13:55 Leopardstown

Saturday 26 October 2019

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

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 1m 37.42s

(2)

Alexei Vronsky⁴

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

100/1

Rear division in both runs to date over this trip and hard to fancy on that evidence and handicaps after this the likely way forward.

Form: 00

(13)

Comfort Line¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M Mulvany

50/1

Navan debut revealed promise but ran nowhere near that level at Gowran since and bit to prove after that dropping down a furlong.

Form: 60

(9)

Ebony Maw¹²

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

13/2

Strong 7/1 chance on heavy ground debut last week and didn't run too badly when 11L fourth of 12. Form yet to be tested but normal improvement should see him in the mix.

Form: 4

(6)

Hachert

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

7/1

Seventh foal who is a half-brother to three winners at around this trip. Stable having a fine season with their juveniles and capable of readying a newcomer so market worth noting.

Form:

(15)

Il Pescatore

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

11/1

First foal of dam who won at this trip and stayed 1m2f. Sire getting his share of soft ground winners so no surprise to see him figuring here.

Form:

(12)

Jan Wellens⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons

100/1

Only beaten a total of three rivals in pair of maidens to date and needs to take a huge step forward to figure.

Form: 00

(14)

Joven³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

8/1

33/1 for 6f Fairyhouse debut last month but shaped well when staying on into 6L third of 16 and promise of more to come over today's extra furlong.

Form: 3

(10)

Mccabe³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

7/1

12/1 when decent second to smart type on 1m debut last month on similar ground though no chance with easy winner and beaten 8L. Likely to do better with that experience under his belt.

Form: 2

(5)

Numberoneson¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

25/1 on debut and midfield in 1m heavy ground maiden earlier in the month. Entitled to take a step forward with that experience gained.

Form: 0

(7)

Paradiso^p1⁷⁸

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

10/1

10/1 on only run to date but showed little on that occasion and cheek pieces now added which need to bring about improvement.

Form: 0

(16)

Red Beacon¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R A Smithers⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M O'Callaghan

50/1

50/1 on Dundalk debut but ran accordingly and needs to take a major step forward now going on to turf.

Form: 0

(4)

San Pedro⁷

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

5/2

Debut in June revealed little but better when returning from a break when stepping up to 1m here last week and no surprise if progressing again for top yard.

Form: 74

(11)

Self Assessed

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

20/1

First foal of a dam who didn't reach the track. Looks the stable second string on jockey bookings behind McCabe.

Form:

(3)

Sideshift⁵²

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

20/1

Took a slight step forward on second start but not enough to fancy here unless market tells us otherwise with handicaps to follow after this.

Form: 97

(8)

Solar System⁷¹

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

10/1

Only 10/1 for Curragh debut in August but showed nothing when finishing tailed off and trainer looks to have better claims with McCabe.

Form: 0

(1)

Stage Power¹⁷³

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

50/1

33/1 for Curragh debut in May but showed nothing though absence since suggests there could have been an issue but others preferred.

Form: 0

Forecasts

San Pedro (5/2), Ebony Maw (13/2), Hachert (7/1), Mccabe (7/1), Joven (8/1), Paradiso (10/1), Solar System (10/1), Il Pescatore (11/1), Numberoneson (12/1), Self Assessed (20/1), Sideshift (20/1), Red Beacon (50/1), Stage Power (50/1), Comfort Line (50/1), Jan Wellens (100/1), Alexei Vronsky (100/1)

An open looking maiden on paper and narrow preference is for SAN PEDRO who showed more here last Saturday and this doesn't look that strong a contest. McCabe showed enough on debut to be of interest here and looks the pick of the Jim Bolger trip while Ebony Maw is another who warrants consideration.