Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)

Curragh

16:00

Date 2023-09-10

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €236,000

Winning Time 1m 27.54s (slow by 4.44s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Henry Longfellow (IRE) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	10/11F	Won
2nd	Stunning Peach (IRE) Declan McDonogh · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	12/1	5
3rd	Bucanero Fuerte (GB) Kevin Stott · Adrian Murray	Evs	7.5
4th	Cuban Thunder (IRE) Gary Halpin · Adrian Murray	66/1	22

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
NR (1)	City Of Troy Bay J:TBC T:A P Obrien	J: T:A P Obrien	131	—	11	118	126	109	57d	—	—	-5	54	0.11/1	4/9 69%
Carries a huge reputation after Superlative Stakes triumph, Moore's choice is significant
1 (3)	Bucanero Fuerte Bay J:Kevin Stott T:Adrian Murray	J:Kevin Stott T:Adrian Murray	131	—	1311	119	125	98	29d	—	—	+11	52.1	0.28/1	11/10 48%
The trip should not be a problem for the impressive Phoenix Stakes winner, acid test now
5 (6)	Henry Longfellow Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P Obrien	131	—	11	114	121	110	22d	—	—	+6	46.3	—	1 100%
Much too strong for Islandsinthestream in Group 2 Futurity Stakes here last month
6 (5)	Islandsinthestream Bay J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	J:Declan McDonogh T:Joseph Patrick Obrien	131	—	12	109	112	104	22d	—	—	+21	28.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Made a winning debut over C&D, no match for Henry Longfellow here in the Futurity
NR (2)	Givemethebeatboys Bay J:TBC T:Mrs John Harrington	J: T:Mrs John Harrington	131	—	1143	106	112	90	29d	—	—	+23	25.8	12.25/1	50 2%
Marble Hill winner has finished behind Bucanero Fuerte, unlikely to turn the tables
3 (4)	Cuban Thunder Brown J:Gary Halpin T:Adrian Murray	J:Gary Halpin T:Adrian Murray	131	—	2108	86	95	80	57d	—	—	+14	15.9	37.25/1	150 1%
A new stablemate for Bucanero Fuerte, a supporting role or just making up the numbers

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

City Of Troy

OR: 17 Form: 17 Odds: 20

4/9

2nd

Bucanero Fuerte

52.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 21.5 Odds: 13.3

11/10

3rd

Henry Longfellow

46.3

OR: 16 Form: 17 Odds: 13.3

Islandsinthestream

28.9

OR: 14.8 Form: 12 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Givemethebeatboys

25.8

OR: 14 Form: 11 Odds: 0.8

Cuban Thunder

15.9

OR: 9 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0.4

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bucanero Fuerte	119	125	98
City Of Troy	118	126	109
Henry Longfellow	114	121	110
Islandsinthestream	109	112	104
Givemethebeatboys	106	112	90
Cuban Thunder	86	95	80

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