16:10 Curragh
GoodGoffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)
- Prize money: £205217.39
- 0m 7f 0y
- 8 runners
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Runners: 8 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Light rain
10/1 (Won)
Form: 13 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
Won a Leopardstown maiden in good style on debut, relegating dual subsequent winner Hotazhell to fourth in the process; slowly away and seemed to labour in the early stages before keeping on late to finish 2l third behind Henry Matisse in the Futurity Stakes; no reason why he should turn the tables on the winner.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 6 (1) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
towards rear, headway towards far side 2f out, ridden and led narrowly 1f out, pushed out and ran on well towards finish |
10/1 |
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3rd 4 (4) |
24th Aug 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Won a Leopardstown maiden in good style on debut, relegating dual subsequent Hotazhell to fourth in the process; was due to take on Hotazhell again in a Group 3 at Leopardstown last month but was taken out when the ground eased. |
11/2 |
11/10
Form: 111 CD
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 113
Made a winning debut over 6f here in May; stepped up considerably when a surprise winner of the 6f Railway Stakes here in late June (Moore on fourth-placed Tunbridge Wells); underlined his progressive status when beating three rivals (including two who reoppose) in the Futurity Stakes over C&D
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 3 (5) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
towards rear, headway up the centre under 2f out, went third 1f out, ridden and wandered around inside final furlong, edged right and bumped rival final 110yds, went second and kept on well towards finish |
11/10 |
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1st 1 (3) |
24th Aug 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 8lb |
raced in third, nudged along from 2f out, headway and challenging inside final furlong, led when ridden briefly and jinked left inside final 110yds, pushed out, comfortably |
8/15 |
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1st 2 (5) |
30th Jun 2024 Good 0m 6f 0y |
9st 5lb |
dwelt start, in rear but in touch with leaders towards near side, pushed along from 3f out, headway when ridden from over 1f out, switched left and stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, pushed out |
8/1 |
10/1
Form: 212 D
Last run: 64 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 106
Stepped up from debut second on soft ground at Haydock when winning at the same venue on good-to-firm in June; emerged with credit from his clash with the unbeaten Ancient Truth in the Group 2 Superlative Stakes at Newmarket; third upheld the form with second behind The Lion In Winter in the Acomb Stakes.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 7 (3) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
led, headed but prominent halfway, led again 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on but lost second towards finish |
10/1 |
|
2nd 7 (9) |
13th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Son of his trainer's 2,000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold; both starts over 7f at Haydock (soft/good to firm); won going away latest, building on debut promise, and looks interesting upped in class with further improvement a clear possibility. |
7/1 |
|
1st 9 (5) |
7th Jun 2024 Good 0m 6f 212y Class 4 |
9st 7lb |
travelled strongly, raced in second |
4/1 |
11/4
Form: 131 D
Last run: 47 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 111
260,000euros yearling; won 6f Nottingham novice comfortably at odds-on on debut; outpaced over the same trip when third of six behind Ballydoyle's Whistlejacket in the Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket; appreciated the step up to this trip when overcoming trouble in running to record a comfortable win in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 1 (8) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
in touch with leaders, outpaced under 2f out, kept on and went fourth inside final furlong, not reach leaders |
11/4 |
|
1st 2 (1) |
30th Jul 2024 Good To Soft 0m 7f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
260,000euros yearling; won the same Nottingham novice (6f, good; comfortably at odds-on) in which his stable's top sprinter Blue Point made a successful debut in 2016; came up short in the Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket (good to soft) but he held his own before the smart Whistlejacket asserted strongly late on and, with plenty of stamina on the dam's side of his pedigree, longer trips than 6f are now the way forward. |
4/1 |
|
3rd 2 (5) |
11th Jul 2024 Soft 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 2lb |
260,000euros yearling; won the same Nottingham novice (6f, good) in which his stable's tip-top sprinter Blue Point made a successful debut in 2016; went off at odds-on and won snugly with the front two coming 12l clear; disappointing that the runner-up has been beaten twice in the meantime (ran well) but this Godolphin colt could still be a smart prospect. |
13/2 |
12/1
Form: 1771 C
Last run: 35 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 105
Beat subsequent Group 2 winner Whistlejacket on debut on testing ground at this venue in May; not disgraced in seventh in the Coventry Stakes; hampered at the start and never going well in the Anglesey Stakes here; much more like it when beating the favourite comfortably in a 7f Group 3 event at Deauville five weeks ago.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 (6) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
towards rear, headway up the centre 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders |
12/1 |
|
7th 5 (3) |
21st Jul 2024 Good 0m 6f 63y |
9st 5lb |
dwelt start, nudged along and outpaced in rear early |
5/1 |
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7th 9 (11) |
18th Jun 2024 Good To Firm 0m 6f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
100,000gns yearling who didn't appear to carry a wave of confidence at the Curragh (6f, soft to heavy; 17-2) but he was well on top late on and back in second was subsequent Listed winner Whistlejacket, a line of form that suggests he has every chance of beating Camille Pissarro; he's a big boy with considerable scope and commands the utmost respect. |
9/2 |
20/1
Form: 814 D
Last run: 22 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 97
Half-brother to Oaks winner Snowfall; ran green on debut over C&D; experience stood to him when winning at Galway; made the running before fading to finish last of four behind Henri Matisse in the Futurity Stakes here, 3l off Scorthy Champ.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6th 5 (2) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
prominent, went third 2f out, outpaced over 1f out |
20/1 |
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4th 3 (1) |
24th Aug 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Half-brother to Oaks winner Snowfall; ran green on debut over C&D; experience stood to him when winning at Galway; smart middle-distance prospect in the longer term, likely to find stablemate Henri Matisse too quick here. |
6/1 |
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1st 4 (2) |
29th Jul 2024 Soft 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
Well bred colt showed signs of inexperience when 8th of 14 beaten 8.75L in 7f Curragh maiden on debut (7-4 fav), slow from the gates and hanging to the right; yard's juveniles often improve markedly second time out and he needs to; holds entries for the Futurity and National Stakes. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: 1
Last run: 38 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: —
Quality Road colt a $350,000 yearling; third foal; won Naas barrier trial in May but missed first two intended engagements due to coughing; impressed in beating the Aidan O'Brien-trained Shackleton by 5l at Leopardstown early last month; runner-up beaten at odds-on since.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (7) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
in touch with leaders, outpaced 2f out |
8/1 |
|
1st 5 (4) |
8th Aug 2024 Good 1m 0f 0y |
9st 5lb |
prominent, pushed along to lead under 2f out, ridden and went clear 1f out, pushed out final 110yds, impressive |
7/2 |
20/1
Form: 513 D BF
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 5lb
2 yo Colt
OR: 96
Highly tried first time out in a 6f Group 3; justified long odds-on favouritism in a 7f maiden at Gowran, beating subsequent winner Lough Tay; missed three Group 2 engagements on account of unsuitable ground; flopped when favourite for three-runner Listed race at Salisbury; found to have lost a right-fore shoe.
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance/ Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
8th 8 (4) |
15th Sep 2024 Good 0m 7f 0y |
9st 5lb |
prominent, led halfway, headed 2f out, soon weakened |
20/1 |
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3rd 3 (1) |
14th Aug 2024 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 1 |
9st 3lb |
Highly tried first time out (6f Group 3) and he could have beaten a useful colt (debutant but Group 1-entered) when nicely on top at the finish to justify long odds-on favouritism at Gowran (7f, good); has since bypassed a trio of Group 2 entries on account of unsuitable ground (yielding then good the last twice) and he's clearly very smart; leading Irish stable's only runner here since 2005 was a winner (Cambridge last season). |
10/11 |
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Straight Forecast | €213.10 |
| Tricast | €775.90 |
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