DMG Media Maiden – Curragh · The Final Fence

Curragh

4:50

DMG Media Maiden

Date 2023-09-23

Distance 6f

Class

Going Yielding To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €8,850

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6 (1)	Yosemite Valley b Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan Obrien	Gavin Ryan · Donnacha Aidan Obrien	134	—	42-2	92	91	71	23d	—	—	-18	32.9	11/10 48%
Second to Little Big Bear in Group 3 last year stands out; turned over at 1-3 at Navan
8 (10)	Veras Secret b Luke McAteer · John James Feane	Luke McAteer · John James Feane	131	—	2	-	86	51	10d	—	—	-14	13.4	9/4 31%
Well-backed on Punchestown debut, green and caught late over 1m1f; big drop in trip
1 (9)	Alexander John b Declan McDonogh · Luke Comer	Declan McDonogh · Luke Comer	134	t	780045	84	9	68	30d	—	—	+4	10.2	14 7%
Ran well at Galway two starts back; twice placed on testing ground over C&D last back-end
3 (8)	First Gentleman b Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	134	b	332337	74	90	77	32d	—	—	0	16.4	11/2 15%
Goes on ground and has gone closer over 6f than 7f but can't say he's progressive
4 (7)	Never Cry Never ch Andrew Slattery · J A Stack	Andrew Slattery · J A Stack	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-5	1.7	16/1 6%
Brother to 5f 2yo AW winner Nevereversaynever, half-brother to 5 winners
2 (4)	Charlie Brown b Ben Coen · T J Omara	Ben Coen · T J Omara	134	—	03	-	81	41	57d	—	—	+1	3.8	33 3%
Flattered by proximity to easy winner at Cork; fourth (now rated 89) has enhanced the form
10 (6)	Loma Larnee ch W J Lee · A Oliver	W J Lee · A Oliver	129	—	04	-	80	51	15d	—	—	-2	0.7	33 3%
Much improved when beaten 1l by stablemate of Vera's Secret at Down Royal (5f, good)
7 (5)	Un Bacio Ancora b Siobhan Rutledge(3) · C W J Farrell	Siobhan Rutledge(3) · C W J Farrell	131	tp	826005	57	73	56	25d	—	—	+1	3.2	66 2%
Well exposed maiden handles soft but won't be winning this
5 (2)	Nouvel Espoir b Chris Hayes · James M Barcoe	Chris Hayes · James M Barcoe	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	80 1%
Harry Angel gelding picked up for E11,500 as a foal; dam placed 1m/10.6f AW
9 (3)	A Day In Deauville ch Nathan Crosse · Gillian Scott	Nathan Crosse · Gillian Scott	129	—	9	-	51	-	5d	—	—	-1	0.2	150 1%
Slowly away when well beaten on Monday's debut at Fairyhouse (7f)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Yosemite Valley	11/10	1	1	1	1
Veras Secret	15/8	2	2	9/4	2
Alexander John	14	12	12	12	12
First Gentleman	11/2	5	5	5/1	5
Never Cry Never	16	14	14	16/1	14
Charlie Brown	25	33	33	33	33
Loma Larnee	33	33	33	33	33
Un Bacio Ancora	66	66	50	66	66
Nouvel Espoir	80	66	66	66	66
A Day In Deauville	150	150	150	150	150

Predictor

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

1st

Yosemite Valley

32.9

OR: 10.5 Form: 5 Odds: 17.4

11/10

2nd

First Gentleman

16.4

OR: 6 Form: 5.7 Odds: 4.7

11/2

3rd

Veras Secret

13.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Alexander John

10.2

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

Charlie Brown

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.8

Un Bacio Ancora

3.2

OR: 1.8 Form: 1 Odds: 0.5

Never Cry Never

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Loma Larnee

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Nouvel Espoir

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

A Day In Deauville

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Yosemite Valley Top Rated	92	91	71
Alexander John	84	9	68
First Gentleman	74	90	77
Un Bacio Ancora	57	73	56
Veras Secret	—	86	51
Never Cry Never	—	—	—
Charlie Brown	—	81	41
Loma Larnee	—	80	51
Nouvel Espoir	—	—	—
A Day In Deauville	—	51	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Yosemite Valley	23d ago	Fit
Veras Secret	10d ago	Quick return
Alexander John	30d ago	Fit
First Gentleman	32d ago	Fit
Never Cry Never	—	—
Charlie Brown	57d ago	Fresh
Loma Larnee	15d ago	Fit
Un Bacio Ancora	25d ago	Fit
Nouvel Espoir	—	—
A Day In Deauville	5d ago	Quick return

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