17:10 Curragh

Wednesday 1 June 2022

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Ryans Cleaning Waste And Recycling Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 1m 29.11s

(7)

Arabian Legend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: J A Stack

28/1

Foaled February 23. €120,000 yearling, Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 1¾m winner Plage Depampelonne and 13f winner Battle Angel. Respected.

Form:

(2)

Auguste Rodin

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

4/6

Foaled January 26. Deep Impact colt. Dam 1000 Guineas and Oaks runner-up. Eye-catching pedigree and yard have won last two runnings of this event. Big player.

Form:

(8)

Crypto Force

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan

14/1

Foaled April 18. 32,000 gns foal, 65,000 gns yearling, 160,000 gns 2-y-o, Time Test colt. Dam 9f winner. No forlorn hope.

Form:

(4)

Dubawi Spectre

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/1

Foaled April 19. 410,000 gns yearling, Dubawi colt. One to consider for good connections.

Form:

(5)

Grey Fable⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

66/1

Twice-raced colt. 50/1, seventh of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (7.2f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Has lots to find on form.

Form: 07

(1)

He's Justagent

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: Alan McIntyre

66/1

Foaled March 24. Gustav Klimt colt. Dam, 7f winner, sister to useful winner up to 8.6f Sirjack Thomas. Other newcomers make more appeal on this occasion.

Form:

(9)

Monnow Valley¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D English

250/1

Once-raced colt. 200/1, last of 7 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) on debut 19 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 7

(3)

Segomo¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

7/2

9/2, second of 7 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) on debut 19 days ago, no match for winner. Should improve, and he's in the picture.

Form: 2

(6)

Shadowed

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

Foaled May 2. €80,000 yearling, Caravaggio colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1m Zofelle and useful winner up to 1m Queenship. Trainer going well, so debutant warrants lots of respect.

Form:

Non-Runners

(11)

Eastern Legend¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(10)

Victoria Road²³

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Auguste Rodin (4/6), Segomo (7/2), Dubawi Spectre (6/1), Victoria Road (7/1), Shadowed (15/2), Eastern Legend (15/2), Crypto Force (14/1), Arabian Legend (28/1), Grey Fable (66/1), He's Justagent (66/1), Monnow Valley (250/1)

Aidan O'Brien has captured this prize for the past two seasons with smart juveniles so his AUGUSTE RODIN, the first foal of his 1000 Guineas and Oaks runner-up Rhododendron, is fancied to go in at the first time of asking in a fascinating contest. Joseph O'Brien also introduces a well-bred newcomer in Shadowed and he is next on the list ahead of Victoria Road, a promising Roscommon debut fourth.