August 27 / 13.20 Curragh

13.20

Good

Manguard Plus Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden

  • Prize money: £8180.67
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 10 runners
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Manguard Plus Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

OUR TIP
1st
2 (10)

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 2

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo

OR:

Form & Verdict
Out of a Listed-winning sister to 7f juvenile Group 2 winner Gustav Klimt and to 7f juvenile Group 3 winner Wonderfully; got outpaced at a crucial stage on debut over 6f at Naas before mounting a late rally, losing out only narrowly to the twice-raced favourite; 1m should prove within his range.
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No Results Found

9/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam won the 2014 Queen Mary for Edward Lynam, and her first three foals have won, best of them the Listed-placed Anthem National; stablemate Cairo has the advantage of experience, but any big market move for this unraced colt would be potentially significant.
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14th

11

(5)

22nd Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 4f 0y

17:05 Leopardstown

Gulf Of Mexico

8st 13lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: A P O’Brien

Soft-ground maiden winner who wasn't at all disgraced in a 1m1f Group 3 here 12 months ago; interesting that top connections have kept the faith; blinkered for handicap debut and this mark looks okay.

8/1

4th

1

(5)

22nd Oct 2022

Soft

1m 1f 0y

16:20 Leopardstown

Gulf Of Mexico

9st 5lb

J: Emmet McNamara

T: A P O’Brien

led narrowly, pushed along and hung right on turn over 2f out, soon ridden, hung badly right and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong (jockey said colt hung left off the home turn despite his best efforts)

13/2

1st

2

(3)

1st Oct 2022

Soft

1m 0f 30y

13:55 Killarney

Gulf Of Mexico

9st 7lb

J: Emmet McNamara

T: A P O’Brien

led, briefly headed over 3f out, ridden from 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went clear towards finish

11/4

6/1

  • Place: £3.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unraced dam has produced four winners including Brother Bear who won two Listed races for Jessica Harrington (and finished fourth in the Coventry Stakes) and later raced with limited success in Hong Kong as Beauty Amigo; closely related to a dual 1m2f AW winner.
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9th

3

(16)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 40y

14:34 Gowran Park

Voice Of Reason

10st 1lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: William Delahunty

Dual-purpose; 1-9 on turf on the Flat; won on the AW (1m4f) off 4lb lower in January and has generally held form well since; hasn't won on turf since 2023, however, and others make more appeal.

12/1

5th

3

(7)

20th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

19:45 Dundalk (AW)

Voice Of Reason

9st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: William Delahunty

Winner on turf and over hurdles; has developed into a capable AW performer, notching three wins and four seconds from eight runs here; no match for Beauparc last week, not guaranteed to avenge that loss despite altered terms

5/1

Form: 6

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed his inexperience first time out at Galway; likely to need another race or two to find his feet.
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7

(7)

6th Aug 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 129y

16:50 Sligo

Pearl Of Australia

9st 8lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Won a maiden over this trip for Noel Meade over two years ago; well held in a handicap for Chris Timmons and drops into a claimer on yard debut.

8/1

6th

9

(8)

9th May 2025

Good

1m 1f 138y

19:20 Ballinrobe

Pearl Of Australia

9st 6lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Chris Timmons

in touch with leaders, weakened from over 1f out

20/1

6th

9

(8)

9th May 2025

Good

1m 1f 138y

19:20 Ballinrobe

Pearl Of Australia

9st 6lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Chris Timmons

in touch with leaders

20/1

Form: 2

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Roaring Lion half-brother to three winners over 6f/7f, all of whom scored at two; no match for Ballydoyle-trained newcomer Denmark over 1m at Naas; third has let the form down at Roscommon; despite that reservation, possibly the main threat to Cairo.
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9th

10

(9)

25th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 6

16:22 Lingfield (AW)

Warrior Lion

9st 9lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Jennie Candlish

29-race maiden who has struggled back over hurdles in his last two runs; finished second in a classified event at Wolverhampton (1m4f) in January but was beaten 6l and that took his AW record to 0-12; down the list.

7/1

8th

6

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

13:38 Sedgefield

Warrior Lion

10st 8lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

Runner-up in basement-grade AW race in January but pulled up over C&D (good to soft) when back over hurdles last month and now 0-28 overall; stable has much more obvious chance with Captain Cool.

25/1

8

4th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 5

14:42 Sedgefield

Warrior Lion

11st 0lb

J: William Shanahan

T: Jennie Candlish

Runner-up on AW last month and now has first hurdle start for current yard; however, that recent Flat form is very modest, he's achieved little in this code, and he's yet to win after 27 attempts (seven over hurdles).

15/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to this year's Queen's Vase winner Eldar Eldarov (won his only start at two) and to three-time winner A La Voile who needed time; dam was a middle-distance winner in France, and the overall pedigree is geared towards a future in that category.
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4th

10

(4)

19th Sep 2023

Good

1m 1f 0y

15:50 Listowel

Kingswood

9st 4lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

Always been highly regarded; close third in Curragh Group 3 in May and excellent second in valuable handicap over same 1m2f trip back there lately; travels well so drop in trip no concern and handles a little ease; apparently bound for Australia after this.

4/1

2nd

5

(23)

10th Sep 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

17:45 Curragh

Kingswood

9st 9lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

in touch with leaders, led going easily under 2f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, headed towards finish

20/1

5th

8

(4)

4th Jul 2023

Good To Yielding

1m 3f 154y

19:50 Roscommon

Kingswood

8st 12lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

midfield, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden and challenging under 2f out, lost second final 110yds, no extra towards finish

9/2

7/1

Form: 93

Last run: 106 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran twice for his previous trainer in the spring; shaped well when third in a 7f maiden at Leopardstown in May; winner and second have failed to boost the form, but the fourth Voce Del Palio has won the valuable Ballyhane Stakes at Naas; open to improvement.
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3rd

2

10th Oct 2023

Yielding

2m 0f 140y

13:50 Punchestown

Our Boy Wes

11st 0lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

disputed lead early, led clearly after 1st, mistake 4 out, joined when mistake 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, soon headed and lost second, no impression when jumped left and not fluent last

3/1

3rd

2

30th Sep 2023

Good

2m 0f 125y

Class 2

14:45 Market Rasen

Our Boy Wes

11st 5lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Emmet Mullins

Fair handicapper on the Flat (seemed not to stay when third over 1m6f); made a winning start over hurdles when beating a subsequent winner at Ballinrobe in August (2m, good to yielding); interesting contender.

11/8

7th

5

(2)

30th Aug 2023

Good

1m 4f 0y

15:15 Cork

Our Boy Wes

9st 12lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Emmet Mullins

Recent Ballinrobe maiden hurdle winner had shaped well previously without looking to quite stay 1m6f in Galway flat handicap; drop back in trip should suit and likely major player.

7/2

20/1

Form:

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Eased after chance had gone on debut over 7f here last Saturday, in a race won by a stablemate of Cairo; best watched for now.
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2

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:46 Kempton

High Court Judge

12st 0lb

J: Ben Bromley

T: James Owen

Very productive on AW this year and also scored over hurdles in the spring; suffered a heavy defeat on most recent attempt in this sphere but remains well treated judged on Flat form.

7/1

2

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

16:27 Worcester

High Court Judge

11st 12lb

J: Alex Chadwick

T: James Owen

Won a maiden at Huntingdon (2m, good) in May on third hurdle start and scored on the Flat at Lingfield (1m4f, AW) four weeks ago; in view of his Flat ability he has potential off this opening hurdle mark.

100/30

1st

1

(6)

30th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

Class 5

19:25 Lingfield (AW)

High Court Judge

10st 2lb

J: Alexandra Egan

T: James Owen

Resurgent on AW in early part of this year, winning six times including over C&D; opened hurdling account in May and he had an excuse on slow ground when returned to the Flat at Hamilton in June; now drops back in grade after a break and he needs a close look returned to AW.

15/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Brother to a filly who won a handicap for the stable off 47 last season; will need to have a great deal more ability than that to feature here; dam showed little, but from a good North American family.
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12th

4

(12)

1st Apr 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Broad Daylight

9st 7lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Kevin Bishop

11-race maiden who became disappointing on turf for Jim Bolger; picked up for 4,000gns last summer and although out of a half-sister to an AW Listed winner, still has enough to prove upped in trip on stable debut after a year off; market informative.

33/1

12th

4

(12)

1st Apr 2025

Standard

1m 4f 51y

Class 6

17:25 Wolverhampton (AW)

Broad Daylight

9st 7lb

J: Christian Howarth

T: Kevin Bishop

11-race maiden who became disappointing on turf for Jim Bolger; picked up for 4,000gns last summer and although out of a half-sister to an AW Listed winner, still has enough to prove upped in trip on stable debut after a year off; market informative.

33/1

6th

13

(11)

10th Apr 2024

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

14:15 Leopardstown

Broad Daylight

8st 7lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

Maiden ended last season with a good third at Gowran on heavy; both runs this term leave him with plenty to find though; 1lb wrong.

16/1

Form: 77

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

2 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Big price on his first two starts; possibly one for handicaps in due course.
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10th

4

(13)

1st Jun 2024

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:35 Lingfield (AW)

Malacanne

9st 8lb

J: Liam Keniry

T: D Donovan

Won at Wolverhampton (9.4f) in February and was good second at Chelmsford (1m2f) in April; well held at Kempton last month but he travelled smoothly for a long way and may have stretched stamina on that step up to 1m3f; now drops back in trip/grade and he's not ruled out.

7/1

4th

6

(4)

1st May 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

18:25 Kempton (AW)

Malacanne

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: D Donovan

Essentially holding form in defeat since February's gambled-on Wolverhampton success (9.5f), not for the first time shaping as if today's trip might be worth a go when a keeping-on second at Chelmsford latest (1m2f, had to wait for a run); still well treated on last year's peak Irish form.

5/2

4th

6

(4)

1st May 2024

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 5

18:25 Kempton (AW)

Malacanne

9st 7lb

J: James Ryan

T: D Donovan

Essentially holding form in defeat since February's gambled-on Wolverhampton success (9.5f), not for the first time shaping as if today's trip might be worth a go when a keeping-on second at Chelmsford latest (1m2f, had to wait for a run); still well treated on last year's peak Irish form.

5/2

Non-runners

Malacanne

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Payout
Exacta €7.00
Straight Forecast €5.58
Trifecta €32.50

Selections

TOPSPEED:

Warrior Lion

SPOTLIGHT:

Cairo

POSTDATA:

Warrior Lion

The Irish Sun:

Warrior Lion

RP Ratings (IRE):

Cairo