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Coolmore Stud Gleneagles Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 18:07 | Winning time: 1m 26.92s

(11)

Aikhal

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

13/2

Foaled March 14. Galileo colt. Dam, winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) who stayed 9f, half-sister to Irish Derby winner Latrobe. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

(5)

Confident Star²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/10

Promising individual. Second of 12 in maiden at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft, 12/1) 23 days ago, just failing. Likely to improve further, so boasts strong claims.

Form: 62

(2)

Coolmeen Vega¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

125/1

Once-raced colt. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden (12/1) at Navan (5.8f, good) on debut 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(3)

Craic At Dawn¹⁸

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

10/1

Promising sort. 10/3, eleventh of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) 18 days ago. Remains with potential based on promising debut.

Form: 30

(10)

Danfango

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon

50/1

Foaled May 5. Gutaifan gelding. Half-brother to 7.4f winner Moss Tucker. Dam, 1m-9.4f winner, also won over hurdles, half-sister to useful 1m-1½m winner Pantsonfire.

Form:

(12)

Ghasham

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Foaled March 24. Churchill colt. Half-brother to winner abroad by Bernardini. Dam, French 1½m winner, half-sister to high-class winner up to 10.5f Shamardal. Notable newcomer.

Form:

(6)

Hotel Wren

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

16/1

Foaled April 16. £15,000 yearling, £24,000 2-y-o, Dragon Pulse gelding. Half-brother to 5f/5.3f winner Vandad and winner up to 1¼m Topa. Dam unraced.

Form:

(9)

J J Jumbo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

22/1

Foaled March 4. €10,500 yearling, Champs Elysees colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Tomwontlisten and 6f winner Derequinta. Dam, 5f-7f winner, half-sister to 6f winner Abbey Bridge.

Form:

(13)

Lesson Learned

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

14/1

Foaled January 21. 90,000 gns yearling, No Nay Never colt. Dam unraced half-sister to 2-y-o 5f winner (stayed 6f) Danehill Brook. Bred for speed and worth a market check.

Form:

(1)

Navagio

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

9/2

Foaled February 24. Footstepsinthesand colt. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 7f-10.7f winner Hawke out of smart winner up to 10.5f (2-y-o 1m winner) (stayed 12.5f) Australie.

Form:

(4)

Papa K¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

18/1

Twice-raced gelding. 25/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good) 11 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 65

Non-Runners

(8)

Amortentia²⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

(7)

King X J¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: M O'Callaghan J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Confident Star (11/10), Amortentia (11/4), Navagio (9/2), Aikhal (13/2), Ghasham (7/1), Craic At Dawn (10/1), King X J (10/1), Lesson Learned (14/1), Hotel Wren (16/1), Papa K (18/1), J J Jumbo (22/1), Danfango (50/1), Coolmeen Vega (125/1)

AMORTENTIA may well have bumped into a smart sort when runner-up (clear of the remainder) at Dundalk last time, so he's worth a chance to go one better and open his account at the third attempt. Confident Star is closely matched with the selection on form, while Aikhal boasts an excellent pedigree, so both are regarded as serious dangers.