15:35 Leopardstown

Friday 31 July 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 15:36 | Winning time: 2m 38.72s

(5)

Happy Lad^t¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: H P Finegan

200/1

Off the mark at the fifth time of asking for connections when winning a Downpatrick maiden hurdle 12 months ago. Lightly raced on the Flat and others preferred.

Form: 9-0

(13)

Old Town Road^h²⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Gearoid Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S J Harty| BF

125/1

Dylan Thomas gelding out of a Namid mare. Cost €17,000 as a three-year-old. Mixed messages in a number of starts over hurdles in the last 12 month.s Uphill task on Flat debut.

Form:

(12)

Alatar²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 81

8/1

Ruler of The World half-brother to useful 1½m winner Alveena. Career best effort on handicap debut at Roscommon earlier this month. Wouldn't have to improve too much to land the spoils in this company.

Form: 725-3

(2)

Baltinglass Hill⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: M C Grassick

150/1

€5,000 yearling; €7,000 2yo; first foal; dam French 1m1½f winning half-sister to Swedish 1m1f-1m7f winner Dreams Cape. Well held on debut run at Naas earlier this month beaten 12L.

Form: 7

(9)

Big Island²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: J Feane

33/1

Canford Cliffs gelding who is a homebred. Dam was a multiple winner between 7f to 1m and is a half-brother to moderate handicapper Misty At Sea. Pleasing effort on debut at Naas earlier this month, could improve.

Form: 6

(8)

Custers Mistake¹¹

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

100/1

Gelded son of Zoffany out of a Sadler's Wells mare. Cost €40,000 as a yearling. Not much to shout about in a couple of initial starts on the Flat since racing returned last month.

Form: 77

(6)

Eaglemont^t¹⁹

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

11/4

Camelot colt, cost 18,000 gns as a yearling and €100,000 as a Breeze-up purchase. Shaping well in a couple of starts since racing resumed last month including a pleasing effort at Cork recently.

Form: 53

(3)

Gaelforce West⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| BF

18/1

Sales price rose from 40,000gns as a foal to €88,000 as a yearling. Encouraging effort on debut at Gowran Park over 1m1½f last month. Can improve in this company.

Form: 3

(7)

Mona's Star²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: J M Oxx

18/1

Gelding by Sea The Stars. Half-brother to 2-y-o 1m winner Connaught Ranger. Three-race maiden well held on a ll appearances so far with handicaps looking to be the better option.

Form: S57

(4)

Phoenix Cowboy²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

3/1

Gleneagles colt. Dam, unraced, closely related to high-class 1m-1m4f winner Peeping Fawn. Appears to be improving with every run and one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 0-43

(1)

Shoshone Warrior³⁰⁰

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

4/1

Galileo half-brother to smart 6f winner Astaire and useful winner up to 1¾m Every Chance. Little to shout about from a curtailed two-year-old career. One where the best guide is likely to be the market.

Form: 65-

(10)

Timourid^b1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 89

4/1

Four-race maiden. Mixed messages in a number of starts including on a coup,le of occasions since racing returned last month. First time blinkers could well spark improvement.

Form: 4-033

Non-Runners

(11)

Master Cornwall⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Billy Lee

Forecasts

Eaglemont (11/4), Phoenix Cowboy (3/1), Shoshone Warrior (4/1), Timourid (4/1), Alatar (8/1), Mona's Star (18/1), Gaelforce West (18/1), Big Island (33/1), Master Cornwall (50/1), Custers Mistake (100/1), Old Town Road (125/1), Baltinglass Hill (150/1), Happy Lad (200/1)

The Ger Lyons-trained PHOENIX COWBOY can continue his improvement since racing resumed last month, landing the spoils at the fourth time of asking for connections. The Gelneagles colt has been running well in defeat in a couple of starts at Fairyhouse and can get the better of his nearest rival, Alatar for trainer Mick Halford in the colours of the Aga Khan. In a contest where a few hold chances, Shoeshone Warrior for trainer Aidan O'Brien, Eaglemont for trainer Joseph O'Brien and Gaelforce West, a recent third at Gowran Park on debut last month, should not be underestimated.