15:00 Curragh

Sunday 27 May 2018

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Airlie Stud Gallinule Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 2m 9.84s

(3)

Boho¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| D

16/1

Looked green in the early stages at Roscommon on debut but stayed on well to get the better of his three rivals. Yard in good form and likely capable of better but needs a sizable step forward from that effort to trouble some of these.

Form: 1

(4)

Conclusion¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 82| BF

6/1

Still a maiden after four starts, narrowly beaten last time out at Leopardstown but needs to improve to have a say here now upped in trip.

Form: 82-42

(5)

Irish Minister^t¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Fran Berry| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80

50/1

Finally off the mark when returned to maiden company at Gowran Park last time but plenty more needed in here and down the order on jockey bookings.

Form: 422251

(8)

Latrobe⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| BF

3/1

Runner-up to a nice prospect at Naas on debut and only just beaten back at that course on return. Should come on for that run and he's the first-string on jockey bookings here.

Form: 2-2

(2)

Ming^t⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Pour Moi colt, cost €50,000 as a yearling. Won in impressive fashion over a similar trip at Dundalk last month. More needed here but progress likely and not ruled out.

Form: 1

(1)

Platinum Warrior¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: M Halford| OR: 106

7/2

Won a Dundalk maiden in November and ran well in the Derby Trial at Leopardstown last time out. Form of that race looks rock solid and he sets the standard here.

Form: 821-64

(9)

Cimeara⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 82| D

40/1

A winner on debut at Gowran Park last year and bounced back from a disappointing run at Leopardstown in a Group 3 with a handicap success back at that course last month. More needed back up in class here though.

Form: 19-1

(7)

Harvestfortheworld¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: J A Stack| OR: 99

7/1

Confirmed the promise of her debut at Dundalk with a win back at that course in March. Plenty to like about that effort and ran well in a Group 3 at Leopardstown last time. Potentially more to come upped in trip here.

Form: 2-15

(6)

Sarrocchi^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 93

8/1

Justified favouritism on debut at Leopardstown but struggled up in class twice since, most recently in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. Drop in class should help but down the order on jockey bookings. Wears a first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 1-80

(10)

Sizzling⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 97

16/1

Looked like an exciting prospect last year but she's been in poor form this time around and not beaten a rival home in either of her last two starts. Bounce back needed.

Form: 424-407

Forecasts

Latrobe (3/1), Platinum Warrior (7/2), Ming (11/2), Conclusion (6/1), Harvestfortheworld (7/1), Sarrocchi (8/1), Boho (16/1), Sizzling (16/1), Cimeara (40/1), Irish Minister (50/1)

Aidan O'Brien has won eight of the last 10 renewals of this race and it's likely to be significant Moore sides with Conclusion but the maiden will have to take a sizable step forward form what he's done so far. Stablemate Latrobe is an interesting contender who ran well on return last time and may come forward for that effort. However, PLATINUM WARRIOR sets the standard on form after an excellent effort in the Derby Trial at Leopardstown last time and he's still unexposed.