12:30 Gowran Park

Wednesday 2 September 2020

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Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 1m 30.83s

(7)

Artistic Work¹¹

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

17/2

Promising sort. 11/2, showed benefit of initial experience upped in trip when fifth of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, soft) 11 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 65

(3)

Duke Of Mantua¹¹

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

4/7

Promising sort. 16/1, shaped well when third of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) on debut 11 days ago, running green over 1f out and best work finish. Open to progress.

Form: 3

(1)

Fight Zone⁴¹

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

5/1

Promising sort. 4/1, improved from debut when third of 6 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 41 days ago. Yard having good spell. Should have more to offer.

Form: 53

(13)

Flexible Approach³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

50/1

Shaped as if better for run when seventh of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 7/1) on debut 38 days ago, weakening over 1f out.

Form: 7

(11)

Laelaps⁸⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

50/1

Last of 8 in maiden at Navan (5f, good to firm, 10/3) on debut 84 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 8

(2)

Macs Dilemma

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: E Sheehy

300/1

Foaled April 6. €3,500 foal, Coulsty gelding. Dam, 5f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 8.6f Avon Pearl.

Form:

(16)

Massaman^t⁸

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

100/1

18/1 and tongue strap on, hinted at ability when tenth of 13 in maiden at Cork (6f, heavy) on debut 8 days ago, not clear run over 1f out. Type to do better in handicaps.

Form: 0

(8)

Pat Costello²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: H De Bromhead

80/1

Went with no immediate encouragement when eighth of 9 in maiden (20/1) at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) on debut 26 days ago.

Form: 8

(9)

Sword Zorro¹⁵

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

10/3

Promising individual. Again improved when second of 7 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, heavy, 2/1) 15 days ago, clear of rest. Open to improvement.

Form: 322

(10)

Valderrama

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien

66/1

Foaled February 16. 30,000 gns yearling, Kodiac colt. Dam, 7f winner who stayed 1¼m, sister to useful 7f winner When Not Iff.

Form:

Non-Runners

(15)

Kailash

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: D K Weld J: O J Orr

(5)

Magnanimous⁴⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

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

(6)

Men Of Dreams¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: G Keane J: J P Shinnick

(14)

Rugaday

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Liam G O'brien J: M A Enright

(4)

Covert Mission¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 1

(12)

True Conviction²⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Duke Of Mantua (4/7), Sword Zorro (10/3), Magnanimous (4/1), Fight Zone (5/1), Artistic Work (17/2), Kailash (10/1), Men Of Dreams (33/1), Laelaps (50/1), Flexible Approach (50/1), True Conviction (50/1), Covert Mission (50/1), Valderrama (66/1), Rugaday (66/1), Pat Costello (80/1), Massaman (100/1), Macs Dilemma (300/1)

Plenty of these are open to any amount of progress after promising debut efforts. DUKE OF MANTUA fits right into that category having shaped as if this step up in trip is just what he requires when third at the Curragh 11 days ago. Sword Zorro is another open to improvement and gets the vote to chase the selection home, ahead of Magnanimous and Artistic Work.