Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3) – Curragh · The Final Fence

Curragh

16:37

Comer Group International Irish St. Leger Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Date 2025-08-16

Distance 1m6f

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €35,400

Runners (5)

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

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (3)		Puppet Master Grey J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	126	—	14-419	105	110	97	48d	—	—	-16	28.8	0.25/1	Evens 50%
3yo, won the Lingfield Derby Trial, below par in Irish Derby, stamina a query
1 (4)		Absurde Bay J:Shane Foley T:W P Mullins	J:Shane Foley T:W P Mullins	135	—	415-32	108	117	94	63d	—	—	-7	24	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Classy dual-purpose sort, form of last run at York franked, leading chance
3 (5)		Leinster Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	—	13-144	93	104	80	60d	—	—	0	15.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Solid form in staying h'caps this year, moves up in class, big step forward required
2 (1)		Dallas Star Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Adrian Murray	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Adrian Murray	135	—	146234	100	106	83	56d	—	—	+13	18.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Gr' 3 winner, fine run behind Kyprios last start at this trip, needs to improve to win
NR (2)		Uxmal Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	135	—	2/11-7	108	112	95	28d	—	—	—	17	—	—
Lightly raced, came up short in Gr 2 on return from break, McMonagle prefers Leinster

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Puppet Master	evn	evn	Evens
Absurde	2/1	2/1	2/1
Leinster	4/1	9/2	4/1
Dallas Star	14/1	12/1	12/1
Uxmal	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Puppet Master

28.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 15

Evens

2nd

Absurde

24

OR: 14.5 Form: 0 Odds: 9.5

2/1

3rd

Dallas Star

18.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 1.6

14/1

4

Uxmal

17

OR: 14.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 0

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5

Leinster

15.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Absurde	108	117	94
Uxmal	108	112	95
Puppet Master	105	110	97
Dallas Star	100	106	83
Leinster	93	104	80

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Uxmal	28d ago	Fit
Puppet Master	48d ago	Fresh
Dallas Star	56d ago	Fresh
Leinster	60d ago	Fresh
Absurde	63d ago	Fresh