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Thursday 25 June 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 13:34 | Winning time: 2m 11.66s

(4)

Alghazaal¹⁶

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

10/3

Teofilo colt, brother to 1m3f winner Nadaitak, half-brother to two more middle distance winners. Dam a 1m2f winner and sister to Italian Group 2 winner. Can improve on promising debut at Leopardstown earlier this month.

Form: 8

(8)

Free Royal¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

150/1

Free Eagle colt. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful winner up to 1m Sceptre Rouge. More needed on the balance of his first couple of starts, 12 months apart at the Curragh.

Form: 0-0

(9)

Hosier¹⁶

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

7/4

Camelot colt, cost €110,000 as a yearling. Encouraging introduction in a Leopardstown 1m2f maiden earlier this month. In the last four years yard have a 44% win and place strike rate at this track in June/July.

Form: 6

(5)

Mostallim¹¹

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

28/1

By Bated Breath. Needs to improve on debut run at Leopardstown earlier this month. Co Kildare yard have a 52% win and place strike rate at this venue in the last four years during June/July.

Form: 7

(1)

Nordic Aurora

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

20/1

Gelding by Siyouni out of a Kingmambo mare. Cost €26,000 as a yearling. Closely related to National Defense, winner over 1m as a two-year-old. Yard have a 44% win and place strike since 2016 in June/July at this venue.

Form:

(6)

Pontchateau^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey

9/1

Colt by War Command out of a Teofilo mare. Closely related to Victory Chime, winner between 1m2f and 1m3f. Promising debut appearance finishing fifth of 14 beaten 4¾L at Roscommon earlier this month.

Form: 5

(7)

Requinto Decks¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: Thomas Coyle

250/1

Gelding by Requinto out of a Tagula mare. Well held on both debut effort at Naas in March before a dismal performance at this venue over 6f earlier this month. Steps up in trip.

Form: 07

(10)

Rotokura²⁹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

125/1

Cable Bay colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Sakash. Changed hands for €13,000 as a two-year-old. Well held when never nearer in both career starts so far. Possibly best watched on return to action.

Form: 08-

(11)

Royal Marksman⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Downey| T: Thomas Coyle

250/1

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. Last of 13 runners on debut at this venue over 1m4f earlier this month.

Form: 0

(2)

Up With The Play

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

28/1

Gelding by Fracas out of a Teofilo mare. Closely related to Purple Glow, winner over 6f. Stable have a 31% win and place strike rate at this venue since 2016 with their runners in June/July.

Form:

(3)

Yulong Magicreef¹³

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

2/1

Gelding by Fastnet Rock. Half-sister to very smart winner up to 1¼m Linngari out of useful 1¼m-1½m winner Lidakiya. Likely to improve on promising debut at the Curragh over a similar trip earlier this month.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Hosier (7/4), Yulong Magicreef (2/1), Alghazaal (10/3), Pontchateau (9/1), Nordic Aurora (20/1), Up With The Play (28/1), Mostallim (28/1), Rotokura (125/1), Free Royal (150/1), Royal Marksman (250/1), Requinto Decks (250/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained HOSIER can improve on his debut run at Leopardstown earlier this month. The Camelot colt finished 3¾L behind the winner Tiger Moth on good to firm ground in a contest that has produced the 13th placed Soaring Monarch to win an 11-runner contest at Limerick last week. Alghazaal was not far behind the selection at Leopardstown and can progress from that effort along with the Jessica Harrington-trained Yulong Magicreef who ran well in defeat over a similar trip at the Curragh earlier in the month. Pontchateau for trainer Paddy Twomey and the Dermot Weld representative, Mostallim would not surprise id producing decent efforts.