15:10 Curragh

Sunday 26 May 2024

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Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 2m 11.61s

(7)

Auguste Rodin⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 124| C| D

11/10

Flopped in 2000 Guineas and King George but won all other outings at 3, namely Derby at Epsom, Irish Derby here, Irish Champion and Breeders' Cup Turf. Flopped again on Meydan reappearance but his record suggests he can bounce straight back.

Form: 11011-0

(3)

Crypto Force²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R G Ryan| T: A Murray| OR: 106| C

40/1

Smart course winner. 50/1, 4 lengths seventh of 9 to Haya Zark in Prix Ganay at Longchamp (10.4f, soft) 28 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 171/67

(5)

Elegant Man⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 113| D

10/1

Highly promising sort who produced a really smart handicap performance when taking his career record to 3-4 (all AW) at Newcastle on Good Friday. Can make his presence felt in this much higher grade if as effective on turf.

Form: 12-11

(4)

Hans Andersen¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 104| C

33/1

Useful colt. Course winner. 8 lengths fifth of 6 to Passenger in Huxley Stakes at Chester (10.3f, good to firm, 11/2) 16 days ago, hampered. Plenty to find.

Form: 5/180-15

(6)

Lord Massusus²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 108| C

28/1

Smart gelding. Course winner. Five wins from 16 runs. Good 3¾ lengths second of 5 to White Birch in Mooresbridge Stakes (20/1) here (10f, soft) 20 days ago but hard to see him turning the tables on that rival.

Form: 1442-32

(8)

Mashhoor^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 107| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 16 runs. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 7½ lengths fourth of 6 to Passenger in Huxley Stakes at Chester (10.3f, good to firm, 14/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 1156-84

(2)

White Birch^t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 113| CD

15/8

Very smart colt. Winner of Group 3 Alleged and Group 2 Mooresbridge over C&D this season, beating the reopposing Lord Massusus by 3¾ lengths in latter. Should go well.

Form: 2384-11

(1)

Lumiere Rock²⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 112| CD

8/1

Smart filly. C&D winner. 194/10, good 3 lengths sixth of 12 to Inspiral in Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita (10f, firm) when last seen in November.

Form: 242136-

Forecasts

Auguste Rodin (11/10), White Birch (15/8), Lumiere Rock (8/1), Elegant Man (10/1), Mashhoor (25/1), Lord Massusus (28/1), Hans Andersen (33/1), Crypto Force (40/1)

If AUGUSTE RODIN is on one of his going days he'll be hard to stop. Elegant Man jumps from a handicap to a Group 1 but it was some performance from him to defy a mark of 108 at Newcastle on Good Friday and he's feared more than White Birch, a winner of 2 pattern events over C&D already this season.