Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Nursery

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 46.25s

(1)

Cedars Of Lebanon²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Prendergast| OR: 79| D

9/1

Distance winner of a Bellewstown maiden before a 5L defeat in a Leopardstown claimer when dropped in trip last month. Likable type who should be in the mix.

Form: 26414

(3)

Facethepuckout^t⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

11/4

Progressive improvement since June came to fruition when landing a a 7f handicap at Gowran Park earlier this month getting off the mark at the sixth time of asking for connections. Another bold effort expected.

Form: 084321

(7)

Bodhicitta^t1²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 74

7/2

Showcasing filly, cost £55,000 as a yearling and £100,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Progressing with every start and open to plenty of improvement here.

Form: 845

(2)

Rinty Maginty²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast| OR: 74

4/1

By Camacho out of a winning half-sister to smart French sprinters Nipping and Zipping. Won at the fourth time of asking for connections when landing a handicap at the Galway festival earlier this month. Worth noting in the betting.

Form: 8641

(6)

Urban Light^b1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D P Linehan⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 74| BF

7/4

Solid and consistent in his last couple of starts at the Curragh and the Galway festival behind Faethepuckout and Rinty McGinty earlier this month. First-time blinkers may assist.

Form: 45323

Non-Runners

(5)

An Aingeal Dubh²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: P Twomey J: C O'Donoghue

(4)

Chernish¹⁸

Weight: 8-4| Age: 2

T: J A Stack J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Urban Light (7/4), Facethepuckout (11/4), Bodhicitta (7/2), Chernish (7/2), Rinty Maginty (4/1), Cedars Of Lebanon (9/1), An Aingeal Dubh (12/1)

CEDARS OF LEBANON can get back to winning ways here emulating her win at Bellewstown last month over this trip and seeing off the intentions of the likable type Rinty Maginty and fellow last time out winner at Gowran Park, Facethepuckout.