16:30 Curragh

Friday 25 June 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 14.88s

(2)

Beauty Inspire

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

16/5

Foaled March 9. €10,000 yearling, resold £25,000 yearling, Mehmas colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Darwell Lion. Dam French 12.2f winner out of useful winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner) Ceedwell.

Form:

(9)

Cowboy Justice

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

9/2

Foaled February 28. 50,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to French 10.5f winner Qeyaady. Dam, French 1m winner, closely related to very smart 1m-1½m winner Mutual Trust.

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(7)

Glengarra^t¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey

6/1

9/1 and tongue strap on, showed a bit amidst greenness when fourth of 7 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago, staying on final 1f. Should progress.

Form: 4

(4)

Mudamer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast

33/1

Foaled February 28. Dark Angel colt. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 9f-10.5f winner Louversey out of smart winner up to 10.5f (2-y-o 9f winner) Albisola.

Form:

(10)

Sen Ding

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons

20/1

Foaled March 13. Mehmas colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 1¼m), half-sister to useful 11f/1½m winner Mahaatheer out of useful winner up to 10.3f (2-y-o 7f winner) Al Ihtithar. Yard in good form.

Form:

(1)

The Lute Player

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

17/2

Foaled February 27. Caravaggio colt. Half-brother to very smart 1¼m-12.4f winner Sir Dragonet and useful winner up to 13f Sir Lucan. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 9.5f. Noteworthy newcomer.

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(5)

Ultramarine¹⁴

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

4/1

Zoffany colt who ran to a fair level when fourth of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) on debut 14 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(11)

Up Above²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

17/2

Bated Breath colt who showed plenty to work on when fifth of 7 in maiden at Navan (5f, soft) on debut 26 days ago, doing best of the trio that raced far side. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5

(3)

Verbal Sparring²³

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

14/1

40/1, showed plenty to work on when sixth of 11 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) on debut 23 days ago, having to pick way through. Entitled to do better with that under his belt.

Form: 6

(8)

War Effort

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

18/1

Foaled March 24. €19,000 foal, £190,000 yearling, Mehmas colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including very smart winner up to 1m Champers Elysees and useful winner up to 8.3f Daddies Girl. One to note.

Form:

(6)

Memory Motel

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

28/1

Foaled April 29. 120,000 gns yearling, Kodiac filly. Half-sister to useful 7f/7.6f winner Dan Troop and 6f winner Al Shoughor. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to high-class 5f winner Profitable.

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Forecasts

Beauty Inspire (16/5), Ultramarine (4/1), Cowboy Justice (9/2), Glengarra (6/1), Up Above (17/2), The Lute Player (17/2), Verbal Sparring (14/1), War Effort (18/1), Sen Ding (20/1), Memory Motel (28/1), Mudamer (33/1)

The market should be a good indicator as to what's expected here but THE LUTE PLAYER, a half-brother to Sir Dragonet, is sure to be popular and he gets the nod to make a winning debut for Aidan O'Brien. Ultramarine sets the standard of the quartet that have been seen so far so he's taken to chase the selection home with improvement on the cards, ahead of Beauty Inspire and War Effort.