15:05 Gowran Park

Monday 19 October 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 53.05s

(3)

Artistic Work^p1³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80

5/1

Lightly-raced colt. Creditable fifth of 11 in maiden at this C&D (good, 17/2) 30 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and respected.

Form: 6555

(8)

Bullock Park⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Tracey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 200/1) 8 days ago. Lots to find.

Form: 00

(9)

Devious Dreamer¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett

16/1

Twice-raced colt. 11/1, twelfth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Plenty to find with the principals.

Form: 60

(10)

King Of The Castle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: A P O'Brien

4/1

Galileo colt. Brother to several winners, notably Derby hero Serpentine. Stable in good form and exciting pedigree so newcomer is most interesting.

Form:

(4)

Mcpherson⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/4

Promising fourth of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, soft, 16/5) on debut 58 days ago. Open to improvement so must enter calculations.

Form: 4

(5)

Rave N Contagion¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

25/1

100/1, tenth of 18 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft) on debut 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip but lots of improvement needed to figure.

Form: 0

(7)

Roman Empire¹⁰³

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

5/2

5/1, encouraging fourth of 6 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) on debut. Off 103 days but yard going well so he's not ruled out.

Form: 4

(6)

New Appointment¹⁶

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

18/1

18/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) on debut 16 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 7

(2)

Princess Mead^p1¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss E Doyle

150/1

50/1, last of 12 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, soft) on debut 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip with cheekpieces fitted and plenty on her plate.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(1)

Captain Rock¹⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A Mullins J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Mcpherson (6/4), Roman Empire (5/2), King Of The Castle (4/1), Artistic Work (5/1), Devious Dreamer (16/1), New Appointment (18/1), Rave N Contagion (25/1), Captain Rock (66/1), Princess Mead (150/1), Bullock Park (200/1)

KING OF THE CASTLE is the sole newcomer in the field but this brother to Derby winner Serpentine is fancied to make a winning start for the in-form Aidan O'Brien team. McPherson rates the biggest threat on the back of his promising debut fourth at the Curragh, although the selection's stable companion Roman Empire could also have a say on his return from a break.