18:00 Leopardstown
Friday 26 May 2017
All18:0018:3519:0519:3520:0520:3521:05
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
- 2YO only  |  7f  |  Good to Firm (Good in places)  |  12 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 18:01Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 30.77s
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Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Galileo colt, full brother to French two-year-old winner First Of Spring. Dam won the 1,000 Guineas and closely related to fellow Group 1 winner Dylan Thomas and Oaks runner-up Remember When. Impeccably bred and while he's sure to enjoy more of a stamina test than this, he's likely to run well.
Exchange Rate colt, cost $60,000 as a yearling. Dam was a dirt winner over a mile in the U.S. and bred for middle distances more than the trip tried on debut. Also shaped like he'd enjoy further and will come on for his first racecourse experience over 6½f; should go well again but draw looks a little inconvenient.
Galileo colt, full-brother to Irish Oaks winner Seventh Heaven and half-brother to Group 1 winner Crusade. Yard in typically good form for this time of year but this one looks down the order on jockey bookings and probably in need of further.
Lope De Vega colt, cost €340,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to six individual winners, including two Listed juvenile winners. Struggled a little on debut but yard have a good record with their juveniles so better expected with that experience under his belt.
Stepped up on debut effort when staying-on 33/1 third at Dundalk on second start but couldn't build on that effort last time at Navan. Will be of more interest dropped into handicap company.
Roderic O'Connor colt, cost €35,000 as a foal and £65,000 as a yearling. Dam was a half-sister to Listed placed Riqa and Saraaba out of a Listed placed 6f two-year-old winner Tamayuz. Will enjoy more of a stamina test than this but not disgraced on debut. Yard have been a little quiet in recent weeks.
Frankel colt, cost 1,000,000 gns and half-brother to Group 1 winning Zoffany amongst other winners. Draw not ideal and yard's runners can need their debut but he gets the vote of the stable jockey and he will enjoy this trip.
Big Bad Bob colt, whose dam was a winner over a similar trip and closely related to other winners. Looks sure to enjoy this test on debut but yard have been quiet in recent weeks.
Casamento colt, cost €5,000 as a foal and €12,500 as a yearling. Half-brother to several winner including 5f-7f winner Best Trip. Well beaten when sent off at 18/1 in a six-runner contest at Dundalk on debut but entitled to progress from that and jockey booking is a positive.
Declaration Of War colt, cost €100,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to Bogardus and dam was Listed placed and a half-sister to Listed winner Anna's Rock. Yard been a little quiet in recent weeks and may need his debut and a little bit further.
New Approach filly, full sister to Novis Adventus and closely related to Neophilia and County Wexford. Dam was a granddaughter of multiple US Graded winner Dispute. May not quite have the speed for this test on debut.
Dream Ahead filly, cost €5,000 as a yearling. Showed very little on debut and only minor improvement on second start. Up against some classy types here and set to struggle.
Forecasts
Camelback (7/4), Rostropovich (11/4), Berkeley Square (13/2), Raphael (7/1), Medal Of Honour (10/1), Coat Of Arms (12/1), New To Town (16/1), War Hero (20/1), Sunnyhill Lad (25/1), Spirit Of Dreams (66/1), Pak Army (66/1), Shandon (66/1)
Aidan O'Brien won this race last year with War Decree and there's a good chance the winner will be amongst his trio of runners this time out. Rostropovich is the pick of the stable jockey but the draw makes things a little awkward for that runner so BERKELEY SQUARE is taken to get his head in front despite probably wanting a little further with time. Camelback made a promising debut here and should come on for that effort but he's another who has to overcome a wide berth (12).
- Berkeley Square
- Rostropovich
- Camelback
Prize Money
1st: €10,780.002nd: €3,343.003rd: €1,592.004th: €717.005th: €280.00
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