============================================================================== RACE: Curragh (IRE) ? · 2026-05-23 Tattersalls Irish 2 000 Guineas Good · Flat · Turf · Group 1 ============================================================================== Status FINISHED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. ALPARSLAN (IRE) (#1) 3yo C · Draw 3 Connections Jockey Sam James Trainer K R Burke Owner Mohamed Saeed Al Shehhi Pedigree Sire Dandy Man (IRE) Dam Laciredeski (GB) Damsire Toronado Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 10.00 (Bet365) 13:01 9.50 (Bet365) 14:01 9.00 (Bet365) 14:42 10.00 (Bet365) 15:02 9.50 (Bet365) 20:22 10.00 (Bet365) 04:31 11.00 (Bet365) 06:06 12.00 (Bet365) 06:29 13.00 (Bet365) 06:50 15.00 (Bet365) 06:58 17.00 (William Hill) 07:33 15.00 (Bet365) 08:11 13.00 (Bet365) 09:23 12.00 (Bet365) 10:46 13.00 (Bet365) 11:23 12.00 (Bet365) 11:44 13.00 (Bet365) 11:52 15.00 (Bet365) 12:19 13.00 (Bet365) 14:23 15.00 (Bet365) 14:29 17.00 (Bet365) 14:35 13.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1591.6 (4 runs, 3 wins, 75.0%) Jockey 1590.8 (4238 runs, 449 wins, 10.6%) Trainer 1675.9 (7008 runs, 1051 wins, 15.0%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 153r 4w 3% A/E 0.36 (negative) Jockey × trainer 719r 114w 16% A/E 0.89 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 62r 7w 11% A/E 0.94 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 5 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 5/9 11/1 0.50L 112 123 Sam James Led - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually and lost three places inside final furlong 2026-04-18 Newbury 7f Good Cla 1/8 9/1 won 108 109 Clifford Lee Made all - pushed along over 2f out - kept on well(op 8/1) 2025-10-11 Newmarket 7f Good To F Cla 6/9 50/1 1.25L 99 106 Clifford Lee Took keen hold - towards near side - led group - prominent when groups merged halfway - hung left and lost position 2f out - drifted right then kept on but no extra final furlong(op 33/1) 2025-09-14 Curragh (IRE) 6½f Yielding — 1/16 5/4F won — 99 Clifford Lee Prominent - ridden over 2f out - led over 1f out - comfortably(op 6/4 and tchd 7/4) 2025-08-10 Leicester 7f Good To F Cla 1/6 14/1 won — 86 Sam James Prominent - led over 2f out - pushed along when clear over 1f out - eased inside final 110yds - readily(op 8/1) Comment Led - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually and lost three places inside final furlong Finishing result Position 5 SP 11/1 (12.000) Beaten (L) 0.50 Total beaten 4.75 OR after 112 In-running comment Led - headed over 1f out - weakened gradually and lost three places inside final furlong ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. BAMAKO BEACH (IRE) (#2) 3yo C · Draw 9 Connections Jockey Colin Keane Trainer M D O'Callaghan Owner Bamako Beach Partnership Pedigree Sire Sands Of Mali (FR) Dam Joyous (GB) Damsire Assertive Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 101.00 (William Hill) 12:22 126.00 (William Hill) 14:01 101.00 (Coral) 20:22 81.00 (BetWright) 20:42 67.00 (William Hill) 06:13 101.00 (Bet365) 06:17 126.00 (Bet365) 06:44 151.00 (Bet365) 07:10 201.00 (William Hill) 07:33 151.00 (Bet365) 10:56 126.00 (William Hill) 12:19 101.00 (William Hill) 12:46 126.00 (Bet365) 13:31 101.00 (Bet365) 14:29 126.00 (Bet365) 14:35 81.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1557.6 (2 runs, 0 wins, 0.0%) Jockey 1709.0 (8411 runs, 1235 wins, 14.7%) Trainer 1691.0 (1716 runs, 196 wins, 11.4%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 1192r 150w 13% A/E 0.88 (fair) Jockey × trainer 224r 52w 23% A/E 1.19 (value) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 352r 21w 6% A/E 0.59 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 3 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 7/9 50/1 2.25L — 98 Colin Keane Took keen hold - in rear - raced awkwardly and outpaced under 3f out - rallied and kept on final furlong(op 80/1) 2026-05-05 Gowran Park ( 7f Yielding — 2/12 3/1 0.30L — — Jamie Powell In touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - just failed(op 9/4 tchd 2/1) 2025-09-18 Naas (IRE) 7f Yielding — 2/16 13/2 0.30L — 84 Colin Keane In touch with leaders on inner - prominent 3f out - led 2f out - faced challenge final 110yds - headed towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) Comment Took keen hold - in rear - raced awkwardly and outpaced under 3f out - rallied and kept on final furlong(op 80/1) Finishing result Position 7 SP 50/1 (51.000) Beaten (L) 2.25 Total beaten 7.25 In-running comment Took keen hold - in rear - raced awkwardly and outpaced under 3f out - rallied and kept on final furlong(op 80/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. DISTANT STORM (GB) (#3) 3yo C · Draw 6 · p Connections Jockey Billy Loughnane Trainer Charlie Appleby Owner Godolphin Pedigree Sire Night Of Thunder (IRE) Dam Date With Destiny (IRE) Damsire George Washington Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 5.50 (Bet365) 12:22 6.00 (William Hill) 14:01 5.50 (William Hill) 15:02 6.00 (William Hill) 04:02 6.50 (William Hill) 05:58 6.00 (Bet365) 08:17 6.50 (Bet365) 13:11 6.00 (Bet Victor) 14:23 5.50 (William Hill) 14:35 6.00 (Coral) ELO Horse 1630.6 (5 runs, 2 wins, 40.0%) Jockey 1653.1 (3812 runs, 590 wins, 15.5%) Trainer 1769.6 (4319 runs, 1351 wins, 31.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) no data Jockey × trainer 72r 29w 40% A/E 1.01 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 23r 6w 26% A/E 1.07 (value) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 6 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 2/9 5/1 3.00L 114 125 Billy Loughnane In touch with leaders - unbalanced under 2f out - kept on and went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 4/1) 2026-05-02 Newmarket 1m Good To F Cla 3/14 3/1J 8.00L 115 101 William Buick Towards far side - soon in touch with leaders - headway and disputing second over 2f out - no extra from 1f out(op 4/1) 2025-10-11 Newmarket 7f Good To F Cla 3/9 9/4 1.50L 114 113 William Buick Towards near side - in rear - switched left then headway from 2f out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 5/2) 2025-09-25 Newmarket 7f Good Cla 1/7 6/5F won 100 108 William Buick Held up in rear - good headway when nudged along over 1f out - led inside final furlong - went clear inside final 110yds - impressive(op 5/4 tchd 11/8) 2025-08-20 York 7f Good To F Cla 3/7 11/10F 3.25L — 89 William Buick Pulled hard - prominent - headway on inner over 2f out - soon pressed leader - no extra inside final furlong (jockey said colt ran too free)(tchd Evens and tchd 6/5) 2025-07-11 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good To F Cla 1/12 5/6F won — 93 William Buick Towards near side - led group - headed when groups merged halfway - led narrowly or disputed lead over 1f out - soon edged left - ridden and clear with one other inside final 110yds - just prevailed(op 4/5) Comment In touch with leaders - unbalanced under 2f out - kept on and went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 4/1) Finishing result Position 2 SP 5/1 (6.000) Beaten (L) 3.00 Total beaten 3.00 OR after 114 In-running comment In touch with leaders - unbalanced under 2f out - kept on and went second inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 4/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. GO JUST DO IT (GB) (#4) 3yo C · Draw 4 Connections Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien Owner Michael Hilary Burke Pedigree Sire Kingman (GB) Dam Ship Of Dreams (IRE) Damsire Lope De Vega Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 41.00 (Bet365) 16:22 34.00 (Bet365) 18:21 29.00 (Bet365) 19:42 34.00 (Bet365) 00:01 29.00 (Bet365) 05:44 34.00 (Bet365) 06:17 41.00 (Bet365) 06:37 51.00 (Bet365) 06:50 67.00 (Bet365) 07:33 51.00 (Bet365) 09:23 36.00 (7Bet) 10:05 41.00 (Bet365) 13:02 51.00 (Bet365) 13:17 41.00 (Bet365) 13:31 51.00 (Bet365) 14:35 41.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1572.1 (4 runs, 1 wins, 25.0%) Jockey 1772.3 (3190 runs, 425 wins, 13.3%) Trainer 1719.4 (8022 runs, 1472 wins, 18.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 494r 58w 12% A/E 0.83 (negative) Jockey × trainer 1446r 262w 18% A/E 0.88 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 1252r 144w 12% A/E 0.84 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 5 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 9/9 25/1 5.00L 98 116 Dylan Browne McMon Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - going okay but waiting for room over 2f out - in the clear but weakened over 1f out(op 33/1) 2026-04-22 Gowran Park ( 7f Soft — 1/7 8/13F won 98 104 J M Sheridan Prominent - led over 1f out - shaken up and ran on inside final furlong - comfortably(tchd 4/7 and tchd 4/6) 2025-10-21 Curragh (IRE) 6f Heavy — 2/11 6/4J 1.50L — 89 Dylan Browne McMon Led but pestered - edged left and against near rail halfway - led clearly over 1f out - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/5) 2025-08-23 Curragh (IRE) 7f Good — 3/5 9/2 3.50L — 88 Dylan Browne McMon Held up in rear - went fourth over 1f out - ran on and went third inside final furlong - no match for first two(op 6/1) 2025-07-19 Curragh (IRE) 7f Good — 4/15 17/2 0.75L — 85 Dylan Browne McMon Prominent - no extra inside final 110yds(op 15/2 tchd 9/1) Comment Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - going okay but waiting for room over 2f out - in the clear but weakened over 1f out(op 33/1) Finishing result Position 9 SP 25/1 (26.000) Beaten (L) 5.00 Total beaten 13.50 OR after 98 In-running comment Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - going okay but waiting for room over 2f out - in the clear but weakened over 1f out(op 33/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. GSTAAD (GB) (#5) 3yo C · Draw 8 Connections Jockey Ryan Moore Trainer A P O'Brien Owner Derrick Smith Mrs John Magnier Michael Tabor Pedigree Sire Starspangledbanner (AUS) Dam Mosa Mine (GB) Damsire Exceed And Excel Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 1.44 (Bet365) 14:01 1.50 (William Hill) 04:02 1.44 (Bet365) 06:37 1.40 (William Hill) 06:52 1.36 (Betfred) 08:17 1.40 (Unibet) 09:02 1.47 (Unibet) 09:11 1.44 (Unibet) 10:03 1.47 (Unibet) 10:19 1.44 (Unibet) 12:25 1.47 (Unibet) 12:40 1.44 (Unibet) 12:44 1.40 (Unibet) 14:29 1.44 (Unibet) 14:35 1.40 (Boyle Sports) ELO Horse 1713.8 (7 runs, 3 wins, 42.9%) Jockey 1888.4 (6170 runs, 1289 wins, 20.9%) Trainer 1924.2 (5236 runs, 1552 wins, 29.6%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 669r 203w 30% A/E 0.95 (fair) Jockey × trainer 2395r 632w 26% A/E 0.92 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 4366r 828w 19% A/E 0.91 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 8 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 1/9 4/11F won 120 132 Ryan Moore Prominent - went second 2f out - led over 1f out - soon drifted right - against far rail when ridden and went clear inside final furlong - ran on(op 1/3 tchd 2/5) 2026-05-02 Newmarket 1m Good To F Cla 2/14 3/1J 2.75L 119 120 Ryan Moore Raced centre - soon in touch with leaders - headway when groups merged over 3f out - briefly disputed lead over 1f out - soon edged right and went clear with winner - kept on but no match for winner(op 5/2) 2025-11-01 Del Mar (USA) 1m Firm — 1/14 6/5F won — 117 Christophe Soumill Dwelt - soon in midfield on outer - steady progress after halfway - just over 3 lengths fifth and shaken up 2f out - came widest into straight - quickened to lead approaching 1f out - ran on under hands and heels final furlong - comfortably 2025-10-11 Newmarket 7f Good To F Cla 2/9 7/4F 0.75L 117 117 Christophe Soumill Keen to post - took keen hold - towards near side - soon in touch with leaders - headway when not clear run 2f out - soon switched left - switched right over 1f out - pressed winner inside final furlong - kept on well(op 13/8) 2025-09-14 Curragh (IRE) 7f Yielding — 2/6 10/11F 0.20L 115 114 Christophe Soumill Bumped start - in touch with leaders - headway 2f out - disputed lead and sustained duel with winner from over 1f out - just failed(op 5/6) 2025-08-24 Deauville (FR 6f Good — 2/6 11/10F 0.20L — 112 Ryan Moore Led - headed after 100yds - chased leader - close third and pushed along 1 1/2f out - every chance entering final furlong - briefly outpaced by front two - ran on under pressure final 110yds - took second close home 2025-06-17 Ascot 6f Good To F Cla 1/20 7/2F won — 107 Ryan Moore Towards near side - midfield - smooth headway and led group over 2f out - led overall and ridden inside final furlong - won going away - readily - 1st of 11 in group(op 4/1 tchd 10/3) 2025-05-17 Navan (IRE) 6f Good — 1/10 7/1 won — 100 Chris Hayes Midfield - in touch with leaders halfway - went third against far rail under 2f out - pushed along when switched right and went second 1f out - shaken up and ran on well to lead towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 13/2) Comment Prominent - went second 2f out - led over 1f out - soon drifted right - against far rail when ridden and went clear inside final furlong - ran on(op 1/3 tchd 2/5) Finishing result Position 1 SP 4/11F (1.360) Beaten (L) 0.00 Total beaten 0.00 OR after 120 In-running comment Prominent - went second 2f out - led over 1f out - soon drifted right - against far rail when ridden and went clear inside final furlong - ran on(op 1/3 tchd 2/5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. PACIFIC AVENUE (IRE) (#7) 3yo C · Draw 5 · p Connections Jockey Jamie Spencer Trainer Charlie Appleby Owner Godolphin Pedigree Sire Dubawi (IRE) Dam Lumiere (GB) Damsire Shamardal Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 81.00 (William Hill) 14:01 67.00 (Betfred) 15:02 51.00 (Bet365) 17:01 41.00 (Bet365) 20:22 51.00 (Bet365) 00:01 41.00 (Bet365) 06:06 51.00 (Bet365) 14:30 67.00 (Bet365) 14:35 51.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1606.8 (8 runs, 2 wins, 25.0%) Jockey 1613.0 (4488 runs, 572 wins, 12.7%) Trainer 1769.6 (4319 runs, 1351 wins, 31.3%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 499r 68w 14% A/E 0.94 (fair) Jockey × trainer 47r 12w 26% A/E 0.96 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 23r 6w 26% A/E 1.07 (value) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 9 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 3/9 40/1 1.00L 104 117 Jamie Spencer Raced wide - took keen hold - in rear - switched left 2f out - steady headway on near side of group from over 1f out - went third final strides - not pace to challenge 2026-05-01 Goodwood 1m Good Cla 2/4 4/6F 0.75L 104 101 Saffie Osborne Pressed leader - led narrowly over 1f out - ridden final furlong - headed and no extra inside final 110yds(tchd 4/7) 2026-02-28 Meydan (UAE) 1m Good — 2/9 8/1 1.00L 104 102 Mickael Barzalona Midfield - headway and briefly led over 1f out - kept on final 110yds 2026-02-14 Doha (QA) 1m Good To F — 3/10 — 0.20L — 102 William Buick Towards rear on inner - waiting for room over 2f out - headway over 1f out - pressed leaders final 110yds - kept on 2025-12-20 Doha (QA) 1m Good — 1/8 — won — 104 William Buick Dwelt start - in rear - shaken up and headway on outer from over 2f out - led 125yds out - ran on - driven out 2025-10-11 Newmarket 7f Good To F Cla 7/9 33/1 1.75L 105 102 Rossa Ryan Raced centre - led - headed over 2f out - soon lost position - weakened final furlong(op 25/1) 2025-09-27 Newmarket 1m Good To F Cla 4/8 3/1 2.25L 102 102 William Buick In touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - bit short of room over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 7/2) 2025-08-30 Sandown 7f Soft Cla 4/6 5/2 0.30L — 107 William Buick Slowly into stride - in rear - niggled along briefly after 2f - headway 2f out - led narrowly inside final furlong - lost three places final strides(op 15/8 tchd 9/4) 2025-06-21 Newmarket (Ju 7f Good To F Cla 1/5 9/1 won — 92 Dougie Costello Raced in second - led narrowly over 2f out - ridden and kept on well final 110yds - just did enough(op 7/2) Comment Raced wide - took keen hold - in rear - switched left 2f out - steady headway on near side of group from over 1f out - went third final strides - not pace to challenge Finishing result Position 3 SP 40/1 (41.000) Beaten (L) 1.00 Total beaten 4.00 OR after 104 In-running comment Raced wide - took keen hold - in rear - switched left 2f out - steady headway on near side of group from over 1f out - went third final strides - not pace to challenge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. POWER BLUE (IRE) (#8) 3yo C · Draw 7 Connections Jockey David Egan Trainer Robson De Aguiar Owner Amo Racing Limited Pedigree Sire Space Blues (IRE) Dam Visions (IRE) Damsire Worthadd Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 34.00 (Bet365) 06:06 41.00 (Bet365) 09:50 36.00 (7Bet) 10:05 41.00 (Bet365) 10:46 36.00 (7Bet) 11:44 41.00 (Bet365) 11:50 36.00 (7Bet) 11:52 41.00 (Bet365) 14:35 36.00 (7Bet) ELO Horse 1632.4 (8 runs, 2 wins, 25.0%) Jockey 1763.0 (5948 runs, 686 wins, 11.5%) Trainer 1733.1 (76 runs, 16 wins, 21.1%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 77r 8w 10% A/E 0.87 (fair) Jockey × trainer 29r 2w 7% A/E 0.33 (negative) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 21r 1w 5% A/E 0.30 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 9 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 4/9 28/1 0.30L 110 122 David Egan Raced in second - lost second 2f out - hung right then no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1) 2026-05-02 Newmarket 1m Good To F Cla 7/14 28/1 0.50L 113 96 David Egan Raced centre - in touch with leaders - brief headway under 3f out - soon weakened gradually(op 33/1) 2026-04-12 Leopardstown 7f Good To Y — 2/11 17/2 2.50L 114 105 David Egan Prominent - soon went second - led over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - kept on - no match for winner(op 7/1) 2025-08-09 Curragh (IRE) 6f Good — 1/5 10/1 won 102 112 David Egan Made virtually all - faced challenge after 2f - shaken up and went clear under 2f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - kept on well - gamely(op 12/1) 2025-07-19 Curragh (IRE) 6f Good — 3/4 4/1 0.75L 103 91 David Egan Pressed leader - ridden and no extra from over 1f out(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) 2025-06-17 Ascot 6f Good To F Cla 5/20 14/1 0.20L — 93 David Egan Towards far side - pressed leader - led overall 2f out - soon hung right and joined - headed in group and no extra inside final 110yds - 2nd of 9 in group(op 16/1) 2025-05-25 Curragh (IRE) 6f Good — 2/6 11/1 0.75L — 102 David Egan Pressed leader - against near rail when led narrowly from over 4f out - headed inside final 110yds - kept on(op 22/1) 2025-05-05 Curragh (IRE) 5f Good — 3/6 5/2 0.20L — 91 David Egan Took keen hold - soon disputed lead - ridden over 1f out - lost position inside final furlong - kept on(op 11/4 tchd 9/4 and tchd 10/3) 2025-03-16 Curragh (IRE) 5f Soft — 1/7 5/2 won — 91 David Egan Made all - soon pestered - pushed along and led clearly over 1f out - ridden and went clear final 110yds - promising(op 15/8 tchd 11/4) Comment Raced in second - lost second 2f out - hung right then no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1) Finishing result Position 4 SP 28/1 (29.000) Beaten (L) 0.30 Total beaten 4.25 OR after 110 In-running comment Raced in second - lost second 2f out - hung right then no extra inside final furlong(op 33/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. TAKE CHARGE STAR (IRE) (#9) 3yo C · Draw 2 · t Connections Jockey Ben Coen Trainer J P Murtagh Owner Maribeth Sandford Pedigree Sire Starspangledbanner (AUS) Dam Freedonia (GB) Damsire Selkirk Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 101.00 (Bet365) 12:22 126.00 (William Hill) 14:01 101.00 (William Hill) 20:22 81.00 (Bet365) 06:06 101.00 (Bet365) 06:52 126.00 (Bet365) 08:17 101.00 (Bet365) 11:07 81.00 (Bet365) 11:52 101.00 (Bet365) 11:58 81.00 (Bet365) 13:02 101.00 (Bet365) 13:56 81.00 (Bet365) 14:29 101.00 (Bet365) 14:30 81.00 (Bet365) 14:35 71.00 (7Bet) ELO Horse 1564.6 (5 runs, 1 wins, 20.0%) Jockey 1622.9 (4196 runs, 402 wins, 9.6%) Trainer 1668.8 (3485 runs, 441 wins, 12.7%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 593r 42w 7% A/E 0.77 (negative) Jockey × trainer 1463r 195w 13% A/E 0.86 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 814r 80w 10% A/E 0.94 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 6 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 8/9 50/1 1.25L 97 110 Ben Coen Dwelt start - in rear - not clear run then switched left 2f out - in the clear when hung right then weakened over 1f out(op 66/1) 2026-05-04 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 5/7 7/1 0.50L 92 — Ben Coen Towards rear - headway under 3f out - repeatedly short of room against far rail from under 2f out - kept on - not reach leaders(op 8/1) 2026-03-22 Naas (IRE) 1m Soft — 2/3 11/4 4.50L 92 92 Ben Coen Raced in third - switched to near side over 2f out - soon switched left - went second and ridden when pressed winner over 1f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 5/2 tchd 9/4) 2025-09-27 Curragh (IRE) 7f Soft — 6/30 8/1 0.10L — 91 Ben Coen In touch with leaders - headway over 1f out - no impression inside final furlong(tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2) 2025-09-02 Gowran Park ( 7f Good To Y — 1/12 7/2 won — 88 Ben Coen In touch with leaders - pushed along and good headway 2f out - led over 1f out - soon hung left and ran green - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - comfortably(op 9/4) 2025-08-23 Curragh (IRE) 7f Good — 3/14 28/1 0.05L — 83 Ben Coen Prominent - soon steadied and in touch with leaders - waiting for room against far rail over 1f out - keeping on when not clear run inside final furlong - went third towards finish (jockey said colt got no run)(op 18/1) Comment Dwelt start - in rear - not clear run then switched left 2f out - in the clear when hung right then weakened over 1f out(op 66/1) Finishing result Position 8 SP 50/1 (51.000) Beaten (L) 1.25 Total beaten 8.50 OR after 97 In-running comment Dwelt start - in rear - not clear run then switched left 2f out - in the clear when hung right then weakened over 1f out(op 66/1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. THESECRETADVERSARY (IRE) (#10) 3yo C · Draw 1 Connections Jockey Seamie Heffernan Trainer J A Stack Owner Cayton Park Stud Mrs John Magnier Pedigree Sire St Mark's Basilica (FR) Dam Too Soon To Panic (IRE) Damsire Gleneagles Form / ratings Form string — Last run (days) — OFR — RPR – TS — Market prices Best-odds movement 12:01 10.00 (William Hill) 12:22 11.00 (William Hill) 14:01 9.50 (William Hill) 15:21 10.00 (Midnite) 16:22 9.50 (Bet365) 17:01 10.00 (Midnite) 06:06 12.00 (Bet365) 06:44 13.00 (Bet365) 07:25 15.00 (Bet365) 07:29 13.00 (Bet365) 08:19 15.00 (Bet365) 11:07 17.00 (Bet365) 11:17 15.00 (Bet365) 11:23 17.00 (Bet365) 11:25 15.00 (Bet365) 11:44 17.00 (Bet365) 11:50 15.00 (Bet365) 11:52 17.00 (Bet365) 13:02 19.00 (Bet365) 14:29 21.00 (Bet365) 14:35 15.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1629.6 (7 runs, 2 wins, 28.6%) Jockey 1628.7 (5322 runs, 508 wins, 9.5%) Trainer 1652.2 (1375 runs, 148 wins, 10.8%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 2343r 187w 8% A/E 0.78 (negative) Jockey × trainer 104r 14w 13% A/E 1.03 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 330r 23w 7% A/E 0.70 (negative) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Past form (last 8 races) Date Course Dist Going Cl Pos SP Btn OR RPR Jockey 2026-05-23 Curragh (IRE) 1m Good — 6/9 14/1 0.20L 108 123 Seamie Heffernan Took keen hold - prominent - waiting for room from over 2f out - not clear run and lost position final furlong - switched left and kept on towards finish 2026-05-02 Newmarket 1m Good To F Cla 5/14 20/1 0.20L 109 98 Seamie Heffernan Towards far side - pulled hard - in touch with leaders - headway 3f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 22/1 tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1) 2026-04-12 Leopardstown 7f Good To Y — 1/11 6/1 won 102 111 Seamie Heffernan Prominent - ridden over 1f out - led inside final furlong - went clear final 110yds(op 7/1) 2025-09-13 Woodbine (CAN 1m Firm — 5/10 11/2 0.75L — 100 Frankie Dettori Slightly awkward start - pulled hard - held up towards rear - third last and pushed along 2f out - progress on rail 1 1/2f out - stayed on from over 1f out - nearest at finish 2025-08-08 Tipperary (IR 7½f Good — 1/6 3/1 won — 94 Seamie Heffernan Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway from 2f out - soon ridden - led inside final 110yds - kept on(op 7/2) 2025-07-21 Ayr 7f Good To S Cla 2/5 2/13F 0.75L — 87 Seamie Heffernan Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went second over 1f out - pressed winner final 110yds - kept on(op 2/11 tchd 1/7) 2025-06-21 Ascot 7f Good To F Cla 2/9 12/1 1.00L — 96 Seamie Heffernan Prominent - switched left over 2f out - pressed winner inside final furlong - kept on(tchd 11/1) 2025-05-16 Leopardstown 7f Good — 2/6 16/1 0.75L — 90 Seamie Heffernan Pressed leader - led after 2f - pushed along and clear under 2f out - ridden over 1f out - reduced lead inside final furlong - headed towards finish(tchd 14/1) Comment Took keen hold - prominent - waiting for room from over 2f out - not clear run and lost position final furlong - switched left and kept on towards finish Finishing result Position 6 SP 14/1 (15.000) Beaten (L) 0.20 Total beaten 5.00 OR after 108 In-running comment Took keen hold - prominent - waiting for room from over 2f out - not clear run and lost position final furlong - switched left and kept on towards finish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. NEOLITHIC (NR) (#NR) 3yo C · 128lb · Draw 10 · p Connections Jockey Wayne Lordan Trainer A P O'Brien (Cashel, Co Tipperary) Owner Westerberg & Mrs Magnier & M Tabor & D Smith Breeder T Molan Trainer 14d 7/46 (15%) DOB 2023-02-24 Pedigree Sire Sioux Nation (USA) Dam Starlite Sienna (IRE) Damsire Elusive Pimpernel Form / ratings Form string 71-313 Last run (days) 19 OFR 107 RPR 122 TS 104 Market prices All bookmaker prices Bet365 - (-) · EW 3/5 William Hill - (-) · EW 3/5 Coral - (-) · EW 3/5 Betfred - (-) · EW 3/5 Boyle Sports - (-) · EW 3/5 Ladbrokes - (-) · EW 3/5 Unibet - (-) · EW 3/5 BetTom - (-) Bet Victor - (-) · EW 3/5 10 Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 BetMGM - (-) · EW 3/5 Grosvenor Sports - (-) · EW 3/5 Virgin Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 talkSPORT BET - (-) · EW 3/5 BetWright - (-) · EW 3/5 LiveScore Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 Betano - (-) · EW 3/5 Dragon Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 CopyBet - (-) · EW 3/5 PricedUp Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 BetAhoy - (-) Spreadex - (-) · EW 3/5 BresBet - (-) · EW 3/5 BestOdds - (-) · EW 3/5 7Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 Star Sports - (-) · EW 3/5 Midnite - (-) · EW 3/5 SportingIndex - (-) · EW 3/5 Quinn Bet - (-) · EW 3/5 Betfair Exchange - (-) Best-odds movement 12:01 67.00 (William Hill) 14:01 51.00 (Bet365) 06:52 67.00 (Bet365) 08:17 51.00 (Bet365) ELO Horse 1608.7 (6 runs, 2 wins, 33.3%) Jockey 1653.9 (5515 runs, 551 wins, 10.0%) Trainer 1924.2 (5236 runs, 1552 wins, 29.6%) Pedigree & partner analytics Horse @ 1m no data Jockey @ 1m no data Jockey @ Curragh (IRE) 1965r 180w 9% A/E 0.87 (fair) Jockey × trainer 1377r 207w 15% A/E 0.85 (fair) Trainer @ 1m no data Trainer @ Curragh (IRE) 4366r 828w 19% A/E 0.91 (fair) Sire progeny @ 1m no data Sire progeny in this class no data Dam progeny @ 1m no data Dam progeny in this class no data Damsire grand @ 1m no data Damsire grand in this class no data Spotlight Won a 6f conditions race at Naas last season; Listed-placed twice at this venue this season, on either side of a Gowran win (7f, soft); supporting role here. Comment Listed-placed twice at this venue this season, supporting role for Gstaad likely the plan ============================================================================== HEAD-TO-HEAD (5 past meetings between today's runners) ============================================================================== 2026-05-23 · Curragh (IRE) · 1m · Good Tattersalls Irish 2 000 Guineas 1 Gstaad (GB) won SP 4/11F 2 Distant Storm (GB) 3.00L SP 5/1 3 Pacific Avenue (IRE) 1.00L SP 40/1 4 Power Blue (IRE) 0.30L SP 28/1 5 Alparslan (IRE) 0.50L SP 11/1 6 Thesecretadversary (IRE) 0.20L SP 14/1 7 Bamako Beach (IRE) 2.25L SP 50/1 8 Take Charge Star (IRE) 1.25L SP 50/1 9 Go Just Do It (GB) 5.00L SP 25/1 2026-05-02 · Newmarket · 1m · Class 1 · Good To Firm Betfred 2000 Guineas Stakes (No Geldings) 2 Gstaad (GB) 2.75L SP 3/1J 3 Distant Storm (GB) 8.00L SP 3/1J 5 Thesecretadversary (IRE) 0.20L SP 20/1 7 Power Blue (IRE) 0.50L SP 28/1 2026-04-12 · Leopardstown (IRE) · 7f · Good To Yielding Ballylinch Stud Red Rocks Stakes (Colts & Geldings) 1 Thesecretadversary (IRE) won SP 6/1 2 Power Blue (IRE) 2.50L SP 17/2 2025-10-11 · Newmarket · 7f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Darley Dewhurst Stakes (No Geldings) 2 Gstaad (GB) 0.75L SP 7/4F 3 Distant Storm (GB) 1.50L SP 9/4 6 Alparslan (IRE) 1.25L SP 50/1 7 Pacific Avenue (IRE) 1.75L SP 33/1 2025-06-17 · Ascot · 6f · Class 1 · Good To Firm Coventry Stakes 1 Gstaad (GB) won SP 7/2F 5 Power Blue (IRE) 0.20L SP 14/1 ============================================================================== AI RACE VERDICT ============================================================================== Pace scenario: Likely steady-to-genuine Group 1 gallop on good to yielding ground — the better-class types who travel and quicken should dominate; favours Gstaad and Distant Storm, who possess closing speed off solid tempo. Narrative: Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas with one clear standout: Gstaad is rated 7lb clear on RPR (132), is the Ballydoyle first string with Ryan Moore, and was beaten only narrowly when 2nd in a Group 1 last time. Charlie Appleby's Distant Storm (RPR 125) is the obvious danger off the back of a Listed third, with Alparslan and Thesecretadversary heading the second tier. The remainder look held on form against the principals. Recommended: Gstaad Top-rated by 7lb on RPR (132) and 6lb on TS, Aidan O'Brien's stable number one with Ryan Moore (jockey Elo 1888), strong Group 2 form (2221-2) and ideal trip on good to yielding. Alternative: Distant Storm Best of the rest on adjusted form (RPR 125), Appleby/Loughnane in red-hot 31% 14-day form, won a Listed contest two starts back. ============================================================================== Generated 2026-05-30 18:09 UTC · HorseRacingValue.com · race rac_11761334