13:55 Leopardstown

Saturday 28 October 2017

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

Tote Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 1m 36.15s

(9)

Aircraft Carrier

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P B Beggy| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

Declaration Of War colt out of a Machiavellian mare. Sire's first juveniles in 2017 and market will be worth a check. Stables two-year olds usually improve for first race.

Form:

(3)

Conclusion^t²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M C Hussey| T: A P O'Brien

11/1

Deep Impact colt out of 6f two-year old Group Three winner. Half brother to winners in Germany and Qatar. Disappointed on debut when slowly in to stride but sure to come on for that education.

Form: 8

(8)

Flavius

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: D K Weld

1/1

War Front debutante out of a Dynaformer mare. Related to the likes of Roly Poly and U S Navy Flag. Market likely to reveal expectation.

Form:

(7)

Full Moon^t¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: E J McNamara| T: A P O'Brien

2/1

Declaration Of War colt out of a Groom Dancer mare. Solid third of nine on debut at Naas over 6f and sure to improve here.

Form: 3

(5)

Joust^p1⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79

11/1

Iffraaj colt, half-brother to Group 3 winner Heeraat and dam a half-sister to Group 1 winner Malhub. Ran satisfactorily on first two starts at the Curragh but has disappointed on two starts since. Others preferred in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 5408

(2)

Lethal Power²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: J P Murtagh

20/1

Acclamation colt beaten 9¼L when 12th of 16 on debut back in August, before another second-rate performance earlier this month. Will need a chunk of improvement to play a role here.

Form: 05

(1)

Our Legend¹³

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

33/1

Improved on debut run at Naas when slowly away, when finishing fourth of nine over 6f at the same track. More needed here though.

Form: 94

(4)

Palace Guard¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Corby⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Genuine start on debut when fifth of nine in a competitive Gowran Park maiden but failed to build on that run when disappointing at Cork earlier this month. Plenty to find here.

Form: 54

(6)

Still Standing⁶¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

14/1

Well beaten 12L when sent off the 2/1f on debut at Roscommon in August. Can be forgiven that run but plenty to prove here.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Flavius (1/1), Full Moon (2/1), Conclusion (11/1), Joust (11/1), Still Standing (14/1), Aircraft Carrier (14/1), Lethal Power (20/1), Palace Guard (25/1), Our Legend (33/1)

FULL MOON was given a tough education when finishing a solid third of nine on debut at Naas over 6f and sure to improve here. Stablemates Conclusion and Aircraft Carrier will be interesting going forward in their careers while newcomer, Flavius won't have to be anything special to take a hand here.