabama	98	105	96
Gunzburg	95	103	—
Storm Miami	93	104	77
Asean	89	100	76
Rush Queen	88	102	78
Ashwiyaa	88	96	89
Gday Mate	87	92	70
Sturlasson	79	83	78
Brighter	—	90	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ashwiyaa	5d ago	Quick return
Rush Queen	13d ago	Quick return
Brighter	13d ago	Quick return
Asean	23d ago	Fit
Storm Miami	25d ago	Fit
Gunzburg	29d ago	Fit
Son Of Corballis	29d ago	Fit
Gday Mate	45d ago	Fit
Alabama	46d ago	Fresh
Sturlasson	58d ago	Fresh