18:45 Ballinrobe

Monday 20 July 2020

All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 2m 50.39s

(1)

Bell Manannan

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Debutante by Palavicini out of a Selkirk mare. Closely related to Mizbah, winner up to 1m3f and two-year-old winner Candice. Yards newcomers often come on for first start.

Form:

(13)

Casa Bendita

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

40/1

Gelding by Casamento out of a Speighstown mare. Cost €20,000 as a yearling. Related to two-year-old winner Fixette. Uphill task on debut.

Form:

(3)

Sideshow Bob¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

66/1

Filly by Big Bad Bob out of a Dansili mare. Related to Truffles, winner over 6f/7f. Well held on debut over 2m at Navan earlier this month and likely to be a similar story today.

Form: 0

(7)

Custers Mistake³²

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

20/1

Gelded son of Zoffany out of a Sadler's Wells mare. Cost €40,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a number of winners including Sociopath, successful between 1m2f and 1m5f. Likely to improve on debut run over 1m4f at Fairyhouse last month.

Form: 7

(8)

Desert Highway^v1³³

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

7/1

By Dubawi and is a half-brother to the smart Princess Highway and Royal Diamond. First-time visor likely to assist following pleasing debut effort at Gowran Park last month.

Form: 5

(5)

Monopoly^t1²⁷

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

8/1

Australia colt out of a Inchinor mare. Cost 115,000gns as a yearling. Closely related to Elektrum, winner over 1m/1m4f. Improved form first start to second at Navan last month. Expected to improve in this company.

Form: 93

(2)

Monument Valley⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 90| BF

8/15

Galileo colt, half-brother to several winners, including very smart winner up to 1m4f Main Sequence. Alluding to first career victory at the Curragh and earlier this month at Cork.

Form: 9-722

(10)

Sweet Will⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

Gelding by Dragon Pulse out of a One Cool Cat mare. Related to Gold Jasmine, successful over 7½f and 1m winner, Haley Bop. Beaten 13L on debut at Killarney earlier this month over 1m3f. More needed.

Form: 6

(9)

Martha's Vineyard^h²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Leonard| T: J J Murphy| OR: 63

66/1

Born To Sea fill who dam won at 1m but stayed further. Half-sister to useful 1m winner Noivo. Last of 13 on debut at Leopardstown last month, sent off at odds of 150/1, which tells it's own story.

Form: 0

(6)

Royal Free Hotel^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/2

Daughter of Mastercraftsman. Sixth of eight runners beaten over 7L on debut at Gowran Park last month before a much better effort at Fairyhouse over 1m4f earlier this month. Well worth a place on the shortlist.

Form: 63

Non-Runners

(12)

Donttellthewomen¹³

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: J C McConnell J: R Coakley

(11)

Alatar¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Ronan Whelan

(4)

Verdon Gorge³²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

Forecasts

Monument Valley (8/15), Royal Free Hotel (7/2), Alatar (7/2), Desert Highway (7/1), Monopoly (8/1), Custers Mistake (20/1), Verdon Gorge (20/1), Casa Bendita (40/1), Sweet Will (50/1), Donttellthewomen (50/1), Martha's Vineyard (66/1), Bell Manannan (66/1), Sideshow Bob (66/1)

It's hard to ignore the clear and obvious chance of the Aidan O'Brien-trained MONUMENT VALLEY in this weak looking line-up. The three-year-old can improve on a couple of solid efforts at the Curragh and more recently at Cork to land the spoils of the Mick Halford-trained Alatar in the colours of the Aga Khan who ran well on return to action at Roscommon earlier this month. Custers Mistake for trainer Kevin Predergast and the Dermot Weld-trained Desert Highway will look to improve on their debuts runs, while Monopoly and Royal Free Hotel should be considered on their third career start.