18:00 Dundalk

Friday 5 October 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 58.66s

(5)

Captainofthebounty

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

8/1

Colt by War Front out of Australian thoroughbreds. Cost $1,450,000 as a foal. Needs to be respected on debut from top two-year-old yard.

Form:

(1)

Chicago May⁵⁶

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

4/1

Comfortable winner of a 7f maiden at Naas on debut in July but well held since when in the hands of Henry De Bromhead. Imperative market check dropping in trip on debut for new yard.

Form: 16

(6)

Confucius³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 65

80/1

Colt by Morpheus out of a Bertolini mare. Cost €6,000 as a two-year-old and is half-brother to three winners including the useful Ascot Memory and Navarone. Needs to improve on four career defeats to date.

Form: 4008

(3)

Never No More¹⁶

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

4/7

No Nay Never half-brother to 1m1f-1m3f winner Chalcot, and cost €300,000 as a yearling. Promising second of eight on debut in a Naas maiden last month. Expected to improve.

Form: 2

(2)

Rockview Spirit¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 73| D

20/1

Broke her maiden at the third attempt in a 5f maiden at Down Royal last month before a 5L defeat last time out at Naas. Looks up against it here.

Form: 3514

(7)

Usra^t²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 88| D

8/1

Last of nine on debut for new connections on a visit to Salisbury last month. Boasts fair form previously and is respected, but probably needs to take a leap forward to land this.

Form: 735139

(4)

Precious Design¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: J H Scott

100/1

Weakened approaching final furlong on debut in a Naas maiden over 6f last month. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Never No More (4/7), Chicago May (4/1), Usra (8/1), Captainofthebounty (8/1), Rockview Spirit (20/1), Confucius (80/1), Precious Design (100/1)

Four of Aidan O'Brien's two-year-olds have won from 11 runners since the end of September, which may herald a battle for the prize between debutante' Captainofthebounty and potential improver NEVER NO MORE. Preference is for the latter based on the experience of his second on debut at Naas last month. The Ger Lyons-trained Chicago May looks the biggest danger on stable debut.