18:10 Curragh

Wednesday 3 June 2026

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Pension Structures Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 1m 13.21s

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Captain James Cook

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

10/3

Foaled April 15. 190,000 gns foal, 500,000 gns yearling, Blackbeard colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 5f/6f winner Arizona Blaze and winner up to 1m Sailthisshipalone. Dam 1¼m winner. The pick of Ryan Moore and makes obvious appeal.

Form:

(9)

Celeron

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Powell| T: M O'Callaghan

18/1

Foaled March 30. 20,000 gns yearling, Mohaather colt. Closely related to 5.5f-1m winner abroad Rival Order. Dam, Italian 6f winner, half-sister to smart Italian sprinter Traditional Chic.

Form:

(1)

La Tache

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

12/1

Foaled April 18. 140,000 gns yearling, Mehmas colt. Brother to 5f winner Lady Nunthorpe and half-brother to smart winner up to 6f Walbank and 1m winner Bintshuaa. Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, sister to 6f winner Polybius and 2-y-o 6f-1m winner Albigna (both smart). Worth a second look.

Form:

(4)

One Number

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

11/1

Foaled May 12. $55,000 yearling, $140,000 2-y-o, Jack Christopher colt. Dam unraced out of useful 1m/9f winner Keening. Yard going great guns and one to take seriously on debut.

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Orchestrating^b1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

16/1

Foaled March 27. No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 1m Efaadah and useful 2-y-o 5.5f/6f winner Alrahma. Dam 1m/9f winner, from family of Johann Quatz and Hernando. Blinkered for debut. Yard also saddle Captain James Cook.

Form:

(13)

Sirocco Sands¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane

5/2

Persian Force colt who made an encouraging start to career when second of 10 in maiden at Cork (5f, soft) just over a fortnight ago, travelling better than most. Will stay this trip and open to progress.

Form: 2

(10)

Tennesspeed

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Foaled January 23. $85,000 yearling, 200,000 gns 2-y-o, Nashville colt. Half-brother to 2 winners in US, including 5f-1m winner Campfire Creed. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 6f/6.5f winner Funny Sunny. Likely type on paper.

Form:

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Tradewinds¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: Donnacha O'Brien

4/1

Wootton Bassett colt who possibly ended up on the worst of the ground when fifth of 10 in maiden (8/1) at Navan (6f, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago. May well show more here.

Form: 5

(8)

Winnie's Wish¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Coulsty colt who offered little when last of 8 in maiden over C&D (good to firm, 20/1) on debut 11 days ago. Probably one for later on.

Form: 8

(11)

Dropping Dimes

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey

250/1

Foaled March 24. €15,000 foal, Ghaiyyath filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including winner up to 7.4f Piastrella and 1¼m winner Dangeroffizz. Dam 13f winner. Big outsider on debut.

Form:

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Gwen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: David J Geary

80/1

Foaled January 18. €12,000 yearling, Ten Sovereigns filly. Half-sister to 7.7f winner Dumb Love. Dam, 1m winner, sister to useful 2-y-o 7f winner (stayed 9f) Musharakaat.

Form:

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Little Miss Muffet

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

12/1

Foaled February 27. No Nay Never filly. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner out of high-class 1m-1½m winner Peeping Fawn, second in Fillies' Mile. Folly to discount.

Form:

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Thatsanotherstory

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver

22/1

Foaled April 26. £17,000 yearling, Bated Breath filly. Half-sister to 7f winner Collecting Coin and 2-y-o 5f/5.5f winner Rogue Supremacy, both useful. Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, closely related to 5f/6f winner Angel Alexander and 5f winner Democracy Dilemma (both smart).

Form:

Non-Runners

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Nation Blaze³¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A Slattery J: Andrew Slattery

Forecasts

Sirocco Sands (5/2), Captain James Cook (10/3), Tradewinds (4/1), Tennesspeed (7/1), One Number (11/1), Little Miss Muffet (12/1), La Tache (12/1), Orchestrating (16/1), Celeron (18/1), Thatsanotherstory (22/1), Nation Blaze (66/1), Gwen (80/1), Winnie's Wish (100/1), Dropping Dimes (250/1)

Plenty of powerful connections represented in this maiden and CAPTAIN JAMES COOK is selected to make a winning start for the in-form O'Brien/Moore combination. One Number, La Tache, Orchestrating and Little Miss Muffet are just a handful of other newcomers who could well have a big part to play in a race where the market will no doubt prove informative.