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Thursday 18 June 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 2m 38.16s

(3)

Calavera

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

20/1

Gelding by Lope De Vega out of a Selkirk mare. Closely related to a number of winners including Vitally Important, victorious between 7f/1m½f. Yard going well.

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(6)

Camelot Rock^t²⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Camelot half-brother to 1m winner Battle of Memphis out of a winning half-sister to Canadian Grade 3 2-y-o 1m winner Prussian. Likely to improve on debut run behind Mogul at the Curragh over 1m last August.

Form: 8-

(8)

Custers Mistake

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

40/1

Gelded son of Zoffany out of a Sadler's Wells mare. Cost €40,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a number of winners including Sociopath, successful between 1m2f and 1m5f. Market likely to be the best guide.

Form:

(2)

Druid's Altar

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: E Greatrex| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Mastercraftsman gelding out of a Sadler's Wells mare. Closely related to a number of winners including Sands Of Fortune, successful over 2m5f and Druids Cross, 7f winner as a two-year-old.

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(5)

Gibson Desert³⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

50/1

52,000gns yearling, Australia colt is a half-brother to 6f winners Papa Luigi and Big Brave Bob. Well down the pack on sole start at Leopardstown last May but no surprise to witness marked improvement from in form yard.

Form: 0-

(14)

Memorabilis²⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

11/4

Colt by Galileo out of a Footstepsinthesand mare. Improved from first to second run at Tipperary over 1m1f when last seen in October and can be expected to continue his progression in this company.

Form: 73-

(9)

Mona's Star⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx

50/1

Sea The Stars half-brother to 2-y-o 1m winner Connaught Ranger out of a full-sister to G1 Coronation Cup winner Pether's Moon. Slipped up on debut last week when sent off at odds of 66/1.

Form: S

(10)

Phoenix Cowboy²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

14/1

€260,000 yearling, Gleneagles colt. Dam, unraced, closely related to high-class 1m-1m4f winner Peeping Fawn. More can be expected on return to action here following a below-par effort on debut at Dundalk on the AW in October.

Form: 0-

(11)

Royal Marksman

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Thomas Coyle

200/1

Colt by Fullbright out of a Woodman mare. €4,000 foal. Closely re;lated to a number of winners including Spennithorne, successful over 6f as a two-year-old. Likely to need the run on debut.

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(12)

Self Assessed²²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

20/1

Colt by Fracas. Not disgraced in a couple of starts as a two-year-old last term. Should be interesting to gauge his progress in the coming weeks.

Form: 69-

(4)

Taramansour⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

2/1

Dansili colt. Half-brother to Group 3 winners Taniyar and Tanaza. imoroved for the step up to 1m2f in a Leopardstown maiden on good to firm earlier this month. Likely to make the most of his experience.

Form: 34-5

(13)

Verdon Gorge²²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

9/2

Camelot colt out of a Danehill Dancer mare. Cost 240,000gns as a yearling. Ran well in defeat on debut at Naas last November. Expected to improve for the step up in trip.

Form: 8-

(7)

Lady Ironside

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

33/1

Filly by Lawman out of a USA bred mare. Cost €20,000 as a yearling. Closely related to Treasure Cay and The Right Choice both winners over 6f. Likely to need the run on debut.

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Non-Runners

(1)

Delphi²⁵⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Taramansour (2/1), Memorabilis (11/4), Verdon Gorge (9/2), Camelot Rock (8/1), Delphi (8/1), Phoenix Cowboy (14/1), Calavera (20/1), Self Assessed (20/1), Druid's Altar (33/1), Lady Ironside (33/1), Custers Mistake (40/1), Mona's Star (50/1), Gibson Desert (50/1), Royal Marksman (200/1)

Trainer Dermot Weld can saddle the Aga Khan-owned TARAMANSOUR to get off the mark for connections at the fourth time of asking. The Dansili colt has been running with credit in defeat in three career starts so far including on seasonal debut in a Leopardstown 1m2f maiden earlier this month. The Aidan O'Brien-trained Memorabilis is the clear and obvious danger now the Galileo colt enters his second year on the track. Delphi looks next best of those with experience while Calavera for the Ger Lyons yard and the Joseph O'Brien-trained Druids Altar look the pick of the newcomers.