16:10 Curragh

Sunday 8 August 2021

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1016:4017:10

Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 12.16s

(1)

Castle Star⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 108| CD

7/2

Promising type. C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Good 1¼ lengths second of 14 to Go Bears Go in Railway Stakes at this C&D (good, 7/2) 43 days ago, slowly away. Remains capable of better.

Form: 22112

(8)

Dr Zempf⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 103| BF| CD

5/2

Twice-raced winner. C&D winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 15/8, 2¾ lengths fourth of 14 to Go Bears Go in Railway Stakes at this C&D (good) 43 days ago. Should improve again.

Form: 14

(5)

Ebro River¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: H Palmer| OR: 104

12/1

Useful colt. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 10/3, ¾-length fourth of 7 to Asymmetric in Richmond Stakes at Goodwood (6f, good to soft) 10 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 611544

(2)

Go Bears Go⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R G Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 111| CD

6/4

Promising sort. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. 17/2, won 14-runner Railway Stakes at this C&D (good) 43 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Castle Star, staying on well. Will take the beating.

Form: 121

(9)

Strapped⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 99

100/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Cork in May. 50/1, 14½ lengths thirteenth of 14 to Go Bears Go in Railway Stakes at this C&D (good) 43 days ago.

Form: 6130

(6)

The Entertainer²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98| D

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Navan in May. 17/2, 2 lengths fourth of 5 to Beauty Inspire in Anglesey Stakes at this course (6.3f, good) 22 days ago, never nearer. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 1694

(7)

Twilight Jet⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 100

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Tipperary in June. 50/1, good 4 lengths fifth of 14 to Go Bears Go in Railway Stakes at this C&D (good) 43 days ago, not knocked about. Frame claims.

Form: 35175

(3)

Prettiest¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 100| BF| D

10/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Navan in May. 10/11, 4¾ lengths fourth of 5 to Agartha in Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 17 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 144

Non-Runners

(4)

Arges⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J J Murphy J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Go Bears Go (6/4), Dr Zempf (5/2), Castle Star (7/2), Prettiest (10/1), Ebro River (12/1), Twilight Jet (20/1), The Entertainer (50/1), Strapped (100/1), Arges (100/1)

GO BEARS GO beat most of these in ready fashion when winning the Railway Stakes over this C&D 6 weeks ago, so this likeable and professional 2-y-o has obvious claims of following up. Castle Star and Dr Zempf finished second and fourth respectively behind the selection that day and warrant respect given both remain capable of better.