Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race

Off time: 16:04 | Winning time: 1m 33.33s

(5)

Lord Massusus¹⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 94| BF

13/2

Useful gelding. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Respectable 2½ lengths third of 14 to Panic Alarm in minor event at Naas (7f, heavy, 7/2). Off 6 months.

Form: 902113-

(1)

Panic Alarm²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95| D

2/1

Promising sort. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Latest win at Naas in October. 7/2, good third of 7 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy) 23 days ago. Has good chance on these terms with promise of more to come.

Form: 4311-3

(2)

Shadowed²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 87| D

11/10

Career best when winning 20-runner maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 4/1) 24 days ago, well on top finish. No surprise were he to build on that.

Form: 323-1

(3)

Gustav Ucicky^h³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Kinirons| OR: 73

80/1

Ungenuine type. Hooded for 1st time, respectable fourth of 8 in claimer (9/1) at Dundalk (7f) 39 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 560-004

(4)

Lovejoy¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 79| BF

50/1

Winner at Navan on debut in October. Fifth of 6 in minor event (5/2) at Bellewstown (5f, heavy) 12 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 17-5

(6)

Not Even Close²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| D

6/1

Successful in a barrier trial and showed fairly useful form when winning 12-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut, just holding on. Off 6 months. Open to improvement.

Form: 1-

Forecasts

Shadowed (11/10), Panic Alarm (2/1), Not Even Close (6/1), Lord Massusus (13/2), Lovejoy (50/1), Gustav Ucicky (80/1)

PANIC ALARM made a promising return to the track when third on handicap debut 3 weeks ago and with the promise of more to come, he will take some stopping on these terms. Lord Massusus and Shadowed are the main threats on form but maiden winner Not Even Close shouldn't be underestimated.