14:05 Leopardstown

Saturday 15 October 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 1m 46.02s

(9)

Base Money⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: E J McNamara| T: E Mullins

150/1

Once-raced gelding. Last of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.3f, soft, 12/1) on debut 5 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 0

(6)

Bertinelli

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

11/4

Foaled March 8. $750,000 yearling, Justify colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f-7f winner Military Style, 2-y-o 7f winner King of Athens and 2-y-o 1m winner Absolute Ruler. Yard also saddles Peking Opera.

Form:

(3)

Blenheim Lad

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Oliver

28/1

Probably best watched on debut, unless the market suggests otherwise.

Form:

(1)

Buzzen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: H Rogers

125/1

Foaled March 13. Gutaifan gelding. Half-brother to 9f winner Buzz of New York. Dam 15f winner.

Form:

(16)

Eyeeye⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: T Mullins

9/1

Thrice-raced colt. First run since leaving George Boughey when third of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (9f, soft, 50/1) 7 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 673

(7)

High Court Judge⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

125/1

Twice-raced colt. Eighth of 9 in maiden (50/1) at the Curragh (8f, good) 49 days ago. Yard also represented by Sharlouk.

Form: 08

(12)

Kalikapour

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

20/1

Foaled March 26. Lope De Vega colt. Dam, 9.4f-11.7f winner, half-sister to useful 7f-12.7f winner Kalapour, out of winning close relative of top-class 7f-1½m winner Kalanisi.

Form:

(10)

Lasting Peace

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade

33/1

Foaled March 28. €26,000 yearling, Helmet gelding. Brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Peace of Paris and half-brother to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Peaches and 1m winner Peace of Light, all in Germany.

Form:

(14)

Louis Le Broc⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M P Sheehy| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

150/1

Once-raced colt. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 100/1) on debut 8 days ago.

Form: 0

(11)

Peking Opera³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

6/5

Promising sort. Second of 11 in maiden (4/1) at Naas (7f, good to soft) on debut 30 days ago. Yard having good spell. Open to improvement.

Form: 2

(2)

Sea Gardens

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

9/2

Foaled April 1. 170,000 gns yearling, Siyouni colt. Brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Thunder Sun and 6f winner Satono Giverny and half-brother to several winners, including smart 1m-1¼m winner Danceteria.

Form:

(5)

Sharlouk

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

20/1

Foaled February 3. Zoustar colt. Half-brother to French 1¾m winner Shaiyhar. Dam 7f winner out of useful winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) Sharleez.

Form:

(4)

Spinning Web

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Ms M Mullins

80/1

Foaled March 20. Fascinating Rock gelding. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Ottone out of useful 2-y-o 6.5f/7f winner Contemporary.

Form:

(13)

Trachonitus^t⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 82

33/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Below form ninth of 15 in maiden (18/1) at the Curragh (9f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 5059

(8)

Walsingham²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

20/1

Once-raced colt. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 14/1) on debut 20 days ago. Stable having good spell.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(15)

The First And Last¹¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Peking Opera (6/5), Bertinelli (11/4), Sea Gardens (9/2), Eyeeye (9/1), The First And Last (16/1), Walsingham (20/1), Kalikapour (20/1), Sharlouk (20/1), Blenheim Lad (28/1), Trachonitus (33/1), Lasting Peace (33/1), Spinning Web (80/1), High Court Judge (125/1), Buzzen (125/1), Louis Le Broc (150/1), Base Money (150/1)

Aidan O'Brien has saddled the winner of this maiden numerous times over the years and in PEKING OPERA he fields a very strong candidate this time round. The Galileo colt shaped well when runner-up over 7f on his debut at Naas last month and it's likely that moving up to a mile here will help unlock improvement. Stablemate Bertinelli ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper and may emerge as the main danger ahead of fellow newcomer Sea Gardens.