2025-07-20 Curragh 15:40
Curragh

Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)

Distance: 7f

Going: Good To Yielding

Prize: €70,800

Runners: 10

Winning time: 1m 28.27s (slow by 5.17s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 1

3 Diego Velazquez

J: Ryan Moore T: A P O'Brien

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:118 SP:11/8F

Pressed leader - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - faced challenge inside final 110yds - kept on(op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

2 nk

10 East Hampton

J: Luke McAteer T: David Marnane

Age:3 Weight:9st 3lbs

OR:101 SP:25/1

Dwelt start and bumped start - took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - headway and went second inside final furlong - soon ridden - challenging inside final 110yds - kept on(tchd 22/1)

3 1½ 1¾

5 Mutasarref

J: Gary Carroll T: G M Lyons

Age:7 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:108 SP:14/1

Prominent on inner - going okay but not clear run repeatedly against rail from 2f out - switched left 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

4 nse 1¾

4 Lord Massusus

J: Shane Foley T: Joseph G Murphy

Age:5 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:106 SP:16/1

Dwelt start and hampered start - in rear - switched left over 1f out - soon ridden - ran on well final furlong - nearest finish(op 28/1)

5 ½ 2¼

1 Big Gossey

J: Ronan Whelan T: Charles O'Brien

Age:8 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:108 SP:18/1

Towards rear but in touch with leaders on inner - switched left and ran on inside final furlong(op 20/1)

6 ¾ 3

8 Queen Of Thunder

J: Chris Hayes T: K J Condon

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:98 SP:33/1

Dwelt start - towards rear - headway on outer 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 66/1)

7 1½ 4½

11 California Dreamer

J: Wayne Lordan T: Adrian Murray

Age:3 Weight:9st 0lbs

OR:110 SP:10/1

Led narrowly - headed over 1f out - soon weakened(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)

8 ¾ 5¼

6 Room Service

J: Tom Eaves T: Kevin Ryan

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:109 SP:3/1

In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced and struggling from 2f out(op 9/4)

9 1 6¼

2 Chicago Critic

J: Ben Coen T: J P Murtagh

Age:4 Weight:9st 10lbs

OR:110 SP:11/1

Ducked left start - towards rear but in touch with leaders - weakened inside final furlong(op 10/1 tchd 17/2)

10 1¼ 7½

7 Easy

J: Andrew Slattery T: Andrew Slattery

Age:5 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:102 SP:10/1

Took keen hold - prominent - weakened final furlong (jockey said mare rolled left inside the final furlong)

Vespertilio

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle T: W McCreery

Age:4 Weight:9st 7lbs

OR:104 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €2.38

Tote place: €1.02 €6.60 €3.80

Exacta: €42.10

Trifecta: €302.50

Tricast: €374.79

CSF: €44.06