15:10 Curragh

Sunday 27 September 2026

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Celebrating County Kildare And Lexington Twinning Maiden

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 14.62s

(14)

Upper West Side^t1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: James Ryan| T: E Lynam

200/1

€23,000 yearling, Raven's Pass gelding. Always behind on belated debut at Cork earlier this month and makes little appeal. Hood's left off and the tongue strap goes on.

Form: 0

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(1)

A Good Yarn¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A A Howard

7/2

Calyx gelding. 33/1, caught the eye when sixth of 24 in maiden over C&D (heavy) on debut in April, faring best of those held up. Absent since but looks sure to improve on that.

Form: 6

(7)

Port Arthur^b1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M C Grassick| OR: 74

25/1

Third over a similar trip at Naas in minor event on return last month but has gone backwards since. Blinkers go on and holds place claims if the return to 6f sparks a revival.

Form: 34-350

(3)

Spider Star²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽⁷⁾| T: D H Kelly

150/1

Starman gelding. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to soft, 80/1) on debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

(11)

Valentino Eclipse⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J A Stack

2/5

Neck second at Leopardstown on debut in May and took step forward when 2¼ lengths fourth of 13 behind the progressive Loughrea in maiden here (1m, good to firm) when last seen the following month. Sets the bar pretty high on form and should be suited by the drop to sprinting.

Form: 24

(2)

Caislean Ni Cuan³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Mullins| OR: 57

20/1

Lightly-raced filly who's run to a modest level on each start. Needs significant improvement to feature back in a maiden.

Form: 47500

(10)

Gaineamh Min²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Joyce| T: S Byrne

125/1

Twice-raced filly. Showed more than on debut when seventh of 12 in maiden (66/1) at Down Royal (5f, good) 23 days ago. Needs this run for a mark.

Form: 07

(6)

Saga Lucia^t³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁷⁾| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 73

18/1

Showed fair ability in maidens prior to shaping as though amiss on handicap bow at Killarney (1m) last month. Has her work cut out, even if back on song.

Form: 56-69

(13)

The Hidden Garden

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E & P Harty

22/1

Australia filly. Sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Expensive Rose and closely related to 8.6f-12.4f winner Flying Scotsman and useful 1½m-17f winner Comfort Zone. Bred more for stamina than speed, may need more time and distance.

Form:

(12)

Tourin²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J A Stack

9/1

Made a promising start when third in maiden at Limerick in June, finishing well under hand riding. Was disappointing at Gowran earlier this month and may be one for handicaps.

Form: 36

(4)

Tribal Belle²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: Gerard O'Leary

66/1

25/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to soft) on debut 26 days ago. Probably one for later on.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(8)

Petticoat Pilot⁷⁹³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: D E Finn J: Darragh O'Sullivan

(9)

Lilli's Angel²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Daniel McLoughlin J: Ben Coen

(5)

Otsana²³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: P Twomey J: Billy Lee

Forecasts

Valentino Eclipse (2/5), Otsana (9/4), A Good Yarn (7/2), Lilli's Angel (5/1), Tourin (9/1), Saga Lucia (18/1), Caislean Ni Cuan (20/1), The Hidden Garden (22/1), Port Arthur (25/1), Tribal Belle (66/1), Gaineamh Min (125/1), Spider Star (150/1), Petticoat Pilot (150/1), Upper West Side (200/1)

Standard-setter VALENTINO ECLIPSE should appreciate this drop to sprinting and comfortably gets the vote. Otsana has had her debut form franked and can go close again, with Lilli's Angel another to consider for each-way purposes.