18:00 Dundalk

Friday 16 December 2022

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Botanica International Ltd. Maiden

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 39.34s

(4)

Cristal Clere¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nallen| OR: 74

9/4

Fair gelding. 15/2, creditable sixth of 14 in maiden at this course (12f) 16 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Considered.

Form: 333436

(5)

Emperor Of Silk

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A Mullins

40/1

Holy Roman Emperor gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 9f-1½m winner Sureness and winner up to 1¼m Billy Blue. Dam made frame at 7f-1m. Market can guide.

Form:

(8)

Bold Ribb^b1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79| BF

6/5

Lightly-raced colt. Respectable second of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, 1/4) 7 days ago. Yard having good spell. Blinkers on 1st time. Not ruled out.

Form: 3522

(6)

Tack^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: J McAuley| OR: 70

14/1

Fair colt. 15/2, below-form fifth of 7 in maiden at this course (6f) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs.

Form: 573495

(7)

Cyclamen^b⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 71

7/2

Fairly useful filly. 16/1, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at this course (10.7f) 9 days ago. Back down in trip. Holds good form claims.

Form: 704536

(2)

Eyela²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Leigh Roche| T: E & P Harty

150/1

Ninth of 13 in maiden at this C&D (80/1) on debut 21 days ago. Needs to build on it now.

Form: 9

(1)

Hello Possible¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: A Oliver

66/1

Sixth of 7 in maiden at this course (6f, 5/1) on debut 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip with more to do.

Form: 6

(3)

Zawahir⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 73

17/2

Fair filly. Below form sixth of 10 in maiden at Gowran (11.8f, heavy, 5/2) 59 days ago, finding little. Significantly back down in trip. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 543536

Forecasts

Bold Ribb (6/5), Cristal Clere (9/4), Cyclamen (7/2), Zawahir (17/2), Tack (14/1), Emperor Of Silk (40/1), Hello Possible (66/1), Eyela (150/1)

Aidan O'Brien's CYCLAMEN holds the edge on form and is taken to open her account at the chief expense of recent course second Bold Ribb. Cristal Clere is another with the form to have a say.