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Friday 1 October 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Legacy Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 59.13s

(2)

Anatoli¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 88| C

33/1

Winner here in September and produced his best effort to date when fourth of 6 in minor event (10/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, slowly away. Needs another sizeable step forward, though.

Form: 174

(8)

Exquisite Acclaim^p¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88| C

12/1

Found the combination of first-time cheekpieces and the switch to polytrack helping when off the mark in 9-runner maiden (7/4) at this course (6f) 14 days ago, cosily.

Form: 5641

(11)

Jarvis¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 86

40/1

Fairly useful colt. Very good second of 6 in minor event (13/2) at this C&D 14 days ago. Yard in good form but this requires a big jump forward.

Form: 420922

(6)

Lord Gorgeous¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 84| CD

50/1

Fairly useful colt. C&D winner in April. Fifth of 6 in minor event (15/2) at this C&D 14 days ago. Faces a stiff task at this level.

Form: 315005

(3)

Thismydream^b1³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M Santos| T: W P Browne| OR: 76

200/1

Fair colt. Visored for 1st time, respectable sixth of 14 in maiden at Navan (5f, good, 20/1) 34 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Blinkered for 1st time. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 583446

(12)

Ladies Church^h1³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 100| D

7/2

Lightly-raced winner who wasn't disgraced when 4½ lengths third of 12 to Sacred Bridge in Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh (6f, good) 35 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4113

(4)

Brostaigh²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| BF

18/1

Backed up debut effort when second of 8 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good, 11/8) 28 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Remains with potential but has a lot more on her plate here.

Form: 32

(1)

Geocentric¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100| BF| D

11/8

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, respectable 3 lengths third of 13 to Vertiginous in listed race at Ayr (5f)14 days ago. Stable having good spell and seems sure to give another good account at this level.

Form: 2123

(7)

Loveday⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 95| D

5/1

Fairly useful filly. Winner at Cork in July. 4/1, creditable ½-length second of 11 to Head Mistress in listed race at the Curragh (5f, good) 49 days ago. Well in the mix with a repeat.

Form: 322312

(9)

Money Tree^t1⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| D

18/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Ran creditably when 4¼ lengths sixth of 11 to Head Mistress in listed race (11/1) at the Curragh (5f, good) 49 days ago. Yard in good form. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 216

(14)

Orinoco River¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 90

9/1

Fairly useful filly. 10/3 and blinkered for 1st time, below form sixth of 10 in maiden at Naas (5f, good) 15 days ago, doing too much too soon. Has had plenty of chances now.

Form: 252306

(10)

Sablonne^p¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Didn't need to improve in first-time cheekpieces to win 7-runner maiden at Naas (5.9f, good) 15 days ago, driven out. Makes polytrack debut and has each-way claims back up in grade.

Form: 3521

Non-Runners

(13)

Speedacus¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: K P Cotter J: Declan McDonogh

(5)

Sassy Rascal³⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: G Boughey J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Geocentric (11/8), Ladies Church (7/2), Loveday (5/1), Orinoco River (9/1), Exquisite Acclaim (12/1), Sablonne (14/1), Brostaigh (18/1), Money Tree (18/1), Speedacus (20/1), Sassy Rascal (25/1), Anatoli (33/1), Jarvis (40/1), Lord Gorgeous (50/1), Thismydream (200/1)

GEOCENTRIC sets the standard on her second-placed finish in a competitive Group 3 at the Curragh in August so shades the vote. Ladies Church finished just behind the selection that day and is a threat, along with Loveday, who is all speed and clearly up to this level.