Pat "The Duke" Leavy Irish EBF Maiden – Curragh

Curragh

13:50

Pat "The Duke" Leavy Irish EBF Maiden

Date 2023-09-24

Distance 7f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €9,735

Winning Time 1m 30.64s (slow by 7.54s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Mega Force (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	9/4F	Won
2nd	Taraj (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	100/30	3
3rd	No Knee Never (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	10/1	3.25
4th	Versatile (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	14/1	.75
5th	Flying Bay (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Andrew Kinirons	9/2	8
6th	Meteor Storm (GB) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	25/1	1
7th	Natural Ruler (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	33/1	2.25
8th	Gesture (IRE) Leigh Roche · E J O'Neill	16/1	2
9th	House Of Aviz (USA) Killian Hennessy · A P O'Brien	9/2	0.3
10th	Pandion Power (IRE) Shane B Kelly · J P Murtagh	150/1	5.5

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
2 (7)	Gasper De Lemos Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	133	—	4	-	76	60	38d	—	—	-23	10.6	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Raw and promising if pretty well-held behind hotpot stablemate at Leopardstown (good)
9 (10)	Taraj Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	133	—	4	-	93	75	29d	—	—	-18	8	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Bred to improve and lovely start over 1m here behind Starliner (won maiden Tuesday)
10 (1)	Versatile Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.9	2.75/1	12 8%
Top sire; Eur235,000 yearling; dam unraced half-sister to Dewhurst winner Intense Focus
4 (8)	House Of Aviz Bay J:Killian Hennessy(5) T:A P Obrien	J:Killian Hennessy(5) T:A P Obrien	133	—	56	-	89	70	29d	—	—	-9	3.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
RPRs about 80 (here, good), finding little over 1m latest behind Taraj; still early days
7 (6)	No Knee Never Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	0W/0P 1 run	-4	1.6	3.25/1	14 7%
Top yard, sire; 260,000 yearling, Eur170,000 2yo half-brother to winners including Latrobe
1 (5)	Flying Bay Chestnut J:Robbie Colgan T:Andrew Kinirons	J:Robbie Colgan T:Andrew Kinirons	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-7	2.9	2.50/1	11 9%
Yard had 33s maiden winner lately; good sire; Eur20,000 foal's dam was third on AW as 2yo
3 (9)	Gesture Chestnut J:Leigh Roche T:E J Oneill	J:Leigh Roche T:E J Oneill	133	—	63	-	81	29	10d	—	—	-3	5.1	2.75/1	12 8%
Better in 7f maidens when beaten 1l at Naas of late; this might be tougher
5 (2)	Meteor Storm Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	6.00/1	25 4%
Eur80,000 yearling in good hands; dam 2yo winner (RPR 96), half-sister to smart winners
6 (4)	Natural Ruler Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	133	—	9	-	80	61	29d	—	—	-2	0.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
33s, showed promise on debut here (1m), must reverse that form with two of these
8 (3)	Pandion Power Bay J:Shane B Kelly T:J P Murtagh	J:Shane B Kelly T:J P Murtagh	133	—	40	-	71	51	29d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.25/1	150 1%
Similarly pleasing runs (1m) would suggest he is more a handicap sort, as would SPs

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Gasper De Lemos	15/8	13/8	15/8	13/8	7/4
Taraj	11/4	9/4	11/4	11/4	11/4
Versatile	10	12	12	11	11
House Of Aviz	6	6	11/2	6	6/1
No Knee Never	14	14	12	12	12
Flying Bay	15/2	10	11	13/2	10
Gesture	10	9	12	11	11/1
Meteor Storm	22	25	25	22	22/1
Natural Ruler	33	33	33	28	33/1
Pandion Power	150	125	125	125	125

Predictor

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

1st

Gasper De Lemos

10.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

15/8

2nd

Taraj

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8

11/4

3rd

Gesture

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 2.1

House Of Aviz

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Flying Bay

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

Versatile

1.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

No Knee Never

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

Meteor Storm

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Natural Ruler

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Pandion Power

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gasper De Lemos	—	76	60
Taraj	—	93	75
Versatile	—	—	—
House Of Aviz	—	89	70
No Knee Never	—	—	—
Flying Bay	—	—	—
Gesture	—	81	29
Meteor Storm	—	—	—
Natural Ruler	—	80	61
Pandion Power	—	71	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Gesture	10d ago	Quick return
Taraj	29d ago	Fit
House Of Aviz	29d ago	Fit
Natural Ruler	29d ago	Fit
Pandion Power	29d ago	Fit
Gasper De Lemos	38d ago	Fit
Versatile	—	—
No Knee Never	—	—
Flying Bay	—	—
Meteor Storm	—	—