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Monday 24 September 2018

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Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 14.49s

(8)

All The King's Men⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 86| BF

6/1

Off the mark at the fourth time of asking in a Naas 5f maiden on good ground earlier this month and another bold show looks to be on the cards here.

Form: 6231

(4)

Breaking Story²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

4/1

Dandy Man half-brother to useful winners Twin Star and Another Story, out of an unraced half-sister to Oh So Sharp Stakes winner Protectress. Off the mark on debut in a competitive maiden at the Curragh last month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 1

(3)

Inverleigh⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| D

2/1

Excelebration colt out of an unraced half-sister to 1¼m Group 1 winner Ransom O'War. Impressed on debut when coming late to land a 6f Leopardstown maiden last month. Likely to improve.

Form: 1

(5)

Invincible Karma¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 90| BF

8/1

Invincible Spirit colt cost €300,000 as a yearling. Won at the third time of asking in a 7½f Roscommon maiden last month on soft ground before finding bottomless ground not to her liking at Listowel recently. Capable of better.

Form: 32616

(1)

Isle Of Innisfree¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 87

25/1

Brother to the yard's Sioux Nation, showed much-improved form to win a Naas maiden before finishing last of seven on handicap debut earlier in the month at Navan. Possibly a tactical runner.

Form: 205817

(7)

Fantasy²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92

10/1

Navan maiden winner continues to progress and her third in a 5f Listed contest here represented best effort before a promising third of eight in the Group 3 Round Tower at the Curragh. Market to be informative.

Form: 515933

(10)

Lethal Promise^h³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 98| BF

8/1

In good form before disappointing at Newbury last month but could be of interest if anything like her form of the summer.

Form: 22140

(6)

Mia Mento⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Mullins| OR: 85| D

33/1

Distance winner on debut of a Leopardstown maiden over 6f. Has not pushed on entirely when never a factor in a couple of subsequent starts earlier this month.

Form: 140

(2)

Nitro Boost²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: W McCreery| OR: 85

8/1

Dandy Man half-sister to Norfolk Stakes winner Prince of Lir and 2-y-o 5f winner Kalagia, out of a useful 5f/6f juvenile winner. Useful sort who landed a Bellewstown maiden on just her second start last month.

Form: 21

(9)

Peruvian Lily²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Halpin| T: J G Murphy

25/1

€52,000 foal by Mayson is half-sister to winners over 7f and 1m1f-1m2f out of a 1m4f winning dam. Needs to improve once more following admirable debut at the Curragh last month.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Inverleigh (2/1), Breaking Story (4/1), All The King's Men (6/1), Lethal Promise (8/1), Invincible Karma (8/1), Nitro Boost (8/1), Fantasy (10/1), Peruvian Lily (25/1), Isle Of Innisfree (25/1), Mia Mento (33/1)

The Aidan O'Brien-trained ALL THE KINGS MEN got off the mark at the fourth time of asking in a Naas 5f maiden on good ground earlier this month and is capable of following up here, seeing off the attentions of the potentially exciting Inverleigh from the Ger Lyons yard and Jessica Harrington's Invincible Karma who can bounce back from his Listowel disappointment here. Willie McCreery's Nitro Boost can go well at a price.