18:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 26 July 2018

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Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 1m 44.47s

(3)

Crockford^t1³²

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

3/1

Camelot half-brother to French 1000 Guineas third Rahiyah who holds entries in Futurity and National Stakes. Promising third of 13 to Hillwalker in 7f maiden at Gowran on debut, and looks sure to progress. Tongue tie fitted for the first time.

Form: 3

(1)

Eminence

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

9/2

By Sea The Stars out of an unraced sister to smart stayer Far Cry, suggesting he'll need time, but fetched 425,000 gns as a yearling, so clearly looks the part. Market check essential on debut.

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(4)

Girolamo

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

6/1

Closely related to useful 1¼m-1½m winner News At Six and 6f-1m winner Leafy Shade, both by this colt's grandsire New Approach. Makes some appeal on breeding, and market may provide further clues.

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(6)

Howling Ridge²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Mullins

2/1

Footstepsinthesand colt who showed plenty to work on when a keeping-on third to Klute in a 7f maiden at the Curragh on debut. Longer trip will suit, and holds every chance with improvement expected.

Form: 3

(2)

Pythion

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

6/1

Olympic Glory half-brother to 1¼m winner Pangania and 2-y-o 1m winner Para El Futuro. Yard can ready a newcomer, and trainer/jockey combination 7-52 in 2-y-o non handicaps here in last five seasons.

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(7)

Unforgiven

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

16/1

Closely related to top-class juvenile Harbour Watch, and fetched 130,000 gns as a yearling. Yard's juveniles have been profitable to follow this season, and this one makes plenty of appeal on paper (entered in G1 Phoenix Stakes)

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(5)

Azophi

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

25/1

Sea The Stars filly who is closely related to 1¼m winner Bedale, out of a listed-winning half-sister to Arc winner Bago. Appeals on pedigree, although yard's juveniles usually brought on gradually.

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(8)

Nanafullam

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey

66/1

Battle of Marengo filly out of a 1¼m winner, herself a half-sister to smart 1¼m winner Cloudscape. Picked up very cheaply at the sales, however, and probably best watched.

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Forecasts

Howling Ridge (2/1), Crockford (3/1), Eminence (9/2), Pythion (6/1), Girolamo (6/1), Unforgiven (16/1), Azophi (25/1), Nanafullam (66/1)

UNFORGIVEN represents a yard doing well with its juveniles, and is closely related to the unbeaten Harbour Watch. An entry in the Phoenix Stakes suggests he shows plenty at home, and he's taken to get the better of Crockford, who also holds big-race entries. Howling Ridge isn't so fashionably bred or trained, but shaped well on debut at the Curragh, and isn't taken lightly.