14:35 Galway

Saturday 1 August 2020

All14:3515:1015:4516:1516:4517:1517:45

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 50.84s

(5)

Bramble Sand^p1⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

50/1

Footstepsinthesand gelding. Improved effort on seasonal debut here, at this meeting on Monday after failing to beat anything home in two runs last year. More needed in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 595

(8)

Brehon Star

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C P Hoban| T: M M McNiff

33/1

Lawman colt made €38,000gns as a yearling. Half-brother to three winners. Best watched on debut given strong look this race has to it on paper.

Form:

(1)

Halite¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

10/1

Colt by Fascinating Rock out of a Iffraaj mare. Cost 52,000gns as a yearling. Related to Fight Club, winner at up to 1m2f. Pleasing effort on debut at Killarney last month but improved run needed here.

Form: 4

(6)

Ontario²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

2/5

Galileo colt out of a Fastnet Rock mare. Improved effort on latest start in a Fairyhouse maiden over 7f last month. Will look to progress here.

Form: 0D

(3)

Pagan River

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

66/1

Colt by Morpheus out of a Kyllachy mare. Market likely to reveal connections expectations on debut for Co Tipperary yard.

Form:

(2)

Snowy Owl¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

4/1

Galileo colt. Well held and no impression in a couple of career starts so far. Could improve in this contest.

Form: 85

(7)

Xeres

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade

20/1

Colt by Farhh out of a Inchinor mare. Closely related to Finley Connolly, winner over 1m/1m1f. Looks a long term prospect.

Form:

Non-Runners

(4)

Hms Seahorse¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: P B Beggy

Forecasts

Ontario (2/5), Snowy Owl (4/1), Hms Seahorse (4/1), Halite (10/1), Xeres (20/1), Brehon Star (33/1), Bramble Sand (50/1), Pagan River (66/1)

Trainer Aidan O'Brien saddles a couple in this contest with the Galileo colt, ONTARIO taken to get off the mark at the third time of asking. The youngster ran well in defeat at Fairyhouse recently and can improve 27 days later at the expense of his stablemate HMS Seahorse, fifth of nine at the Curragh on debut last month. Snowy Owl could improve on a couple of disappointments and can battle for the minor honours with the Dermot Weld-trained Halite and Noel Meade's debutante, Xeres.