14:35 Curragh

Saturday 21 July 2018

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Club Godolphin Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 24.50s

(6)

Archaeology

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: J P Murtagh

22/1

Charm Spirit colt, cost 33,000 gns as a foal. Half-brother to four winners and dam out of a Listed winner. Yard's debutantes can need the run but not dismissed, particularly if money arrives for him.

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(11)

Candy Man

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: E P Harty

50/1

Zoffany colt, cost €40,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to three winners and dam a half-sister to a juvenile winner over this trip. This looks a suitable test for debut.

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(9)

Esprit de Lumiere

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Invincible Spirit colt, half-brother to juvenile winner who went on to win the Irish 1,000 Guineas. Dam a half-sister to a Group 3 winner over 1m4f. Plenty to like on paper here and yard can ready a debutante.

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(7)

Finding Nero^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

66/1

Holy Roman Emperor colt that cost €68,000 as a yearling. 5th foal; half-brother to 4 winners inc Bravo Zolo & Set To Fire. Yard having a good time of things and market will be useful guide on debut. Wears a hood.

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(2)

Giga White²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/2

Dark Angel colt, cost 180,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to five winners and dam a winner over 6f. Debut was full of promise here earlier in the month over C&D and the only runner to run since won next time out. Should go well.

Form: 4

(3)

Guaranteed^t²⁰

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

4/1

Teofilo colt, brother to a winner over further. Ran with credit on debut over C&D, finishing two places in front of Giga White. Every chance if he builds on that.

Form: 2

(13)

Kodi Dream²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: A Keatley

66/1

Coach House colt, cost 17,000 gns as a two-year-old. Dam a half-sister to a juvenile winner over this trip and another useful AW performer. Well beaten here on debut when he still looked green and may need more time.

Form: 9

(8)

Limit Long

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

10/1

Lope De Vega colt, cost 90,000 gns as a foal and 70,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners and dam a half-sister to Group 2 juvenile winner over 6f. Makes appeal on paper and market can guide on debut.

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(4)

Mount Tabora⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| BF

9/4

Scat Daddy colt, cost $750,000 as a foal. Half-brother to a Group 1 winner and a pair of Group performers. Dam a half-sister to 1,000 Guineas winner. Shaped with promise on debut and not disgraced at Newmarket last week when third. Should go well.

Form: 53

(5)

Third World

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

25/1

Dansili colt, dam a Group 3 winner. This looks a suitable test for debut and yard can ready one for a first outing. Market should reveal his chances.

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(12)

Western Australia^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

Australia colt, cost 260,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a juvenile Listed winner and dam a sister to a Group 1 winner. Impeccably bred but yard's debutantes often need the experience and Moore prefers Mount Tabora.

Form:

(1)

Whitsunday Islands⁴³

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

10/1

Australia colt, cost €120,000 as a foal. Dam a half-sister to two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Treve and a Listed winner. Beautifully bred and while he didn't show much on debut, there's a fair chance he will do better here.

Form: 8

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Softly Strong

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx

33/1

Sea The Stars filly, half-sister to a Listed winner. Dam a 1m Grade 3 winner. Well bred sort and certainly warrants a market check with enough speed in her pedigree to handle this test.

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Forecasts

Mount Tabora (9/4), Giga White (5/2), Guaranteed (4/1), Whitsunday Islands (10/1), Limit Long (10/1), Western Australia (14/1), Archaeology (22/1), Third World (25/1), Esprit de Lumiere (25/1), Softly Strong (33/1), Candy Man (50/1), Kodi Dream (66/1), Finding Nero (66/1)

Aidan O'Brien has enjoyed a stranglehold on this race in recent times, winning four of the last five renewals and Ryan Moore opts to ride MOUNT TABORA after a respectable effort at Newmarket last time out. It's likely to have been a tough call between the son of Scat Daddy and the well bred Whitsunday Islands and there's every chance the stablemate will take a big step forward from his debut here. Esprit de Lumiere is a brother to a 1,000 Guineas winner and this looks like a sensible starting point for Joseph O'Brien's representative in the contest.