16:45 Cork

Sunday 5 July 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 42.12s

(3)

Donate

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: R P Downey| T: G B Caldwell

22/1

First foal; dam French Group-placed 7f 2yo winner, half-sister to 1m2f Group 1 winner Announce; strikingly bred and it will be interesting how the market reacts to his belated appearance.

Form:

(5)

Assam¹¹⁸⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Fitzgerald

250/1

Hasn't seen the racecourse for over three years; did show some promise on debut in 2016 but very hard to recommend on first start for new connections after 1180 days off.

Form: 66/

(4)

Fall For A Kiss¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: K J Leonard| T: J J Murphy

200/1

Half-sister to Flat winners Kiss Goodnight and Captain's Affair; cost 36,000 euros as a yearling; inexperienced showed on recent Roscommon debut; should do better but other with stronger chances.

Form: 0

(7)

Rafiah^h1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally

200/1

Off the track for a long time before running a fair race on reappearance at Gowran Park last month; can improve for that experience and one to consider.

Form: 0/8

(19)

Ballyvil⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

200/1

Cost 22,000 euros as a two-year-old; half-brother to plenty of winners; no real sign of promise on debut recently at the Curragh; can improve but unlikely to be good enough at present.

Form: 0

(10)

Grizzly^p1¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

Showed promise on sole 2yo start, finishing fourth of 13 in 6f maiden at the Curragh; hard to assess given he got very upset in the stalls when last seen at Naas in March when finishing 18th of 18; sports first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 4-0

(9)

Gudmanlarry¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin

200/1

Bought for 13,000 euros as a foal; slowly away on debut run at Gowran Park last month but showed signs of ability before weakening close home; interesting contender if progressing.

Form: 8

(6)

Lord Park¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

100/1

Just two average performances from his two starts last month at Naas and Gowran Park; obviously open to improvement but difficult to recommend with confidence.

Form: 00

(14)

Sounds Of Spring²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon

20/1

Fourth of 11 beaten 4L on encouraging debut in a Limerick 7f maiden in October last year; finished mid-division on reappearance run at Gowran Park last month; probably more to come and worth a check in the betting.

Form: 4-7

(17)

Starting Monday

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: G Scott

50/1

Cost 20,000 euros as a yearling; first foal; dam is half sister to some Group class performers; very interesting newcomer and one to note in the betting.

Form:

(21)

Sydney Blues¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

66/1

Has been showing moderate improvement on both his runs this season; fair chance if learning to settle better though hard to recommend confidently on all known form.

Form: P0-77

(16)

War Leader^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 72

9/1

Full brother to the very smart Lancaster Bomber and showed some signs of promise when second in 6f Listowel maiden on his third start before disappointing again at Naas over 6f; reasonable reappearance run at Naas; should go well.

Form: 6627-4

(1)

Elite Craft¹⁶

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

13/8

Ran into a Group class rival on reappearance run at Gowran Park last month pulling away from her rivals in behind; only a matter of time before she is winning races

Form: 45-2

(18)

Federica Sophia

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

4/1

3rd foal; half-sister to winners Kiss For A Jewel and Jewel Maker; usefully bred and one to consider if market support comes for debutante from leading stable.

Form:

(20)

Inside Intel¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Oliver

9/1

Showed promise on her debut last season and Naas and showed she had trained on when a good third at Gowran Park two weeks ago; likely to improve again and one to note.

Form: 8-3

(2)

Oasis Law

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: Ian O'Connor

250/1

Cheaply bought first foal out of an unraced dam; very difficult to assess and only clues to her chances will come from the market.

Form:

(12)

Rebel Ruler

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: D Budds

250/1

Cost just 1,500 euros as a yearling; second foal; dam was a maiden and related to horses who did better over a further distance than this.

Form:

(8)

Too Soon To Panic¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 85

9/4

Showed good promise on debut in a Leopardstown fillies' maiden this time last year, but was below that level in two further starts; decent effort on handicap debut at Gowran Park recently but vulnerable to less exposed rivals.

Form: 344-3

Non-Runners

(13)

Path Of Flowers¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 1

(11)

Monzoon²⁸⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: R O'Sullivan J: Reserve 2

(15)

Lansing¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D Marnane J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Elite Craft (13/8), Too Soon To Panic (9/4), Federica Sophia (4/1), War Leader (9/1), Inside Intel (9/1), Lansing (16/1), Sounds Of Spring (20/1), Donate (22/1), Grizzly (22/1), Path Of Flowers (25/1), Monzoon (33/1), Starting Monday (50/1), Sydney Blues (66/1), Lord Park (100/1), Fall For A Kiss (200/1), Ballyvil (200/1), Gudmanlarry (200/1), Rafiah (200/1), Oasis Law (250/1), Assam (250/1), Rebel Ruler (250/1)

Having shown some promise last season ELITE CRAFT ran into a very good rival at Gowran Park on her seasonal reappearance. Although no chance with the winner that day, she pulled nicely clear of her rivals and if running up to that form, should go very close. War Leader has failed to live up to the exploits of his well-bred relatives so far but did put up his best performance last time out suggesting he is slowly going in the right direction. Inside Intel has shown improved form of late and would not have to kick on too much to play a role here.