16:55 Curragh

Sunday 16 April 2023

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Holden Plant Rentals Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 23.1s

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Bright Image⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: C P Donoghue

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 80/1, eighth of 16 in maiden at Cork (5f, heavy) 8 days ago.

Form: 7-8

(5)

On The Bounce

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Kinirons

16/1

Fulbright gelding. Closely related to smart 7f/1m winner Bounce The Blues and half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 5f-7f winner Sholaan. Dam unraced. Market can guide on his belated debut.

Form:

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Surviving Murmansk^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: Adrian O'Shea⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea| OR: 65

150/1

Fair gelding. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (7f, 40/1) 23 days ago. Remains a maiden after 14 Flat runs.

Form: 473408

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Grigal³¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: R Brabazon

12/1

Promising sort. Second of 16 in maiden at this course (6.3f, good, 66/1) on debut. Off 10 months. Likely to improve.

Form: 2-

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Alexander John²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 72

14/1

Fair colt. 33/1, below form twelfth of 20 in maiden at this course (7f, heavy) 22 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 83336-0

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Desert Haven²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 83

9/4

Fairly useful colt. 17/2, creditable third of 15 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 21 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 85553-3

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First Gentleman

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

8/1

Camacho colt. Half-brother to 1¾m-2¼m winner Anyonecanhaveitall and smart 6f winner Flotus. Dam French 1m winner. Worth a market check.

Form:

(11)

Get Set Jet

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Gallagher| T: R O'Sullivan

150/1

€3,500 yearling, Gleneagles gelding. Closely related to 9.5f-1½m winner State Legend and half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 5f-6f winner Victory Heights. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

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L'immortale²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: M C Grassick

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. 50/1, seventh of 8 in minor event at this C&D (soft). Off 6 months with work to do.

Form: 97-

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Run Ran Run²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery| T: J A Stack| OR: 83| BF

1/1

Promising sort. 11/8, close second of 15 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 21 days ago. Open to improvement. Big shout.

Form: 2-2

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Allie Bear⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: C W J Farrell

150/1

Twice-raced filly. Eleventh of 12 in maiden at Cork (7f, heavy, 125/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 9-0

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Angel's Feather²⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L F Roche| T: Mrs J Harrington

50/1

Twice-raced filly. 10/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft). Off 8 months with more required.

Form: 75-

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Machnamh

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J S Bolger

33/1

€9,000 yearling, Teofilo filly. Dam 2-y-o 8.4f winner from family of very smart miler Docksider. Not ruled out.

Form:

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Mimosa Park

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: M C Grassick

50/1

€3,000 yearling, Dragon Pulse filly. Half-sister to several winners, including smart 6f-1m winner Texas Rock and 6f/7f winner Evident. Dam unraced. No forlorn hope.

Form:

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Roaming Star⁵⁸

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

7/1

Encouraging fourth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (6f, 4/1) on debut 58 days ago. Can build on it now.

Form: 4

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Snowdonia Song¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

125/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, heavy, 66/1) 14 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0-9

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Tasmanian Girl^p1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M C Grassick

200/1

Twice-raced filly. 66/1, sixth of 8 in claimer at Dundalk (7f) 37 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 06

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Uwoduhi Adanvto

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: Miss A Mooney

125/1

Sioux Nation filly. Dam, maiden (stayed 1½m), half-sister to US winner up to 7f Lady Alexandra, runner-up in Canadian Grade 1 6f event. Market can guide.

Form:

Forecasts

Run Ran Run (1/1), Desert Haven (9/4), Roaming Star (7/1), First Gentleman (8/1), Grigal (12/1), Alexander John (14/1), On The Bounce (16/1), Machnamh (33/1), Angel's Feather (50/1), Mimosa Park (50/1), Snowdonia Song (125/1), Uwoduhi Adanvto (125/1), Surviving Murmansk (150/1), Bright Image (150/1), Allie Bear (150/1), Get Set Jet (150/1), Tasmanian Girl (200/1), L'immortale (200/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and RUN RAN RUN is confidently expected to build on his promising recent Naas second and open his account. Desert Haven is more experienced and has the form to play a part too with Jessica Harrington's newcomer First Gentleman not discounted either, especially if there is a market move in his favour.