16:55 Curragh

Saturday 27 September 2025

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Fitzpatrick's Mercedes-Benz Maiden (Div 1)

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 13.17s

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A Man's Horse

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Luke McAteer| T: Cian Hughes

80/1

€25,000 foal, Make Believe gelding. Dam unraced out of 1m/1¼m winner Grasped. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

(1)

Appeared²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D Browne McMonagle| T: A P O'Brien

5/1

Promising sort. Tenth of 18 in maiden at Navan (10f, good, 9/1) on debut 21 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 0

(15)

Chant D'or⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Killian Leonard| T: S M Duffy

400/1

Once-raced gelding. 100/1, last of 11 in maiden at Limerick (7.9f, good) on debut 77 days ago. Up in trip on debut for new yard.

Form: 0

(13)

Dawn Coming⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger

13/2

Promising individual. Third of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, good, 18/1) on debut. Off 92 days. Up in trip and should make his presence felt.

Form: 3

(11)

Folk Warrior³⁴⁵

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

400/1

Twice-raced colt. 250/1, last of 13 in maiden at this course (8f, good to soft). Off 11 months and now steps up in trip.

Form: 00-

(12)

Portnahapple

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver

18/1

37,000 gns foal, 12,000 gns yearling, Masar colt. Half-brother to smart 1¼m-16.2f winner Mountain Bell and useful 10.3f-2m winner Future Investment. Dam unraced. Market should point the way.

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(10)

Seti One³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

28/1

Once-raced colt. Eighth of 10 in maiden (13/2) at Leopardstown (8f, good) on debut 37 days ago. Up in trip and needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 8

(7)

Simurgh²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: E & P Harty

5/2

Twice-raced gelding. Second of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (12.1f, good to soft, 8/1) 26 days ago, sticking to task. Solid claims.

Form: 4-2

(14)

Tullyesker

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ross Coakley| T: D Kinsella

300/1

Prince of Lir gelding. Dam, placed at 7f and stayed 1m, half-sister to useful winner up to 12.5f Mutamaded. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

(17)

Variance²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: C W J Farrell

100/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 8 in maiden (9/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) on debut. Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole.

Form: 7

(3)

Velardo

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: Charles Weld

40/1

€7,000 yearling, Belardo colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 9f/1¼m winner Cadienne and winner up to 1¼m Saisissante. Dam winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 9f winner). Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

(9)

Yup Bro⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Sixth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f, 500/1) 8 days ago. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 06

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Dior Noir

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Fowler

80/1

€3,000 yearling, Sioux Nation filly. Half-sister to 1m winner abroad Cape'cry. Dam lightly-raced maiden. Readily passed over.

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Duvessa

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Make Believe filly. Sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Porters Place and half-sister to several winners, including smart 7f winner King Zain and 1m/9f winner Dark Side. Appealing on paper and she's one to note in the betting.

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Fantasy Fara²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle

300/1

Twice-raced filly. Fourteenth of 18 in maiden (300/1) at Navan (10f, good) 21 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 90

(8)

Glittering Gem

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

2/1

Frankel filly. Dam, 9f/1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1¼m (stayed 1½m) Elizabeth Jane out of very smart 1m-1½m winner Sapphire. Lots to like on paper and she needs close attention in the betting.

Form:

(18)

Juniper Sling²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78

9/2

Thrice-raced filly. Third of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (12.1f, good to soft, 5/2) 26 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 353

Non-Runners

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Indian River²⁶

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Glittering Gem (2/1), Simurgh (5/2), Juniper Sling (9/2), Appeared (5/1), Indian River (6/1), Dawn Coming (13/2), Duvessa (14/1), Portnahapple (18/1), Seti One (28/1), Velardo (40/1), Dior Noir (80/1), A Man's Horse (80/1), Variance (100/1), Yup Bro (200/1), Fantasy Fara (300/1), Tullyesker (300/1), Folk Warrior (400/1), Chant D'or (400/1)

Armed with a terrific pedigree, GLITTERING GEM is an appealing newcomer and the hint should be taken if she's strong in the betting. Indian River and Juniper Sling can both reverse Roscommon placings with Simurgh over this two-furlong shorter trip and they're feared most in that order of preference, while Appeared and Dawn Coming are both open to improvement and Duvessa is another interesting newcomer.