16:15 Curragh

Saturday 18 July 2020

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

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 1m 26.96s

(5)

Bell Ex One¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: R P Cody

200/1

Minor improvement from first run to second but there's almost no chance that level or anything similar will be good enough.

Form: 95

(6)

Cold Steel

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Summer Front colt, cost $45,000 as a yearling; half-brother to four winners in the US; yard do well with their juveniles but probably best watched unless market suggests otherwise.

Form:

(2)

Colour Sergeant³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| BF

6/1

Beaten odds on favourite in a five-runner race on debut at Fairyhouse; not beaten far and met some interference so expected to improve on that here with this longer trip likely to bring improvement.

Form: 3

(8)

Erzindjan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

12/1

Lope De Vega colt, dam a 1m Listed winner, half-sister to a 1m2f Group 2 winner; makes appeal on paper and interesting to see what the market makes of him for debut from a yard that can ready one first time up.

Form:

(4)

Hms Seahorse

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M C Hussey| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

Galileo colt, half-brother to Armory (Group 2 winning 2yo); dam placed in Group class as a 2yo; yard's newcomers often improve plenty for their first outing but he's respected and bred to be a sharp 2yo.

Form:

(9)

Kalaroun

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

33/1

Starspangledbanner colt, dam 1m2f winner; half-sister to a winning miler; respected on debut and market should reveal expectations.

Form:

(3)

Mac Swiney²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

15/2

Looked green when beaten 4l over C&D on debut and probably more of a long term project.

Form: 5

(1)

Snowy Owl²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

16/1

Only beat one home over C&D last month and likely to be better suited by further than this.

Form: 8

(7)

Wembley²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

4/9

Galileo colt, brother to four useful sorts including Group 1 winner Johannes Vermeer; shaped with heaps of promise on debut and the one to beat with that experience under his belt.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Wembley (4/9), Colour Sergeant (6/1), Mac Swiney (15/2), Erzindjan (12/1), Hms Seahorse (14/1), Snowy Owl (16/1), Cold Steel (16/1), Kalaroun (33/1), Bell Ex One (200/1)

Aidan O'Brien has won six of the last nine renewals of this race and he's got a strong hand in this race with his pair. WEMBLEY rates as the one to beat after his promising debut and that experience should put him spot on for this. HMS Seahorse is bred to be a useful two-year-old and the selection's stablemate could be the main danger. Colour Sergeant should improve for this longer trip and he completes the shortlist.