13:30 Curragh

Saturday 17 April 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 15.24s

(1)

Albion Square

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

15/2

Foaled February 18. 55,000 gns yearling, Acclamation colt. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to useful 6f-7f winner Ladyship out of very smart 7f-1m winner Peeress. Interesting newcomer for leading yard.

Form:

(5)

Castle Star¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack

9/4

Promising individual. Second of 11 in maiden (7/2) at Cork (5f, good to soft) on debut 14 days ago. Stable in good form. May well do better.

Form: 2

(2)

Dash To Dawn

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: G Donnelly

100/1

Foaled March 15. €1,000 yearling, Dawn Approach colt. Dam 6f-7f winner out of useful 2-y-o 5f winner Nadwah. Rates a likely outsider on racecourse bow.

Form:

(6)

Geodesic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

25/1

Foaled February 25. Caravaggio colt. Half-brother to numerous winners, including useful 2-y-o 7.4f winner Radiantly and 7f-9.4f winner Altair. Dam ran twice. Betting should guide.

Form:

(3)

Glounthaune

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

9/4

Foaled February 3. 350,000 gns yearling, Kodiac brother to 7f winner Mr Kodi. Dam, unraced, half-sister to smart 9.5f-11f winner Motamarris. Appeals on paper for powerful stable and one to note.

Form:

(11)

I Have A Voice²⁰

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

25/1

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 9 in maiden at Naas (5f, heavy) on debut 20 days ago, outpaced under 2f out but rallying final 100 yds. Open to improvement with that under his belt.

Form: 4

(12)

Kirsapp

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

5/1

Foaled April 30. Dawn Approach colt. Dam unraced out of smart winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7f winner) Katiyra. Yard in good form and worth a checking in the betting for clues.

Form:

(9)

Shinkansen¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

11/1

Once-raced colt. Fifth of 11 in maiden (13/2) at Cork (5f, good to soft) on debut 14 days ago, keeping on having not been ideally drawn. Should improve.

Form: 5

(4)

The Lion Strikes²⁷

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

33/1

Once-raced colt. 8/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at this course (5f, soft) on debut 27 days ago, making late headway. Entitled to be sharper for that but others make more appeal.

Form: 6

(10)

Tumultuous

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

22/1

Foaled March 28. 10,000 gns foal, 32,000 gns yearling, Territories colt. Dam once-raced half-sister to smart 1m winner Alnadana out of useful 1¼m-1½m winner Alnamara.

Form:

(8)

Unconquerable Keen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

22/1

Foaled February 17. Clodovil colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Alyaa and useful 7f-9f winner Glorious Artist. Dam 6f/6.3f winner.

Form:

Non-Runners

(7)

Gaire Os Ard²⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Forecasts

Glounthaune (9/4), Castle Star (9/4), Gaire Os Ard (3/1), Kirsapp (5/1), Albion Square (15/2), Shinkansen (11/1), Tumultuous (22/1), Unconquerable Keen (22/1), Geodesic (25/1), I Have A Voice (25/1), The Lion Strikes (33/1), Dash To Dawn (100/1)

GAIRE OS ARD showed plenty to work on when runner-up behind an Aidan O'Brien newcomer on debut at Naas (5f) 3 weeks ago and she's fancied to build on that effort now and go one place better. Glounthaune is an interesting newcomer for the powerful O'Brien stable and commands respect, along with promising Cork second Castle Star and newcomer Albion Square.