13:25 Curragh

Sunday 25 September 2022

All13:2513:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:4517:20

Williamhill.ie Irish EBF Maiden

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 1m 26.79s

(12)

Alexander John

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

80/1

Foaled February 23. Dick Whittington colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Water Queen and 1m winner Oud Metha Bridge. Dam 1¼m winner.

Form:

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(6)

Asgard's Captain⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: S Donohoe

250/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden (200/1) at this course (6f, good). Off 93 days.

Form: 080

(1)

Barney Hyland

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Kelly| T: W J Martin

250/1

Foaled February 29. Anjaal colt. Dam sprint maiden out of unraced half-sister to very smart 6f/7f winner Arabian Gleam.

Form:

(13)

Dark Side¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

7/2

Promising individual. 7/1, second of 11 in maiden at Cork (7f, soft) on debut 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Stable in good form. Worthy of respect.

Form: 2

(16)

Djockovic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

10/3

Foaled March 17. €65,000 2-y-o, Kodiac colt. Dam unraced granddaughter of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Mehthaaf. Likely to be tuned up for debut.

Form:

(2)

Espionage^t¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

9/4

Promising type. 17/2 and tongue strap on, second of 11 in maiden at Galway (8.6f, soft) on debut 19 days ago, finishing well. Open to improvement and warrants serious consideration.

Form: 2

(5)

Marco Monaco¹⁰

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

50/1

Once-raced gelding. 16/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Naas (7f, good to soft) on debut 10 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 7

(8)

Narmar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: H De Bromhead

18/1

(Production):closely related to useful 1¼m winner Ebeyina (by Oasis Dream) and half-brother to several winners, including smart 12.5f winner Ebiyza (by Rock of Gibraltar) and useful 9.4f winner (stayed 1½m) Ebayya (by Azamour): dam 1½m winner: second of 8 in barrier trial (won by Marco Monaco) at Dundalk in August.

Form:

(10)

New Variant¹⁰

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

66/1

Once-raced gelding. Eighth of 11 in maiden at Naas (7f, good to soft, 17/2) on debut 10 days ago.

Form: 8

(7)

Quar Shamar

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

8/1

Foaled April 13. 115,000 gns yearling, Shamardal colt. Half-brother to German 7f winner Quarantini. Worth a market check.

Form:

(3)

Shot Of Love⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/1

Once-raced colt. Sixth of 11 in maiden (9/1) at this C&D (good) on debut 50 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 6

(11)

Sierra Blanca¹⁰⁵

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

12/1

Twice-raced colt. 11/8, sixth of 10 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good), hampered. Off 105 days. Remains with potential.

Form: 36

(4)

Walsingham

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

14/1

Foaled March 21. Lope De Vega colt. Brother to smart winner up to 1½m Duke de Sessa and half-brother to 1¼m winner Hotspur Harry. Dam 11f-1¾m winner. Notable newcomer.

Form:

(15)

Engeline

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Kinirons

100/1

(Production):half-sister to several winners, including 1m winner Elmos Fire (by New Bay) and 9.5f winner Estagel (by Rajsaman): dam, French 1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 10.5f Eclair de Lune.

Form:

(14)

Fancy Gloves¹²

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

125/1

Once-raced filly. 100/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Punchestown (8f, good to soft) on debut 12 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 9

(9)

Thalara

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon

50/1

Foaled March 6. Awtaad filly. Half-sister to numerous winners, including smart 1¼m winner Ajman King and useful 1¾m winner Orgilgo Bay. Dam French 1¼m winner.

Form:

Forecasts

Espionage (9/4), Djockovic (10/3), Dark Side (7/2), Shot Of Love (5/1), Quar Shamar (8/1), Sierra Blanca (12/1), Walsingham (14/1), Narmar (18/1), Thalara (50/1), Marco Monaco (50/1), New Variant (66/1), Alexander John (80/1), Engeline (100/1), Fancy Gloves (125/1), Barney Hyland (250/1), Asgard's Captain (250/1)

DARK SIDE shaped well from a long way back when second in a Cork maiden 18 days ago and he may well be able to find enough improvement to get the better of Espionage, who also arrives on the back of a positive start. Walsingham looks the pick of the newcomers.