19:00 Naas

Wednesday 19 September 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 19:07 | Winning time: 1m 29.22s

(3)

Counting Sheep

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: G Elliott

25/1

Unraced gelded son of Morpheus bought for £55,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to winner Big Sky and worth a check in the market on debut.

Form:

(12)

Erich Bloch³⁰

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

3/1

Gelded following debut and stepped up on that effort when finishing runner-up over an extended 7f at Roscommon (soft) a month ago. One to note in this contest.

Form: 02

(1)

Fivestar Lynch

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: G Elliott

16/1

Unraced son of Slade Power cost connections €60,000 at the sales 12 months ago. Half-brother to the useful Love And Cherish and an interesting runner on debut.

Form:

(9)

Gold Standard

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy

33/1

Unraced Casamento colt out of a mare who won five times over middle-distances. Market support would be interesting on debut.

Form:

(15)

Happaugue

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R P Downey| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Unraced colt by Morpheus bought for €80,000 at the sales last year. Dam won over 1m at three and interesting to see how he fares on debut.

Form:

(4)

Hasankey

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

14/1

Unraced Mastercraftsman colt and a half-brother to winner Hazmiyra. Represents leading connections and is an interesting contender on racecourse debut.

Form:

(2)

Military Star

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

33/1

Unraced Medaglia D'Oro colt and a half-brother to winner Mahkama among others. Likely to prove better over further in time.

Form:

(13)

Millswyn

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

7/1

Unraced son of Camelot bought for €77,000 at the sales last year. Half-brother to a couple of useful winners and represents a top yard on debut.

Form:

(6)

Nor'easter

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Brien

20/1

Unraced home-bred Dark Angel colt and a half-brother to a couple of winners over further. Leading jockey booked to ride on racecourse debut.

Form:

(10)

Old Glory

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

6/4

Unraced son of Frankel bought for €1,600,000 as a yearling 12 months ago. Half-brother to classy performer Assign and represents a leading stable on debut.

Form:

(5)

Rule The Sea

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

25/1

Unraced gelded son of Born To Sea and a half-brother to a couple of decent winners. Probably best watched on debut however.

Form:

(11)

Small Town Boy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Unraced Born To Sea colt cost connections €18,000 at the sales last year. Full-brother to a couple of winners but others make more appeal on debut.

Form:

(7)

These Days¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: K J Condon

33/1

Finished last of 13 when making his debut over 1m at The Curragh (good-to-yielding) earlier this month. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 0

(8)

Western Dawn

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

12/1

Unraced Dawn Approach colt who is a half-brother to multiple winner Theodorico. Market support would be interesting on first racecourse appearance.

Form:

(14)

Mianna

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: S M Duffy

66/1

Unraced daughter of Fast Company and a half-sister to dual winner Regina Pacis. Rare two-year-old runner for her yard and probably best watched on this occasion.

Form:

(16)

Paris Duvet

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: H De Bromhead

33/1

Unraced daughter of Clodovil bought for €10,000 as a yearling last September. Predominantly jumps orientated yard had a two-year-old winner earlier this season.

Form:

Non-Runners

Stay In²¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: L Comer J: Reserve 1

Candy Man⁶⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: E P Harty J: Reserve 2

Antilles⁷⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Old Glory (6/4), Erich Bloch (3/1), Millswyn (7/1), Antilles (11/1), Western Dawn (12/1), Hasankey (14/1), Fivestar Lynch (16/1), Nor'easter (20/1), Candy Man (20/1), Counting Sheep (25/1), Rule The Sea (25/1), These Days (33/1), Gold Standard (33/1), Paris Duvet (33/1), Military Star (33/1), Small Town Boy (50/1), Happaugue (50/1), Stay In (50/1), Mianna (66/1)

Expensive purchase OLD GLORY can get off the mark at the first attempt for trainer Aidan O'Brien. The son of Frankel is taken to get the better of the experienced Erich Bloch who finished runner-up on his most recent start while third place can go the way of the newcomer Hasankey.