16:05 Gowran Park

Wednesday 5 September 2018

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Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 1m 26.73s

(2)

Boston Bruin⁶⁷

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

10/3

Kodiac colt showed plenty of pace on debut at the Curragh over 6f when a close fourth (of 10) having challenged 1f out. Given time since and this Group One entered juvenile looks one of the likely types today.

Form: 4

(8)

Claim The Lady²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/1

Finished third in a pair of 1m maidens at Killarney and subsequently at Cork. Only a head behind a subsequent winner latest so every chance he too can be winning races sooner rather than later and this drop back in trip may help.

Form: 33

(4)

Gustavus Weston

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

66/1

€55,000 yearling by Equiano out of a 1m winner at two from a decent family at around 1m. This trainer's second two-year-old runner this season but first ran well so worth keeping an eye on the market.

Form:

(5)

Larmour¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Too green on debut when fifth of six at Fairyhouse over 6f but slightly better next at Roscommon when fifth of 14 over 7½f. More to find here and looks the sort likely to appreciate handicaps.

Form: 55

(10)

Olympic Honour

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: J W Nicholson

100/1

Olympic Glory newcomer is a half-brother to five winners including a 3m hurdler. May want further in time and trainer none from five with two-year-olds across the last five seasons so best watched today.

Form:

(7)

Pepperoni Pete⁴⁹

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

8/1

Never nearer fifth behind a more fancied stablemate under today's jockey on debut at Fairyhouse over 6f. Looked likely to improve on that run and appreciate further so no surprise if he's involved today.

Form: 5

(9)

Sir Perceval

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

25/1

Camelot debutant is half-brother to nine winners including classy middle distance performer Barsanti out of a 1m2f winning dam. Looks the sort likely to want further and trainer's two-year-olds often need the run. O'Brien runs three here.

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(3)

South Pacific²¹

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

5/6

€1,000,000 Galileo colt was green on debut at Tipperary before narrowly failing over C&D here latest. Holds numerous big race entries and looks the pick of the trainer's trio so has to merit maximum respect here.

Form: 42

(6)

Western Australia^t²¹

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

14/1

Things happened too quickly for this well bred colt first time up at the Curragh and again plugged on at the one pace over C&D latest when 7L behind stablemate South Pacific over C&D. Looks likely to excel next year.

Form: 96

(1)

Zarafshan

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

16/1

Shamardal colt out of a French Group Three winner over 1m4½f who is half-sister to the exceptional world champion filly Zarkava and top class hurdler Zarkandar. Very likable pedigree although will probably want a good bit further than this.

Form:

Forecasts

South Pacific (5/6), Boston Bruin (10/3), Pepperoni Pete (8/1), Claim The Lady (11/1), Western Australia (14/1), Zarafshan (16/1), Sir Perceval (25/1), Larmour (33/1), Gustavus Weston (66/1), Olympic Honour (100/1)

SOUTH PACIFIC narrowly failed here last time out but this half-brother to two Group One winners can get off the mark here with more improvement almost certainly in his locker. Jessica Harrington has two possibilities and there isn't a great deal between Boston Bruin who steps up in trip and Claim The Lady going the other way. Zarafshan is the most appealing of the newcomers and this beautifully bred colt could quite easily prove very smart indeed.