14:20 Navan

Saturday 22 April 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 1m 19.59s

(4)

Glengarriff

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Browne

16/1

Foaled February 11. Profitable colt. Dam, useful 1¼m winner, half-sister to smart 7f-8.6f winner Keystroke.

Form:

(2)

River Tiber

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

5/6

480,000 gns yearling, Wootton Bassett colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winning sprinter Mister Manannan out of 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Cover Girl, later useful winner up to 9f in Scandinavia. 1 of 2 interesting newcomers for Aidan O'Brien.

Form:

(7)

Sanshiro

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

20/1

Foaled March 11. €25,000 foal, €6,500 yearling, Dandy Man colt. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 8.3f (stayed 11.5f) Canary Row.

Form:

(5)

Smash Factor

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J A Stack

17/2

€80,000Y. Half-brother to 5f-6f winner Morty (by Kingman) and 2-y-o 7f winner Tiverton (by Expert Eye): dam smart but ungenuine 6f winner (including at 2 yrs) who stayed 1m. Market can guide.

Form:

(1)

St Laurence's Gate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J M Barrett

25/1

Foaled April 7. Holy Roman Emperor colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Maid of Dragon. Dam, 2-y-o 1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Hors de Combat.

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(6)

The Bear Trap

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/1

Foaled March 30. 60,000 gns foal, 60,000 gns yearling, Kodi Bear colt. Brother to winner up to 1m The Kodi Kid. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Aldaary. No forlorn hope.

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(3)

Zona Verde

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K J Condon

7/2

Foaled March 23. Calyx filly. Dam French winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner) out of useful 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Mambia. Not discounted.

Form:

Non-Runners

(8)

Unquestionable

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

River Tiber (5/6), Unquestionable (5/2), Zona Verde (7/2), The Bear Trap (6/1), Smash Factor (17/2), Glengarriff (16/1), Sanshiro (20/1), St Laurence's Gate (25/1)

Aidan O'Brien saddles two well-related Wooton Bassett newcomers and RIVER TIBER is taken to edge out stablemate Unquestionable in a race where the market should prove highly revealing. Smash Factor and The Bear Trap also appeal on paper and can fight it out for minor honours.