13:55 Naas

Sunday 25 March 2018

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 6.1s

(8)

Backpfeifengesicht

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: J F Levins

9/2

Mayson colt who cost £10,000 as a yearling. Related to a couple of winners and no reason he shouldn't go well on debut.

Form:

(7)

Deep House

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: R P McNamara

25/1

Morpheus colt who cost €16,000 as a yearling. Related to a few winners at two and is one to consider here.

Form:

(6)

Falcon Knight^h1,v1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: R P McNamara

8/1

€38,000 yearling but is bred to be better over further in time and also wears both a hood and visor on debut.

Form:

(9)

Joza

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: A Keatley

7/2

Morpheus colt who cost €22,000 as a yearling. Related to a few winners over sprint distances, and jockey booking is a positive.

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(3)

Pride Of Pimlico

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: B W Duke

20/1

Casamento colt who cost €10,000 as a yearling. Dam won over 5f but her other progeny have tended to do better over further than this.

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(4)

Son Of Beauty^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

5/4

Vocalised colt who has been fitted with a tongue strap for this debut run. This trainer often does well with juveniles this time of year (including in this race).

Form:

(5)

Engles Rock

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: M M McNiff

20/1

Excelebration filly who cost €7,000 as a yearling. Half-brother won a maiden over C&D, but pedigree emphasis isn't entirely on speed.

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(2)

Merida

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: A Leahy

12/1

Gregorian filly who cost 800gns as a foal. That price tag is hardly inspiring, and this yard not really associated with success in these contests.

Form:

(1)

Meryems Way

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: P M Mooney

50/1

Filly by the precocious Tough As Nails, though her dam's other progeny have been seen to best effect over a minimum of 6f.

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Forecasts

Son Of Beauty (5/4), Joza (7/2), Backpfeifengesicht (9/2), Falcon Knight (8/1), Merida (12/1), Pride Of Pimlico (20/1), Engles Rock (20/1), Deep House (25/1), Meryems Way (50/1)

As usual at this very early point in the year there's no form at all to go on here so the market may prove very informative. The booking of Pat Smullen for JOZA catches the eye, and his pedigree suggests he may well appreciate this trip on debut. Others to consider for this opening race of the season include Son Of Beauty, especially given Jim Bolger's record in this race, and Deep House.