16:30 Dundalk

Friday 17 December 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 1m 26.02s

(11)

Almanera⁵¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

Twice-raced colt. 5/2, good third of 7 in maiden at this C&D 51 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 83

(5)

Barbapapa^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Once-raced gelding. 10/1 and tongue strap on, sixth of 12 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) on debut. Off 107 days. Should progress.

Form: 6

(15)

Brave Troop

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Foaled March 29. Pride of Dubai colt. Dam unraced. Other newcomers are preferred.

Form:

(7)

Dubirango^p1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: F Birrane

250/1

Twice-raced colt. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at this course (8f, 125/1) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with more needed.

Form: 00

(9)

Hypernova^t³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Promising sort. Tongue strap on, third of 14 in maiden at this C&D (10/1) on debut 37 days ago. Open to improvement, and in the mix here.

Form: 3

(3)

Patrick Street^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: P Martin

25/1

Foaled April 19. Heeraat gelding. Half-brother to useful winner up to 7f Captain Secret. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap. Makes some appeal on paper but market can guide.

Form:

(1)

Together Aclaim²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 79| BF

5/6

Thrice-raced gelding, and fair form when second of 9 in maiden at this C&D (5/6) 23 days ago. Improving all the time recently, so he holds good claims.

Form: 722

(6)

Urban Oasis

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Feane

33/1

€14,000 foal, Fast Company gelding. Dam, 5f/6f winner, half-sister to 5f-1m winner Ratio and winner up to 1¼m Rochdale (both smart). Bred to be no back number, so a much respected debutant.

Form:

(17)

Dingle Rock⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Slattery| T: J A Stack

200/1

Once-raced filly. 14/1, twelfth of 13 in maiden at this course (6f) on debut 9 days ago. Needs a big sep forward.

Form: 0

(16)

Hey Kameir^h1,t⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: M J Tynan| OR: 68

50/1

Thrice-raced filly. Only ninth of 14 in maiden (11/2) at this C&D 7 days ago. Hood on 1st time, and needs to get back on track.

Form: 829

(10)

Lovesome Dove

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Lawlor

33/1

Bungle Inthejungle filly. Sister to 1m winner Faithful Prince and half-sister to 5f-9f winner Levendula. Dam 7f winner. No forlorn hope on pedigree.

Form:

(12)

Sister Bridget

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

80/1

Galileo Gold filly. Dam, 1m maiden, out of winning half-sister to smart US Grade 3 9f winner Optimizer. Another newcomer who can't be ruled out.

Form:

(8)

Spirit And Glory⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

14/1

Once-raced filly. 12/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 7 days ago, left poorly placed. Can do better now.

Form: 6

(14)

Three Macks⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C P Hoban| T: A Oliver

40/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 14 in maiden at this C&D (14/1) on debut 42 days ago. More is required now.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

(13)

Danmars Rogue⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J Feane J: Reserve 1

(2)

Somedayonedaynever⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: K F O'Donnell J: Reserve 2

(4)

Dromore Glory¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Together Aclaim (5/6), Barbapapa (4/1), Hypernova (11/2), Almanera (7/1), Spirit And Glory (14/1), Patrick Street (25/1), Lovesome Dove (33/1), Urban Oasis (33/1), Dromore Glory (33/1), Somedayonedaynever (33/1), Danmars Rogue (33/1), Three Macks (40/1), Hey Kameir (50/1), Sister Bridget (80/1), Brave Troop (100/1), Dingle Rock (200/1), Dubirango (250/1)

TOGETHER ACLAIM holds a clear edge on form so is taken to get off the mark at the fourth attempt after his excellent second over C&D last month. Joseph O'Brien's Hypernova showed up well on his debut when third over C&D and rates second best with improvement very much on the cards now. His stable companion Almanera is also worth considering too for place purposes.