14:00 Naas

Saturday 4 July 2020

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Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 14.26s

(11)

My Boy Charles¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack

14/1

$280,000 yearling purchase. Slowly into stride and never a factor when 10L ninth on debut at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) last month. Entitled to improve but will need more than that.

Form: 9

(4)

Rebel Step

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

18/1

$100,000 yearling by Tamarkuz. Dam was unraced. Half-brother to group-placed winner Rebel Tale and La Vale. Nice enough pedigree but yard isn't commonly known for juvenile winners. Market check advised.

Form:

(12)

Tar Heel¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| BF

3/1

Zoffany colt. Not beaten far by useful horse on debut and arguably improved when 2L second at Tipperary (5f, yielding) in June. Likely to have further improvement. Claims.

Form: 42

(9)

Zoffany's Delight^t1²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

120,000 gns yearling and related to some smart types. Didn't run badly on debut without threatening when 6L seventh at the Curragh (5f) in June. This trip should suit better and looks to have stable's preferred jockey on board. Not to be dismissed.

Form: 7

(6)

Street Kid¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

5/2

Street Boss colt. Placed handily and raced well throughout only to be denied on the line at Navan (5f) at the end of June. Looked as if the step up in trip should suit and yard have had juvenile winners recently. Leading contender.

Form: 2

(1)

Turbo Spirit²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

11/1

Fetched €72,000 at the sales. Never a factor after poor start on debut, eventually fading into 10L 15th over C&D at the start of June. Should be more streetwise but significant improvement needed to win.

Form: 0

(5)

Cisco Disco⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: J Davison

80/1

Elzaam gelding. Rank 100/1 outsider for debut effort and ran accordingly when 12L seventh in 6f Limerick maiden (good) at the end of June. Faces an equally tough task on paper here and makes limited appeal.

Form: 7

(3)

Dame Dandy

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

11/2

Dandy Man filly. Dam was unraced but related to pattern winners, including group 3-winner Berg Bahn and other 7f winners. Pedigree suggests she is speedy enough and is respected for top connections.

Form:

(7)

Perfect Sign¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

4/1

By Charm Spirit. Ran respectfully on debut when keeping on fourth (beaten 3L) in C&D maiden two weeks ago. Should go on for that and yard are in top form this season. On the shortlist.

Form: 4

(2)

Adakaz¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Rory Cleary| T: N Slevin

40/1

Very cheap purchase as a yearling but didn't run badly on debut when never threatening fifth at Navan (5f) last month. That form looks modest however so will need another step up in this.

Form: 5

(10)

Social Danzer²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery

125/1

Gutaifan filly who made her debut in a tough-looking maiden but was only beaten 8L into seventh at the Curragh (5f) in mid-June. This looks equally as tough however so will need plenty to stake winning claims.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

(8)

Livingston Range

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: T Collins J: Sean Davis

Forecasts

Street Kid (5/2), Tar Heel (3/1), Perfect Sign (4/1), Dame Dandy (11/2), Turbo Spirit (11/1), Zoffany's Delight (14/1), My Boy Charles (14/1), Rebel Step (18/1), Livingston Range (20/1), Adakaz (40/1), Cisco Disco (80/1), Social Danzer (125/1)

A maiden which looks to have some depth to it, preference is for STREET KID to make it second time lucky in this contest. The two-year-old took the eye on debut when narrowly failing to hold on for a deserved victory and his yard currently have a healthy 22% strike rate with juveniles on the turf this term. The Joseph O'Brien-trained duo of Zoffany's Delight and Tar Heel look the sorts who will keep improving with racing - it is notable the former sports a first-time tongue tie in this - as well as the filly Perfect Sign, while Dame Dandy cannot be ignored for a yard who had a first-time out winner as recently as last week and sports a nice pedigree.