IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 1m 12.61s

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Brave Emperor¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: A Watson

11/8

£19,000 yearling, Sioux Nation colt. Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 10-runner maiden at Chepstow (5.1f, good to firm, 2/1) 18 days ago, slowly away. Should progress further and respected.

Form: 61

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Centre Court¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| D

15/8

€40,000 yearling, Showcasing filly. Half-sister to useful 10.5f winner Camogie and 6f winner Eternal Blaze. Won 4-runner minor event at Newmarket (6f, good, 11/2) on debut 16 days ago, kept up to work. Pick on form and sure to improve.

Form: 1

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Pocket The Packet¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Mark Crehan⁽³⁾| T: G Boughey

50/1

£22,000 2-y-o: Brother to useful winner up to 7f Maystar. 11/1, last of 5 in minor event at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) on debut 10 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 5

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Exertive⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Marco Ghiani| T: C Hills

9/1

Foaled February 20. £40,000 yearling, Expert Eye filly. Half-sister to useful 5f winner Prince of Rome. 22/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at Goodwood (6f, good) on debut 7 days ago.

Form: 9

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Latifolia^t¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: S De Sousa| T: S & E Crisford

6/1

Camacho filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful French 2-y-o 7f winner (stayed 1m) Luna Royale out of winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner) Lunaska. 20/1 and tongue strap on, fifth of 10 in minor event at Ripon (6f, good to firm) on debut 13 days ago.

Form: 5

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Top Of The Class¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: D M Loughnane

12/1

Foaled March 17. 50,000 gns yearling, Zoustar filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Qipao. 80/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Newbury (6f, good) on debut 15 days ago.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Brave Emperor (11/8), Centre Court (15/8), Latifolia (6/1), Exertive (9/1), Top Of The Class (12/1), Pocket The Packet (50/1)

A race lacking strength in depth and penalised-winners CENTRE COURT and Brave Emperor are likely to fight it out, with the former preferred after her Newmarket debut success, with plenty of improvement on the cards.