16:25 Dundalk

Friday 17 February 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 1m 13.36s

(8)

Almendares^v1¹³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

3/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fifth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, 11/1). Off 133 days. Visor on 1st time. Likely to be thereabouts.

Form: 35-

(12)

Ceres Ring

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

66/1

5,000 gns foal, Acclamation gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m winner Restive Spirit and 6f-7f winner Boost. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner). Check betting.

Form:

(7)

Daonethatgotaway

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: M Fahey

14/1

€15,680 yearling, Tamayuz gelding. Brother to 7f/1m winner Maamur.

Form:

(2)

Grey Daze¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K W De Oliveira⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Murray

150/1

Twice-raced colt. Twelfth of 14 in maiden (200/1) at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 50

(1)

Redshore City¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

33/1

Twice-raced gelding. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 11 in maiden at this course (5f) 16 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael McCullagh.

Form: 0-4

(14)

Vanguard Star^t1¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

5/2

Lightly-raced gelding. 8/1, excellent third of 10 in nursery at this course (5f). Off 119 days. Tongue strap on 1st time. Leading claims for his top stable.

Form: 5433-

(11)

Artemis Jones

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

40/1

Awtaad filly. Dam ran twice. One of 2 newcomers from her stable. The betting should provide more clues.

Form:

(3)

Goldmile³¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett| OR: 68

28/1

Twice-raced filly. 14/1, fourth of 8 in maiden at this course (5f). Off 10 months.

Form: 34-

(6)

Lily Maguire²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

16/5

Twice-raced filly. Second of 11 in maiden at this course (7f, 4/1) 28 days ago, just failing. Big player with a repeat of that form.

Form: 6-2

(15)

Memorial Verse^h1⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam

100/1

Twice-raced filly. Tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in maiden at this course (7f, 50/1) 42 days ago, missing break. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 8-8

(9)

Millieblue⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin

150/1

Once-raced filly. Eighth of 10 in maiden at this C&D (50/1) on debut 63 days ago.

Form: 8-

(13)

Odessa On My Mind

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

20,000 gns yearling, Saxon Warrior filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 6f winner Most Beautiful and 1½m winner Purdey's Gift. Dam 8.6f-1¼m winner who stayed 1½m.

Form:

(4)

Rebecca's Girl

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh

14/1

Sioux Nation filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Lord Luker and useful 7f winner Sixteen Arches. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 5f winner Tournedos. Makes some paper appeal and interesting to see how she goes in the betting.

Form:

(5)

Roaming Star

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: W P Browne

4/1

€68,000 yearling, Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to useful 2-y-o 5.7f/6f winner Symphony Perfect.

Form:

Non-Runners

(16)

Red Shield³⁵

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J F O'Shea J: Reserve 1

(10)

Rosie Booshay²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Thomas Coyle J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Vanguard Star (5/2), Almendares (3/1), Lily Maguire (16/5), Roaming Star (4/1), Rebecca's Girl (14/1), Daonethatgotaway (14/1), Goldmile (28/1), Redshore City (33/1), Artemis Jones (40/1), Ceres Ring (66/1), Memorial Verse (100/1), Odessa On My Mind (100/1), Millieblue (150/1), Grey Daze (150/1), Rosie Booshay (150/1), Red Shield (150/1)

Unless the betting speaks strongly in the favour of one or more of the newcomers this may develop into a straight fight between VANGUARD STAR and Lily Maguire, with a narrow preference for the former. Almendares is another who is unlikely to be too far away, while Rebecca's Girl is a newcomer who makes some appeal on paper.