Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 1m 1.25s

(2)

Sirici¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Stack| OR: 97| D

5/1

Has won three of her seven career starts, all over this minimum trip. She earned top-weight in a battling display when seeing off Actress by a head in the Listed Tipperary Stakes in early July and improved again when third in a Group 3 latest.

Form: 116013

(6)

Brick By Brick²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 93| D

5/2

Improving, and deservedly shed the maiden tag when well on top of Betsey Trotter at The Curragh last month (5f good to firm). Needs to progress from a revised mark, but could well do so.

Form: 24221

(1)

Red Persian^v1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 87

10/1

Has struggled to cope with Group 3 (lost a shoe) and Listed company since winning a 7f Leopardstown maiden in June, and whilst this grade is more appropriate, the shorter trip looks a potential negative. Visored (first time).

Form: 22167

(5)

India Rain²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 85| D

11/2

Cork debut winner who has probably run to a similar level on each of her last two starts if judged through Tipperary conqueror Treasuring. Respected as always hailing form this stable.

Form: 1532

(4)

Blue Uluru²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83

2/1

Her 6f July Fairyhouse debut success came in a race which hasn't really worked out all that well, and she was found wanting when only fifth to ready winner Fleet Review at The Curragh subsequently. This looks potentially too competitive.

Form: 15

(3)

My Silver Nails^h¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 79

7/1

Made it ninth time lucky when taking a 6f nursery at The Curragh by 2¾L last month. Raised 6lb in a stronger contest, and nothing really too positive about her two previous visits to Navan.

Form: 342331

Forecasts

Blue Uluru (2/1), Brick By Brick (5/2), Sirici (5/1), India Rain (11/2), My Silver Nails (7/1), Red Persian (10/1)

SIRICI concedes weight to all five of her rivals, but with justifiable cause given her Listed Tipperary Stakes success and subsequent 1L Group 3 Curragh Stakes third to Treasuring. A slightly sounder racing surface will help her see out her race better, and she might just have enough class to dispatch these rivals, with perhaps India Rain feared most.