13:58 Cork

Friday 21 April 2023

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Welcome To Ocana Fest 2023 Maiden

Off time: 13:59 | Winning time: 1m 44.03s

(8)

Allworknoplay

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver

33/1

£25,000 yearling, Holy Roman Emperor gelding. Dam French 1m winner.

Form:

(1)

Dutch Gold¹⁹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 85

9/2

Thrice-raced colt. Second of 12 in maiden at Navan (8f, soft, 8/1), clear of rest. Off 6 months. Sets the standard and should do better still, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 362-

(5)

Firm Handshake

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

20/1

€30,000 foal, €56,000 yearling, Kodi Bear gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 6f winner Crown Dependency and 2-y-o 6f-1m winner Motown Mick. Dam maiden.

Form:

(13)

Highland Rahy²⁸

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

18/1

Once-raced colt. 7/2, fourth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut 28 days ago, slowly away. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(10)

Mr Lincoln²²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

40/1

Once-raced colt. Tenth of 11 in maiden (16/1) at this course (7f, soft) on debut. Off 7 months.

Form: 0-

(11)

Night Moon

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Marnane

100/1

€50,000 yearling, Sea The Moon gelding. Brother to useful 1¼m-1¾m winner Noble Music and half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1¼m winner Noble House and winner up to 1m Niyama.

Form:

(14)

Parish Centre¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

50/1

Once-raced gelding. 33/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago.

Form: 8

(15)

Prove It²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: M O'Callaghan

7/1

Once-raced colt. Sixth of 20 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 5/1) on debut 27 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 6

(9)

Sea Gardens¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

5/4

Promising sort. 9/2, fourth of 15 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, soft) on debut, slowly away. Off 6 months. May well do better.

Form: 4-

(12)

Shamastar¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: D Marnane

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. Sixth of 10 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (7f) 10 days ago.

Form: 7-6

(3)

Silkies Sib

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Doyle

150/1

Cotai Glory colt. Half-brother to smart winner up to 6f Silky Wilkie. Dam 6.5f/7f winner.

Form:

(2)

The Black Tiger¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| BF

14/1

Once-raced colt. 11/4, last of 9 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) on debut 16 days ago. Clearly thought capable of better and top stable is going well.

Form: 9

(4)

The First And Last²⁹⁹

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

11/1

Promising sort. Eighth of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 12/1) on debut. Off 9 months. Open to progress.

Form: 8-

(7)

Walsingham¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 87

11/2

Lightly-raced colt. 9/2, creditable fourth of 9 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 16 days ago. Respected.

Form: 034-4

(6)

Al Yasat

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L F Roche| T: Miss K McGivern

125/1

€20,000 foal, €48,000 2-y-o, Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Espouse and useful 6f winner Azure Blue. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 7f winner Valeria Messalina.

Form:

Forecasts

Sea Gardens (5/4), Dutch Gold (9/2), Walsingham (11/2), Prove It (7/1), The First And Last (11/1), The Black Tiger (14/1), Highland Rahy (18/1), Firm Handshake (20/1), Allworknoplay (33/1), Mr Lincoln (40/1), Parish Centre (50/1), Night Moon (100/1), Al Yasat (125/1), Shamastar (125/1), Silkies Sib (150/1)

SEA GARDENS shaped well amidst inexperience on debut and, with improvement likely 6 months on, he's preferred to Dutch Gold, who was an encouraging second on his final juvenile outing. Walsingham is another one to consider and The Black Tiger is expected to leave a disappointing behind.