Irish Stallion Farms EBF Premier Nursery Handicap

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 3.3s

(5)

Tiger Paw^p,t⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 4¼ lengths eighth of 10 to Treasure Trove in Round Tower Stakes at the Curragh (6f, good, 16/1) 7 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3618

(2)

Dontspoilasale³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: N Lupini| OR: 84| D

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 6-runner nursery (5/2) at Naas (5f, good to soft) 33 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 4631

(4)

Silmaniya²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 84| BF

13/8

Lightly-raced maiden. Good short-head second of 8 to Tiger Paw in maiden (6/5) at Cork (5f, good) 22 days ago, clear of rest. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. Something to find on form.

Form: 3222

(6)

Polar Bear^v1⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2, respectable fifth of 10 in maiden at this C&D (good to firm) 9 days ago. Stable having good spell. Visor on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 36435

(1)

Palace Gardens^b⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 75

8/1

First run since leaving Kevin Thomas Coleman when creditable third of 7 in nursery at the Curragh (7f, good, 10/1) 7 days ago. Back down in trip. Stable having good spell. Leading contender.

Form: 278913

(3)

Rumbled Again^p³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 74

28/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft, 20/1) 36 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes handicap debut. Must find best form.

Form: 075270

Forecasts

Silmaniya (13/8), Dontspoilasale (10/3), Polar Bear (9/2), Tiger Paw (5/1), Palace Gardens (8/1), Rumbled Again (28/1)

DONTSPOILASALE continued his theme of race-by-race progress when making a successful nursery debut at Naas and while the handicapper hasn't been especially magnanimous in handing the colt a 9 lb higher mark, he is appealing all the same. Tiger Paw found listed company too much at the Curragh last weekend, but he is of interest back at 5f now pitched into a nursery, having got the better of the re-opposing Silmaniya over this trip n a Cork maiden previously. Polar Bear is also considered.