15:25 Curragh

Saturday 9 August 2025

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:0517:40

FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 1m 8.91s

1^st

(8)

Bucanero Fuerte

49-7

11/2

T: A MurrayJ: D Egan

Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, pressed and stayed on well final furlong op 6/1 tchd 5/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(1)

My Mate Alfie

49-7

8/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, kept on well to go 2nd close home, not reach winner op 7/1

3^rd

(12)

Kind Of Blue

49-7

17/2

T: J R FanshaweJ: Daniel Muscutt

Tracked leaders, pushed along in 2nd 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd close home op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 9/1

4^th

(6)

Art Power

89-7

18/1

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Prominent, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 3rd 1f out, no extra, 4th inside final furlong op 16/1 tchd 20/1

5^th

(11)

Nighteyes

49-4

14/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Ben Coen

Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, 5th 1f out, no extra tchd 18/1

6^th

(13)

Vespertilio

49-4

11/1

T: W McCreeryJ: Wayne Lordan

Went left leaving stalls, rear of mid-division, pushed along in moderate 9th over 1f out, ridden under 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor op 9/1 tchd 15/2

7^th

(4)

Babouche

39-3

10/3

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Mid-division, pulled hard early, 7th 2f out, soon ridden, no impression op 3/1 tchd 4/1

8^th

(3)

Big Gossey

89-7

33/1

T: C O'BrienJ: Ronan Whelan

Rear of mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression op 28/1 tchd 40/1

9^th

(5)

Spycatcher

79-7

18/1

T: K R BurkeJ: C Lee

Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened op 12/1

10^th

(2)

Lady With The Lamp

39-0

25/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor op 28/1 tchd 33/1

11^th

1 ¾

(14)

Ides Of March

39-3

5/2f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, weakened op 7/2

12^th

(7)

Black Forza

39-3

50/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: S Foley

Dwelt, always behind, never a factor tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Tango Flare²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: P T Foley J: Luke McAteer

(10)

Fregada⁴⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: J A Heffernan

(15)

King Cuan⁴¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: P Twomey J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.20Pl:€2.30, €1.90, €2.50EX:€45.60Trifecta:€317.10Tricast:€384.95SF:€50.34

Forecasts

Ides Of March (5/2), Babouche (10/3), Bucanero Fuerte (11/2), My Mate Alfie (8/1), Kind Of Blue (17/2), Vespertilio (11/1), King Cuan (12/1), Nighteyes (14/1), Art Power (18/1), Spycatcher (18/1), Lady With The Lamp (25/1), Big Gossey (33/1), Fregada (33/1), Black Forza (50/1), Tango Flare (50/1)

Having impressed with how quickly she settled matters in Group 3 company at Naas back in May, BABOUCHE proved far too free when well held in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot. This return to home soil is fully expected to see Ger Lyons' daughter of Kodiac in a much better light and she earns the vote to quickly bounce back. Last year's runner-up Kind of Blue needs to shrug off a couple of low-key efforts but is a big player if doing so. My Mate Alfie and Spycatcher are others in the mix.

BABOUCHE
KIND OF BLUE
MY MATE ALFIE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Givemethebeatboys

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 3

J: S Foley | T: Mrs J Harrington

6/1

Prize Money

1st: €42,000.002nd: €14,000.003rd: €7,000.004th: €3,501.005th: €2,101.006th: €1,400.00

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