18:35 Curragh

Friday 8 June 2018

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TRM Excellence In Equine Nutrition Maiden

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 0.68s

(6)

Amthaal²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

6/1

Exceed And Excel filly, cost 6,000 gns as a yearling. Dam placed over 6f in a Group 3 and sister to a Listed winner who is the dam of Group 2 winner over 5f, Ertijaal. Well beaten on both starts ot date but down in trip on better ground may suit.

Form: 60

(9)

An Cait Dubh¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: F Costello

66/1

Kodiac gelding, cost €6,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Not a good sign he's already gelded and well beaten on debut at Sligo last month.

Form: 0

(5)

Astrospeed³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: J A Stack

3/1

Choisir colt, cost €30,000 as a foal and 90,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to dual Grade 1 winner in US. Looked very green on debut at Dundalk last month but stayed on well and should have learnt from that experience.

Form: 5

(2)

Tabaahy

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

3/1

Kyllachy colt, cost 260,000 gns as a yearling. Full-brother to two Group 2 winners and dam was a winner over 6f. Makes plenty of appeal on paper and interesting to see how he fares in the market.

Form:

(10)

Vocal Relation^h²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

25/1

Vocalised colt, half-brother to two winners and dam half-sister to a Listed winner. Shown very little in two starts and likely to do better in handicaps.

Form: 70

(3)

Miss Margarita¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J A Stack

10/1

Scat Daddy filly, cost 110,000 gns as a yearling. Dam placed in Group company and half-sister to a Group 3 winner over 7f. Very green on debut and didn't really build on that at Dundalk last time. Needs to improve and may be one for handicaps.

Form: 78-

(7)

Noirvento²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins

20/1

Le Cadre Noir filly, dam a winner over this trip. Green on debut here when 10th of 18 but may improve for the drop in trip and not without each-way claims.

Form: 0

(1)

Soffia²⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R P Downey⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam| BF

5/2

Kyllachy filly, cost €52,000 as a yearling. Dam a winner over 6f and half-sister to a Group 3 winner. Beaten short-priced favourite at Navan in October after her promising debut. May do better this year and yard do well with their sprinters.

Form: 43-

Non-Runners

(4)

Tookiedoo²⁵⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J C Hayden J: Colin Keane

(8)

Stellaire Enfant¹⁶⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Peter Fahey J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Soffia (5/2), Astrospeed (3/1), Tabaahy (3/1), Amthaal (6/1), Miss Margarita (10/1), Stellaire Enfant (14/1), Noirvento (20/1), Vocal Relation (25/1), Tookiedoo (33/1), An Cait Dubh (66/1)

It may be worth taking a chance on AMTHAAL who is bred for quicker ground than what she's had on her first two runs and may appreciate the drop in trip here. Tabaahy is a fascinating debutante who makes plenty of appeal on paper while Soffia rates as the type to do better as a three-year-old and was well supported in the market last time.