Racing Next On Saturday May 13th Maiden

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 3m 29.09s

(2)

Ikigai Star^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Halpin| T: J P O'Brien

13/2

80,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Vento d'Estate. Dam Italian Group 3 winner at 1m (2-y-o 5f-7f winner). Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(5)

Nurburgring^t²⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

2/1

Once-raced colt. 20/1 and tongue strap on, sixth of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, soft) on debut in September. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 6-

(1)

Queenstown

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

8/13

Galileo colt. Brother to smart winner up to 9f Rain Goddess and closely related to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Dream With Me. Of obvious interest on debut. Stable in good form.

Form:

Non-Runners

(3)

Collaborative

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(4)

Galileo's Compass

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Queenstown (8/13), Nurburgring (2/1), Galileo's Compass (3/1), Collaborative (9/2), Ikigai Star (13/2)

This is likely to be fought out by the newcomers, with QUEENSTOWN appealing most on pedigree. Galileo's Compass may be next best in a race where the market should provide strong clues.