15:05 Naas

Saturday 3 July 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 1m 29.14s

(6)

Anchorage

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

9/4

Galileo colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Vadawina. Interesting newcomer from top yard. Well worth a second look.

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(5)

Apache Star

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

10/1

No Nay Never colt. Dam unraced. Stable in good form but other debutants appeal more on paper.

Form:

(7)

I Am Magic²³

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

10/1

Last of 5 in maiden at Leopardstown (6.8f, good, 20/1) on debut 23 days ago. Open to improvement, but he'll need to if he's to figure here.

Form: 5

(2)

Obdurate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

16/1

Oasis Dream colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Flagged. Dam, 1m-1¼m winner, half-sister to 1¼m winner Posteritas. Bred to be no back number. Market can prove a good indicator.

Form:

(4)

Unconquerable²⁰

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

2/1

Son of Churchill posted his best effort when second of 6 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 20 days ago. May do better still, so he's not taken lightly.

Form: 822

(3)

Vega Magnifico

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

10/3

260,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to several winners, including very smart 1½m Royal Bench and smart 9.2f-1½m Mayhem. Dam unraced. Lots to like on breeding. Interesting debutant.

Form:

Non-Runners

(1)

Trent

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Unconquerable (2/1), Anchorage (9/4), Vega Magnifico (10/3), Trent (7/2), I Am Magic (10/1), Apache Star (10/1), Obdurate (16/1)

The market will no doubt reveal plenty here but Aidan O'Brien's Galileo colt ANCHORAGE is taken to make a winning start at the expense of fellow newcomer Vega Magnifico, a son of Lope De Vega who also catches the eye on paper. Unconquerable appeals as the pick of the rest.