July 21 / 15.15 Curragh

15.15

Good

Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)

  • Prize money: £61565.22
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Romanised Minstrel Stakes (Group 2)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

7/1 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50
  • Place: £2.30

Form: 181-15 D BF

Last run: 71 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Won three out of four last season and took up where he left off by winning a valuable Newmarket handicap in April; first attempt at stakes level though was quite underwhelming at Haydock in May; question to answer now.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

9

(3)

9th May 2026

Good

0m 6f 212y

Class 1

15:40 Haydock

Poet Master

9st 10lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

7f specialist, a Group 2 winner in July 2024; below best when finding Myal just too strong in conditions event at Thirsk (7f, good; 15-8 favourite) on return; may build on that but he's 4lb worse off with that rival here.

13/2

2nd

6

(8)

10th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 3

16:25 Thirsk

Poet Master

9st 4lb

J: Sam James

T: K R Burke

Raced almost exclusively at 7f; Group 2 winner in Ireland as a 4yo; ran close to that level when second in Longchamp Group 3 (very soft) and the Group 2 Challenge at Newmarket (good; Scoville 5.5l back in fourth) last autumn; disappointing on his 2025 reappearance but won first time up in 2023 and 2024; leading form claims.

7/4

3

(1)

10th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Newmarket

Poet Master

9st 5lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Group 2 winner on Irish soil last term; best effort since when close second in French Group 3 last time; fresh contender, having raced just twice this season; possibilities.

7/2

4/1

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 2-3271 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Six-time winner came right back to form when comfortably landing the Listed Celebration Stakes here last month; drop back to 7f a slight concern but unlikely to be too far away.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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6th

3

(1)

10th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:05 Leopardstown

Lord Massusus

9st 9lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Joseph G Murphy

Confirmed his liking for this venue when winning a Listed race here last season (Mutasarref a neck behind), his second C&D win; improving for each outing this season and should run his race but a rating of 99 leaves him with a fair amount to find with a few of these rivals.

16/1

3rd

3

(1)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

18:18 Gowran Park

Lord Massusus

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Won this in 2023; consistent stakes performer with seven wins; won Heritage Stakes last season, beating Mutasarref by a neck; best subsequent effort came when fourth in Minstrel Stakes in July; two starts this season, improved from return to be beaten 3.25l behind The Lion In Winter at Leopardstown seven days ago; down in trip; mightn't want the ground too testing but shouldn't be far away and trainer has good course record.

3/1

6th

4

(7)

15th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Leopardstown

Lord Massusus

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Seven career wins include this race last season, when he got up in the last strides to deny the odds-on favourite Mutasarref; produced his best subsequent effort when fourth in the Minstrel Stakes at the Curragh last July; dropped away tamely in the 7f Gladness Stakes at the Curragh on seasonal debut.

14/1

9/4

Form: 81-311 CD

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Eight time winner at least as good as ever this season, winning a Naas Listed and a Leopardstown Group 3; trip and ground are perfect for him and he has excellent claims once more.
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No / Draw
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5th

5

(6)

10th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:05 Leopardstown

Mutasarref

9st 9lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Has won ten of his 30 starts, including four times at this venue at 7f-1m; most recent success came at Cork in October 2024 (1m, yielding) but ran some fine races last season, including when third in this; well behind a couple of these on seasonal return here last month but better expected now with that run under his belt; place chance.

10/1

9th

6

(8)

15th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Leopardstown

Mutasarref

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Ten victories include four here, most notably twice at Group 3 level in 2024; not quite at the same level this year but solid form, most recently seasonal-best when getting up late for second in Group 2 Solonaway Stakes at the Curragh.

5/1

1

(1)

19th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Leopardstown

Mutasarref

9st 9lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: G M Lyons

Ten victories include four here, notably this race in 2023 and twice at Group 3 level last year; not quite at same level this year but solid form, most recently seasonal-best when getting up late for second in Group 2 Solonaway Stakes here last month; major player once again.

5/2

Form: 757-10 CD

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Has a preference for softer ground, as she showed when getting up on the line to land the Athasi Stakes here in May; never a factor on quicker ground in the Duke Of Cambridge last time; others preferred.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

6

(8)

21st Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:15 Curragh

Gregarina

9st 7lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

towards rear, some headway 2f out, ran on and went fourth inside final furlong, not reach leaders

8/1

14th

4

(14)

19th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:45 Ascot

Gregarina

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Two Listed wins at 1m on slow ground when trained in France; weak 16-1 on her stable debut at the Curragh (7f, soft) last month but she came from last for a last-gasp win in that Group 3 (Doom third); this race is tougher on this switch to quicker ground but William Buick is booked and she's not ruled out back up in trip; stablemate of Rogue Millennium.

12/1

OUR TIP

Form: 001-15 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 10lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Eight-time globetrotting winner; took advantage of a good opportunity on soft ground at Gowran in May; soundly beaten behind Mutasarref in the Ballycorus Stakes last month; others preferred.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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3rd

2

(5)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:25 Curragh

I Am Superman

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Eight-time winner but none since winning over this trip on soft at Gowran in May 2024; steadily regressing this year although some glimpses of form; vulnerable.

9/2

3rd

2

(5)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:25 Curragh

I Am Superman

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Eight-time winner but none since winning over this trip on soft at Gowran in May 2024; steadily regressing this year although some glimpses of form; vulnerable.

9/2

3rd

2

(5)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

13:25 Curragh

I Am Superman

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Eight-time winner but none since winning over this trip on soft at Gowran in May 2024; steadily regressing this year although some glimpses of form; vulnerable.

9/2

Form: 412-74 C

Last run: 29 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Listed winner at two and second in the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf; possibly his best effort when a running on fourth in the Jersey Stakes latest; this looks his trip and he is a big player on that form.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

12

(2)

14th Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:15 Leopardstown

Mountain Bear

9st 5lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: A P O’Brien

bumped start, squeezed out start, towards rear, midfield after 2f, headway up the centre over 1f out, ran on well final 110yds, went third towards finish

10/1

2nd

8

(8)

8th Aug 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

17:52 Leopardstown

Mountain Bear

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Listed winner at Dundalk last season and second in the Breeders; Cup Juvenile Turf; fine effort when a staying-on fourth in the Jersey Stakes; slowly away and never involved when favourite for Curragh Group 3 race in which Lord Massusus and Mutasarref; stable's second-string now

8/1

6th

7

(2)

21st Jul 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:15 Curragh

Mountain Bear

9st 3lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

slowly away, in rear throughout, 10 lengths down halfway, brief headway under 2f out, eased inside final furlong

3/1

Non-runners

Ano Syra, Norwalk Havoc

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €11.60
Straight Forecast €13.78
Trifecta €36.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Mutasarref

TOPSPEED:

Poet Master

POSTDATA:

Mountain Bear

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Mutasarref

The Irish Sun:

Mutasarref