15:00 Curragh

Sunday 26 September 2021

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William Hill Ireland Double Your Odds Maiden

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 2m 8.89s

(11)

Gandouge²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: E A Fitzgerald⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Halford

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 66/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (11.9f, good) 27 days ago. Might be one for handicaps.

Form: 09

(8)

Coolnaugh Haze

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

250/1

€10,000 foal, Lawman gelding. Dam, maiden (stayed 1¼m) out of smart winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 6f/7f winner) Eva's Request.

Form:

(13)

Duleek Street²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell

300/1

Well held in 2 maidens.

Form: 00

(6)

Hooklinesinker⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. 200/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) 45 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip. Can't be fancied.

Form: 09

(4)

Indigo Desert

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

20/1

€43,000 yearling, Exceed And Excel colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 1¼m), sister to smart winner up to 1m Law Enforcement. Fourth in a barrier trial last month.

Form:

(12)

Kilmallock Lady¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Halpin| T: J Geoghegan

250/1

Well held in 2 maidens this month.

Form: 50

(5)

Mayan Son^t1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: D Murphy

250/1

Little show in maidens. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0800

(1)

Rick Dalton

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/1

€6,500 foal, Estidhkaar gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners, notably smart 9.6f-1½m winner Johnny Drama. 3-y-o already gelded ahead of debut but ticks some boxes on paper.

Form:

(9)

Rollet²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| BF

13/2

6/4, sixth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (11.9f, good) 27 days ago. Bit disappointing there considering promise of his debut but worth another chance to progress.

Form: 26

(10)

Ruling¹⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 101

1/1

Much improved when third in 12f listed race at Leopardstown in June. Possibly unsuited by firm conditions in the Queen's Vase subsequently and remains with potential back in trip having been gelded.

Form: 4-239

(2)

Thegooseiscooked

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: A Mullins

50/1

Footstepsinthesand filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 7f-1½m winner Artful Artist and 1m-2m winner Pyromaniac. Dam 1½m winner. Making belated debut.

Form:

(3)

Tignanello⁴¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

3/1

Galileo colt out of a smart US winner. 18/1, shaped as if needed experience when well held in maiden won by Thunder Moon at the Curragh sole start in 2020. Entitled to improve and interesting.

Form: 8-

(7)

Straight Talking^h1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

11/1

Frankel filly. Sister to useful 11f winner Utile. Fifth of 15 in maiden (13/2) at Navan (8f, good) on debut 29 days ago. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time. Likely to improve.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Ruling (1/1), Tignanello (3/1), Rick Dalton (5/1), Rollet (13/2), Straight Talking (11/1), Indigo Desert (20/1), Thegooseiscooked (50/1), Gandouge (200/1), Coolnaugh Haze (250/1), Kilmallock Lady (250/1), Hooklinesinker (250/1), Mayan Son (250/1), Duleek Street (300/1)

RULING is hard to oppose on his Leopardstown listed race third and he's been gelded since his subsequent poor run at Royal Ascot on very quick ground. He's surely got races in him. Stablemate Rollet could do better on his third start, while Tignanello is also interesting back from a year off for Aidan O'Brien. Newcomer Rick Dalton has a likeable profile on paper.