16:15 Curragh

Sunday 9 August 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 1m 0.7s

(18)

Castletownshend^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: T M Walsh| OR: 73

13/2

Longstanding maiden (0-19) who is impossible to fancy to any serious extent. Only sixth in a handicap over 6f last time out, and hasn't looked like threatening in any of his recent efforts. Can be quickly looked past.

Form: 6605-76

(1)

Adjust

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey

10/1

£30,000 yearling by Charm Spirit. Second foal of dam who was placed over 6f/7f on the AW as a two-year-old. Doesn't make masses of appeal on paper despite the fact this isn't likely to take much winning.

Form:

(8)

Best Ever More²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K P Cotter

150/1

11-length adrift of his nearest rival when last of eight at Dundalk (5f; standard) on debut. Now switches to turf with a mountain to climb on that evidence. Best watched.

Form: 8

(4)

Bluepower^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: J A Stack

100/1

Produced another low-key display when midfield over C&D last month. Held by a few of these on that form & looks one to oppose for now until gaining handicap mark.

Form: 07

(10)

Boundless Power¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: J Feane

10/3

The one to beat in this contest after following up encouraging AW exertions to find just one too good over C&D recently. Was disqualified from that contest (rider failed to draw correct weight) but holds some of these on that form.

Form: 3-3D

(6)

Grey Streak³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: K J Condon| OR: 73

28/1

Narrowly behind I Am Thunder at Navan (6f; yielding to soft) last month. That was his best effort to date and although he is vulnerable for win purposes he could run into a place at best if able to improve.

Form: 685

(14)

I Am Thunder^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 74

14/1

Behind Mudawy & Call Of The Jungle when sixth over C&D a couple of weeks ago. Has ran consistently well on each of his three starts in this grade & another solid effort looks in the offing.

Form: 345

(11)

King Of Stars¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 75

11/2

Yet to win in seven starts but he did show more when third at Naas (6f; good) last time out. Can be inconsistent so not one to bank on reproducing that sort of form but does have place claims.

Form: 33-4273

(2)

Linus Larrabee⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: E Lynam| OR: 71

25/1

0-4. Back into maiden company after running a quiet race on his handicap bow over 6f at this track. Quite hard to make a case for on the balance of his overall form.

Form: 57-60

(15)

Mudawy¹⁴

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

7/2

Finished fifth (placed fourth) behind Call Of The Jungle (second; demoted to third) on debut over C&D. Must reverse the form but could improve past that rival. By far the least exposed runner in the field.

Form: 4

(17)

Blue Umbrella⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss S J Harty| OR: 62

150/1

Sole standout career run came on 'heavy' ground over C&D. Hasn't gone on since then and now returns to maiden company after only managing to beat one home at Navan (5f; soft) on her seasonal return to action.

Form: 950-0

(9)

Call Of The Jungle^v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 73

13/2

Seven-race maiden who finished third in the same race Boundless Power was runner-up over C&D last time. That horse was disqualified which meant she was actually placed second but regardless she should be thereabouts again.

Form: 23-0322

(5)

Miss Florentine¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: R O'Sullivan

125/1

Showed mild promise on debut when finishing in midfield but then failed to back that up on better ground over C&D when tried over this trip for the first time. Ground to make up with Call Of The Jungle now & others have less to prove.

Form: 68

(13)

Nice Child Two^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: K P Cotter

200/1

Two duck eggs beside her name after failing to improve from low-key debut effort to finish 12th of 17 over C&D last time out. Opposed with confidence until showing vastly more encouragement.

Form: 00

(12)

Passaggi

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: S G O'Donnell

100/1

Gutaifan filly starts out at a low level on debut. Half-sister to four winners including Well Done Me who was a 5f winner. Betting likely to prove informative with this one.

Form:

(3)

Sassy Dancer⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin

250/1

Sent off at a huge price (300-1) on debut. Ran in accordance with those odds to finish last of 18. Impossible to fancy on that evidence so is readily opposed.

Form: 0

(7)

She's In The Game¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: W T Farrell

150/1

Tries 5f after being eased down to finish well-beaten in a pair of maidens over 1m. Masses to prove and only a watching brief can be advised.

Form: 09

(16)

Taggalo^b1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C P Hoban| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 73| BF

8/1

Drops back to the minimum trip for the first time but has been a beaten favourite the last twice. Overall record now stands at 0-6. This is a weak race though and the yard in good form.

Form: 467-354

Forecasts

Boundless Power (10/3), Mudawy (7/2), King Of Stars (11/2), Call Of The Jungle (13/2), Castletownshend (13/2), Taggalo (8/1), Adjust (10/1), I Am Thunder (14/1), Linus Larrabee (25/1), Grey Streak (28/1), Bluepower (100/1), Passaggi (100/1), Miss Florentine (125/1), Blue Umbrella (150/1), She's In The Game (150/1), Best Ever More (150/1), Nice Child Two (200/1), Sassy Dancer (250/1)

There is quite a lot of deadwood in this contest which can be ruled out pretty quickly. The key to this race is a piece of form over C&D from two weeks ago when BOUNDLESS POWER was disqualified for finishing second after his rider failed to weigh in at the correct weight. He is less exposed than some of his rivals who he holds on that form and a reproduction of that effort would be good enough to see him gain compensation. If for whatever reason he didn't turn up in similar form, perhaps the lightly raced Mudawy can improve past Call Of The Jungle as the main danger. Tagalo, I Am Thunder & King Of Stars are also genuine place contenders.