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Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 2m 26.42s

(9)

Award Dancer^t¹⁴

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

9/1

Awtaad colt who showed promise when keeping on fifth in a 14-runner maiden here (7f) in February. Not in same form upped to 1m subsequently but he remains the type to do better moving forward.

Form: 56

(8)

Big Belief

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver

18/1

€3,500 yearling, Make Believe colt. Half-brother to useful 5f-6f winner Aleef. Dam once-raced half-sister to smart 1¼m-2m winner (stayed 21.7f) Aajel.

Form:

(5)

Book Of Verse

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: M Halford

20/1

$90,000 Curlin colt. Closely related to minor US winner Trojan Spirit and half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f winner Chatila. Positive market vibes would need to be taken seriously.

Form:

(4)

Moktaffy¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

6/1

Twice-raced gelding. 12/1, third of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, soft) in October, keeping on without threatening. Gleded since last seen and he's expected to be in the shake-up.

Form: 43-

(6)

Ottoman Emperor

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

18/1

€7,500 yearling, Excelebration colt. Dam, German 1m winner, half-sister to useful 1½m winner Pleasant Surprise.

Form:

(14)

Prince Of Verona²¹⁶

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

80/1

Looked badly in need of the experience when sixteenth of 18 in a 6f Curragh maiden back in August. Has since left Aidan O'Brien/switched yards and the betting should guide.

Form: 0-

(2)

Sir Lamorak¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

4/6

Promising sort. 7/2, fourth of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy) in November, pushed along 2f out and not quicken. In excellent hands and type to progress further this term.

Form: 54-

(1)

Zaynudin

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

12/1

Fastnet Rock gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1¼m-1½m winner Zannda and 7f-1¼m winner Zabalan, both useful. Betting should reveal some clues ahead of racecourse debut.

Form:

(7)

Pretty'n'smart

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

€95,000 yearling, Iffraaj filly. Half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f/6f winner City Image and winner up to 8.4f Tahaany. Dam, 9f/9.5f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Elusive Wave.

Form:

(15)

Shazza³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Once-raced filly. Tenth of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, 66/1) on debut 35 days ago, slowly in to stride and never involved.

Form: 0

(11)

Simply A Dream

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

6/1

200,000 gns Camelot filly. Sister to very smart 1¼m-12.5f winner Hunting Horn and closely related to 1¼m-13f winner Goodwill. Dam unraced. Interesting newcomer who is well worth a look in the betting.

Form:

(16)

Sioux Grit²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

300/1

Lightly-raced filly. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, 300/1) 28 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 700-0

(17)

Xael¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D English

300/1

Twice-raced filly. Eleventh of 14 in maiden (150/1) at this course (1m) in November. Hard to recommend on what she has achieved to date.

Form: 00-

(10)

Zanabad⁷⁴

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

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. 150/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f) 74 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Reserve 1.

Form: 0-8

Non-Runners

(13)

Global Export

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J M Barrett J: Luke McAteer

(3)

Maralinga¹⁶⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: T Doyle J: Reserve 2

(12)

Shinpachi¹⁸⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J A Stack J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Sir Lamorak (4/6), Moktaffy (6/1), Simply A Dream (6/1), Award Dancer (9/1), Zaynudin (12/1), Big Belief (18/1), Ottoman Emperor (18/1), Book Of Verse (20/1), Global Export (20/1), Pretty'n'smart (33/1), Maralinga (33/1), Shinpachi (33/1), Prince Of Verona (80/1), Shazza (250/1), Zanabad (250/1), Sioux Grit (300/1), Xael (300/1)

SIR LAMORAK showed plenty of ability in a couple of maidens over shorter trips at the back-end of last season, fourth in a big-field affair at the Curragh (7f) latterly and, with improvement expected, he can come out on top embarking on his 3-y-o campaign. Moktaffy and Award Dancer head up the dangers, whilst Simply A Dream and Book of Verse are a couple of newcomers also worth a look.