Kilkea Castle Marble Hill Stakes (Group 3).
Curragh · Sunday, 24 May · 16:15
· 6f
· Class 1
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
13:15
Off time
7
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
EDWARD THATCH (IRE
🥈 Second
GREAT BARRIER REEF (IRE
🥉 Third
IMMORTAL GUARD (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 8 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.53
8/15
02 · 🥈 2nd
5.50
9/2
03 · 🥉 3rd
6
5/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
34
33/1
08 · —
301
300/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 1 | 2 |
Alaskan Bear (C)
Kodiac half-brother to 7f winner Scarfo. Dam unraced out of useful sprinter Miss Anabaa. Made an encouraging start when second to a promising Ballydoyle colt (just denied by Lars Soldier previously) at Naas (6f), clear of rest. Will improv…
|
24 | James Ryan | J Davison | 2 | 59.4 kg |
15
14/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | 8 |
Carry The Flag (C)
No Nay Never colt who fetched €250,000 as a yearling and showed plenty of ability when second here (5f) on debut but made heavy weather of landing skinny odds at Naas 2 weeks ago. Moore prefers Great Barrier Reef.
|
2129 | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien | 2 | 59.4 kg |
6
5/1
|
| — | 3 | 7 |
Edward Thatch (C)
€45,000 foal, €70,000 yearling. Blackbeard colt who left debut well behind when making all in good style in a Cork maiden 3 weeks ago. That's arguably the best form on offer here and looks a smart prospect.
|
31 | D Egan | Robson Aguiar | 2 | 59.4 kg |
5.50
9/2
Betfa… 7.50
Paddy… 7.50
Sky B… 7
|
| — | 3 | — | Confucius (C) | 2163 | — | A P O'Brien | 2 | 59.4 kg | — |
| 1st | 4 | 1 |
Great Barrier Reef (C)
FAV
Foaled January 9. No Nay Never colt. Brother to several winners, including useful winner up to 9f Mystery Power. Dam 1½m-13f winner. Backed as if defeat was out of the question and delivered in the style of a potentially smart juvenile whe…
|
111 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 2 | 59.4 kg |
1.53
8/15
|
| 3rd | 5 | 6 |
Immortal Guard (C)
€43,000Y, resold €100,000Y. Persian Force colt. Dam, 6f winner, half-sister to useful 7.7f-1½m winner (stayed 1¾m) Caliburn. Landed a significant gamble when proving ½ length too good for Otherworldly in C&D maiden 3 weeks ago. Respected.
|
132 | Donagh O'Connor | Robson Aguiar | 2 | 59.4 kg |
12
11/1
|
| — | 5 | — | Folsom Blues (C) | 31 | — | J P O'Brien | 2 | 59.4 kg | — |
| 5th | 6 | 4 |
Lars Soldier (C)
Fetched just €3,500 as a yearling but he's bred to be precocious and put experience to good use when holding off a pair of subsequent winners in 5f maiden here 7 weeks ago. Others have more potential, though,
|
415 | Wesley Joyce | M Mulvany | 2 | 59.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
| 6th | 7 | 5 |
Otherworldly (C)
Half-brother to smart 1m/8.3f winner Ghaly and 6f/7f winner Haasim. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to top-class winner up to 10.4f Giant's Causeway. Promising start when ½-length second to Immortal Guard in C&D maiden 3 weeks ago, never neare…
|
2 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien | 2 | 59.4 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 7th | 8 | 3 |
Brazilian Diva (F)
€12,000 yearling, Earthlight filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including 9.5f winner Kardinya and 2-y-o 1m winner Blodreina. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 7f Khor Dubai. Badly in need of the run when remote third in Dundalk …
|
3751 | Diego Lima | D Dias | 2 | 58.1 kg |
301
300/1
|
| — | 10 | — | Tio Joao (C) | — | — | Robson Aguiar | 2 | 59.4 kg | — |
Betting forecast: Great Barrier Reef (8/15), Edward Thatch (9/2), Carry The Flag (5/1), Otherworldly (7/1), Immortal Guard (11/1), Alaskan Bear (14/1), Lars Soldier (33/1), Brazilian Diva (300/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 42000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 14000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 7000.0 EUR |
| P4 | 3501.0 EUR |
| P5 | 2101.0 EUR |
| P6 | 1400.0 EUR |