17:10 Ballinrobe

Monday 21 June 2021

All16:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 5.46s

(3)

Classy Choice²²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

28/1

Once-raced gelding. 20/1, last of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) on debut, very slowly away. Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-

(6)

Dark Matter⁷⁵

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

125/1

Once-raced gelding. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 100/1) on debut 75 days ago, missing break. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(1)

Lusaka¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 72

5/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Respectable fifth of 13 in maiden (12/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 14 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 74-45

(5)

Manwal¹⁹²

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

66/1

Once-raced gelding. Tenth of 14 in maiden (100/1) at Dundalk (8f) on debut, merely passing beaten rivals. Off 6 months.

Form: 0-

(10)

Optimistic Belief²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

13/2

Thrice-raced colt. Much improved when third of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (10f, good to soft) 21 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 6-03

(9)

Rock On Pedro

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M A Enright| T: E Doyle

200/1

€18,000 foal, Fascinating Rock colt. Dam, 2-y-o runner-up at 5f in France, sister to useful 1m winner Double Dream.

Form:

(11)

Derrinlaur

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Fastnet Rock filly. Sister to smart 6f-1¼m winner Laganore and useful 7f winner Lady Anner and closely related to 1¼m winner Dundory. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

(4)

Dutch Schaefer⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan

50/1

Thrice-raced filly. Seventeenth of 21 in maiden (150/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to firm) 65 days ago, worst of draw.

Form: 090

(8)

Siofra⁴⁷

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

7/1

Fair efforts both starts to date, latest when fifth of 14 in maiden (20/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 47 days ago. Respected.

Form: 05

(7)

Umneyaat^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 83

4/7

Fairly useful filly. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fourth of 12 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, soft) 30 days ago, faring best of those held up. Yard in good form. Ought to go close.

Form: 232-234

Non-Runners

(2)

Up The Tempo²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: N G McCullagh

(12)

The Fallen Madonna

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: B W Duke J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Umneyaat (4/7), Lusaka (5/1), Optimistic Belief (13/2), Siofra (7/1), Derrinlaur (14/1), The Fallen Madonna (20/1), Classy Choice (28/1), Dutch Schaefer (50/1), Up The Tempo (50/1), Manwal (66/1), Dark Matter (125/1), Rock On Pedro (200/1)

UMNEYAAT acquitted herself well on handicap debut at the Curragh last month and can get off the mark here. Optimistic Belief and Siofra may give her most to think about.