18:45 Leopardstown

Thursday 4 August 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 1m 57.96s

(3)

It Aint

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

150/1

Power gelding. Dam, winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 6f winner), also won over hurdles, out of useful 6f (including at 2 yrs) winner Berenica. Hard to fancy on belated debut.

Form:

(7)

Roman Bull¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Billy Lee| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 77

5/1

Second of 7 in maiden (7/4) at Ballinrobe (9.4f, good) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Should have a race in him.

Form: 622

(10)

Spiritual Grey

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers

200/1

Alhebayeb gelding. Dam 5f-7f winner.

Form:

(15)

Zeydabad²⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: T Mullins| OR: 47

250/1

Well held in maidens on Flat and over hurdles. Off 8 months.

Form: 0070-

(9)

Bingo Bronson

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

11/4

€45,000 foal, Gleneagles gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner In The Spotlight.

Form:

(12)

Chilled Out²³

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

9/2

Thrice-raced gelding. 6/4, second of 7 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, good) 23 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 0-32

(2)

Fenomeno

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: C Weld

28/1

28,000 gns foal, Mastercraftsman colt. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¼m (stayed 1½m) Rougemont.

Form:

(5)

Gatito Rapido²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

25/1

Twice-raced colt. 11/2, third of 5 in maiden at this course (10f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 73

(1)

Heracleides

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

12/1

Dubawi gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Astral Path and 1¼m/11f winner Hafez. Newcomer to keep an eye on.

Form:

(8)

Middlemarch^t1⁹²

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

10/3

Offered something to work on when sixth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 9/1) on debut 92 days ago, needing stiffer test. Gets that here and bold bid expected now fitted with tongue tie under Moore.

Form: 6

(4)

Redstone Well²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: D W O'Sullivan

50/1

Fourth of 10 in maiden (33/1) at Dundalk (8f) on debut 23 days ago.

Form: 4

(14)

Westernesse¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 74

13/2

Promising sort. Excellent second of 12 in handicap (18/1) at this course (8f, good) 14 days ago, keeping on well. Leading claims.

Form: 95-042

(11)

Zoffman^b1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 80

18/1

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 7/2, eleventh of 15 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good) 23 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 25-3250

(17)

Jazzy Rock³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey

100/1

Eighth of 15 in maiden (66/1) at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft) on debut 34 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip.

Form: 8

(13)

Joven De Corazon¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Stafford

300/1

Twice-raced filly. Last of 15 in maiden (150/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 00

(6)

Princess Wannabe

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J A Stack

11/1

Galileo filly. Sister to 2 winners, notably smart US 1¼m/11f winner Higher Truth and half-sister to smart 1m/9f winner Lady Wannabe. Dam 7f (Ballycorus Stakes)-8.4f winner. Interesting newcomer and well worth noting if market vibes are strong.

Form:

Non-Runners

(16)

Keep Sharp⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

Bingo Bronson (11/4), Middlemarch (10/3), Chilled Out (9/2), Roman Bull (5/1), Westernesse (13/2), Princess Wannabe (11/1), Heracleides (12/1), Zoffman (18/1), Keep Sharp (20/1), Gatito Rapido (25/1), Fenomeno (28/1), Redstone Well (50/1), Jazzy Rock (100/1), It Aint (150/1), Spiritual Grey (200/1), Zeydabad (250/1), Joven De Corazon (300/1)

MIDDLEMARCH is the type to improve plenty from his first to second run for top connections, the extra furlong here sure to suit, and he could be the way to go now fitted with a tongue tie. Westernesse has an obvious shout after a fine run in a handicap. Newcomers Princess Wannabe and Heracleides are interesting, while there is probably a race in Roman Bull.