Coolmore Stud Little Big Bear Irish EBF Maiden – Curragh

Curragh

13:42

Coolmore Stud Little Big Bear Irish EBF Maiden

Date 2025-08-23

Distance 7f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 1m 27.59s (slow by 4.49s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thread Of Gold (IRE) J M Sheridan · W P Mullins	11/1	Won
2nd	Resurgence (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	11/1	2
3rd	Take Charge Star (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	28/1	0.05
4th	Nil Bua Gan Dua (USA) Dylan Browne McMonagle · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	9/1	0.2
5th	Daring Heart (IRE) Gary Carroll · G M Lyons	11/1	.5
6th	Ciarrai Abu (IRE) Leigh Roche · Jarlath P Fahey	100/1	0.3
7th	Trustmore (IRE) Chris Hayes · Stephen Thorne	7/1	1.25
8th	Lauda (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	16/1	.5
9th	Savile Row (IRE) Mark Crehan · A P O'Brien	14/1	0.3
10th	Vidmiyr (IRE) N G McCullagh · J P Murtagh	33/1	.75
11th	Shadow Run (IRE) Jamie Powell · M D O'Callaghan	16/1	1
12th	Circle Of Life (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	4/1	0.2
13th	Ice Dancer (IRE) Jack Cleary · A P O'Brien	5/2F	0.05
14th	Starfinch (IRE) Nathan Crosse · Mrs John Harrington	33/1	7

Runners (14)

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
2 (1)	Circle Of Life Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Brother to a 2yo 7f Group 3 winner; appears the Ballydoyle pick on jockey bookings
13 (7)	Ice Dancer Bay J:Jack Cleary(5) T:A P O'Brien	J:Jack Cleary(5) T:A P O'Brien	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Sister to 1m 2yo winner and this year's Irish Derby second Serious Contender
11 (10)	Trustmore Chestnut J:Chris Hayes T:Stephen Thorne	J:Chris Hayes T:Stephen Thorne	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
150,000gns breeze-up buy; yard well capable of readying one up first time
5 (3)	Nil Bua Gan Dua Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
160,000euros breeze-up buy; riding arrangements suggest he is the yard number one
10 (5)	Thread Of Gold Brown J:J M Sheridan T:W P Mullins	J:J M Sheridan T:W P Mullins	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ghaiyyath gelding cost 100,000gns as foal; bred to need more time
3 (8)	Daring Heart Bay J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	J:Gary Carroll T:G M Lyons	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Yard has strong team of juveniles so market has to be closely watched
6 (2)	Resurgence Bay J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Too Darn Hot colt; others look more likely types on debut
7 (4)	Savile Row Bay J:Mark Crehan(3) T:A P O'Brien	J:Mark Crehan(3) T:A P O'Brien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
No Nay Never colt a 400,000gns yearling; seemingly lesser-fancied of the Ballydoyle trio
4 (12)	Lauda Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Wootton Bassett colt seemingly lesser-fancied of Joseph O'Brien's pair
8 (13)	Shadow Run Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:M D O'Callaghan	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:M D O'Callaghan	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
140,000gns breeze-up buy; respected source of 2yos, one to consider if strong in market
12 (14)	Vidmiyr Brown J:N G McCullagh T:J P Murtagh	J:N G McCullagh T:J P Murtagh	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Footstepsinthesand colt will likely need more time
9 (6)	Take Charge Star Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	0W/1P 1 run	-3	1.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
300,000euros Starspangledbanner colt; yard's juveniles tend to benefit from a run
14 (9)	Starfinch Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Nathan Crosse T:Mrs John Harrington	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Barrier trial also-ran; seemingly yard's second-choice
1 (11)	Ciarrai Abu Bay J:Leigh Roche T:Jarlath P Fahey	J:Leigh Roche T:Jarlath P Fahey	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Half-brother to 1m1f/1m2f winner Alice Monet; yard hasn't had a 2yo winner in last 5 years

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Circle Of Life	10/3	10/3	10/3	3/1	3/1
Ice Dancer	10/3	10/3	10/3	10/3	11/4
Trustmore	8/1	9/1	17/2	15/2	11/1
Nil Bua Gan Dua	9/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Thread Of Gold	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Daring Heart	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Resurgence	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1	9/1
Savile Row	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Lauda	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	14/1
Shadow Run	14/1	14/1	14/1	16/1	12/1
Vidmiyr	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Take Charge Star	22/1	20/1	20/1	25/1	18/1
Starfinch	40/1	33/1	33/1	28/1	25/1
Ciarrai Abu	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	66/1

Predictor

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

1st

Circle Of Life

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

2nd

Ice Dancer

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

3rd

Trustmore

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

11/1

Thread Of Gold

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Nil Bua Gan Dua

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Daring Heart

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Resurgence

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Savile Row

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Lauda

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Shadow Run

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Take Charge Star

1.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Vidmiyr

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Starfinch

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Ciarrai Abu

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Circle Of Life	—	—	—
Ice Dancer	—	—	—
Trustmore	—	—	—
Nil Bua Gan Dua	—	—	—
Thread Of Gold	—	—	—
Daring Heart	—	—	—
Resurgence	—	—	—
Savile Row	—	—	—
Lauda	—	—	—
Shadow Run	—	—	—
Vidmiyr	—	—	—
Take Charge Star	—	—	—
Starfinch	—	—	—
Ciarrai Abu	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Circle Of Life	—	—
Ice Dancer	—	—
Trustmore	—	—
Nil Bua Gan Dua	—	—
Thread Of Gold	—	—
Daring Heart	—	—
Resurgence	—	—
Savile Row	—	—
Lauda	—	—
Shadow Run	—	—
Vidmiyr	—	—
Take Charge Star	—	—
Starfinch	—	—
Ciarrai Abu	—	—