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Friday 15 February 2019

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Coral Free Bets For Lengths Maiden

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 39.77s

(9)

Action Dan⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney

33/1

Colt by Dandy Man out of a Pivotal mare. Nothing of note in a couple of disappointing starts here over shorter trips including a 25L defeat earlier this month when finishing 12th of 13 over 6f. Hard to fancy and plenty to prove.

Form: 8-0

(13)

Avigale

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

10/1

Gale Force Ten colt out of a Mizzen Mast mare. Cost €22,000 as a yearling which dropped to €14,000 as a two-year-old. Half-brother to 6f/7f winner Fons Salera. Best watched on debut.

Form:

(4)

Cerberus¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

6/4

Had stablemates Shuri and Rehoboth Beach behind when finishing third of 13 on debut. Worth a check in the market given the yard hold a 37% win and place strike rate in mid February at the track in the last three seasons.

Form: 3

(7)

Eyeoweyou^e/c1,h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Coakley⁽³⁾| T: J Davison

25/1

€12,000 as a foal. Zoffany gelding out of a Spectrum mare. Brother to 7½f winner Accurate and half-brother to decent 1m1f winner Doctor Geoff. Tongue-tie already fitted on debut.

Form:

(8)

Han Solo¹³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: A Leahy| OR: 64

10/1

Havana Gold gelding out of a Dubai Destination mare. Cost 5,000 guineas as a foal. Failed to build on a promising run at Listowel when finishing seventh of 16 beaten 20L in a Tipperary maiden when last seen in October. Others preferred.

Form: 747-

(14)

Kante^t1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: E Lynam

12/1

Colt by Dawn Approach out of a Kings Best mare. Cost connections 55,000gns as a yearling. Open to significant improvement following a 6L defeat over C&D last month. First-time tongue tie could assist.

Form: 8

(5)

La Capacite¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: S J Mahon

50/1

April foal by the Aidan O'Brien-trained Power out of a Diamond Green mare. Beat only one home on debut in a 10-runner contest at Thurles in October. Others preferred.

Form: 9-

(11)

Rule The Sea¹⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins

25/1

Gelded son of Born To Sea and a half-brother to a couple of decent winners. Plenty to work on after going down nearly 20L over this trip at Naas on debut last month.

Form: 0-

(6)

Ultra Pride¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

10/1

Generally well beaten in a couple of starts at this venue when last seen in October including when finishing seventh of 14 beaten 3½L over 7f. Sure to be of interest when handicapping.

Form: 77-

(10)

Wicklow Gale^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Gallagher| T: P Martin

20/1

Hood already applied for Gale Force Ten gelding out of a Samum mare. Sister to German 7½f Listed winner Jambalaya. Expected to improve from debut run here.

Form:

(2)

Will Be King¹¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: J Davison| OR: 78

10/1

79-rated five race maiden for previous yard. Not disgraced in a couple of career starts here but possibly best watched on debut for new connections.

Form: 43240-

(12)

Amberscole^p1¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: A B Joyce

50/1

Inexpensive filly by Paco Boy out of a Giant's Causeway mare. Well held in three career starts including on sole run here when last seen in August.First time blinkers unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role.

Form: 900-

(3)

Munees Gemini¹⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: D K Weld

3/1

Beaten 10L into second in a 7f maiden at Leopardstown on good-to-firm on debut in July. Heavy ground appeared to be against her at Listowel when last seen in September. Improved effort would not surprise.

Form: 29-

(1)

Never Rains¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J A Stack

12/1

Filly by No Nay Never out of a Danehill Dancer mare. Cost 55,000gns as a yearling and will look to develop from a promising sixth of 13 beaten 3L here over C&D earlier this month. Repeat of that form should see her go well.

Form: 0-6

Lightning Storm¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Reserve 1| T: J M Oxx

16/1

First Reserve: Mastercraftsman colt will need to improve on his debut run as a juvenile when finishing down the field at Leopardstown when last seen in October.

Form: 0-

Laethanta Saoire¹²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Reserve 2| T: J S Bolger

10/1

Second Reserve: Filly by New Approach out of a Pivotal mare. Seventh of nine on two-year-old debut in a Navan Listed contest in October. Could be of interest if making the line-up.

Form: 7-

Canning¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Reserve 3| T: L Comer

12/1

Elusive Pimpernel colt out of a Nayef mare. Seventh of 13 beaten a little over 6L on debut earlier this month here over 7f. Best watched if getting in to the contest.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Cerberus (6/4), Munees Gemini (3/1), Laethanta Saoire (10/1), Avigale (10/1), Ultra Pride (10/1), Han Solo (10/1), Will Be King (10/1), Kante (12/1), Never Rains (12/1), Canning (12/1), Lightning Storm (16/1), Wicklow Gale (20/1), Eyeoweyou (25/1), Rule The Sea (25/1), Action Dan (33/1), Amberscole (50/1), La Capacite (50/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained CERBERUS can improve on his third of 13 on debut over C&D earlier this month finishing ½L behind Isosceles and Oneiroi but ahead of a couple of stablemates, when headed in the final strides. Never Rains was a couple of lengths adrift of the selection and can emerge as the biggest danger here for trainer Fozzy Stack, while Munees Gemini and Ultra Pride appearing to be capable of hitting the frame.