18:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 22 July 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 43.56s

(7)

Amortentia

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

10/3

Foaled May 3. Caravaggio colt. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner who stayed 1½m. Won 8-runner barrier trial at Dundalk in June

Form:

(1)

Canters Well²³

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

10/3

Second of 7 in maiden (5/1) at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 23 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 02

(6)

Changingoftheguard

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

11/4

Foaled April 16. Galileo colt. Dam, winner up to 8.5f (including US Grade 2/3 events), also British 2-y-o 7f winner who was third in May Hill Stakes. Has a Group 2 entry.

Form:

(4)

Manu Et Corde⁵

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

13/2

Twice-raced colt. Ninth of 10 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good, 3/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 59

(3)

Nawraq²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: K Smith

200/1

28/1, fifth of 8 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) on debut 20 days ago.

Form: 5

(5)

Stone Age

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

3/1

Foaled March 8. Galileo colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Siyoulater. Has a Group 2 entry.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Alaroos²⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: K Prendergast J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Changingoftheguard (11/4), Stone Age (3/1), Amortentia (10/3), Canters Well (10/3), Alaroos (9/2), Manu Et Corde (13/2), Nawraq (200/1)

Aidan O'Brien unleashes a pair of Galileo newcomers in CHANGINGOFTHEGUARD and Stone Age, both of whom hold Group 2 entries. The market will tell a tale, but at this stage, the former is awarded the token vote. Canters Well shaped well at Roscommon and should be a factor.