15:45 Curragh

Saturday 17 April 2021

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TRI Equestrian Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 2m 7.43s

(16)

Agrimony²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

11/1

Promising individual. Second of 9 in maiden (25/1) at Punchestown (8f, soft) on debut, closing all way to line. Off 7 months. Should have more to offer up in trip.

Form: 2-

(17)

Astrophysicist¹⁰

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

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eleventh of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 150/1) 10 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 00

(9)

Big Belief²²

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

28/1

Promising individual. 18/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 22 days ago. Should progress, so he needs considering.

Form: 5

(2)

Boulette²⁴⁰

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

66/1

Last of 6 in maiden (8/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) on debut. Off 8 months with lots to find.

Form: 6-

(15)

Earl Of Tyrone²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 77

40/1

Thrice-raced colt. Fourth of 16 in maiden (80/1) at Navan (8f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip and one for the shortlist.

Form: 50-4

(1)

Egyptian Rock

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

15/2

€46,000 yearling, Fastnet Rock gelding. Half-brother to 11f/1½m winner Acclamatio and 1½m-1¾m winner Mr Everest. Dam unraced. In good hands and appeals on paper. Market can prove a good guide.

Form:

(14)

Elzaamsan

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford

40/1

17,000 gns yearling, Elzaam colt. Half-brother to minor winners abroad by Roderic O'Connor and Dandy Man. Dam unraced half-sister to multiple US Grade 3 1m winner Stylish. Bred to be no back number.

Form:

(11)

Eternal Flame²⁵³

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

4/1

11/2, highly promising debut fourth of 9 in maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) in August, running green. Brother to dual 1000 Guineas winner Winter and open to significant progress. Most interesting.

Form: 4-

(4)

Ney¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: Mrs P Dobbs

150/1

Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (100/1) at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) on debut 14 days ago. Has plenty on his plate.

Form: 0

(13)

Right Turn¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

40/1

Eighth of 16 in maiden (33/1) at Gowran (7f, soft) on debut 10 days ago, hampered. Significantly up in trip and likely to improve.

Form: 8

(19)

Safecracker¹⁶⁶

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

20/1

Fourteenth of 17 in maiden at this course (7f, heavy, 16/1) on debut. Off 166 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving John M. Oxx.

Form: 0-

(6)

Sunwalk¹²⁷

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

40/1

Encouraging fourth of 13 in maiden (10/3) at Dundalk (8f) on debut. Off 127 days. Up in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 4-

(3)

Wordsworth^t1²³⁸

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

1/1

5/2, promising second of 12 to stablemate High Definition in maiden here (8f, soft) on debut 7 months ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Brother to St Leger winner Kew Gardens. Sure to do better. Player.

Form: 2-

(18)

Zaynudin²²

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

14/1

12/1, shaped well when third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 22 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement. Place claims.

Form: 3

(22)

Azallya

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

28/1

Le Havre filly. Dam unraced half-sister to top-class winner up to 1½m Azamour out of useful winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7f winner) Asmara. Not without interest on pedigree. No forlorn hope.

Form:

(23)

Dutch Schaefer¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J M Sheridan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Hogan

150/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 100/1) 10 days ago. Significantly up in trip with lots to find on form.

Form: 09

(10)

Loveballerina¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: A A Howard

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Last of 16 in maiden (300/1) at Leopardstown (8f, soft), missing break. Off 6 months and hard to make a case for.

Form: 90-

(5)

Queen Amanirenas

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: J M Barrett

100/1

Holy Roman Emperor filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5f-7f winner La Frisla. Dam maiden half-sister to smart 6f-9f winner Wade Giles. Other newcomers make more appeal.

Form:

(7)

Starla⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness

150/1

Ninth of 11 in maiden (100/1) at Dundalk (10.7f) on debut 7 days ago, slowly away. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 9

(8)

Theory Of Music

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

9/1

290,000 gns yearling, Fastnet Rock filly. Sister to smart winner up to 1¼m Turret Rocks. Bred to be useful so newcomer is well worth considering for good yard.

Form:

(12)

Racy Lacey¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons

80/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 16 in maiden (8/1) at Gowran (9.6f, soft) 10 days ago. Plenty more is required. RESERVE

Form: 7-9

Non-Runners

(20)

Dublin Journal¹⁶⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

(21)

Port Philip

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Wordsworth (1/1), Eternal Flame (4/1), Egyptian Rock (15/2), Theory Of Music (9/1), Port Philip (10/1), Agrimony (11/1), Zaynudin (14/1), Safecracker (20/1), Dublin Journal (20/1), Azallya (28/1), Big Belief (28/1), Earl Of Tyrone (40/1), Sunwalk (40/1), Elzaamsan (40/1), Right Turn (40/1), Boulette (66/1), Racy Lacey (80/1), Queen Amanirenas (100/1), Astrophysicist (150/1), Dutch Schaefer (150/1), Starla (150/1), Ney (150/1), Loveballerina (200/1)

Lots of improvers in a potentially useful maiden, not least Aidan O'Brien's ETERNAL FLAME who shaped with bags of promise when fourth on his debut at Tipperary last autumn and is a brother to dual 1000 Guineas winner Winter no less. His stable companion Wordsworth is another highly promising colt who is sure to go well too, with Jessica Harrington's Theory of Music an eye-catching newcomer. .