DMG Media Maiden – Curragh · The Final Fence

Curragh

16:50

DMG Media Maiden

Date 2023-09-23

Distance 6f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners (10)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (1)	Yosemite Valley Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	J:Gavin Ryan T:Donnacha Aidan Obrien	134	—	42-2	92	91	71	23d	—	—	-18	32.9	11/10 48%
Second to Little Big Bear in Group 3 last year stands out; turned over at 1-3 at Navan
8 (10)	Veras Secret Bay J:Luke McAteer T:John James Feane	J:Luke McAteer T:John James Feane	131	—	2	-	86	51	10d	—	—	-14	13.4	9/4 31%
Well-backed on Punchestown debut, green and caught late over 1m1f; big drop in trip
1 (9)	Alexander John Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Luke Comer	J:Declan McDonogh T:Luke Comer	134	t	780045	84	9	68	30d	—	—	+4	10.2	14 7%
Ran well at Galway two starts back; twice placed on testing ground over C&D last back-end
3 (8)	First Gentleman Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	134	b	332337	74	90	77	32d	—	—	0	16.4	11/2 15%
Goes on ground and has gone closer over 6f than 7f but can't say he's progressive
4 (7)	Never Cry Never Chestnut J:Andrew Slattery T:J A Stack	J:Andrew Slattery T:J A Stack	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	16/1 6%
Brother to 5f 2yo AW winner Nevereversaynever, half-brother to 5 winners
2 (4)	Charlie Brown Bay J:Ben Coen T:T J Omara	J:Ben Coen T:T J Omara	134	—	03	-	81	41	57d	—	—	+1	3.8	33 3%
Flattered by proximity to easy winner at Cork; fourth (now rated 89) has enhanced the form
10 (6)	Loma Larnee Chestnut J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	129	—	04	-	80	51	15d	—	—	-2	0.7	33 3%
Much improved when beaten 1l by stablemate of Vera's Secret at Down Royal (5f, good)
7 (5)	Un Bacio Ancora Bay J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:C W J Farrell	J:Siobhan Rutledge(3) T:C W J Farrell	131	tp	826005	57	73	56	25d	—	—	+1	3.2	66 2%
Well exposed maiden handles soft but won't be winning this
5 (2)	Nouvel Espoir Bay J:Chris Hayes T:James M Barcoe	J:Chris Hayes T:James M Barcoe	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	80 1%
Harry Angel gelding picked up for E11,500 as a foal; dam placed 1m/10.6f AW
9 (3)	A Day In Deauville Chestnut J:Nathan Crosse T:Gillian Scott	J:Nathan Crosse T:Gillian Scott	129	—	9	-	51	-	5d	—	—	-1	0.2	150 1%
Slowly away when well beaten on Monday's debut at Fairyhouse (7f)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Yosemite Valley	11/10	1	1	1	1
Veras Secret	15/8	2	2	9/4	2
Alexander John	14	12	12	12	12
First Gentleman	11/2	5	5	5/1	5
Never Cry Never	16	14	14	16/1	14
Charlie Brown	25	33	33	33	33
Loma Larnee	33	33	33	33	33
Un Bacio Ancora	66	66	50	66	66
Nouvel Espoir	80	66	66	66	66
A Day In Deauville	150	150	150	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Yosemite Valley

32.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 17.4

11/10

2nd

First Gentleman

16.4

OR: 6 Form: 5.7 Odds: 4.7

11/2

3rd

Veras Secret

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Alexander John

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Charlie Brown

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

Un Bacio Ancora

3.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 1 Odds: 0.5

Never Cry Never

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Loma Larnee

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Nouvel Espoir

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

A Day In Deauville

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yosemite Valley	92	91	71
Alexander John	84	9	68
First Gentleman	74	90	77
Un Bacio Ancora	57	73	56
Veras Secret	—	86	51
Never Cry Never	—	—	—
Charlie Brown	—	81	41
Loma Larnee	—	80	51
Nouvel Espoir	—	—	—
A Day In Deauville	—	51	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
A Day In Deauville	5d ago	Quick return
Veras Secret	10d ago	Quick return
Loma Larnee	15d ago	Fit
Yosemite Valley	23d ago	Fit
Un Bacio Ancora	25d ago	Fit
Alexander John	30d ago	Fit
First Gentleman	32d ago	Fit
Charlie Brown	57d ago	Fresh
Never Cry Never	—	—
Nouvel Espoir	—	—