20:25 Leopardstown

Thursday 18 July 2019

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Carnival Extravaganza Maiden

Off time: 20:25 | Winning time: 1m 59.14s

(4)

Ballydrislane

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

16/1

Unraced Iffraaj colt bought for €40,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to winner Shaaqaaf and market support would be notable on racecourse debut.

Form:

(1)

Fulvio²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

25/1

Well beaten 14th of 15 in a 7f maiden on good ground here on debut in October last year. Gelded since and probably best watched on seasonal reappearance.

Form: 0-

(2)

Lancastria²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75| BF

8/1

Good 1L second in a 1m3f maiden at Killarney (good) in May. Disappointed in a 1m2f event at The Curragh (good) subsequently however and interesting to see how he fares.

Form: 829

(3)

Mudlahhim²⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

11/4

Ran well to finish runner-up in a 7f maiden at Naas (good) on sole start at two. Winner has won in Group 1 company subsequently and he is one for the shortlist stepping up in trip on seasonal debut.

Form: 2-

(8)

The Mpex Kid²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 68| BF

14/1

Placed in a 7f maiden at Cork (good-to-firm) in May but disappointed over the same trip here the following month. Probably best watched stepping up in distance.

Form: 830

(5)

Invitation⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

7/1

Held in two maidens so far including over 1m1f at Tipperary (soft) in April. Others make more appeal on return from a break.

Form: 70

(6)

Lady Arona⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Finished mid-division in a 1m maiden at Gowran Park (yielding-to-soft) when making her debut in May. More needed stepping up in distance.

Form: 7

(7)

Luxuriant

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

11/4

Unraced daughter of Kingman and a half-sister to dual winner Autun. Represents leading connections and is a notable runner on first racecourse appearance.

Form:

(9)

Sweet Dime^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 73

4/1

Placed three times in maiden company including over 1m2f at Cork (good) in May. Disappointing twice subsequently however and tongue tie tried for the first time.

Form: 02-2240

Forecasts

Luxuriant (11/4), Mudlahhim (11/4), Sweet Dime (4/1), Invitation (7/1), Lancastria (8/1), The Mpex Kid (14/1), Lady Arona (14/1), Ballydrislane (16/1), Fulvio (25/1)

MUDLAHHIM performed well when chasing home a high class rival on his sole start at two and he can get off the mark at the second time of asking by taking this maiden contest. The newcomer Luxuriant is a well-bred individual and she can claim second ahead of Sweet Dime who is dropping back in distance.