Donohue Marquees Maiden – Curragh

Curragh

17:10

Donohue Marquees Maiden

Date 2025-08-23

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 2m 11.33s (slow by 6.13s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Slaney Drive (IRE) Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	EvensF	Won
2nd	Saratoga (IRE) Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	5/2	4.5
3rd	Lifting Sails (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	15/2	1.25
4th	Etawa (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	15/2	.5
5th	Bartholomew (GB) Nathan Crosse · N Stokes	125/1	3
6th	Hamadhan (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	8/1	0.05
7th	Direct Approach (IRE) Paddy Harnett · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	25/1	2
8th	Baron Blake (FR) Gary Carroll · John Joseph Hanlon	150/1	6
9th	Bright Night (IRE) J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	100/1	7.5
10th	King Winner (FR) Rory Cleary · Adrian Murray	50/1	2.75

Runners (10)

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 (6)	Slaney Drive Chestnut J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	134	—	32	-	86	81	16d	—	—	-27	24.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Placed in both his races and probably beaten by a good one at Leopardstown last time
6 (1)	Saratoga Grey J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	134	—	3-	-	-	-	404d	—	—	-17	11.7	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Beaten favourite 13 months ago but remains a smart prospect; Group 1-entered
10 (7)	Lifting Sails Chestnut J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	129	—	2	-	79	23	42d	—	—	-4	8.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
10-1 at Limerick (1m3f, good) but kept on for second behind a winner now rated 91
9 (3)	Etawa Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	129	b	334	-	85	61	69d	—	—	-3	6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
First two runs promising before a disappointing third effort; now blinkered
4 (2)	Hamadhan Bay J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	134	—	9-6	-	70	41	16d	—	—	-6	2.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Has plenty of ground to make up with Slaney Drive and perhaps one for handicaps
3 (9)	Direct Approach Bay J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	J:Paddy Harnett(5) T:Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Gelded ahead of this belated debut and would need to see confidence behind him
5 (8)	King Winner Bay J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian Murray	J:Rory Cleary T:Adrian Murray	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Half-brother to French winners Haviassor (9.5f-12.5f; RPR 95) and Hevel (2m3f chase)
8 (4)	Bright Night Bay J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	J:J M Sheridan T:Denis Gerard Hogan	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
18,000gns 3yo; one of her siblings is smart 1m/1m2f winner Tyrrhenian Sea
2 (10)	Bartholomew Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:N Stokes	J:Nathan Crosse T:N Stokes	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	31.25/1	125/1 1%
18,000gns foal; third foal out of a 7f winner (RPR 80); likely best watched on debut
1 (5)	Baron Blake Bay J:Gary Carroll T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Gary Carroll T:John Joseph Hanlon	141	—	9	-	50	22	25d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.50/1	150/1 1%
Limited maiden hurdler and well beaten in a 7f maiden at Galway at odds of 250-1

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Slaney Drive	evn	evn	evn	evn	11/10
Saratoga	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Lifting Sails	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	6/1
Etawa	10/1	9/1	9/1	11/1	9/1
Hamadhan	10/1	9/1	10/1	11/1	10/1
Direct Approach	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
King Winner	50/1	50/1	50/1	66/1	50/1
Bright Night	80/1	50/1	66/1	66/1	50/1
Bartholomew	125/1	100/1	100/1	66/1	66/1
Baron Blake	150/1	125/1	150/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Slaney Drive

24.8

OR: 0 Form: 7.1 Odds: 17.7

11/10

2nd

Saratoga

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8.7

5/2

3rd

Lifting Sails

8.6

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Etawa

OR: 0 Form: 3.6 Odds: 2.4

11/1

Hamadhan

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Direct Approach

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

King Winner

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Bright Night

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Bartholomew

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Baron Blake

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Slaney Drive	—	86	81
Saratoga	—	—	—
Lifting Sails	—	79	23
Etawa	—	85	61
Hamadhan	—	70	41
Direct Approach	—	—	—
King Winner	—	—	—
Bright Night	—	—	—
Bartholomew	—	—	—
Baron Blake	—	50	22

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Slaney Drive	16d ago	Fit
Hamadhan	16d ago	Fit
Baron Blake	25d ago	Fit
Lifting Sails	42d ago	Fit
Etawa	69d ago	Fresh
Saratoga	404d ago	Long break
Direct Approach	—	—
King Winner	—	—
Bright Night	—	—
Bartholomew	—	—