GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) – Curragh

Curragh

13:40

GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2024-06-30

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €70,800

Winning Time 1m 11.72s (slow by 1.02s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Henri Matisse (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	8/1	Won
2nd	The Strikin Viking (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	7/2	.5
3rd	Arizona Blaze (GB) David Egan · Adrian Murray	6/1	3.25
4th	Tunbridge Wells (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	11/8F	0.2
5th	Principality (IRE) Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	4/1	6

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (2)	Tunbridge Wells Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	131	p	21	-	109	75	25d	—	0W/0P 1 run	-12	25.3	0.34/1	11/8 42%
C&D win franked since; the Ballydoyle pick and a big player
6 (6)	The Strikin Viking Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	131	—	1	-	105	98	15d	—	—	-4	15.7	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Impressive recent York maiden winner a supplementary entry an interesting contender
3 (1)	Principality Bay J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	J:Sean Levey T:Richard Hannon	131	—	21	-	103	93	21d	—	—	+1	18.5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Quite taking Goodwood winner upped in grade but every chance he could be up to it
1 (4)	Arizona Blaze Bay J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	131	—	1213	101	109	97	10d	—	—	+20	31.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
C&D winner and recent Norfolk third a major player
2 (5)	Henri Matisse Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	131	—	1	-	99	55	36d	—	—	+4	12.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Good attitude for debut C&D win last month; lot more likely required here
NR (3)	Red Evolution Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:M D O'Callaghan	J:NON-RUNNER T:M D O'Callaghan	131	—	32	-	96	-	22d	—	—	—	7.1	—	—
Two good runs in maidens and looks to have a bit to find
NR (7)	The Parthenon Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:A P O'Brien	131	—	51	-	100	70	14d	—	—	—	10	—	—
Saw 7f out well at Gowran, will need a strong pace here dropped in trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Tunbridge Wells	11/8	11/8	6/5	5/4	5/4
The Strikin Viking	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3
Principality	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	4/1
Arizona Blaze	7/1	7/1	15/2	11/2	7/1
Henri Matisse	9/1	15/2	9/1	17/2	9/1

Predictor

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

1st

Arizona Blaze

31.6

OR: 12.8 Form: 15.5 Odds: 3.3

15/2

2nd

Tunbridge Wells

25.3

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 11.8

11/8

3rd

Principality

18.5

OR: 0 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5

9/2

The Strikin Viking

15.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Henri Matisse

12.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.5

9/1

The Parthenon

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Red Evolution

7.1

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Arizona Blaze	101	109	97
Tunbridge Wells	—	109	75
The Strikin Viking	—	105	98
Principality	—	103	93
Henri Matisse	—	99	55
Red Evolution	—	96	—
The Parthenon	—	100	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Arizona Blaze	10d ago	Quick return
The Parthenon	14d ago	Fit
The Strikin Viking	15d ago	Fit
Principality	21d ago	Fit
Red Evolution	22d ago	Fit
Tunbridge Wells	25d ago	Fit
Henri Matisse	36d ago	Fit