16:40 Down Royal

Friday 2 September 2022

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Irish European Breeders Fund Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Maiden

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 59.80s

(3)

Gobi Star¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 67

7/2

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Below form eighth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 17/2) 13 days ago.

Form: 992388

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(4)

Troy Top^h,t¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan| T: L Breen| OR: 56

12/1

Modest gelding. 25/1, bit below form eleventh of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 606400

(8)

Jupiter Express^b1,t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 69

4/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 13 Flat runs. 10/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at Cork (6f, good) 21 days ago. Stable having good spell. Blinkers on 1st time. One to consider.

Form: 623565

(1)

Squeezebox¹³

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

20/1

Once-raced gelding. Eleventh of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm, 6/1) on debut 13 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 0

(2)

Aurora Nova³²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

33/1

Twice-raced filly. Seventh of 9 in maiden (50/1) at the Curragh (5f, good to soft). Off 10 months.

Form: 67-

(6)

It Might Be You³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 58

9/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 11/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Sligo (5.7f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: 448460

(9)

Sceolan^v²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 71

2/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. 9/4, respectable third of 12 in maiden at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 28 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 58-4783

(5)

Sosallycanwait^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Breen| OR: 64

4/1

Fair filly. Remains a maiden after 10 Flat runs. Creditable second of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good to firm, 28/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 485802

Non-Runners

(7)

Carla's Kodi Bear⁵⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Mrs S Dawson J: Seamie Heffernan

Forecasts

Sceolan (2/1), Gobi Star (7/2), Jupiter Express (4/1), Sosallycanwait (4/1), It Might Be You (9/1), Troy Top (12/1), Carla's Kodi Bear (16/1), Squeezebox (20/1), Aurora Nova (33/1)

SCEOLAN ran well when dropped to a bare 5f for the first time at Tipperary and a repeat of that may be good enough to see her get off the mark at the eighth time of asking. Kevin Condon's Jupiter Express looks the chief threat ahead of Sosallycanwait.