17:25 Killarney

Tuesday 17 May 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 1m 47.21s

(4)

Captain Hornblower⁹

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

10/1

Twice-raced colt. Eighth of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft, 150/1) 9 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 78

(6)

Culcor^b1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 82

2/1

Thrice-raced colt. 10/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Similar form all 3 starts and others preferred.

Form: 436

(8)

Little Trigger²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 14 in maiden (200/1) at Tipperary (12.4f, soft) 26 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 00

(5)

Melnik²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

11/10

Churchill gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 10.3f Viren's Army and useful 1m winner Eagle Creek. Dam winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner). Third of 17 in maiden (22/1) at the Curragh (6f, heavy) on debut. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip. Should progress.

Form: 3-

(3)

Start Line²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: M Halford

4/1

Rock of Gibraltar colt. Half-brother to 9f-1½m winner Laquyood. Dam, 7.4f/1m winner, half-sister to smart/ungenuine winner up to 7f Dafeef.

Form: 7

(2)

Vintage Gold³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: J J Murphy

66/1

€30,000 foal, 50,000 gns yearling, Highland Reel gelding. Closely related to useful winner up to 1½m Jazeel and half-brother to several winners, including useful 1m-11f winner Emerald Wilderness. Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (40/1) at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) on debut 31 days ago.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(1)

Marhaba Ashmayme²⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: K J Condon J: Billy Lee

(7)

Schiele⁹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Melnik (11/10), Culcor (2/1), Marhaba Ashmayme (5/2), Schiele (11/4), Start Line (4/1), Captain Hornblower (10/1), Vintage Gold (66/1), Little Trigger (150/1)

A tricky puzzle, but SCHIELE's form is right up there and he's put forward ahead of Marhaba Ashmayne, who has run to a similar level. Melnik can be expected to step up from debut and has to be respected, also.