17:00 Dundalk

Friday 18 November 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 1m 40.77s

(2)

Do Little^p1¹²

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

200/1

Last of 20 in maiden (80/1) at Naas (8f, heavy) on debut 12 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0

(15)

Donbeg Reel¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Stokes

11/1

22/1, went backwards from debut when eighth of 10 in maiden at this C&D a fortnight ago. Worth another chance to build on debut promise.

Form: 58

(16)

Hat Toss⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: T Kodama

25/1

Thrice-raced colt. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, fifth of 8 in minor event at this course (6f) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 005

(5)

Initial Attempt

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer

18/1

Foaled May 8. War Command colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 7f-9f winner Cascapedia and 1m/9f winner Kynance. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart winner up to 1½m Radevore.

Form:

(1)

Kraken Diamond

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

14/1

Foaled February 18. €60,000 foal, €52,000 yearling, €52,000 2-y-o, U S Navy Flag colt. Dam, French 8.5f winner, half-sister to smart 1½m winner Lady's Secret, third in Irish Oaks.

Form:

(4)

Ledger²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M A Enright| T: Paul Traynor

150/1

125/1, sixteenth of 18 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, soft) on debut 27 days ago.

Form: 0

(13)

Quick Blessing⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell

18/1

Twice-raced gelding. 6/1, ran to a similar level as on debut when eighth of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft) 43 days ago. Gelded since.

Form: 88

(7)

Sea Of Cortez

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

3/1

Foaled April 20. Caravaggio gelding. Dam, maiden (stayed 1¼m), half-sister to useful 2-y-o 7.4f winner (stayed 1¼m) Sherpa out of useful 2-y-o 1m winner (stayed 1½m) Eirnin. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(8)

Sea Spray¹⁰⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington

15/2

Tenth of 11 in maiden (40/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) on debut back in August. Needs to take a step forward today.

Form: 0

(9)

Spinning Web²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: Ms M Mullins

125/1

Well held in pair of maidens at Leopardstown so he's impossibly to fancy.

Form: 00

(3)

Timely Boost¹⁶

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

3/1

Promising type. 33/1, showed much more than first time up when fourth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f) 16 days ago, having to pick way through. Likely to improve, he's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 04

(14)

Upepo¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

40/1

50/1, fared no better than on debut when ninth of 10 in maiden at this C&D 2 weeks ago.

Form: 09

(11)

Whispering Royal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

11/2

Foaled February 23. €8,500 foal, Gustav Klimt gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 1m-1½m winner Ruby Gates and winner up to 7f Kingsbridge. Dam maiden (should have stayed beyond 7f).

Form:

(12)

Zentopia³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

15/2

66/1, sixth of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) on debut 36 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Gelded since and he's open to improvement.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

(10)

Genuine Jim⁵⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R P Burns J: Reserve 1

(6)

Kalikapour³⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: M Halford J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sea Of Cortez (3/1), Timely Boost (3/1), Kalikapour (5/1), Whispering Royal (11/2), Sea Spray (15/2), Zentopia (15/2), Donbeg Reel (11/1), Kraken Diamond (14/1), Initial Attempt (18/1), Quick Blessing (18/1), Genuine Jim (20/1), Hat Toss (25/1), Upepo (40/1), Spinning Web (125/1), Ledger (150/1), Do Little (200/1)

This can go the way of TIMELY BOOST, who took a big step forward from his debut switched to polytrack when fourth over 7f here just over 2 weeks ago. With further improvement on the cards, he's fancied to come out on top. Newcomer Sea of Cortez has plenty to recommend on paper so he may emerge as the main danger, with Zentopia and Donbeg Reel another couple to consider.