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15:15 Curragh

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Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)

0m 7f 0y
7 runners

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Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

1 (4)

Audience 38 days

J: Colin Keane

T: David O’Meara

Form: 300092 D

OR: 106

RPR: 113

TS: 91

W: 9st 10lb

Age: 7 yo Gelding

Form

Winless since 2024 but latest second was highly encouraging; danger with a repeat

2 (3)

Big Gossey 21 days

J: W J Lee

T: Charles O’Brien

Form: -01921 CD

OR: 107

RPR: 115

TS: 100

W: 9st 10lb

Age: 9 yo Gelding

Form

Course specialist added tenth course win latest; always a danger here and should go well

3 (6)

East Hampton 38 days

J: Luke McAteer

T: David Marnane

Form: 260-25 D

OR: 107

RPR: 116

TS: 78

W: 9st 10lb

Age: 4 yo Gelding

Form

Best run last season was when a neck second in this race; gives best on softer

4 (1)

1 tip

Zodiac Bear 21 days

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Form: 013-41 D

OR: 104

RPR: 110

TS: 83

W: 9st 10lb

Age: 4 yo Gelding

Form

Won a 1m Listed race here last time; 7f okay and progress feasible for lightly raced sort

5 (2)

Duckadilly 10 days

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Daniel McLoughlin

Form: 0-7151 D

OR: 100

RPR: 111

TS: 100

W: 9st 7lb

Age: 5 yo Filly

Form

Has won a Listed and a Group 3 race this term but ran moderately here on penultimate

6 (7)

1 tip

Dorset 29 days

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Form: 11-789 D

OR: 103

RPR: 108

TS: 107

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

Three-time juvenile winner inc' C&D Goffs Million; middling form this term

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7 (5)

3 tips

Power Blue 33 days

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Robson De Aguiar

Form: 1-2744

OR: 109

RPR: 114

TS: 107

W: 9st 3lb

Age: 3 yo Colt

Form

Gr.1 winner here last term; big danger dropping in class and trip now; top-rated too

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Betting Forecast

6/1 Audience, 11/4 Big Gossey, 6/1 East Hampton, 11/2 Zodiac Bear, 9/1 Duckadilly, 17/2 Dorset, 100/30 Power Blue

Verdict

Dropping down in trip and class here, the top-rated POWER BLUE appeals as the most likely winner. He was a 6f Group 1 winner here last season and has run okay in 1m Group 1s the last two times. Audience bounced back to form at Leopardstown and a repeat of that would see him go close. Course specialist Big Gossey can never be ruled out around here, while Zodiac Bear is lightly raced and there may be more to come following his Listed win here last time. [Denis Harney]

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