Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1) – Curragh

Curragh

15:40

Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1)

Date 2024-05-25

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize €285,000

Runners (8)

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
6 (6)	Rosallion Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	128	—	1131-2	118	131	110	21d	—	—	-13	40.7	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Fine second in 2000 Guineas and looks the one to beat as long as the ground stays lively
5 (5)	River Tiber Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	11133-	112	122	105	238d	—	—	+7	41.2	0.69/1	11/4 27%
High-class 2yo is unproven over this trip but still respected as yard's selected runner
3 (7)	Haatem Bay J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hannon	J:Jamie Spencer T:Richard Hannon	128	—	955-13	115	127	110	21d	—	—	+4	21.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Third in the 2000 Guineas; has almost 2l to make up on his stablemate Rosallion from then
8 (2)	Unquestionable Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	128	—	12421-	114	124	104	204d	—	—	+24	36.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
High-class colt has ground to make up on Rosallion from last year; stable second-string
4 (8)	Mountain Bear Brown J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	128	—	34412-	110	120	95	204d	—	—	+24	28.8	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Ran some fine races in defeat at pattern level last year; a bit to find with some of these
2 (3)	Bright Stripes Chestnut J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	J:W J Lee T:A Oliver	128	p	312-81	102	116	48	19d	—	—	+9	14.6	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won the Listed Tetrarch Stakes over C&D last time; has to improve a fair bit on that form
7 (1)	Take Me To Church Chestnut J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	J:Ronan Whelan T:Jack W Davison	128	—	21-114	100	113	100	48d	—	—	+10	13.4	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Below form last time; first time over this trip and has to find a fair bit of improvement
1 (4)	Atlantic Coast Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	128	t	131-7	102	115	84	48d	—	—	+11	13.7	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Group 3 winner was poor on return and has questions to answer with a tongue-tie on

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Rosallion	10/11	evn	10/11	evn	10/11
River Tiber	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	5/2
Haatem	7/1	13/2	6/1	13/2	13/2
Unquestionable	10/1	17/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Mountain Bear	33/1	25/1	33/1	25/1	25/1
Bright Stripes	25/1	25/1	20/1	22/1	22/1
Take Me To Church	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Atlantic Coast	66/1	40/1	40/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

River Tiber

41.2

OR: 15.5 Form: 15.1 Odds: 10.6

11/4

2nd

Rosallion

40.7

OR: 17 Form: 5 Odds: 18.7

10/11

3rd

Unquestionable

36.6

OR: 16 Form: 17 Odds: 3.6

10/1

Mountain Bear

28.8

OR: 15 Form: 12.6 Odds: 1.2

33/1

Haatem

21.3

OR: 16.3 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/1

Bright Stripes

14.6

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

25/1

Atlantic Coast

13.7

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Take Me To Church

13.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rosallion	118	131	110
Haatem	115	127	110
Unquestionable	114	124	104
River Tiber	112	122	105
Mountain Bear	110	120	95
Bright Stripes	102	116	48
Atlantic Coast	102	115	84
Take Me To Church	100	113	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bright Stripes	19d ago	Fit
Rosallion	21d ago	Fit
Haatem	21d ago	Fit
Take Me To Church	48d ago	Fresh
Atlantic Coast	48d ago	Fresh
Unquestionable	204d ago	Long break
Mountain Bear	204d ago	Long break
River Tiber	238d ago	Long break