16:45 Curragh

Sunday 10 April 2022

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TRI Equestrian Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 2m 12.27s

(10)

Cougar¹⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| BF

11/2

4/1, seventh of 15 in maiden at this course (7f, good to soft) on debut in September, very green. From a good Coolmore family and could have lots more to offer up in trip this year.

Form: 7-

(3)

Downing Street¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

9/1

Brother to Derby winner Serpentine and offered a bit in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft, 10/1) on debut. Off 176 days. Up in trip. More to come surely.

Form: 9-

(12)

Flying Argosy⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

200/1

125/1, sixteenth of 17 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good) on debut 8 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(6)

Glory Daze¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

9/2

Went forward with each start at 2 yrs, not beaten far and shaping well behind Duke De Sessa in Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown (9f, good) final run. One to note on return.

Form: 630-

(14)

Loom Large¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Oliver

50/1

Promising sort. Seventh of 12 in maiden (25/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) on debut in October, nearest finish. More to come up in trip this year.

Form: 7-

(15)

Poets Cottage²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

66/1

£70,000 2-y-o. Half-brother to 6f winners So Long Marianne and Aylesford. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 7f My Catch. Last of 8 in maiden (22/1) at Naas (7f, good) on debut in September. Significantly up in trip which he's not bred to relish.

Form: 8-

(13)

Raleigh Bridge

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: G O'Leary

100/1

€12,500 yearling, Lawman gelding. Half-brother to smart 7f/1m winner La Tihaty. Dam, French 11f winner, half-sister to smart 1m-10.5f winner Capitaine Courage.

Form:

(5)

Riyami¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

28/1

Fastnet Rock colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 1m Riyazan. 16/1, eighth of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) on debut. Off 176 days. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 8-

(9)

Shajak

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

40/1

Zarak colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m winner Shemda and 11f winner Shamiyna. Dam, 1½m winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-15f winner Shemima.

Form:

(11)

Vintage Fame¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

Frankel colt who was fourteenth of 20 in maiden at Naas (7.9f, heavy, 12/1) on debut in October, showing only greenness. This should reveal more.

Form: 0-

(4)

Waterville

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

8/11

€280,000 Camelot foal from a great family who have made their mark at the top level in Italy, while he's also a half-brother to the ill-fated Irish Oaks winner Sea of Class who was a luckless second in the 2018 Arc. Well touted and a big run would come as no surprise.

Form:

(2)

Hazra

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

20/1

Golden Horn filly. Half-sister to 7f winner Hazmiyra and 1m winner Hasimiyya. Dam, 1¼m winner who stayed 1½m, half-sister to British/Irish Derby winner Harzand. Work to do against the boys.

Form:

(7)

Insulate

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

33/1

£5,000 yearling, Australia filly. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart winner up to 1½m (Irish 1000 Guineas) Pleascach out of useful winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7f winner) Toirneach. Hard to fancy against the boys first time up despite her profile.

Form:

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(1)

Olympicus

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

(8)

Blue Peak¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: M C Grassick J: J Cleary

Forecasts

Waterville (8/11), Glory Daze (9/2), Cougar (11/2), Downing Street (9/1), Olympicus (10/1), Hazra (20/1), Vintage Fame (22/1), Riyami (28/1), Insulate (33/1), Shajak (40/1), Loom Large (50/1), Blue Peak (50/1), Poets Cottage (66/1), Raleigh Bridge (100/1), Flying Argosy (200/1)

A maiden which regularly throws up an Aidan O'Brien Derby prospect and the well-touted WATERVILLE looks very interesting on debut under Ryan Moore. He's in at Epsom and ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper. Glory Daze seems sure to win races this year if he's trained on. Cougar and Downing Street are well-bred once-raced colts from Ballydoyle who are more than likely to improve plenty.