Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Maiden (Div I) – Curragh

Curragh

16:55

Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Maiden (Div I)

Date 2025-09-27

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €11,800

Winning Time 2m 13.17s (slow by 8.37s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Simurgh (IRE) Jamie Powell · Eddie & Patrick Harty	5/2	Won
2nd	Portnahapple (GB) Ben Coen · A Oliver	18/1	3
3rd	Appeared (USA) Dylan Browne McMonagle · A P O'Brien	5/1	0.3
4th	Seti One (USA) W J Lee · W McCreery	28/1	1.75
5th	Velardo (IRE) N G McCullagh · Charles Weld	40/1	1.5
6th	Juniper Sling (IRE) Colin Keane · G M Lyons	9/2	0.1
7th	Glittering Gem (IRE) Chris Hayes · D K Weld	2/1F	0.1
8th	Duvessa (IRE) Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	14/1	0.3
9th	Dior Noir (IRE) Robbie Colgan · Mrs Lorna Fowler	80/1	2
10th	A Man's Horse (IRE) Luke McAteer · Cian Hughes	80/1	4.5
11th	Dawn Coming (IRE) Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	13/2	.75
12th	Yup Bro (IRE) Donagh O'Connor · John C McConnell	200/1	6.5
13th	Variance (IRE) Rory Cleary · C W J Farrell	100/1	2.5
14th	Folk Warrior (IRE) Seamie Heffernan · J A Nash	400/1	0.05
15th	Chant d'Or (IRE) Killian Leonard · S M Duffy	400/1	1.5
16th	Fantasy Fara (IRE) Wayne Hassett · Timothy Doyle	300/1	5
17th	Tullyesker (IRE) Ross Coakley · Donal Kinsella	300/1	5.5

Runners (18)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
17 (8)	Glittering Gem Bay J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	J:Chris Hayes T:D K Weld	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-15	6.2	3/1 25%
Frankel filly and first foal out of a very well related 1m/1m2f winner (RPR 98)
9 (7)	Simurgh Bay J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	J:Jamie Powell(3) T:Eddie & Patrick Harty	134	—	4-2	-	83	41	26d	—	—	-11	11.7	7/2 22%
Runner-up at Roscommon (1m4f) with two of today's rivals behind; solid claims
18 (18)	Juniper Sling Grey J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	J:Colin Keane T:G M Lyons	129	—	353	78	89	66	26d	—	—	-4	18.2	3/1 25%
Divided Simurgh and Indian River at Roscommon (1m4f); made debut over 1m2f
4 (13)	Dawn Coming Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	J:Declan McDonogh T:J S Bolger	134	—	3	-	77	74	92d	—	—	-7	7	5/1 17%
It wasn't that good a maiden in which he was third over 1m here in June
2 (1)	Appeared Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:A P O'Brien	134	—	—	-	70	46	21d	—	—	-12	5	11/2 15%
$600,000 yearling; made a low-key start when weakening into tenth at Navan (1m2f; 9-1)
15 (6)	Duvessa Brown J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Shane Foley T:Mrs John Harrington	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	2	16/1 6%
Sister to 7f 2yo Porters Place (RPR 90) and half-sister to further useful winners
7 (12)	Portnahapple Bay J:Ben Coen T:A Oliver	J:Ben Coen T:A Oliver	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	16/1 6%
12,000gns yearling; half-brother to winner Mountain Bell (1m2f-2m; Listed; RPR 107)
8 (10)	Seti One b/br J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	J:W J Lee T:W McCreery	134	—	8	-	49	8	37d	—	—	-3	1	33/1 3%
Not without market support on Leopardstown debut (1m; 13-2) but never sighted; up in trip
1 (2)	A Man's Horse Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Cian Hughes	J:Luke McAteer T:Cian Hughes	139	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	66/1 1%
This is a belated debut for a gelding who cost 25,000euros as a foal
12 (3)	Velardo Bay J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	J:N G McCullagh T:Charles Weld	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.8	66/1 1%
Half-brother to five French Flat winners including Gualda (7.5f/1m; RPR 95)
14 (4)	Dior Noir Bay J:Robbie Colgan T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	J:Robbie Colgan T:Mrs Lorna Fowler	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	80/1 1%
Fourth foal; half-sister to Polish 1m winner Cape'cry; dam runner-up 6f 2yo (RPR 70)
11 (17)	Variance Grey J:Rory Cleary T:C W J Farrell	J:Rory Cleary T:C W J Farrell	134	—	7	-	46	-	239d	—	—	-2	0.9	80/1 1%
Seventh of the eight runners in a 7f Newcastle maiden back in January; now gelded
10 (14)	Tullyesker Chestnut J:Ross Coakley T:Donal Kinsella	J:Ross Coakley T:Donal Kinsella	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	100/1 1%
Dam placed 7f/7.6f (RPR 66), half-sister to useful 1m1f-12.4f winner Mutamaded
13 (9)	Yup Bro Bay J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	J:Donagh O'Connor T:John C McConnell	134	—	06	-	30	-	8d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Insufficient promise thus far to believe he'll have any role to play in this maiden
16 (5)	Fantasy Fara gr/b J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Timothy Doyle	J:Wayne Hassett(3) T:Timothy Doyle	129	—	90	-	48	25	21d	—	—	-1	0.4	150/1 1%
Beaten 38l and 20l in maidens at about 1m2f; instantly opposable
3 (15)	Chant d'Or Bay J:Killian Leonard T:S M Duffy	J:Killian Leonard T:S M Duffy	134	—	—	-	40	-	77d	—	—	-1	0.4	200/1 0%
Finished last over 1m at Limerick in July when a 100-1 chance; new trainer
5 (11)	Folk Warrior Chestnut J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Nash	J:Seamie Heffernan T:J A Nash	134	—	00-	-	22	6	345d	—	—	-1	0.3	250/1 0%
Showed very little in 7f/1m maidens here last season and gelded during his absence
NR (16)	Indian River Bay J:Gary Carroll T:John Joseph Murphy	J:Gary Carroll T:John Joseph Murphy	134	—	45	-	80	54	26d	—	—	—	0	—
Similar form in both runs, not far behind Simurgh and Juniper Sling in the latest

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Glittering Gem	11/4	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Simurgh	3/1	10/3	7/2	3/1	10/3
Juniper Sling	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1	3/1
Dawn Coming	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1	5/1
Appeared	11/2	5/1	4/1	11/2	5/1
Duvessa	14/1	12/1	11/1	16/1	12/1
Portnahapple	16/1	14/1	11/1	16/1	16/1
Seti One	33/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1
A Man's Horse	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
Velardo	66/1	50/1	40/1	66/1	40/1
Dior Noir	80/1	66/1	66/1	66/1	66/1
Variance	80/1	50/1	28/1	80/1	40/1
Tullyesker	100/1	80/1	50/1	80/1	50/1
Yup Bro	150/1	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Fantasy Fara	150/1	150/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Chant d'Or	200/1	150/1	100/1	125/1	100/1
Folk Warrior	250/1	250/1	200/1	125/1	200/1
Indian River	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Juniper Sling

18.2

OR: 7 Form: 4.5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Simurgh

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

3rd

Dawn Coming

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 4

5/1

Glittering Gem

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Appeared

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

11/2

Duvessa

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2

16/1

Portnahapple

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Seti One

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Variance

0.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

80/1

Velardo

0.8

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

66/1

A Man's Horse

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

66/1

Tullyesker

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

100/1

Dior Noir

0.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

80/1

Yup Bro

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Fantasy Fara

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

150/1

Chant d'Or

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

200/1

Folk Warrior

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Indian River

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

TR Top Rated by OR

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Juniper Sling TR	78	89	66
Glittering Gem	—	—	—
Simurgh	—	83	41
Dawn Coming	—	77	74
Appeared	—	70	46
Duvessa	—	—	—
Portnahapple	—	—	—
Seti One	—	49	8
A Man's Horse	—	—	—
Velardo	—	—	—
Dior Noir	—	—	—
Variance	—	46	—
Tullyesker	—	—	—
Yup Bro	—	30	—
Fantasy Fara	—	48	25
Chant d'Or	—	40	—
Folk Warrior	—	22	6
Indian River	—	80	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yup Bro	8d ago	Quick return
Appeared	21d ago	Fit
Fantasy Fara	21d ago	Fit
Simurgh	26d ago	Fit
Juniper Sling	26d ago	Fit
Indian River	26d ago	Fit
Seti One	37d ago	Fit
Chant d'Or	77d ago	Fresh
Dawn Coming	92d ago	Long break
Variance	239d ago	Long break
Folk Warrior	345d ago	Long break
Glittering Gem	—	—
Duvessa	—	—
Portnahapple	—	—
A Man's Horse	—	—
Velardo	—	—
Dior Noir	—	—
Tullyesker	—	—