14:40 Leopardstown

Sunday 21 June 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 31.08s

(5)

Bell Ex One

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: R P Cody

66/1

Excelebration gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner Janna's Jingle and 1m3f winner Silaro. Dam twice-raced maiden and pedigree overall doesn't offer much hope.

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(1)

Business Speak^p1

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

16/1

Colt by Dawn Approach. Half-brother to useful 7f performer Theodorico and brother to 6f winner Western Dawn. Wears cheekpieces on debut which isn't entirely a positive.

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(10)

Handel

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

7/1

$250,000 yearling purchase by Pioneerof The Nile. Dam was a winner over extended 1m in America and clsoely related to Argentinian Group 1 winner Speeding Star (1m). Worth a market check.

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(2)

Ides Of August

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

3/1

More Than Ready colt. Dam was maiden in America but full-sister to smart types, including good filly up to 1m Nemoralia. Connections in good form and looks an interesting newcomer.

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(7)

Los Andes

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Colt by Group 1-winning miler Karakontie. Dam minor stakes winner in the USA up to extended 1m and third in Grade 3. Represents powerful yard and not to be dismissed.

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(4)

Noble Seal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Fasicnating Rock colt who is a half-brother to US 1m winner Paid Admission and minor stakes winner After Market. Not the strongest pedigree on paper and looks the stable's second string. Best watched.

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(3)

Popular Verdict

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

14/1

Lope De Vega colt. Hal-brother to 1m4f french winner In Favour. Dam was a winner over 1m2f and full-sister to talented filly MIdday. One who is liekly to need further in time.

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(8)

Sandhurst

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P B Beggy| T: A P O'Brien

12/1

Galileo colt. Has good blend of speed and stamina in pedigree. Half-brother to good sprinter Washington DC and 1m2f winner Scorched Earth. Stable's second choice but one to note on debut.

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(6)

Sassified

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

18/1

5,000 gns foal who rose to €10,000 as a yearling. By crack miler Excelebration and half-brother to winners between 1m2f and 1m4f, including Atticus Boy. This may be a hot race on debut.

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(9)

Southern Cape

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

11/4

Regal pedigree. Galileo colt. Dam was exceptional juvenile winner Cheveley Park Stakes (6f) before third in 1000 Guineas. Brother to smart juvenile Year of The Tiger. Leading contender on debut.

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Forecasts

Southern Cape (11/4), Ides Of August (3/1), Los Andes (4/1), Handel (7/1), Sandhurst (12/1), Noble Seal (14/1), Popular Verdict (14/1), Business Speak (16/1), Sassified (18/1), Bell Ex One (66/1)

Another race which offers some cracking pedigrees, preference is for SOUTHERN CAPE to get off the mark on debut. He has a lovely blend of speed and stamina and being out of Tiggy Wiggy, a lot of precocity during his juvenile season should be expected. The Aidan O-Brien-trained duo of Handel and Sandhurst are similarly well-related and the latter is related to a juvenile winner at Royal Ascot. Los Andes represents a yard who have struck with two-year-old's this campaign already while the same can be applied to Ides of August.