17:45 Ballinrobe

Monday 20 June 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 2m 8.78s

(10)

Arktikos²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: G O'Loughlin

33/1

Twice-raced colt. 66/1, first run since leaving David Henry Bergin when eighth of 13 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, soft) 27 days ago. Passed over here.

Form: 0-8

(9)

Cornmarket²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: M Flannery

125/1

Elzaam gelding. Last of 13 in maiden (80/1) at Gowran (9.4f, soft) on debut 27 days ago, slowly away and always behind. Can only be watched.

Form: 0

(5)

Evans Secret^t³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: M M McNiff

28/1

45,000 gns Nathaniel gelding. Tongue strap on, eighth of 11 in maiden at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft, 25/1) on debut 34 days ago, not knocked about. May well do better.

Form: 8

(1)

Explorers Way²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 83

2/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 9/4, respectable fourth of 10 in maiden at Tipperary (12.5f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Down in trip. Stable having good spell. Sets the standard

Form: 337-4

(4)

Fiddlers Green¹⁴

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

7/2

Promising sort. 18/1, second of 10 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good to soft) on debut 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 2

(6)

Griseo¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Lightly-raced filly. 250/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0-000

(8)

Kirati Beach^t³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

85/40

Twice-raced filly. Fifth of 11 in maiden at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft, 10/3) 34 days ago. May do better in handicaps moving forward.

Form: 65

(2)

Silent Prayer²³

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

4/1

Twice-raced filly. 20/1, fifth of 9 in maiden at Navan (10f, good) 23 days ago. Stable having good spell but step up to 1½m may suit ideally.

Form: 95

(7)

Zebos Beanos¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: M A Enright| T: D McNamara

200/1

Thrice-raced filly. 150/1, last of 8 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to fancy.

Form: 07-8

Non-Runners

(3)

Fond Farewell¹⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Explorers Way (2/1), Kirati Beach (85/40), Fiddlers Green (7/2), Silent Prayer (4/1), Evans Secret (28/1), Arktikos (33/1), Fond Farewell (50/1), Cornmarket (125/1), Griseo (200/1), Zebos Beanos (200/1)

EXPLORERS WAY has shown enough to think a race of this nature is within reach and, having not been disgraced when fourth on the back of 8 months off at Tipperary (12.5f) 3 weeks ago, he gets the nod to make it fifth time lucky. Fiddlers Green and Silent Prayer are fancied to pose the chief threats.