Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) – Curragh

Curragh

15:40

Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2025-07-20

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €70,800

Winning Time 1m 28.27s (slow by 5.17s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Diego Velazquez (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	11/8F	Won
2nd	East Hampton (GB) Luke McAteer · David Marnane	25/1	0.3
3rd	Mutasarref (GB) Gary Carroll · G M Lyons	14/1	1.5
4th	Lord Massusus (IRE) Shane Foley · Joseph G Murphy	16/1	0.05
5th	Big Gossey (IRE) Ronan Whelan · Charles O'Brien	18/1	.5
6th	Queen Of Thunder (IRE) Chris Hayes · K J Condon	33/1	.75
7th	California Dreamer (GB) Wayne Lordan · Adrian Murray	10/1	1.5
8th	Room Service (IRE) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	3/1	.75
9th	Chicago Critic (GB) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	11/1	1
10th	Easy (IRE) Andrew Slattery · Andrew Slattery	10/1	1.25

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (6)	Diego Velazquez Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	136	—	8011-9	118	122	95	33d	—	—	-6	27.8	13/8 38%
Best of these on overall form, may have needed the run when below best in the Queen Anne
6 (11)	Room Service Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	136	—	021-42	109	119	86	22d	—	—	-2	22	11/4 27%
Handles good ground, best form on soft, needs to raise his game to win at this level
11 (3)	California Dreamer Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:Adrian Murray	J:Wayne Lordan T:Adrian Murray	126	—	-10420	110	121	90	29d	—	—	+14	23.2	8/1 11%
50-1 second in Irish 1,000 Guineas, failed to replicate that form in the 7f Jersey Stakes
2 (8)	Chicago Critic Chestnut J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	136	—	374-71	110	121	82	70d	—	—	+9	17.4	9/1 10%
Last year's Jersey Stakes third, landing a 1m Listed event at Leopardstown in May
7 (7)	Easy Brown J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	J:Andrew Slattery T:Andrew Slattery	133	—	/16-62	102	114	88	38d	—	—	+8	15.1	11/1 8%
Second in a 7f Group 3 last time with East Hampton fourth and Mutasarref back in seventh
5 (1)	Mutasarref Bay J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	136	—	21-237	108	120	90	38d	—	—	+10	16.4	12/1 8%
Placed behind Lord Massusus and Chicago Critic this term, not at his best on latest
1 (4)	Big Gossey Grey J:Ronan Whelan T:Charles O'Brien	J:Ronan Whelan T:Charles O'Brien	136	t	145340	108	115	84	1d	—	—	+13	17.1	20/1 5%
Tough and durable course specialist, 12th in Saturday's big sprint handicap
4 (9)	Lord Massusus Brown J:Shane Foley T:Joseph G Murphy	J:Shane Foley T:Joseph G Murphy	136	h	-81554	106	117	89	3d	—	—	+14	18.1	22/1 4%
Second to Poet Master in this race last season, hard to make a case for him on recent form
10 (2)	East Hampton Bay J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	J:Luke McAteer T:David Marnane	129	—	4-1345	101	108	81	21d	—	—	+10	13.7	25/1 4%
Beaten 2 1/2l in fifth behind Vespertilio here three weeks ago, also held by Easy
8 (5)	Queen Of Thunder Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:K J Condon	J:Chris Hayes T:K J Condon	133	—	2/7-16	98	108	83	43d	—	—	+13	15.1	40/1 2%
Won 1m Killarney maiden in May, unplaced in a 1m Listed race at Navan, up against it
NR (10)	Vespertilio Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W McCreery	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:W McCreery	133	—	5-2441	104	112	101	21d	—	—	—	13.5	—
Sights lowered this term, fourth in two Pattern races before 6f Listed win here last time

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Diego Velazquez	6/4	13/8	13/8	6/4	6/4
Room Service	11/4	5/2	11/4	11/4	5/2
California Dreamer	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Chicago Critic	9/1	17/2	9/1	9/1	9/1
Easy	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Mutasarref	12/1	11/1	12/1	12/1	11/1
Big Gossey	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Lord Massusus	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
East Hampton	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Queen Of Thunder	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Vespertilio	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Diego Velazquez

27.8

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 10.8

13/8

2nd

California Dreamer

23.2

OR: 15 Form: 5.5 Odds: 2.7

8/1

3rd

Room Service

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Lord Massusus

18.1

OR: 14 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

22/1

Chicago Critic

17.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Big Gossey

17.1

OR: 14.5 Form: 1.5 Odds: 1.1

20/1

Mutasarref

16.4

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Easy

15.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Queen Of Thunder

15.1

OR: 12 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0.6

40/1

East Hampton

13.7

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Vespertilio

13.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Diego Velazquez	118	122	95
California Dreamer	110	121	90
Chicago Critic	110	121	82
Room Service	109	119	86
Mutasarref	108	120	90
Big Gossey	108	115	84
Lord Massusus	106	117	89
Vespertilio	104	112	101
Easy	102	114	88
East Hampton	101	108	81
Queen Of Thunder	98	108	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Big Gossey	1d ago	Quick return
Lord Massusus	3d ago	Quick return
East Hampton	21d ago	Fit
Vespertilio	21d ago	Fit
Room Service	22d ago	Fit
California Dreamer	29d ago	Fit
Diego Velazquez	33d ago	Fit
Easy	38d ago	Fit
Mutasarref	38d ago	Fit
Queen Of Thunder	43d ago	Fit
Chicago Critic	70d ago	Fresh