13:35 Curragh

Saturday 24 September 2022

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Alan Smurfit Memorial Beresford Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 44.3s

(3)

Adelaide River¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 106| D

4/7

Promising individual. 1 win from 1 run this year. Neck second of 6 to Kubrick in Prix des Chenes at Longchamp (8f, good to soft, 16/10) 16 days ago. Obvious claims for top yard that has dominated this race in recent years.

Form: 12

(2)

Crypto Force⁹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| C

15/2

Twice-raced winner. Course winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner here in June. 9¾ lengths seventh of 13 to Holloway Boy in Chesham Stakes (15/2) at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm). Off 98 days.

Form: 17

(5)

Lakota Seven³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 98| D

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Bellewstown in July. 5½ lengths fourth of 7 to Aesop's Fables in Futurity Stakes (14/1) at this course (7f, good to firm) 35 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 2134

(1)

Roaring Gallagher³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| D

9/2

Once-raced winner. 1 win from 1 run this year. Won 8-runner maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, good, 15/8) on debut 31 days ago, just holding on. Open to progress.

Form: 1

(4)

Young Ireland^t⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 12 in maiden at Listowel (7.1f, good, 5/1) 4 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Looks up against it.

Form: 33654

Non-Runners

(6)

Continuous³⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: E J McNamara

(7)

Pivotal Trigger¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Adelaide River (4/7), Pivotal Trigger (10/3), Roaring Gallagher (9/2), Continuous (5/1), Lakota Seven (13/2), Crypto Force (15/2), Young Ireland (25/1)

Aidan O'Brien has practically made this race his own in recent years and saddles two strong candidates in CONTINUOUS and Adelaide River this time round. The latter certainly possesses the stronger form courtesy of his near miss in a French Group 3 but Continuous looked good when making a winning debut here last month and he could find the necessary improvement. Roaring Gallagher is another promising type and is third choice ahead of the more established Pivotal Trigger.