17:00 Curragh

Sunday 28 May 2017

All13:5014:2014:5015:2516:0016:3017:0017:30

O'Brien's Wines Irish EBF Maiden

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 2f  |   Yielding  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:03  |   Winning time: 2m 16.09s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
1
(2)
Horse silk
14/1
Sent off favourite on bumper debut at Thurles in March but beat just one horse home and he's proven to be disappointing on both starts since. Step back up in trip will help but others preferred.
2
(8)
Horse silk
14/1
High Chaparral gelding, cost €25,000 as a yearling. Dam was a full-sister to middle distance winner Black Rock and closely related to Listed winner Maroochydore. Looks like a suitable test on debut and market likely to reveal expectations.
3
(6)
Horse silk
Calgatht1245
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins
14/1
Fastnet Rock colt, cost 25,000 gns as a yearling. Dam was a Group placed 7f winner. Showed very little here on debut when last of eight. Application of a tongue-tie needs to see him in a better light.
4
(3)
Horse silk
10/1
Vocalised gelding, half-brother to middle distance winner Spring Focus. Dam also a middle distance winner from a family of Grade 1 winners. One of the more likely types on debut.
5
(1)
Horse silk
Iron Mountainb1,t214
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien
2/1
War Front colt wasn't beat all that far in a 7f maiden at Dundalk in October, been off the track since and goes up in trip but, given owner/trainer combination, no shock if more is to come.
6
(5)
Horse silk
20/1
Oasis Dream gelding, half-brother to French 1m4f Listed winner Harlem. Nice blend of speed and stamina but would appear to be the the stable's second string and off putting he's already been gelded.
7
(7)
Horse silk
Europium
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld
9/10
Frankel filly, half-sister to Group 3 winner Commemorative and Shoreditch. Dam was a sister to Group 3 winner Visit and half sister to Group 1 winner Promising Lead. Entered at Royal Ascot and likely type on debut.
8
(4)
Horse silk
The Lady Tam43
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: A B Joyce
50/1
Slowly away and never a factor on debut at Naas and didn't really improve on second start. Will be of more interest in handicaps.

Forecasts

Europium (9/10), Iron Mountain (2/1), Fioruisce (10/1), Calgath (14/1), Nevsky (14/1), Aldawayfornothing (14/1), Turnabout (20/1), The Lady Tam (50/1)

Verdict

It may be worth taking a chance on ALDAWAYFORNOTHING on debut as this looks a suitable test on debut and yard are capable of readying one. Fellow debutantes Fioruisce and Europium are taken to give the selection most to do and both have beautiful looking pedigrees.
  1. Aldawayfornothing
  2. Europium
  3. Fioruisce

Prize Money

1st: €12,320.002nd: €3,820.003rd: €1,821.004th: €820.005th: €321.00

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