September 15 / 16.45 Curragh

16.45

Good

Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1)

  • Prize money: £297391.3
  • 1m 6f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

8/11 (Won)

  • Win: £1.40
  • Place: £1.01

Form: 2-1111 CD

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Colt

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
The outstanding stayer of 2022 when 6-6, including the Gold Cup, this race, and the Prix du Cadran; second in his only two runs in 2023 but 4-4 this season; regained the Gold Cup with a gritty defeat of Trawlerman (Vauban fourth) and was thoroughly dominant in beating Friday's Doncaster Cup winner Sweet William in the Goodwood Cup; not always as extravagant as that but has all the qualities of a top stayer.
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1st

1

(3)

16th May 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

19:23 Leopardstown

Kyprios

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Champion stayer of recent years attempts to win this for the third time in the last four years; unblemished record last season included wins at the highest level in Ascot and Goodwood Cups, Irish St Leger and Prix Du Cadran; reappeared for traditional Vintage Crop win at Navan last month and another straightforward task here en route to Ascot.

1/10

1st

1

(3)

16th May 2025

Good

1m 6f 0y

19:23 Leopardstown

Kyprios

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Champion stayer of recent years attempts to win this for the third time in the last four years; unblemished record last season included wins at the highest level in Ascot and Goodwood Cups, Irish St Leger and Prix Du Cadran; reappeared for traditional Vintage Crop win at Navan last month and another straightforward task here en route to Ascot.

1/10

1st

1

(7)

26th Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

15:25 Navan

Kyprios

9st 10lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

raced in second, pushed along under 3f out, challenging under 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, ran on well and went clear final 110yds

1/3

11/2

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 0-2431 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
The leading juvenile hurdler of the 2021/22 season, no match for stablemate State Man in the senior ranks, and kept on the Flat since last season's wide-margin Royal Ascot handicap win; no match for Giavellotto in the Yorkshire Cup and beaten 9l behind Kyprios at Royal Ascot; came into his own with a fine winning effort in the 2m Lonsdale Cup at York.
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2nd

5

(6)

15th Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:45 Curragh

Vauban

9st 11lb

J: William Buick

T: W P Mullins

held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on and went second inside final 110yds, no match for winner

11/2

1st

7

(4)

23rd Aug 2024

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 1

14:25 York

Vauban

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: W P Mullins

Attentions concentrated on the Flat since his runaway handicap win at Royal Ascot last June; has not quite lived up to that dazzling display, this term running respectably in the Yorkshire Cup here and the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, seemingly stretched by 2m4f (good to firm) in the latter, before a lesser show at the Curragh five weeks ago; big player if back at his peak.

3/1

3rd

7

(3)

20th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:15 Curragh

Vauban

9st 11lb

J: Colin Keane

T: W P Mullins

midfield, headway and chased clear leader 3f out, 8 lengths down when lost second inside final furlong, kept on

5/2

11/4

  • Place: £1.05

Form: 3-3511 D

Last run: 66 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 119

Form & Verdict
Secured back-to-back wins in the 1m6f Group 2 Yorkshire Cup in May, beating Vauban in emphatic style with Al Qareem back in fourth; successfully dropped back to 1m4f to beat Arrest decisively under a 3lb penalty in the Princess Of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket in July; looks capable of making a race of it with Kyprios.
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1st

2

(3)

6th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 3f 219y

Class 1

13:35 Kempton (AW)

Giavellotto

9st 7lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Marco Botti

Absent since finishing third in the Coronation Cup three months ago; successful several times when fresh, most recently in 1m4f Group 1 at Sha Tin last December; big player dropped back in grade and he is 2-2 on AW.

11/4

5

(5)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

14:40 Epsom

Giavellotto

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Marco Botti

Campaigned mostly at 1m6f-2m; took his form to a new level in two attempts over 1m4f last year, winning Group 2 at Newmarket (good to soft) and Group 1 at Sha Tin (good); behind Calandagan in the Sheema Classic two months ago but isn't fully exposed at this trip.

9/2

3rd

3

(3)

15th Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:45 Curragh

Giavellotto

9st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Marco Botti

sweating, raced in third, outpaced over 1f out, ran on and went third again inside final 110yds

11/4

Form: 245612

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Fifth in Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Ascot; beaten 8l in sixth in Irish Derby; exploited drop in class when making almost all to win a 1m4f Listed race at Gowran; readily mastered by the talented Crystal Black at Leopardstown 12 days later; stablemate of Kyprios goes beyond 1m4f for the first time.
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7th

9

(3)

19th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 7f 127y

Class 1

13:20 Ascot

The Euphrates

9st 1lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Won a heavy-ground maiden as 2yo but unraced on softer than good since reappearance; fifth in the 1m4f King Edward VII at Royal Ascot; raised his game markedly when stepped up in trip on his last two outings, finishing fourth to stablemate Kyprios in the 1m6f Irish St Leger and justifying favouritism in the extremely valuable 2m1f Irish Cesarewitch (handicap); blinkered latest outing, replacing visor; may well try to make the running and, given recent form, he'd be much better than a mere pacemaker.

28/1

1st

18

(27)

29th Sep 2024

Yielding

2m 0f 170y

16:25 Curragh

The Euphrates

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

prominent on outer, went second after 6f, led 4f out, pushed along and clear 2f out, pushed out inside final furlong, reduced lead towards finish

8/1

4th

8

(8)

15th Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:45 Curragh

The Euphrates

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

soon led, much reduced lead 6f out, headed under 3f out, weakened and lost two places inside final furlong

25/1

Form: -23331 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Mare

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Winner of seven races and generally dependable at stakes level; ended a sequence of placings, including twice behind the smart Alessio, when landing a Listed event over this trip at Hoppegarten five weeks ago; aiming very high now.
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5th

7

(5)

15th Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:45 Curragh

Nastaria

9st 8lb

J: Miguel Lopez

T: Frau Anna Schleusner-Fruhriep

raced in fourth

50/1

33/1

Form: 312374 D

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Solid Group-race form in Germany and beat the reopposing Nastaria in a Listed race over this trip at Hoppegarten in April; not at his best since Group 2 second over 2m at the same venue in May; made little impact in Deauville's Prix Kergorlay last month.
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4th

8

(9)

14th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 6f 0y

16:25 Curragh

Waldadler

9st 10lb

J: David Liska

T: P Vovcenko

German challenger is 4-33, most recently winning a Hoppegarten Listed over this trip last month; overall form leaves him with a fair bit to find though.

50/1

6th

6

(7)

15th Sep 2024

Good

1m 6f 0y

16:45 Curragh

Waldadler

9st 11lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: P Vovcenko

took keen hold, towards rear

33/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €4.80
Straight Forecast €4.59
Tricast €4.80
Trifecta €6.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Kyprios

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Kyprios

TOPSPEED:

Kyprios

POSTDATA:

Kyprios

The Irish Sun:

Kyprios