15:48 Galway

Saturday 31 July 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap

Off time: 15:48 | Winning time: 1m 29.02s

(1)

Barud^b1¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld| OR: 85

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/2, fifth of 10 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time for this nursery debut and he's one to consider.

Form: 345

(7)

It'll Do My Day³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 84

14/1

Winner at Cork in April. 14/1, last of 4 in minor event at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm) 31 days ago. Looks vulnerable now pitched into a nursery.

Form: 214744

(6)

Cool And Clever⁸¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 83| D

9/2

Twice-raced winner. 10/11, won 9-runner maiden at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 81 days ago. Mark for this nursery bow looks fair and he remains open to improvement.

Form: 41

(5)

Pimlico^b1¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 80| BF

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 6/4, seventh of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Blinkers enlisted now making the switch to nursery and he needs considering.

Form: 637

(2)

Snapius¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80| D

4/1

Winner at Limerick in June. Sixth of 8 in minor event (15/2) at Killarney (8.2f, good) 17 days ago. Makes nursery debut and needs to find some improvement.

Form: 6416

(8)

Don Julio¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 79

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 10 in maiden (8/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Opening mark fair enough, but others preferred. Yard also saddles Geodesic.

Form: 445

(4)

Geodesic⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 77

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 16/1) 59 days ago. Improvement possible now that he goes down the nursery route, but it's certainly needed.

Form: 555

(3)

Capitulation²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Chris Hayes| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good, 13/2) 21 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Back up in trip and claims on this nursery debut judged on initial promise.

Form: 439

(9)

Arch Enemy²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 65

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form seventh of 13 in maiden (20/1) at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 20 days ago. Makes nursery debut and has work to do.

Form: 6477

Forecasts

Barud (3/1), Geodesic (3/1), Snapius (4/1), Cool And Clever (9/2), Pimlico (14/1), Don Julio (14/1), It'll Do My Day (14/1), Capitulation (18/1), Arch Enemy (20/1)

The votes goes to BARUD, who wasn't beaten at all far when fifth in a 10-runner maiden at the Curragh a fortnight ago and he is likely to be seen in an even better light now pitched into a nursery. Cool And Clever probably didn't beat much in a Roscommon maiden last time, but he bring potential to the table and is next on the list ahead of Pimlico and Capitulation.