13:50 Curragh

Sunday 29 September 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 4.18s

(9)

Garsman⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: M O'Callaghan

16/1

Gelding by Garswood out of a Green Desert mare. Closely related to Six Wives winner of 10 races over 5f. Well held at double figure odds on his first couple of starts this month. More needed.

Form: 76

(1)

Gatwick Kitten⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

8/1

Colt by Kittens Joy out of a Hurricane Run mare. Dam, dual winner between 1m and 1m1½f in France. Not disgraced in both career starts to date. Can improve here for trainer/jockey combination with a 36% strike rate in the last 14 days.

Form: 35

(3)

Kondratiev Wave¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: K P Cotter

20/1

Colt by Dragon Pulse out of a Manduro mare. Middle-distance bred related to many winners. Second start for second trainer and best watched here unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form: 8

(8)

Koolasice¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: J P Murtagh| BF

8/13

Kodiac colt, running well in defeat in a coupleof career starts at Cork and more recently in a Naas 6f maiden on good ground earlier this month. One for any shortlist.

Form: 33

(7)

London Holidays⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Kodiac colt who is a 210,000 guineas foal. A brother to Spirit of Xian who won up to 1m1f. Well beaten in a couple of disappointing starts to his career and needs to improve here. Yard landed a double here Saturday.

Form: 76

(4)

My Friend Stan¹²⁷

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

11/4

Slade Power colt, cost €35,000 as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to a US Grade 3 winner over 1m4f and a UAE 1,000 Guineas winner. Bright start to career finishing second of 15 beaten 3½L here last month. Likely to improve for first outing.

Form: 2

(2)

Sebs Star^b1¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx

50/1

By Kyllachy out of a 90-rated sprinter best on the AW where she won four times. Dismal efforts on first couple of career starts and first time blinkers doubtful to bring about the required amount of progress needed to play a role here.

Form: 00

(6)

Blue Umbrella¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss S J Harty

66/1

€12,000 Requinto filly. Half-sister to various winners, including useful Gilt Edge Girl and 5f winner Godfrey Street. Ninth of 10 beaten 13L on debut at Naas earlier this month and others preferred.

Form: 9

(5)

Wee Diamond

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: B Nolan

33/1

Anjaal filly. Half sister to 1m2f winner Whatwouldyouknow and 6f winner Little Arabian. Yard not known for juvenile winners but notable if there is betting support.

Form:

Forecasts

Koolasice (8/13), My Friend Stan (11/4), Gatwick Kitten (8/1), London Holidays (8/1), Garsman (16/1), Kondratiev Wave (20/1), Wee Diamond (33/1), Sebs Star (50/1), Blue Umbrella (66/1)

The Michael O'Callaghan two-year-olds appear to be coming back into form and his Slade Power colt, MY FRIEND STAN can land the spoils in the opener. The youngster can build on his promising debut over C&D when last seen in May. Johnny Murtagh's grey colt by Kodiac, Koolasice can prove to be the biggest threat following encouraging runs at Cork and Naas in the last month. Gatwick Kitten for trainer Dermot Weld looks next best and can battle with Garsman for the minor honours.