Curragh 3:25 Result

Comanche Brave holds the highest OR (118) in the field by some margin and his recent form of 335171 shows a horse in career-best form, culminating in a win last time. He's a lightly-raced 4-year-old colt from the powerful Ballydoyle satellite yard (Donnacha O'Brien) who has been building all season, and his sire Wootton Bassett throws quality speed. He's proven at this minimum trip and the yielding ground won't be an issue given his profile. Billy Loughnane takes over but the stable clearly has big plans given the step up to Group 1 company off the back of a win. Compared to the other leading contenders - Night Raider has a break in his form (-11006) suggesting inconsistency at this level after early season brilliance faded to 6th last time; Rumstar's form figures are progressive (-20123) but he's had a similar profile before without translating to Group 1 success; Mission Central has more experience but hasn't fully built on his big pattern placing. Comanche Brave's rating and upward trajectory mark him as the class horse in this open-looking Flying Five, and with a big field of 18 runners, having the strongest recent form and rating gives him a genuine edge that the market may not fully price given this is a step up in company for a lightly raced sort.