13:50 Navan

Sunday 25 April 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 15.09s

(3)

Amalfi Coast

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

13/8

Foaled March 15. €130,000 foal, £200,000 yearling, Showcasing colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 6f), half-sister to 5f winner Geesala, from a very good family. Obvious claims.

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(11)

Andreas Vesalius

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

7/1

Foaled April 1. 72,000 gns foal, £75,000 yearling, Caravaggio colt. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner out of useful winner up to 7f (2-y-o 7f winner) Vitoria. Has plenty of speed in his pedigree, so one to note.

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(10)

Celtic Times

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

8/1

Foaled April 1. Dawn Approach colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Moonhall Girl. Dam 1¼m winner. Might want further in time, but worth monitoring in the betting all the same.

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(4)

Jupiter Express

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

12/1

Foaled February 17. €140,000 foal, Kodiac colt. Closely related to winner up to 1¼m Eldandy and 6f-8.6f winner Fleckerl, both useful,. Dam 2-y-o 6f/7f winner. Not discounted.

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(5)

Masseto

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

4/1

Foaled April 6. 62,000 gns foal, 65,000 gns yearling, Territories colt. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1½m Ginmann out of useful 1¼m winner Auspicious.

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(8)

New Star

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

14/1

Foaled April 26. New Bay colt. Dam, third at 7f at 2 yrs, closely related to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Dash of Spice and half-sister to smart 1m-1½m winner Barshiba. Trainer going well.

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(7)

Rhythm Of Zain¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Gallagher| T: K P Cotter

50/1

Once-raced gelding. Fifth of 9 in maiden at Dundalk (5f, 22/1) on debut 15 days ago. Likely to be outclassed.

Form: 5

(9)

Say It So

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan

50/1

Foaled March 30. Raven's Pass gelding. Dam, 8.3f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¼m High Twelve out of smart 2-y-o 5f/5.5f winner Much Faster. Worth a market check.

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(2)

Swift One

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

7/1

Foaled May 21. No Nay Never colt. Brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Yes Always and half-brother to 2-y-o 5f-7f winner Damselfly and winner up to 11f Cosmic Horizon, both useful. Dam 10.7f winner. Considered.

Form:

(1)

Butterfly Island

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld

14/1

Foaled March 11. £38,000 yearling, Acclamation filly. Dam, 1¼m winner (including at 2 yrs), half-sister to winner up to 1¼m On Call Now. Might lack the pace/know-how to make a serious impression.

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(6)

Marsa

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam

40/1

Foaled March 14. Slade Power filly. Half-sister to 1m-2m winner Richard Strauss. Might want a bit further in time.

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Forecasts

Amalfi Coast (13/8), Masseto (4/1), Andreas Vesalius (7/1), Swift One (7/1), Celtic Times (8/1), Jupiter Express (12/1), Butterfly Island (14/1), New Star (14/1), Marsa (40/1), Rhythm Of Zain (50/1), Say It So (50/1)

A tricky one to assess without the benefit of market clues it might be worth siding with SWIFT ONE, whose full brother won over this sort of trip at 2. Amalfi Coast is another one that makes obvious appeal on paper and the selection's stablemate Andreas Vesalius is hard to fully discount.