13:00 Naas

Sunday 1 November 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:03 | Winning time: 1m 53.32s

(15)

Astrapi¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: T Cooper

200/1

Ninth of 10 in minor event at Cork (8f, soft, 80/1) on debut 19 days ago, slowly away. One for handicaps over further next year.

Form: 9

(1)

Captain Rock¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 50/1, last of 8 in maiden at Gowran (7f, heavy) 11 days ago.

Form: 08

(9)

Dublin Journal²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 83

8/1

Promising individual. 10/3, fourth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Should have more to offer over this trip and very much one to consider.

Form: 534

(3)

Dunmain Power

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

40/1

Foaled May 8. Protectionist gelding. Half-brother to winner abroad by Canford Cliffs. Dam French 1¼m/11f winner.

Form:

(7)

Enger²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: M J Byrne

250/1

100/1, fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Limerick (7f, heavy) on debut 22 days ago.

Form: 0

(18)

Global Welfare

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Bolger

33/1

Foaled February 25. €50,000 yearling, Fastnet Rock colt. Dam, ran twice, closely related to smart 1m-10.7f winner (stayed 1¾m) Paene Magnus.

Form:

(2)

Key To The Kingdom

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

12/1

Foaled April 8. Galileo colt. Brother to 1¼m winner Stars At Night and smart winner up to 1¾m Exemplar.

Form:

(19)

King Of The Castle¹³

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

15/8

Galileo brother to several winners, notably Derby hero Serpentine. Promising fourth of 9 in maiden at Gowran (8f, heavy, 4/1) on debut 13 days ago, not knocked about. Will improve.

Form: 4

(16)

Max Mayhem^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

22/1

Foaled April 10. €40,000 foal, New Bay colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Damaraland and 1m winner Stormy Alexis. Dam, 7f-1¼m winner, half-sister to very smart 7f-1½m winner Magic Hurricane. Wears hood.

Form:

(5)

Modus Operandi

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

12/1

Foaled February 2. 325,000 gns foal, 700,000 gns yearling, Frankel colt from superb Ballymacoll family. Appealing newcomer and market support should be noted.

Form:

(8)

Montepulciano

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy

100/1

Foaled April 10. 15,000 gns yearling, Sea The Moon gelding. Dam once-raced half-sister to useful 9.5f winner Queen of Naples out of useful 1¼m winner Napoleon's Sister.

Form:

(21)

Parliament Hill

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: J J Murphy

80/1

Foaled May 7. 40,000 gns yearling, Sir Percy colt. Half-brother to 5f winner Flying Foxy and smart winner up to 7f Urban Icon.

Form:

(13)

Rakish Paddy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

100/1

Foaled May 9. Mustajeeb colt. Closely related to 6f-1¼m winner Best Tamayuz and half-brother to 1¼m winner Blushing Beauty and 1m-1¼m winner Nada Alward.

Form:

(12)

Rave N Contagion¹³

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

18/1

Twice-raced gelding. 25/1, third of 9 in maiden at Gowran (8f, heavy) 13 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 03

(17)

Taipan

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

7/1

Foaled February 22. €500,000 yearling, Frankel colt. Half-brother to smart winner up to 6f Brad The Brief. Appealing newcomer on paper.

Form:

(4)

Team Of Firsts²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

15/8

Promising individual. Fourth of 11 in maiden (6/1) at Navan (8f, soft) on debut 25 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Open to improvement and can go well.

Form: 4

(20)

Truth Twisters

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: D Cullen

200/1

Foaled March 24. Anjaal gelding. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 8.5f, half-sister to useful/ungenuine winner up to 6f Titus Alone.

Form:

(10)

Zaralion²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: G A Kingston

66/1

Fourth of 14 in minor event at Redcar (7f, heavy, 20/1) on debut 29 days ago for Karl Burke. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(11)

Herecomesharry⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: F G Hand J: Reserve 1

(14)

Moddy Poddle²⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Reserve 2

(6)

No Never Again¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M J Smith J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Team Of Firsts (15/8), King Of The Castle (15/8), Taipan (7/1), Dublin Journal (8/1), Key To The Kingdom (12/1), Modus Operandi (12/1), Rave N Contagion (18/1), Max Mayhem (22/1), Global Welfare (33/1), Moddy Poddle (33/1), Dunmain Power (40/1), Zaralion (66/1), Herecomesharry (66/1), Parliament Hill (80/1), Montepulciano (100/1), Rakish Paddy (100/1), No Never Again (100/1), Captain Rock (200/1), Astrapi (200/1), Truth Twisters (200/1), Enger (250/1)

KING OF THE CASTLE, a full brother to the Derby winner Serpentine, is sure to have derived plenty from his Gowran debut and could prove a different proposition now. His trainer Aidan O'Brien has a typically strong hand, with newcomers Modus Operandi and Key to The Kingdom both making clear appeal also. Dublin Journal definitely has a race in him and this drop back to a mile looks ideal.