14:00 Naas

Monday 23 March 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 4.71s

(7)

Jazz Dreamers

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: S Fahey

40/1

Red Jazz colt who cost €2,300 as a yearling. May foal who is from a yard that has a modest strike-rate with two-year-olds. Others preferred.

Form:

(8)

Lipizzaner

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

2/1

Uncle Mo colt who cost $650,000 as a yearling and represents powerful connections. Related to two smart performers in Australia. Has strong credentials and commands respect.

Form:

(5)

Poetic Flare

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

2/1

Dawn Approach colt who is from a family that Jim Bolger knows very well. Trainer also runs Allagar, so the betting should be highly informative. Interesting.

Form:

(2)

The Blue Panther

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

6/1

April foal, from the first crop of 2015 Coventry winner Buratino. Half-brother to six winners. Sold for €15,000 as a foal then €4,000 as a yearling. Market can guide.

Form:

(4)

Boasting

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Slattery⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

13/2

From the first crop of 2016 Norfolk winner Prince Of Lir. Cost €9,000 as a yearling. Born earlier than the others, being a February foal. Potentially forward.

Form:

(6)

Forever My Girl^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: B Nolan

10/1

Sir Prancealot filly who is related to several winners (including at two-years-old) for these connections. The only runner fitted with headgear (hood), which somewhat tempers enthusiasm.

Form:

(3)

Marketta

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: B W Duke

12/1

April foal, from the first crop of smart 6f-7f performer Markaz. Cost €1,000 as a yearling. Trainer had 20-1 winner of this race in 2018.

Form:

Non-Runners

(1)

Allagar

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Poetic Flare (2/1), Lipizzaner (2/1), The Blue Panther (6/1), Boasting (13/2), Allagar (8/1), Forever My Girl (10/1), Marketta (12/1), Jazz Dreamers (40/1)

The betting should be a good guide to the expectations of these early two-year-olds but Ballydoyle colt LIPIZZANER looks a particularly obvious type and is first choice. Jim Bolger's two runners, Poetic Flare and Allagar, are interesting contenders who could prove the biggest threats to the selection.