Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2) – Curragh

Curragh

15:05

Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2025-05-24

Distance 6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize €70,800

Winning Time 1m 11.52s (slow by 0.82s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	James's Delight (IRE) Oisin Murphy · Clive Cox	22/1	Won
2nd	Lethal Levi (GB) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	15/2	0.1
3rd	Big Gossey (IRE) W J Lee · Charles O'Brien	33/1	0.3
4th	Vespertilio (FR) Dylan Browne McMonagle · W McCreery	10/1	.5
5th	My Mate Alfie (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	4/1	.5
6th	Easy (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	33/1	0.05
7th	Grand Grey (IRE) Jamie Spencer · Kevin Ryan	6/1	2.75
8th	Iberian (IRE) Jason Watson · Charles Hills	9/1	0.1
9th	Storm Boy (AUS) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	6/4F	1.5

Runners (9)

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 (9)	Storm Boy Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	131	—	41348-	114	126	-	217d	—	—	-7	33.8	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Multiple Group winner down under; big player if fully fit for yard debut
6 (2)	My Mate Alfie Bay J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	131	b	3111-2	112	122	107	26d	—	—	+8	25.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
3-time C&D winner inc' Gr 3; only beaten half a length on return; big player back here
3 (1)	Iberian Bay J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	J:Jason Watson T:Charles Hills	131	t	/001-2	107	123	70	56d	—	—	+10	22.9	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Ran around when 2nd in Cammidge Trophy; needs more and may want it softer
2 (3)	Grand Grey Grey J:Jamie Spencer T:Kevin Ryan	J:Jamie Spencer T:Kevin Ryan	131	—	3340-2	107	122	92	38d	—	0W/1P 1 run	+11	22.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Went close in Longchamp Gr 3; back to form on yard debut, narrowly denied at Newmarket
5 (6)	Lethal Levi Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	131	b	011-35	109	124	113	21d	—	—	+7	17.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Last season's Ayr Gold Cup winner; behind Grand Grey on return; beaten 1l in h'cap since
9 (8)	Vespertilio Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W McCreery	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W McCreery	128	—	975-24	104	117	106	13d	—	—	+9	15.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Group 2 winner as a 2yo but didn't kick on and needs to improve on this season's efforts
4 (4)	James's Delight Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Clive Cox	J:Oisin Murphy T:Clive Cox	131	—	128-55	108	125	85	22d	—	—	+10	16.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Listed winner last term; hasn't hit those heights in 2 runs this term
1 (7)	Big Gossey Grey J:W J Lee T:Charles O'Brien	J:W J Lee T:Charles O'Brien	131	t	223145	105	120	89	6d	—	—	+18	21.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
All 8 turf wins here and Listed winner in March but Group 2 level probably too hot
8 (5)	Easy Brown J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	128	—	16/16-	100	122	103	338d	—	—	+11	13.1	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Listed winner on heavy on last season's return but likely best watched after 338 days off

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Storm Boy	11/8	11/8	11/8
My Mate Alfie	9/2	4/1	9/2
Iberian	13/2	7/1	13/2
Grand Grey	7/1	7/1	7/1
Lethal Levi	8/1	8/1	8/1
Vespertilio	12/1	12/1	12/1
James's Delight	16/1	14/1	16/1
Big Gossey	28/1	28/1	28/1
Easy	40/1	50/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Storm Boy

33.8

OR: 16 Form: 4.5 Odds: 13.3

11/8

2nd

My Mate Alfie

25.7

OR: 15.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.2

9/2

3rd

Iberian

22.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Grand Grey

22.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.1

7/1

Big Gossey

21.5

OR: 13.8 Form: 6.9 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Lethal Levi

17.6

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

James's Delight

16.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Vespertilio

15.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Easy

13.1

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Storm Boy	114	126	—
My Mate Alfie	112	122	107
Lethal Levi	109	124	113
James's Delight	108	125	85
Iberian	107	123	70
Grand Grey	107	122	92
Big Gossey	105	120	89
Vespertilio	104	117	106
Easy	100	122	103

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Gossey	6d ago	Quick return
Vespertilio	13d ago	Quick return
Lethal Levi	21d ago	Fit
James's Delight	22d ago	Fit
My Mate Alfie	26d ago	Fit
Grand Grey	38d ago	Fit
Iberian	56d ago	Fresh
Storm Boy	217d ago	Long break
Easy	338d ago	Long break