13:25 Leopardstown

Friday 16 October 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:27 | Winning time: 1m 48.22s

(11)

Bolshoi Ballet¹³

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

1/1

Highly promising type. Third of 7 in maiden (10/3) at Newmarket (8f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago, nearest finish despite badly needing the experience. Trainer going well. Open to significant progress.

Form: 3

(9)

Earlswood¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx

11/2

€160,000 yearling, Pivotal brother to smart 1½m-18.6f winner Making Miracles. 100/1, fifth of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago, nearest finish. May well do better.

Form: 5

(4)

Ebasari

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

25/1

Foaled February 3. Lope De Vega colt. Dam, 9.4f winner who stayed 1½m, half-sister to smart 12.5f winner Ebiyza.

Form:

(6)

Grid²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

13/2

Promising type. Much better effort when third of 11 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good, 9/2) 27 days ago. Open to further progress.

Form: 43

(3)

Kojin

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

80/1

Foaled April 3. Siyouni colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 7f Seeharn and 8.4f-11f winner Aimhirgin Lass. Dam unraced.

Form:

(13)

Macadam's Rock⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: G M Lyons

150/1

Eighth of 11 in maiden at Navan (8f, soft, 22/1) on debut 9 days ago. Others much preferred.

Form: 8

(10)

Moktaffy²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

12/1

115,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Dam 1m winner. 11/1, fourth of 7 in maiden at Listowel (7f, good) on debut 24 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 4

(1)

No Never Again⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: M J Smith

200/1

Seventh of 11 in maiden at Navan (8f, soft, 33/1) on debut 9 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 7

(14)

O'Reilly

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

10/1

Foaled May 14. 260,000 gns yearling, Frankel Brother to useful 1¼m winner Fox Premier and closely related to several winners, including smart winner up to 11f Black Arrow. Dam 9f winner. Interesting.

Form:

(12)

Safari Quest

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

16/1

Foaled March 7. Australia gelding. Brother to useful 1m winner Roca Roma and half-brother to several winners, including very smart winner up to 1m Beauty Flame. Dam ran once.

Form:

(5)

Salvucci⁵

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

9/2

Twice-raced colt. 6/1, third of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft) 5 days ago, best work finish. Should have even more to offer.

Form: 53

(7)

Sea Appeal²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

200/1

40/1, last of 10 in maiden at Naas (7f, good) on debut 29 days ago.

Form: 0

(2)

Sir Lamorak

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

22/1

Foaled March 11. Camelot colt. Half-brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner A New Dawn. Stable in good form. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(8)

Whyzzat¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. 40/1, better effort when sixth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 13 days ago. More needed.

Form: 76

Forecasts

Bolshoi Ballet (1/1), Salvucci (9/2), Earlswood (11/2), Grid (13/2), O'Reilly (10/1), Moktaffy (12/1), Safari Quest (16/1), Sir Lamorak (22/1), Ebasari (25/1), Whyzzat (66/1), Kojin (80/1), Macadam's Rock (150/1), Sea Appeal (200/1), No Never Again (200/1)

A potentially hot maiden, but it's hard to oppose BOLSHOI BALLET, who shaped really well on debut at Newmarket a couple of weeks ago despite looking very much in need of the experience. Earlswood and Grid are other promising types, while O'Reilly and Sir Lamorak, the latter a stable companion of the selection, are newcomers to note.