14:05 Leopardstown

Saturday 20 October 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 1m 43.73s

(19)

Conor Hogan²⁰

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

10/1

Highly promising debut last month when 5L fifth of 12 behind the decent Magna Grecia. Could have finished closer but for trouble in running and just normal improvement would certainly make him one of the leading players in this maiden.

Form: 5

(16)

Cuban Hope

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

50/1

Fourth foal of dam who didn't make the track. Interesting to see how he compares to Repetitio from the same yard in the market.

Form:

(4)

Franklyn

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: A A Howard

25/1

Some appeal on breeding but stable not associated with two-year-old maiden winners.

Form:

(12)

Gentile Bellini

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

7/2

2,000,000 gns first foal of the 2013 1,000 Guineas winner Sky Lantern. The dam made a winning debut as a juvenile and he has to be of interest with such a superb pedigree.

Form:

(1)

Heart Stealer⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Killian Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

66/1

Tailed off throughout on debut last month and hard to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 7

(15)

I Am Superman^t1¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| BF

5/1

Creditable second over 7f on debut at The Curragh but failed to build on that over this trip at Naas earlier in the month. Just possible that was a very strong and too early to write off yet.

Form: 25

(2)

Kangaroo Valley

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M C Hussey| T: A P O'Brien

16/1

Dam won Grade 2 in America and also won as a juvenile. Betting should tell us more in relation to others in the race from his stable.

Form:

(20)

Kid Curry^h²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Lynam

66/1

No immediate promise at big price on recent debut.

Form: 0

(7)

Lightning Storm

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: J M Oxx

33/1

55,000 gns yearling. Related to a pair of winners from 6f to 1m but stable yet to have a two-year-old winner in 2018.

Form:

(8)

Macquarie

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

20/1

First foal. Dam won at 7f and 1m2f for this trainer and was rated 100 at her best. Jockey bookings suggest others from the stable are more forward.

Form:

(10)

Magic Shuffle^p1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford

33/1

Third foal. Related to a modest winner and would need to see market speaking positively to warrant interest on debut.

Form:

(5)

Marshall Law⁶⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Took step forward from debut when sixth at Leopardstown in August. Off the track since but the form of that race is strong with all of those who finished in front of him having progressed. One of the more interesting of those with experience.

Form: 06

(18)

Mr Secretary⁴⁹

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

5/1

Shaped with lots of promise when 4L fourth of 13 on Curragh debut last month having been prominent all the way. The form of that maiden has been franked and should play a part in this.

Form: 4

(6)

Patience Patience

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J Magnier

14/1

Relatively cheap yearling and likely to need more time and distance on paper.

Form:

(9)

Rakan¹⁸

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

4/1

First foal, dam was a high class filly for this stable. Not given a hard time on debut when 7L third of nine. The winner has since gone on to land a Listed contest and he seems sure to have learned from that experience. One to consider.

Form: 3

(13)

Red Gerry³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: N Meade

40/1

Some promise on debut last month but will need plenty of improvement to land this.

Form: 0

(11)

Repetitio

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

25/1

Third foal. Dam won from 7f to 1m2f. Trainer also represented by another newcomer here in Cuban Hope.

Form:

(3)

Scorched Earth²⁰

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

16/1

130,000 gns purchase. Showed a bit of ability on recent debut but does need to improve on that.

Form: 8

(14)

Takarengo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: T Mullins

40/1

Breeding suggests he will need more of a trip next year to be seen at his best.

Form:

(17)

Wicklow Raj³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ross Coakley⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

66/1

No promise at big prices in a pair of maidens to date.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Jasikan⁵⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: M Halford J: Reserve 1

Lawn Boy³¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Reserve 2

Born In The U S A⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: S Lynam J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gentile Bellini (7/2), Rakan (4/1), Mr Secretary (5/1), I Am Superman (5/1), Conor Hogan (10/1), Patience Patience (14/1), Scorched Earth (16/1), Kangaroo Valley (16/1), Jasikan (16/1), Marshall Law (20/1), Macquarie (20/1), Lawn Boy (20/1), Repetitio (25/1), Franklyn (25/1), Magic Shuffle (33/1), Lightning Storm (33/1), Red Gerry (40/1), Takarengo (40/1), Cuban Hope (50/1), Born In The U S A (50/1), Wicklow Raj (66/1), Heart Stealer (66/1), Kid Curry (66/1)

Another maiden which looks sure to feature several interesting types where the betting should be very informative. Gentile Bellini has to be of interest given his price tag but some of those with experience have shown a decent level of ability and MR SECRETARY could be the pick judged on his debut last month. CONOR HOGAN and RAKAN also showed above average ability first time out and are of interest.