19:25 Curragh

Friday 27 June 2025

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Diageo Luxury Spirits Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 19:29 | Winning time: 2m 6.5s

(21)

Albert Hirsch^p1³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: G M Ryan| T: M C Grassick

200/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Tenth of 12 in maiden at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft, 250/1) 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 6-0

(18)

Frank Pickle¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Mrs D Foster

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fifth of 15 in maiden at Fairyhouse (11.9f, good to soft, 50/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 45

(9)

Triumphant Knight⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: W J Fitzpatrick

200/1

Once-raced gelding. 200/1, last of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.2f, good) on debut 47 days ago, very slowly away. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(7)

Cezarro³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

200/1

Once-raced gelding. Last of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good, 100/1) on debut 34 days ago.

Form: 0

(22)

Dreamed To Dream¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini

100/1

Twice-raced gelding. 20/1, first run since leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien when ninth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 119 days.

Form: 6-9

(16)

Drivers Seat^p⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

50/1

Lightly-raced colt. 14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in maiden at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Down in trip. Yard in good form.

Form: 534-46

(15)

Dun An Oir²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

Twice-raced colt. 66/1, fifth of 11 in maiden at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 21 days ago.

Form: 05

(3)

Falls Of Acharn⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

12/1

Once-raced gelding. 28/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Roscommon (10.4f, good) on debut 46 days ago.

Form: 6

(17)

Game Point²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced gelding. Respectable second of 11 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to firm, 8/15) 25 days ago, no match for winner. Solid claims.

Form: 42-22

(4)

Luminous Approach

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Coakley| T: J S Bolger

33/1

Teofilo colt. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart 1m-10.7f winner (stayed 1¾m) Paene Magnus (by Teofilo).

Form:

(1)

Nepal⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J J Murphy| OR: 75

22/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 22/1, good third of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good) 45 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 2-563

(13)

Our Friend Mouse³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver

9/2

Promising individual. 66/1, second of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good) on debut 34 days ago, never nearer. Should improve.

Form: 2

(2)

Railgun

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack

22/1

€150,000 yearling, Starspangledbanner colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 1m Zihba and half-brother to 2 winners, including useful 5f-6f winner Bergerac. Dam ran twice.

Form:

(23)

The Angelic Doctor^h1²³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: Miss K Brown

250/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, twenty fourth of 27 in maiden at this course (8f, good to soft, 250/1). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Brendan Duke. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 000-

(11)

Word For Word

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Caffrey| T: J J Murphy

100/1

€30,000 yearling, Harzand gelding. Dam unraced out of once-raced half-sister to high-class but untrustworthy winner up to 11f winner Grandera, won Prince of Wales's Stakes/Irish Champion Stakes.

Form:

(5)

Oranzona²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: S Lavery

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Eighth of 14 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (8f), not knocked about. Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: 08-

(14)

Queen Of The Bogs

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J J Murphy

66/1

Lope De Vega filly. Dam, 1m-1¼m winner who stayed easy 13f, half-sister to smart 10.5f-1½m winner Delius.

Form:

(6)

Tswalu³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| BF

7/4

Lightly-raced filly. 6/5, good second of 6 in maiden at Cork (12f, good) 38 days ago. Big player.

Form: 6-222

(8)

Copper Craft¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: A Oliver

125/1

Once-raced gelding. Eleventh of 16 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good, 50/1) on debut 16 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(12)

Down To Business⁴¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A Oliver J: Chris Hayes

(20)

Haaylhuja

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: P O'Rourke J: Jimmy Dalton

(10)

Elman²¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Ben Coen

(19)

Sosperi¹⁵

Weight: 10-1| Age: 4

T: Daniel McLoughlin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Tswalu (7/4), Game Point (10/3), Our Friend Mouse (9/2), Falls Of Acharn (12/1), Nepal (22/1), Dun An Oir (22/1), Railgun (22/1), Elman (25/1), Luminous Approach (33/1), Haaylhuja (33/1), Down To Business (33/1), Drivers Seat (50/1), Frank Pickle (66/1), Queen Of The Bogs (66/1), Dreamed To Dream (100/1), Word For Word (100/1), Copper Craft (125/1), Cezarro (200/1), Oranzona (200/1), Albert Hirsch (200/1), Triumphant Knight (200/1), Sosperi (200/1), The Angelic Doctor (250/1)

OUR FRIEND MOUSE made an eye-catching debut when third over C&D 5 weeks ago and can find the required improvement to beat Game Point and Tswalu.