16:35 Gowran Park

Wednesday 15 August 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 26.94s

(6)

Cartes⁶⁰

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

7/2

Sea The Moon colt that almost made a winning debut at Limerick (and was expected to do so, went off favourite). Wouldn't need much more than that to take a hand here. Yard 3-17 with their 2yos here last five years.

Form: 3

(5)

Chagall⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam

66/1

Slade Power colt that went off 50-1 for debut at Leopardstown and finished well beaten. Needs plenty more here if he's to get involved.

Form: 9

(7)

Edessann

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

10/1

Well related Lope De Vega colt that will want further than this in time, but yard's 2yos always to be respected and they have an 18% strike rate with them here. Market the best guide as to chance.

Form:

(9)

Giga White²⁵

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

2/1

Dark Angel colt that cost 180,000gns as a yearling. Has shown plenty of ability in two starts, recording a decent speed figure when fourth at the Curragh last time out. Has to take high rank here.

Form: 43

(4)

South Pacific⁴¹

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

9/4

Galileo colt, cost €1,000,000 as a yearling and is closely related to the top-class Ectot. Green on debut at Tipperary but still ran with a lot of promise. Bound to improve and leave that behind, and one to be interested in here.

Form: 4

(10)

Spelga

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

20/1

Sir Percy colt that's likely to need this debut run, yard not really know for 2yo winners and have just a 5% strike rate with them here.

Form:

(8)

Western Australia^t²⁵

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

14/1

Australia colt that cost 260,000gns as a yearling, well bred but looked in need of a bit of time when only midfield on debut at the Curragh. Stablemate South Pacific looks the more likely of the two from the yard today.

Form: 9

(1)

Any Other News¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack

100/1

Zoffany filly that's finished well beaten on both starts and needs this for a handicap mark, where she'll hold a better chance of success.

Form: 00

(2)

Elusive Fantasy⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: A Oliver

100/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly that's shown only mild promise in two starts and this simply looks too hard for her at this stage of her career. Others readily preferred.

Form: 66

(11)

Porterinthejungle⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J F Murphy

66/1

Bungleinthejungle filly that's shown some ability on both starts at the Curragh but not enough to think she can challenge for top honours here. Of more interest in nurseries after today.

Form: 70

(3)

Trethias

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Invincible Spirit filly that cost 400,000gns as a yearling, related to a few useful types including Listed winner Mooharib. Trip should be fine as a start point but yard just 3-43 with their 2yos here last five years and on that, others preferred.

Form:

Forecasts

Giga White (2/1), South Pacific (9/4), Cartes (7/2), Edessann (10/1), Western Australia (14/1), Trethias (16/1), Spelga (20/1), Chagall (66/1), Porterinthejungle (66/1), Elusive Fantasy (100/1), Any Other News (100/1)

South Pacific will be expected to leave his debut run behind but he was very green there and may need a little more experience before getting off the mark. Preference is for GIGA WHITE , who has done nothing wrong in two starts and might be able to put his experience to good use. Cartes was another to show plenty on promise on debut and can take a medal home.