Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2)

Curragh

16:15

Date 2024-07-20

Distance 1m6f16y

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €88,500

Winning Time 3m 1.60s (slow by 0.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Tower Of London (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	13/8	Won
2nd	Grosvenor Square (IRE) Gavin Ryan · A P O'Brien	17/2	1.25
3rd	Vauban (FR) Colin Keane · W P Mullins	11/8F	7
4th	Raise You (IRE) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	28/1	0.3
5th	Dancing Tango (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	25/1	1.25
6th	Shamida (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	9/1	.5
7th	Eastern Legend (IRE) Rory Cleary · J S Bolger	66/1	4.5
8th	Seattle Creek (GB) Seamie Heffernan · Luke W Comer	200/1	16
9th	Mega Force (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	16/1	29
10th	Aircraft Carrier (IRE) Gary Carroll · Luke W Comer	300/1	9

Runners (12)

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
7 (3)	Vauban Chestnut J:Colin Keane T:W P Mullins	J:Colin Keane T:W P Mullins	137	t	110-24	113	117	95	30d	—	—	-6	25.8	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Didn't stay at Ascot; back to more suitable trip here and major contender
6 (10)	Tower Of London Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	137	—	49-115	116	120	97	64d	—	—	-8	27.9	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Big money wins in Saudi and Dubai but flopped in Yorkshire Cup; remains big player
9 (6)	Shamida Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	134	—	31117-	106	115	93	294d	—	—	+23	32.1	2.00/1	8/1 11%
C&D winner makes belated seasonal return but possibly more to offer back on good ground
11 (7)	Grosvenor Square Bay J:Gavin Ryan T:A P O'Brien	J:Gavin Ryan T:A P O'Brien	125	—	131-37	104	108	93	20d	—	—	+7	16	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Helped set the pace in Irish Derby latest; similar role likely here
10 (11)	Gasper De Lemos Chestnut J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	125	v	12-635	99	106	93	30d	—	—	+8	14	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Decent form but doesn't look good enough unless visor brings serious improvement
8 (9)	Dancing Tango Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	134	t	41-422	102	112	83	10d	—	—	+10	14.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Got this trip well at Fairyhouse; bit to find on ratings, placing would be an achievement
4 (2)	Raise You Chestnut J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	137	h	215/47	104	104	82	18d	—	—	+12	14.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
St Leger Trial winner over C&D in 2022; recent Roscommon run was concerning though
3 (8)	Eastern Legend Bay J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	J:Rory Cleary T:J S Bolger	137	tp	1331-2	97	99	83	—	—	—	+15	17.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Navan handicap second was a good run but plenty on at the weights here
5 (1)	Seattle Creek Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Luke W Comer	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Luke W Comer	137	—	82/461	85	103	-	9d	—	—	+8	8.9	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Recent Leopardstown winner out of his depth, again
1 (5)	Aircraft Carrier Bay J:Gary Carroll T:Luke W Comer	J:Gary Carroll T:Luke W Comer	137	—	85006D/	81	99	-	967d	—	—	+7	7.9	100.00/1	400/1 0%
Fourth in this race in 2021, hasn't been seen since November that year
NR (12)	Crypto Force Bay J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	J:David Egan T:Adrian Murray	137	—	1/6736	105	111	91	28d	—	—	—	20.8	—	—
Didn't seem to stay 1m4f in Hardwicke on latest so serious stamina concerns upped in trip
NR (4)	Kinesiology Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	125	—	82-12	104	106	78	44d	—	—	—	13.5	—	—
Progressive 3yo upped in trip here and further improvement not ruled out

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Vauban	7/4	7/4	13/8	7/4	7/4
Tower Of London	6/4	6/4	11/8	6/4	6/4
Shamida	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Grosvenor Square	9/1	17/2	17/2	17/2	8/1
Gasper De Lemos	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1
Dancing Tango	20/1	20/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Raise You	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1
Eastern Legend	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Seattle Creek	300/1	200/1	125/1	200/1	200/1
Aircraft Carrier	400/1	250/1	125/1	250/1	300/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shamida

32.1

OR: 14 Form: 15.6 Odds: 2.5

8/1

2nd

Tower Of London

27.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 0 Odds: 11.4

6/4

3rd

Vauban

25.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 10

7/4

Crypto Force

20.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Eastern Legend

17.2

OR: 11.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Grosvenor Square

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Dancing Tango

14.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Raise You

14.1

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Gasper De Lemos

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Kinesiology

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Seattle Creek

8.9

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

300/1

Aircraft Carrier

7.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

400/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tower Of London	116	120	97
Vauban	113	117	95
Shamida	106	115	93
Crypto Force	105	111	91
Grosvenor Square	104	108	93
Raise You	104	104	82
Kinesiology	104	106	78
Dancing Tango	102	112	83
Gasper De Lemos	99	106	93
Eastern Legend	97	99	83
Seattle Creek	85	103	—
Aircraft Carrier	81	99	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Seattle Creek	9d ago	Quick return
Dancing Tango	10d ago	Quick return
Raise You	18d ago	Fit
Grosvenor Square	20d ago	Fit
Crypto Force	28d ago	Fit
Vauban	30d ago	Fit
Gasper De Lemos	30d ago	Fit
Kinesiology	44d ago	Fit
Tower Of London	64d ago	Fresh
Shamida	294d ago	Long break
Aircraft Carrier	967d ago	Long break
Eastern Legend	—	—

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Grosvenor Square	Front Runner
Gasper De Lemos	Prominent
Tower Of London	Hold Up

Inferred from horse comments. 3 of 12 runners classified.