14:40 Curragh

Tuesday 22 October 2019

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Flat Rath Maiden

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 1m 49.27s

(8)

Capablanca¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: P J Flynn

33/1

Colt by Dansili out of a Montjeu mare. Half-brother to three winners including 1m3½f victor Arabian Revolution. green on debut at Limerick finishing never nearer seventh of 12 beaten over 9L. More needed.

Form: 7

(5)

Legendre²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: G Keane

50/1

Gelding by Lethal Force out of a Danehill mare. Well held and no impression on a couple of dismal efforts at Navan and Fairyhouse so far. Opposable.

Form: 50

(12)

Patrick Sarsfield^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 86| BF

1/5

Promising efforts in two starts for trainer Edward Lynam as a juvenile. Sent off the strong favourite in a Cork maiden on yielding to soft ground earlier this month to finish second of 17 beaten ½L behind Dance Jupiter. Sets the bar.

Form: 32-2

(3)

Prisoner's Dilemma²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: J F Levins| OR: 73

5/1

Disappointed following three promising efforts earlier in the summer when finishing down the field on return to action over a similar trip at this track earlier this month. A little early to be ruling out just yet.

Form: 3238

(4)

Stringr⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 48

66/1

Well beaten and no impression in three desperate career starts so far. Drop in trip unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 000

(11)

Aisteoir²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

20/1

Daughter of Vocalised out of a Rock Of Gibraltar mare. Left with something to prove on the balance of her first couple of career starts last month.

Form: 60

(6)

Liguria

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: E Lynam

14/1

Daughter of Mukhadram out of a Lawman mare. Cost 40,000gns as a yearling. Dam won over 1m as a two-year-old. Best watched on debut unless market suggests otherwise.

Form:

(10)

New York Ballet²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam

20/1

Poet's Voice filly. Half-sister to a two-year-old winner. Dam is a half-sister to smart French Oaks winner Star Of Seville. Needs a sizable improvement on two initial starts to be in the mix here.

Form: U8

(15)

Otilah

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: P J Flynn

50/1

Daughter of Lope De Vega out of a Perugino mare. Sister to Spanish Squeeze winner over 1m as a two-year-old. Yards debutantes usually come on for first run.

Form:

(9)

Rosy Life¹³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness

20/1

Daughter of Australia out of a Excellent Art mare. Fifth of 12 on sole start in France earlier in the season. Best monitored on stable debut.

Form: 5

(2)

Storm Elza⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald| OR: 68

33/1

Ran well on a couple of initial starts for trainer Tony Mullins earlier in the season before a dismal stable debut over C&D when last seen in July. Others look more convincing.

Form: 440

(16)

Taliyna²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

12/1

Daughter of Dawn Approach out of a Dalakhani mare. Well held on sole start as a juvenile before a similar disappointing effort on seasonal reappearance at Cork earlier this month. Plenty of room for improvement.

Form: 8-9

(1)

Three Ladies¹⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L F Roche| T: K P Egan

66/1

Daughter of Gale Force Ten out of a Medicean mare. Not disgraced on debut at Roscommon in July but more needed on stable debut.

Form: 9

(14)

Viva Espana^h¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: C O'Brien

50/1

Lope De Vega filly cost 37,000 gns as a yearling but very well beaten in two starts this year and best waiting for signs of promise further down the line.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(13)

Alezia¹⁹⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: O J Orr

(7)

Simply A Breeze²⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: K J Leonard

Forecasts

Patrick Sarsfield (1/5), Alezia (5/2), Prisoner's Dilemma (5/1), Simply A Breeze (5/1), Taliyna (12/1), Liguria (14/1), Aisteoir (20/1), New York Ballet (20/1), Rosy Life (20/1), Storm Elza (33/1), Capablanca (33/1), Otilah (50/1), Legendre (50/1), Viva Espana (50/1), Stringr (66/1), Three Ladies (66/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained PATRICK SARSFIELD can get off the mark at the fourth time of asking to rubber stamp his current rating of 86, 13lb ahead of next best Prisoner's Dilemma. The 'winner in waiting' can win for connections here at the expense of the Dermot Weld-trained and potential improver, Alezia who shaped well on debut to finish second in a 15-runner maiden at Cork when last seen in April. The J J Feane-trained Simply A Breeze and Taliyna, another from the Weld yard can compete for the minor honours.