GAIN First Flier Stakes (Listed Race) – Curragh

Curragh

1:50

GAIN First Flier Stakes (Listed Race)

Date 2023-05-01

Distance 5f

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €23,600

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
NR (1)	Noche Magica br TBC · P Twomey	· P Twomey	131	—	1	-	102	89	23d	—	—	-23	27.2	5/6 55%
Beat Sturlasson 3.75l on debut; is the one to beat on that form with improvement likely
NR (8)	Bucanero Fuerte b TBC · Adrian Murray	· Adrian Murray	131	—	1	-	97	89	37d	—	—	-18	23.3	5/4 44%
Beat Sturlasson by 2.75l on debut; has a bit to find on that form with Noche Magica
5 (7)	Unquestionable b Wayne Lordan · A P Obrien	Wayne Lordan · A P Obrien	131	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-21	9.4	15/8 35%
By a leading sire and cost 340,000euros as a yearling; follow market leads
2 (2)	His Majesty b Seamie Heffernan · A P Obrien	Seamie Heffernan · A P Obrien	131	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-20	8.9	2 50%
A 325,000gns yearling is by a top sire; follow market leads for outstanding yard
NR (5)	Sturlasson gr TBC · Kieran P Cotter	· Kieran P Cotter	131	—	22	-	84	78	23d	—	—	-7	15.2	7/2 22%
Beaten by Bucanero Fuerte over C&D and Noche Magica at Cork; has ground to make up
6 (6)	Valiant Force ro Kevin Stott · Adrian Murray	Kevin Stott · Adrian Murray	131	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-9	3.6	17/2 11%
Stablemate of Bucanero Fuerte but that owner's retained rider on board this; interesting
8 (3)	Love Ya b Nathan Crosse · W Mccreery	Nathan Crosse · W Mccreery	126	—	3	-	83	-	—	—	—	0	4.1	25 4%
Signs of greenness on debut; is closely matched with Vanity Pays on that run
7 (4)	Blame Thechampagne b Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	126	—	4	-	82	39	—	—	—	-3	1	28 4%
Ran a respectable race on debut over C&D; has to improve a fair bit
NR (9)	Vanity Pays b NON-RUNNER · P Twomey	NON-RUNNER · P Twomey	126	—	22	-	-	-	7d	—	—	—	8.5	—
Non-runner.

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Noche Magica	4/5	8/11	5/6	4/5	4/5
Bucanero Fuerte	5/4	11/10	11/10	11/10	5/4
Unquestionable	15/8	7/4	13/8	13/8	7/4
His Majesty	2	2	2	2	2
Sturlasson	7/2	10/3	3	10/3	3
Valiant Force	6	13/2	7	6	17/2
Love Ya	25	22	20	18	18
Blame Thechampagne	28	25	22	22	20
Vanity Pays	SP	SP	SP	SP	SP

Predictor

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

1st

Noche Magica

27.2

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 17.2

5/6

2nd

Bucanero Fuerte

23.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 13.3

5/4

3rd

Sturlasson

15.2

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

Unquestionable

9.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

His Majesty

8.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

Vanity Pays

8.5

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

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Love Ya

4.1

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 1.1

Valiant Force

3.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

17/2

Blame Thechampagne

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Noche Magica	—	102	89
Bucanero Fuerte	—	97	89
Unquestionable	—	—	—
His Majesty	—	—	—
Sturlasson	—	84	78
Valiant Force	—	—	—
Love Ya	—	83	—
Blame Thechampagne	—	82	39
Vanity Pays	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Noche Magica	23d ago	Fit
Bucanero Fuerte	37d ago	Fit
Unquestionable	—	—
His Majesty	—	—
Sturlasson	23d ago	Fit
Valiant Force	—	—
Love Ya	—	—
Blame Thechampagne	—	—
Vanity Pays	7d ago	Quick return

Going: Soft

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