Donohue Marquees Maiden – Curragh

Curragh

5:10

Donohue Marquees Maiden

Date 2025-08-23

Distance 1m2f

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize €11,800

Runners 10

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
7 (6)	Slaney Drive ch Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	Declan McDonogh · J S Bolger	134	—	32	-	86	81	16d	—	—	-27	24.8	11/10 48%
Placed in both his races and probably beaten by a good one at Leopardstown last time
6 (1)	Saratoga gr Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien	134	—	3-	-	-	-	404d	—	—	-17	11.7	5/2 29%
Beaten favourite 13 months ago but remains a smart prospect; Group 1-entered
10 (7)	Lifting Sails ch Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley · Mrs John Harrington	129	—	2	-	79	23	42d	—	—	-4	8.6	6/1 14%
10-1 at Limerick (1m3f, good) but kept on for second behind a winner now rated 91
9 (3)	Etawa b Chris Hayes · D K Weld	Chris Hayes · D K Weld	129	b	334	-	85	61	69d	—	—	-3	6	11/1 8%
First two runs promising before a disappointing third effort; now blinkered
4 (2)	Hamadhan b Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	134	—	9-6	-	70	41	16d	—	—	-6	2.2	11/1 8%
Has plenty of ground to make up with Slaney Drive and perhaps one for handicaps
3 (9)	Direct Approach b Paddy Harnett(5) · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	Paddy Harnett(5) · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	28/1 3%
Gelded ahead of this belated debut and would need to see confidence behind him
5 (8)	King Winner b Rory Cleary · Adrian Murray	Rory Cleary · Adrian Murray	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.6	66/1 1%
Half-brother to French winners Haviassor (9.5f-12.5f; RPR 95) and Hevel (2m3f chase)
8 (4)	Bright Night b J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	J M Sheridan · Denis Gerard Hogan	129	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	80/1 1%
18,000gns 3yo; one of her siblings is smart 1m/1m2f winner Tyrrhenian Sea
2 (10)	Bartholomew b Nathan Crosse · N Stokes	Nathan Crosse · N Stokes	134	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.4	125/1 1%
18,000gns foal; third foal out of a 7f winner (RPR 80); likely best watched on debut
1 (5)	Baron Blake b Gary Carroll · John Joseph Hanlon	Gary Carroll · John Joseph Hanlon	141	—	9	-	50	22	25d	—	—	-1	0.3	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
Saratoga	404d ago	Long break
Lifting Sails	42d ago	Fit
Etawa	69d ago	Fresh
Hamadhan	16d ago	Fit
Direct Approach	—	—
King Winner	—	—
Bright Night	—	—
Bartholomew	—	—
Baron Blake	25d ago	Fit

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