17:50 Curragh

Wednesday 4 June 2025

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Spar Shop At The Curragh Maiden

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 1m 18.02s

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(12)

Sosperi

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: Daniel McLoughlin

50/1

Le Havre filly. Dam 1m winner out of smart French 1¼m/11f winner Galvaun, herself sister to Breeders' Cup Turf winner Red Rocks. Entitled to come on for the run.

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(6)

Colter Bay

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Adam Browne-Souza⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W P Browne

12/1

€57,000 yearling, Hello Youmzain gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 8.2f Kilfrush Memories and winner up to 1¼m London Memories, both in France. Dam lightly raced. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

(15)

Fedal^t1²⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: E Lynam

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. 150/1, last of 11 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good to firm). Off 8 months. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 80-

(14)

Green Kite

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman

66/1

Profitable gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m-1½m winner Gee Rex and 1¼m winner Carpendale. Dam 1m/8.5f winner. Doesn't have the look of a probable first-time-out winner.

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(8)

Jordan Breeze

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: P J Flynn

50/1

Starspangledbanner gelding. Brother to 6f/7f winner Hija de La Luna and winning sprinter Starspangledwaves. Dam 5f winner. Another who can be expected to come on for the run.

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(19)

Marlborough Place

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: A Murray

7/2

€120,000 foal, €160,000 2-y-o, Showcasing colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 7f winner (stayed 1m) Iptisam, granddaughter of Irish Oaks winner Pure Grain. Appealing on paper and he needs close attention in the betting.

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(4)

Melvin Udall^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh| T: Daniel McLoughlin

80/1

Earthlight gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner Lord Abama. Dam, 5f and (at 2 yrs) 6f winner, half-sister to smart sprinter Kernoff. Wears cheekpieces. Others are more appealing.

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(13)

Ribble Emperor

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P C O'Donnell

80/1

€10,000 foal, 7,500 gns yearling, Ribchester colt. Brother to 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Irrelevant. Limited appeal on paper, despite the positive jockey booking.

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(11)

Titan Sun^h1,t1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan| T: P McCreery

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. Sixth of 7 in maiden at Sligo (6f, good, 10/1) 31 days ago. Hooded for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. Needs to raise his game.

Form: 5-6

(9)

Zammawar^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J P Fahey

125/1

Elzaam gelding. Dam unraced. Wears hood on debut and will probably find a few too good.

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(16)

Angel Of Promise²²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: E Lynam

28/1

Once-raced filly. 40/1, eleventh of 19 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) on debut, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 0-

(17)

Cold Hearted^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79

3/1

Fairly useful filly. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Very good second of 10 in maiden (5/1) at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago. Should make a bold bid to go one better.

Form: 8720-32

(5)

Lady Mary Heath^h⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: A A Howard

150/1

Twice-raced filly. 150/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at this course (6f, soft) 67 days ago. Opposable.

Form: U0

(3)

Naval Ensign⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Kevin Coleman

40/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 12/1) 42 days ago. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 6-9

(10)

Phoenix Pairc¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery

25/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 10 in maiden (18/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) on debut 14 days ago. Down in trip and improvement should be forthcoming. Yard also saddles Stella Alpina.

Form: 5

(7)

Regenerate

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

18/1

£50,000 yearling, Invincible Spirit filly. Closely related to useful 5f winner Rayong. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner. Watch the betting for clues.

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(18)

Stella Alpina¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

10/11

Thrice-raced filly. 10/3, second of 6 in maiden at Cork (6f, good) 15 days ago. Yard in good form and she's a big player.

Form: 4-42

(1)

Yquem¹²

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

250/1

Twice-raced filly. 66/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at this course (6f, good) 12 days ago, slowly away. Readily passed over.

Form: 97

Non-Runners

(2)

On The Way¹⁴⁵

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: K P Cotter J: P A Harnett

Forecasts

Stella Alpina (10/11), Cold Hearted (3/1), Marlborough Place (7/2), Colter Bay (12/1), Regenerate (18/1), Phoenix Pairc (25/1), Angel Of Promise (28/1), Naval Ensign (40/1), Sosperi (50/1), Jordan Breeze (50/1), Green Kite (66/1), Melvin Udall (80/1), Titan Sun (80/1), Ribble Emperor (80/1), On The Way (100/1), Zammawar (125/1), Lady Mary Heath (150/1), Yquem (250/1), Fedal (250/1)

STELLA ALPINA pulled clear of the rest when just touched off by the odds-on winner at Cork recently and she shades preference ahead of Cold Hearted. By far the most appealing newcomer on show is Marlborough Place and he will be particularly interesting if the market speaks in his favour, while the selection's stablemate Phoenix Pairc and Angel of Promise are both open to improvement.