18:30 Curragh

Friday 13 August 2021

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DMG Media Maiden

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 2m 11.99s

(12)

Back O' The Net^h1,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: L F Roche| T: Miss S J Harty

100/1

Twice-raced gelding on Flat. 22/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Cork (10f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 86

(1)

Gandouge

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Halford

33/1

€12,000 yearling, Raven's Pass gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner Frosty Beach.

Form:

(21)

Golden Twilight²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: M Halford

14/1

Promising type. Sixth of 10 in maiden (40/1) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) on flat debut 25 days ago. Down in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(20)

Zeydabad²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Enright| T: T Mullins

125/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 150/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 25 days ago.

Form: 007

(3)

Angel On Fire⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: P F McEnery

33/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 12 in maiden (33/1) at Tipperary (7.4f, soft) on debut 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7

(23)

Anthem^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 76

10/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 80/1, fourth of 16 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Respected.

Form: 004

(18)

Burren Song⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

33/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 12 in maiden (50/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) on debut 8 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 7

(11)

Doctor Brown Bear¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: B W Duke

50/1

Once-raced gelding. 33/1, tenth of 14 in maiden at Naas (10f, good) on debut. Off 109 days.

Form: 0

(15)

Duleek Street

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

40/1

€18,000 yearling, Estidhkaar gelding. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Steelyeyed and 2m winner Hannon. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 7f/1m winner Clockmaker.

Form:

(16)

Manwal²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: T Collins| OR: 80| BF

9/2

Thrice-raced gelding. 2/1, third (Witham River just ahead in second) of 9 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 25 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 0-23

(10)

Rayadiyr

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

16/5

Gleneagles colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 2-y-o 7f winner Raydara and useful 1m-1¼m winner Rondonia. Makes paper appeal and interesting to see how he goes in the market.

Form:

(13)

Rodman⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D A McCormack⁽⁵⁾| T: C Weld

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. Ninth of 12 in maiden (80/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 8 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 69

(19)

Slay The Dragon²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: Miss S J Harty

300/1

Once-raced colt. Last of 13 in maiden at this course (12f, good, 100/1) on debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0

(17)

Soviet Dragon⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. Last of 15 in claimer at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 100/1) 42 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 00

(14)

Star Official^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 76| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 3/1, bit below form fifth of 12 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good) 31 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back up in trip. Trainer going well. Blinkers back on. Player under Keane.

Form: 3-5265

(7)

Wilmer Mcclean³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J T Gorman

400/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Seventh of 9 in claimer at Fairyhouse (10f, good, 66/1) 37 days ago.

Form: U07

(5)

Witham River²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

4/1

Lightly-raced colt. 6/1, good second of 9 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 25 days ago. Might be capable of going one better now.

Form: 4642

(22)

Coeur Battant

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: A Kinirons

22/1

€37,000 yearling, Acclamation filly.

Form:

(8)

In The Cheap Seats¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sorcha Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

150/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 15 in maiden (80/1) at Galway (11.8f, good to firm) 12 days ago.

Form: 79

(2)

Magic Word

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver

18/1

Excelebration filly. Sister to 1½m winner Shake A Leg. Dam 6f/7f winner who stayed 1½m.

Form:

(4)

Smoke Without Fire⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

125/1

Twice-raced filly. Tenth of 12 in maiden (100/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 90

(6)

Summit Star²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 67

18/1

Thrice-raced filly. 33/1, fourth of 7 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, good) 22 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 774

Non-Runners

(9)

Vinland¹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Star Official (3/1), Rayadiyr (16/5), Witham River (4/1), Manwal (9/2), Anthem (10/1), Golden Twilight (14/1), Summit Star (18/1), Magic Word (18/1), Vinland (20/1), Coeur Battant (22/1), Burren Song (33/1), Gandouge (33/1), Angel On Fire (33/1), Duleek Street (40/1), Doctor Brown Bear (50/1), Rodman (66/1), Back O' The Net (100/1), Smoke Without Fire (125/1), Zeydabad (125/1), In The Cheap Seats (150/1), Soviet Dragon (250/1), Slay The Dragon (300/1), Wilmer Mcclean (400/1)

WITHAM RIVER finished just ahead of the reopposing Manwal when second at Ballinrobe last time and is selected to confirm his narrow superiority over that Tracey Collins-trained 3-y-o and strike at the fifth time of asking. Star Official should also have a part to play under Colin Keane, while the well-bred Rayadiyr is a newcomer to keep a close eye on in the betting.