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

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 12.37s

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Charmed

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Colt by Charm Spirit out of a Street Cry mare. Cost €70,000 before dropping to £50,000 as a foal. Closely related to one time winner on the AW at Wolverhampton over 1m1f, Shir Khan. Yard just one from 16 with two-year-olds this term.

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(3)

Coill Avon²⁵

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

10/3

Kingman colt out of a Sixties Icon mare. Cost 70,000gns as a foal before fetching €140,000 at the yearling sales. Ran well in defeat on debut at Naas last month. Plenty of room for improvement.

Form: 6

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Forest Of Dreams²³

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

16/5

Colt by No Nay Never out of a Zafonic mare. Cost 900,000gns as a yearling. Closely related to El Hayem, winner over 1m. Fifth of eight runners beaten 4L on debut at Navan last month. Likely to improve on that performance.

Form: 5

(1)

Puerto De Vega²¹

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

5/4

Colt by Lope De Vega. Cost 90,000gns as a yearling. Promising third of 11 not beaten far on debut in a 5f maiden at the Curragh last month. Yard going well and a leading player here.

Form: 3

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Repute

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

13/2

Acclamation colt out of a Clodovil mare. Cost £45,000 as a yearling. Worth a check in the market for Co Tipperary yard whose couple of two-year-olds have been running well in defeat this season.

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Forecasts

Puerto De Vega (5/4), Forest Of Dreams (16/5), Coill Avon (10/3), Repute (13/2), Charmed (14/1)

The Aidan O'Brien-trained FOREST OF DREAMS can improve on his debut run at Navan last month to land the spoils here. The No Nay Never colt lost little in defeat behind Chief Little Hawk and can get the better of the Johnny Murtagh-trained Puerto De Vegas who is likely to emerge as the biggest danger. Coill Avon for trainer Ger Lyons comes in to the reckoning with debutante, Repute who represents the Paddy Twomey yard who are going well since racing resumed with their juveniles.