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Thursday 15 September 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 17:29 | Winning time: 1m 31.33s

(11)

Bold Discovery

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

15/2

Foaled February 16. $50,000 yearling, Bolt D'oro colt. Dam, third at 1m in US, half-sister to US Grade 2 9f winner Independence Hall. Makes some appeal on paper.

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(8)

Brighter London

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

16/1

Foaled February 4. €5,500 foal, €16,000 yearling, €62,000 2-y-o, Lightning Spear colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 9.5f winner Delhi and 5f-7f winner Dark Side Dream. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who probably stayed 1m.

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(5)

Farnborough^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

13/2

Foaled January 26. Galileo colt. Brother to 6f/7f winner Austin Texas. Dam, 6f/7f winner (runner-up in Nell Gwyn Stakes), sister to US Grade 2 8.5f winner India. 1 of 2 interesting newcomers for top stable.

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(10)

Marco Monaco

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

16/1

Foaled March 31. Camacho gelding. Dam 1m winner who stayed 1½m. Fifth of 7 in barrier trial at Dundalk in July.

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(7)

Navalny

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

5/2

Foaled March 28. €100,000 yearling, No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 8.6f-1½m winner Bashiyr and useful 2-y-o 7f winner Balansiya. Dam winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner). Notable newcomer.

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(4)

New Variant

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

17/2

Foaled March 20. New Approach gelding. Dam, ran twice, closely related to smart 1m-10.7f winner (stayed 1¾m) Paene Magnus. Merits respect.

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(2)

Peking Opera

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

4/1

Foaled February 16. Galileo colt. Closely related to French 1m winner Yee Haw. Dam, US 8.5f winner, sister to high-class 2-y-o 6f/7f (Dewhurst Stakes) winner Air Force Blue. 1 of 2 runners for top stable and makes plenty of appeal on paper.

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(1)

Thats Jet

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Madden| T: R O'Sullivan

66/1

Foaled April 2. €4,200 foal, Teofilo colt. Dam, 6f-7f winner, closely related to smart 6f/6.5f winner Cape Classic and half-sister to very smart 6f/7f winner King's Apostle.

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(9)

Upepo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery

28/1

Foaled January 19. €52,000 foal, €90,000 yearling, Roaring Lion colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 8.6f winner Epic Pass. Dam 5f-1m winner. Last of 6 in barrier trial in July.

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(3)

Fast Tara

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

11/1

Foaled April 20. Fast Company filly. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 12.5f Tarana out of useful winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 1m winner) (stayed 14.6f) Tarakala.

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(6)

Rerkha

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

9/1

Foaled April 6. Kodiac filly. Dam 7f winner (including at 2 yrs). Bred to have some speed and is worth a market check.

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Forecasts

Navalny (5/2), Peking Opera (4/1), Farnborough (13/2), Bold Discovery (15/2), New Variant (17/2), Rerkha (9/1), Fast Tara (11/1), Brighter London (16/1), Marco Monaco (16/1), Upepo (28/1), Thats Jet (66/1)

Without the benefit of market clues, PEKING OPERA makes the most appeal. He's from an excellent family and appears to be the preference of Seamie Heffernan, so he's worth siding with ahead of stablemate Farnborough, who is bred to have a bit more speed. New Variant is also respected.