15:00 Leopardstown

Sunday 8 May 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:0516:3517:0517:35

Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 2m 35.87s

(1)

Captain Hornblower³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery

150/1

Once-raced colt. 40/1, seventh of 10 in maiden at Cork (10.2f, good to soft) on debut 35 days ago.

Form: 7

(5)

Carlton Gardens

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

18/1

110,000 gns foal, 150,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars gelding. Closely related to smart 1m-13.3f winner Agent Murphy and half-brother to several winners, including 1¼m-1½m winner Global Heat. Dam unraced

Form:

(8)

Como Park²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Once-raced colt. 20/1, third of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (9f, good to soft) on debut, never nearer. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Open to a good deal of improvement.

Form: 3-

(7)

First Emperor^t1³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

6/1

Promising sort. 4/1, fifth of 7 in maiden at this course (10f, good) on debut 32 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. May well do better.

Form: 5

(9)

Fleet Commander^t²²

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

11/1

Once-raced colt. 14/1 and tongue strap on, sixth of 15 in maiden at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) on debut 22 days ago. Not discounted with his top stable in red-hot form.

Form: 6

(10)

Fourofakind^p¹⁷

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

28/1

Twice-raced gelding. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (12.4f, soft) 17 days ago. Trainer going well.

Form: 64

(3)

Fumata⁴⁰

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

12/1

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 14 in maiden (9/1) at Navan (10f, good to soft) on debut 40 days ago, nearest finish. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4

(2)

Gulliver's Travels

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

8/1

€2,000,000 yearling, Galileo colt. Brother to 3 winners, including very smart 1m-1½m winner Magic Wand, 2-y-o 9f winner Sinnamary and 1½m-1¾m winner Je Ne Regretterien,. Stable having good spell.

Form:

(4)

Mercury Mission

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

40/1

12,000 gns foal, Ulysses colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1¼m-1½m winner Maybe Today and winner up to 1½m Quintada. Dam 1m-1¼m (Premio Lydia Tesio) winner. One to note.

Form:

(6)

War Correspondent^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody

125/1

Teofilo gelding. Closely related to smart winner up to 1¼m War Is War and half-brother to several winners, including 1¼m-1½m winner Myrtlewood and 11f winner Warling. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(11)

Waterville²⁸

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

4/5

Promising type. 8/11, third of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) on debut 28 days ago. Stable is flying and he's seemingly the choice of Ryan Moore, so he can open his account at the second attempt.

Form: 3

Forecasts

Waterville (4/5), First Emperor (6/1), Como Park (8/1), Gulliver's Travels (8/1), Fleet Commander (11/1), Fumata (12/1), Carlton Gardens (18/1), Fourofakind (28/1), Mercury Mission (40/1), War Correspondent (125/1), Captain Hornblower (150/1)

Having been sent off at odds on for his debut, WATERVILLE shaped with plenty of encouragement in a Curragh maiden a month ago so, with Ryan Moore up, he gets the nod ahead of his very expensive stablemate Gulliver's Travels, who looks the clear pick of the newcomers. First Emperor is also considered in what has the makings of a really strong maiden.