3:25 Curragh: BAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes (Group 1)

American Affair Daniel Tudhope · Jim Goldie

Landed a win two starts back but has also posted unplaced efforts either side of it, making him a tricky read; has run over today's trip and going, and 23 days off should leave him fit enough, though 132 lb and stall 18 are factors to weigh.

Big Gossey W J Lee · Charles O'Brien

Big Gossey has shown ability — a winner and placed efforts feature in recent starts — but back-to-back finishes of fifth and ninth in his last two runs make him hard to fancy here, and ranked thirteenth of eighteen on our figures, the weight of evidence is against him.

Comanche Brave Billy Loughnane · Donnacha Aidan O'Brien

Comanche Brave won last time out and also took a race three starts back, showing a real liking for hitting the front, and his experience over today's trip and going is a clear asset; the main concern is a 64-day absence carrying 132 lb from stall 15.

Cover Up William Buick · Simon & Ed Crisford

Cover Up won two starts back but has been beaten into ninth on his most recent outing, and while he has run over today's trip and going before, carrying 132 lb from stall 11 makes this a stiff ask for a horse ranked seventh of eighteen.

Jakajaro Jamie Spencer · Robert Cowell

Ran well enough for third two starts back but has been unplaced on his most recent outing, and 44 days off the track raises a fitness query; he has run over today's trip and going, and his 132 lb burden from stall seven is no gimme.

Jm Jungle Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn

Winner last time out on a quick turnaround of 14 days, and Jm Jungle has experience of both today's trip and going, but his record in recent starts shows inconsistency — a third four starts back sandwiched between a run of disappointing efforts — and 132 lb from stall 12 is no gimme.

Night Raider James Doyle · K. R. Burke

Night Raider won back-to-back races four and five starts back, carries a strong rating of 118 from stall one, and has experience over today's trip and conditions; the risk is that he has gone unplaced in two of his last four starts.

Partisan Hero Silvestre De Sousa · David Loughnane

Ranked well down the field on our figures, Partisan Hero faces a stiff task as one of the outsiders in an 18-runner field, and a seventh followed by an unplaced effort in his latest two starts do little to inspire confidence, though a second and two thirds in recent starts show he retains some ability, and he has run over today's trip and going before.

Rumstar Rob Hornby · Jonathan Portman

Rumstar arrives in fine fettle after three consecutive placed efforts, including a win three starts back, and with today's distance and going presenting no concerns, he looks well-placed to go close again off 132 lb from stall 17.

Starlust Rossa Ryan · Ralph Beckett

Winless in his last five starts, Starlust at least brings distance and going experience to the table and shaped with promise when second last time out, though carrying 132 lb from stall ten on a rating of 112 leaves him with plenty to find against a strong field.

Brussels Wayne Lordan · A P O'Brien

Winless in his last five starts and drawn in stall 16, Brussels arrives here 44 days fresh carrying 131 lb, though he has run over today's trip and going before and a rating of 107 suggests some untapped potential worth respecting.

Charles Darwin Ronan Whelan · A P O'Brien

Two consecutive unplaced efforts make Charles Darwin hard to fancy, ranked 16 of 18 on our figures, and 57 days off the track adds to the concern; he has run over today's trip and going, and his two wins in his last five starts show the ability is there on a better day.

Mission Central Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien

Mission Central has winning form over today's trip and ground, and his three wins in his last five starts underline genuine class at this level; the concern is whether a seventh and an unplaced effort since that purple patch — the latter last time out — signal a dip in form.

Gazelle d'Or Colin Keane · M C Grassick

Ranked bottom of the field on our figures and yet to score in her last five starts, Gazelle d'Or faces a stiff task at 129 lb from stall nine, though she has run over today's distance and going before and back-to-back seconds two and three starts back show she can threaten the places.

Time For Sandals Kieran Shoemark · Harry Eustace

Winless in her last six starts but a third two runs back offers some encouragement, and having run over today's distance and going counts in her favour; the 129 lb burden, though, makes life harder for a filly yet to find the winning thread.

Argentine Tango David Allan · Tim Easterby

Second last time out is a plus, and she has experience over today's trip and going, but ranked 14 of 18 on our figures, Argentine Tango's overall recent record is patchy and makes her hard to fancy here.

Ipanema Queen David Egan · Robson De Aguiar

Ranked near the foot of our assessments and her recent form is patchy, with just one win in her last six starts and finishes of sixth and eighth before that; the 51-day absence adds another question mark, though she has run over today's trip and going and that winning effort last time out at least demands respect.

Spicy Marg Tom Marquand · Michael Bell

Winless in her last five starts, Spicy Marg did show a glimmer with a second three starts back, though she has since slipped to seventh and ninth; experience over today's trip and going helps her cause, but 44 days off the track and a rating of 110 suggest she faces a stiff ask from stall two.