14:35 Leopardstown

Sunday 2 April 2023

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Ballylinch Stud 'Red Rocks' 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 38.03s

(6)

Bold Discovery¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 100| D

9/4

Naas debut 7f maiden winner before very good 3 lengths third of 11 to Cairo in Killavullan Stakes (7/2) at this course (7f, soft) in October. Open to further progress. Considered.

Form: 13-

(1)

Carracci¹⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 89| D

5/1

9/4, built on debut promise to land 13-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) in November. Can do better still for his top yard. In the mix.

Form: 51-

(3)

Empty Metaphor¹¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: C O'Connell

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 8/1, sixth of 12 in minor event at Dundalk (7f). Off 116 days with plenty to find on form.

Form: 46-

(2)

Eyeeye¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: T Mullins| OR: 82

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, below-form thirteenth of 20 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy). Off 147 days with lots of work to do.

Form: 67380-

(7)

Hans Andersen²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 105| D

8/13

Very useful Frankel colt who landed Curragh maiden before second in Futurity Stakes there. Posted another solid effort when fifth in National Stakes at the same track on his final start and sets a high standard.

Form: 2125-

Non-Runners

(5)

Sea Chariot⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Scott McCullagh

(4)

Signatory⁷⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J J Murphy J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Hans Andersen (8/13), Bold Discovery (9/4), Carracci (5/1), Sea Chariot (14/1), Signatory (16/1), Eyeeye (50/1), Empty Metaphor (100/1)

HANS ANDERSEN kept some very good company last autumn after landing a maiden here and is fancied to resume winning ways at the chief expense of Bold Discovery, who should build on his very good third in the Killavullan Stakes here last backend. Dundalk maiden winner Carracci, a stablemate of the selection, is less exposed but open to plenty of improvement and worth considering too.