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Monday 10 September 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:19 | Winning time: 1m 25.33s

(1)

All The King's Men⁶

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

1/1

Son of No Nay never purchased for €400,000 as a yearling last August. Appears to be coming to hand running Isle Of Innisfree to a head in a Naas 5f maiden on Tuesday.

Form: 62

(3)

Calorific²¹

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

14/1

Aussie Rules colt out of a 1m winner, herself daughter of useful sprinting juvenile Sugar Free. Failed to build on a promising run at Cork when disappointing in a Roscommon 7½f maiden last month.

Form: 446

(4)

Check My Pulse⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

8/1

Son of Dragon Pulse bought for 30,000 gns in May. Plenty to like about his debut in a Leopardstown 7f maiden on good to firm ground when last seen in July. Can't be completely ruled out.

Form: 6

(6)

Der Mc⁵⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Sir Prancealot colt, cost €20,000 as a foal. Half-brother to a winner. Dam a winner and half-sister to a winner over 7f. Has failed to beat any of his 24 rivals home in a couple of 6f maidens so far. Hard to place any faith in.

Form: 00

(8)

Heart Stealer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

33/1

Gelding by Helmut out of a Singspeil mare. Cost €20,000 as a yearling and is a half-sister to recent 10f Leicester winner, Lady Valdean. Looks a long term prospect.

Form:

(7)

Mofakker³²

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

11/4

February foal by Lope De Vega out of a Invincible Spirit mare. Showed ability when second to Christmas in a Roscommon maiden last month before a promising fourth of 11 in a stronger race at Leopardstown last month. Looks a progressive type.

Form: 24

(2)

Rex Place^b1,t⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan| OR: 84

6/1

Battle Of Marengo colt, cost 55,000 gns as a foal. Dam a half-sister to a Listed winner. Hints of promise on his last start at the Galway festival and could hit the frame here.

Form: 9765

Non-Runners

(5)

Wild Bob Cat³²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: H De Bromhead J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

All The King's Men (1/1), Mofakker (11/4), Rex Place (6/1), Check My Pulse (8/1), Calorific (14/1), Wild Bob Cat (16/1), Heart Stealer (33/1), Der Mc (100/1)

Appears to be an ideal opportunity found by Aiden O'Brien for his No Nay Never colt ALL THE KINGS MEN to get off the mark for connections at the third time of asking in this eight-runner field. The Hamdan Al Maktoum gelding Mofakker can chase the selection home with first-time blinkered Rex Place and potential improver Check My Pulse battling it out for third place.