14:30 Dundalk

Wednesday 16 November 2022

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Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 26.96s

(1)

Engines On

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

Foaled March 18. Sioux Nation colt. Closely related to 6f winner Naval Captain and half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 7f Invasion Day and 6f winner Art Nouvelle. Much respected newcomer.

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(12)

Fleetfootsoldier

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: E J McNamara| T: Kevin Coleman

80/1

Foaled April 20. £10,000 yearling, Footstepsinthesand gelding. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1¾m I'll Have Another. Market can guide.

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(4)

Empty Metaphor

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Connell

80/1

€21,000Y, €60,000 2-y-o: fourth foal: half-brother to useful 7f-1m winner La Rav and 1m winner Villalobos (both by Footstepsinthesand): dam sprint maiden half-sister to smart winning sprinter Presto Shinko. No forlorn hope.

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(15)

Perfect Curves

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

Foaled April 10. €2,000 yearling, Mastercraftsman filly. Dam, 5f winner, half-sister to smart winning sprinter Rain Delayed out of useful 5f-8.5f winner Forever Phoenix. Considered debutante.

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(10)

Sugar Beauty⁶²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Halpin| T: John O'Donoghue

100/1

Twice-raced filly. 150/1, fourteenth of 16 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 62 days ago. First run for yard after leaving K. J. Condon.

Form: 50

(16)

Blue News⁹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 75

13/2

Lightly-raced colt. 4/1, below form fifth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, good). Off 97 days. Makes polytrack debut. Trainer going well so could bounce back.

Form: 3525

(14)

Hogmanay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

18/1

Foaled January 15. €18,000 yearling, Equiano gelding. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5f winner). Not ruled out.

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(6)

Jazz Forever

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

7/1

Foaled April 25. €42,000 foal, €34,000 2-y-o, Elzaam colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Thewayda and useful 2-y-o 9f winner Aurelius In Love. Stable in good form so he's one to consider.

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(3)

Tabuk

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Foaled March 2. €22,000 yearling, Elzaam gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1¼m-1¾m winner Lopes Dancer and 2-y-o 7f winner Medicean Ballet. Dam 9.5f winner. Worth a market check.

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(2)

Elusive Tune

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Foaled May 17. Sioux Nation filly. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Yes Always and winner up to 1¼m Swift One and half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5f-7f winner Damselfly. Dam 10.7f winner. Interesting.

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(8)

Love Enchanted

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Foley| T: J P Murtagh

7/1

Foaled March 1. €6,500 foal, €15,000 yearling, Havana Grey filly. Half-sister to 8.3f/9f winner What Wonders Weave and winner up to 1m Milan Reef. Not ruled out.

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(13)

Monophonic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/1

Foaled March 20. Tamayuz filly. Dam, 1m winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to smart/moody 5f winner Sonny Red. In good hands and bred to be useful. Player.

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(11)

Alexander John²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| BF

9/4

Promising individual. Third of 15 in maiden (2/1) at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 24 days ago, running on. May well do better. In the mix.

Form: 833

(5)

Charlie Darling⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

33/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, soft) on debut 45 days ago. Down in trip with work to do. RESERVE.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

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Seven Hills

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: C W J Farrell J: Non Runner

(17)

Louis Le Broc³²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: Reserve 2

(9)

The Stray Sod⁶²

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alexander John (9/4), Elusive Tune (5/1), Monophonic (5/1), Blue News (13/2), Love Enchanted (7/1), Jazz Forever (7/1), Engines On (12/1), Hogmanay (18/1), Louis Le Broc (25/1), Tabuk (28/1), Seven Hills (33/1), Perfect Curves (66/1), The Stray Sod (66/1), Empty Metaphor (80/1), Fleetfootsoldier (80/1), Sugar Beauty (100/1), Charlie Darling (125/1)

MONOPHONIC is bred to be useful and in excellent hands so gets the nod in a maiden where the market could prove highly informative. Fellow newcomer Elusive Tune appeals most of the Joseph O'Brien trio and is next on the list ahead of Curragh third Alexander John.