16:55 Gowran Park

Wednesday 16 August 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 1m 32.21s

(7)

Dani's Boy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: E J McNamara| T: P A Fahy

80/1

Arakan colt, dam won over this trip and also had plenty stamina on her side a winning hurdler. Market check warranted on debut.

Form:

(5)

It's Paddys Day^t1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: G J Power

100/1

Thewayyouare colt, cost €3,000 as a foal. Dam was a sister to Listed placed Ladie's Choice. Last of eight on debut over 1m (good) at Leopardstown last month.

Form: 8

(13)

Lucius Tiberius

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

12/1

Camelot colt cost €200,000 as a yearling and comes to the track representing powerful connections for this debut run. Liable to be popular in the betting and won't be a surprise if he runs a big race.

Form:

(2)

Mount Wellington^p¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 88

11/8

Second Ballydoyle runner in the line-up, has gone well in maidens over shorter trips than this and just denied on handicap bow over this trip at Galway last time out. One of the more likely winners.

Form: 37332

(10)

Quizical¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: S Lavery| BF

5/2

Runner-up in the two most recent of three starts, should have fairly solid claims again here and give his running.

Form: 922

(1)

Rockfish

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C R King| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Fast Company colt cost €14,000 as a yearling, things have slowed somewhat for talented young trainer lately but still worth noting place in the market on debut.

Form:

(6)

Shandon⁷³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy

66/1

Sent off 66/1 in both starts so far in maidens at Leopardstown and Listowel, has fair bit of improvement to unlock before getting competitive in a field like this.

Form: 00

(12)

Sirjack Thomas²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: Madeleine Tylicki| BF

8/1

Has shown some promise in two starts over this trip in maidens so far, beaten favourite last time at Leopardstown and probably has to improve to win.

Form: 66

(3)

Bronagh's Belle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: W P Mullins

16/1

High Chaparral filly cost €40,000 as a yearling, arrives here for debut representing champion jumps trainer. Worth noting in the betting.

Form:

(8)

Haunting Vocals

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

16/1

Vocalised filly, has stamina for plenty further but this trip should be no problem on debut, yard enduring a lean spell recently.

Form:

(11)

Just Sherry¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: J Feane

25/1

Sent off 50/1 and no threat over 6f at the Curragh on second start recently. Upped in trip and with plenty of improvement to find here.

Form: 86

(9)

Shareva

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld

10/1

Rip Van Winkle filly makes racecourse bow in this, pedigree suggests a longer trip might be called for in time.

Form:

(4)

Vocatio⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke

66/1

Vocalised filly, dam a half-sister to Group 1 winner Loch Garman. Well held on both starts to date and possibly best watched for now.

Form: 06

Forecasts

Mount Wellington (11/8), Quizical (5/2), Sirjack Thomas (8/1), Shareva (10/1), Lucius Tiberius (12/1), Bronagh's Belle (16/1), Haunting Vocals (16/1), Rockfish (20/1), Just Sherry (25/1), Vocatio (66/1), Shandon (66/1), Dani's Boy (80/1), It's Paddys Day (100/1)

The betting will be an essential guide with plenty of the newcomers seemingly having a chance to get involved. The likes of Shareva, Haunting Vocals, Bronagh's Belle and Lucius Tiberius are all worth noting in the market. Quizical has been second on two recent runs and, while likely to go well here, might be forced to play second fiddle again with MOUNT WELLINGTON having runner a stormer to be second in a handicap at the Galway Festival recently. That form puts him straight in the mix for this contest and he may be able to oblige.