20:15 Cork

Friday 12 August 2022

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Newmarket Maiden

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 2m 35.1s

(11)

Black Leaf^p1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: K J Leonard| T: P Breen

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. Last of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm, 150/1) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with lots of work to do.

Form: 00

(3)

Pahlavi²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

50/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 5/1, fourth of 15 in bumper at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good) 24 days ago. More needed here.

Form:

(2)

Thermoscope²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

25/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fourth of 7 in maiden (15/2) at Ballinrobe (12.6f, good) 25 days ago. Big step forward is required.

Form: 44

(4)

Thoughtthatcounts^h1¹⁰⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: M A Enright| T: A Lee

150/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. 66/1, twentieth of 23 in bumper at Punchestown (16f, soft) on NH debut 104 days ago. Off 104 days. Hooded for 1st time.

Form:

(12)

Conamore¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Danny Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Henley

300/1

Modest mare. Fifteenth of 18 in maiden (150/1) at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) 16 days ago, folding. Lots to find on form.

Form: 0/080-70

(6)

Gulliver's Travels^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| BF

2/1

Promising type. 10/11, still looked green when fourth of 11 in maiden at Limerick (12.5f, good) 36 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time with plenty more to offer. Big player.

Form: 44

(15)

Mercury Mission^v³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 78

11/2

Thrice-raced colt. Good third of 11 in maiden (16/1) at Limerick (12.5f, good) 36 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 553

(10)

Porthos¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

25/1

Once-raced colt. Thirteenth of 18 in maiden (25/1) at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) on debut 16 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 0

(8)

Stepping Sandstone²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Markey⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A McCann

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eighth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (10.3f, good, 200/1) 21 days ago. Has plenty on his plate.

Form: 68

(13)

War Correspondent^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: R P Cody| OR: 78

9/2

Lightly-raced gelding. 6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good third of 15 in handicap at Galway (12.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 75433

(7)

Winterscape²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: P Nolan

100/1

Once-raced gelding. Eighth of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good, 16/1) on debut 26 days ago. Plenty more is required.

Form: 8

(1)

Zoffman^b⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: N Meade| OR: 79

13/2

Fairly useful gelding. Blinkered for 1st time, good third of 16 in maiden at Leopardstown (9f, good, 18/1) 8 days ago, having to pick way through. Significantly up in trip. Solid claims.

Form: 5-32503

(9)

Champagne^b1,t1¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

9/2

Once-raced filly. 11/2, eighth of 14 in maiden at Naas (10f, good to soft) on debut. Off 109 days. Trainer going well. Blinkers/tongue strap on 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 8

(14)

Star Kissed

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

5/1

Sea The Stars filly. Half-sister to smart 11f/1½m winner Thunder Kiss. Dam 1½m-2m winner. Yard in good form so a considered newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

(5)

Hibernia Oppositus¹⁵⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: S M Crosse

Forecasts

Gulliver's Travels (2/1), Hibernia Oppositus (5/2), War Correspondent (9/2), Champagne (9/2), Star Kissed (5/1), Mercury Mission (11/2), Zoffman (13/2), Porthos (25/1), Thermoscope (25/1), Pahlavi (50/1), Winterscape (100/1), Thoughtthatcounts (150/1), Stepping Sandstone (250/1), Black Leaf (250/1), Conamore (300/1)

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS still looked far from the finished article when fourth at Limerick last month and this choicely-bred Galileo colt can open his account at the chief expense of War Correspondent, who brings some fair handicap form to the table. Zoffman, HIbernia Oppositus and Star Kissed look the trio best equipped to fight it out for minor honours.