13:50 Curragh

Monday 1 May 2023

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GAIN First Flier Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 4.84s

(2)

His Majesty

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

5/2

Foaled January 5. 325,000 gns No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Coill Avon and 1m/8.3f winner Spanish, both useful. Dam winner up to 1m (Park Express Stakes and also 2-y-o 6f winner). Very interesting newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Unquestionable

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

15/8

Foaled April 7. €340,000 Wootton Bassett colt. Dam ran twice out of useful winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5f winner) Crying Lightening, runner-up in Sweet Solera Stakes. One of 2 newcomers for top stable. The Betting should provide more clues.

Form:

(6)

Valiant Force

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: A Murray

7/1

Foaled February 22. $100,000 Malibu Moon colt. Dam unraced half-sister to useful winner Joyful Heart out of useful 8.5f (including at 2 yrs) winner Blue Heart. Kevin Stott partnered stablemate Bucanero Fuerte on debut. Very interesting to see how she goes in the betting.

Form:

(4)

Blame Thechampagne¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

6/1, fourth of 8 in maiden (6/1) at this C&D (heavy) on debut 15 days ago. Open to progress but a good chunk of improvement will be needed.

Form: 4

(3)

Love Ya²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery

9/1

14/1, third of 6 in maiden (14/1) at Dundalk (5f) on debut 20 days ago. Open to improvement but this is a jump in class. .

Form: 3

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 20p in the pound

Non-Runners

(8)

Bucanero Fuerte³⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A Murray J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(1)

Noche Magica²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: P Twomey J: W J Lee

(5)

Sturlasson²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: K P Cotter J: Declan McDonogh

(9)

Vanity Pays⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: P Twomey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Unquestionable (15/8), Noche Magica (2/1), His Majesty (5/2), Bucanero Fuerte (7/2), Sturlasson (7/2), Valiant Force (7/1), Vanity Pays (8/1), Love Ya (9/1), Blame Thechampagne (22/1)

NOCHE MAGICA created a very good impression on his Cork debut last month and can confirm he's a smart prospect. Bucanero Fuerte also arrives on the back of a promising debut success and looks the chief threat unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding Aidan O'Brien newcomers His Majesty and/or Unquestionable.