15:35 Curragh

Sunday 21 March 2021

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Royal Lytham At Irish Emerald Stud (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:37 | Winning time: 1m 33.65s

(3)

Hero Of The Hour³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: J McAuley

50/1

Sixth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 50/1) on debut 32 days ago. Needs to step forward now.

Form: 6

(22)

Meishar

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley

80/1

3,000 gns 4-y-o, Exchange Rate gelding. Brother to 3 winners, including Argentinian 7f/1m and winner Querida Rebeca. Dam Argentinian 7f winner. Others appeal more on pedigree.

Form:

(17)

Astrophysicist

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Coogan

40/1

140,000 gns foal, 82,000 gns yearling, Showcasing gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, notably 1½m His Kyllachy. Not without interest on breeding but yard not noted for its debut winners.

Form:

(23)

Church Mountain^t²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 100/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy). Off 6 months with work to do back up in trip.

Form: 70-

(5)

Davitt^h1⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: C O'Brien

80/1

40/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 44 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Hooded for 1st time with plenty to find.

Form: 0

(9)

Draconid^t1

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

16/1

Fastnet Rock colt. Closely related to 1m3f winner Dylans Verse and half-brother to 3 winners, including 1m-12.5f winner Jumellea. Yard in good form so interesting newcomer. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(10)

Fancy Red Diamond

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D M Redmond⁽⁵⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

40/1

Red Jazz gelding. Dam 1¼m winner out of 1½m-1¾m winner Lesoto Diamond. Others newcomers make more appeal on pedigree.

Form:

(20)

Grand Revival¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

150/1

40/1, last of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) on debut 16 days ago. Significantly more required.

Form: 0

(16)

Horoscope^t1¹⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| BF

9/4

Promising second of 6 in maiden (8/13) at Leopardstown (7f, soft) in October. Tongue strap on 1st time. Remains open to improvement, and sure to go well.

Form: 42-

(7)

Molazim¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Hogan

150/1

Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 40/1) on debut 16 days ago. Big step forward is now required.

Form: 0

(11)

Mythical Times¹²³

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

125/1

Eleventh of 12 in minor event (22/1) at Kempton (8f) on debut 123 days ago for William Haggas. Plenty more needed for his new yard.

Form: 0-

(4)

Probe

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld

5/2

Kingman colt. Dam 7f Group 3 winner. Lots to like on paper so debutante is well worth a market check for good yard. Interesting.

Form:

(6)

Razor Falcon¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P W Flynn

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. 250/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) 16 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 0-0

(14)

Saatty

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

8/1

Markaz gelding. Dam unraced sister to smart winner up to 7f Mushir out of useful 6f winner Shimah. No back number on breeding so can't be ruled out.

Form:

(15)

Salvucci¹⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80

11/4

Has progressed steadily in his three runs, 9/2 when fading sixth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, soft) 156 days ago. Much respected back in trip on return.

Form: 536-

(8)

South East Star

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: E Doyle

66/1

€4,000 yearling, Vadamos gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 8.3f Harlequin Striker. Other newcomers make more appeal.

Form:

(21)

The Riastrad³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Blake

100/1

50/1, last of 7 in minor event at Dundalk (7f) on debut 37 days ago. Lots more required.

Form: 7

(2)

Valhalla's Dream

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins

16/1

Morpheus colt. Half-brother to 8.4f winner Marmalade N Toast and 6f winner Reeking Havoc. Newcomer looks to face no easy introduction.

Form:

(18)

Enger¹⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: M J Byrne

100/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 18 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy, 250/1). Off 140 days with plenty to find. RESERVE

Form: 00-

(12)

Going In Style¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Madden| T: N Meade

22/1

Has hinted at promise both runs, seventh of 12 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, 20/1). Off 6 months but should have more to offer back up in trip. RESERVE

Form: 97-

Non-Runners

(19)

Krypton Gold¹³⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

(13)

Notre Belle Bete

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: L F Roche

(1)

Ardbrin¹⁹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Horoscope (9/4), Probe (5/2), Salvucci (11/4), Saatty (8/1), Valhalla's Dream (16/1), Draconid (16/1), Going In Style (22/1), Notre Belle Bete (25/1), Astrophysicist (40/1), Fancy Red Diamond (40/1), Hero Of The Hour (50/1), South East Star (66/1), Krypton Gold (66/1), Meishar (80/1), Davitt (80/1), The Riastrad (100/1), Enger (100/1), Mythical Times (125/1), Church Mountain (150/1), Molazim (150/1), Grand Revival (150/1), Razor Falcon (250/1)

HOROSCOPE looks to have a bright future ahead of him judged on the promise he showed in two runs as a juvenile and Aidan O'Brien's son of No Nay Never is fancied to open his account here before tackling better company. Newcomer Probe is bred to be useful so Dermot Weld's son of Kingman could be the one to chase him home. Salvucci showed fair form at 2yrs and appeals as the pick of the remainder.