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Saturday 13 May 2023

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Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 2m 18.11s

(12)

City Of Chicago

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

13/2

Justify colt. Closely related to smart 2-y-o 6f winner Van Beethoven and half-brother to minor US winner by Tale of The Cat. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

(15)

Cormac T²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

18/1

Promising sort. Third of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.6f, heavy, 22/1) on debut 25 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 3

(6)

Donadea Dreamer

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: G B Caldwell

200/1

€4,500 2-y-o, Profitable gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1½m-16.4f winner Caucus out of useful winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7f winner) (stayed 1½m) Maid To Perfection.

Form:

(4)

Lucky Question²⁷

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

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eleventh of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, heavy, 150/1) 27 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0-0

(8)

Scatchwah

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

40/1

€11,500 yearling, Elzaam gelding. Half-brother to 9f/1¼m winner Observing. Dam unraced out of useful 1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) Myrtlewood.

Form:

(9)

Sleepless Knight²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C D Maxwell| T: J A Kinsella

250/1

Once-raced gelding. Fourth of 5 in maiden at Tipperary (12.4f, good to soft, 33/1) on debut 23 days ago.

Form: 4

(11)

Spring Evening²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: Yvonne Latta

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 14 in maiden at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 150/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 0-0

(14)

Squire Danagher⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver

5/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 14 in maiden at Cork (10.2f, soft, 12/1) 8 days ago, best work finish. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-4

(5)

Sullivan Bay

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

10/1

15,000 gns foal, £75,000 yearling, Australia colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Belacqua. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 8.6f Hard To Explain and winner up to 1½m Keshiro. One to note.

Form:

(7)

The Mighty One⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer

125/1

Once-raced gelding. 66/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 64 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9

(2)

Unification²²

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

40/1

Promising sort. Fifth of 14 in maiden at Cork (10.1f, good to soft, 25/1) 22 days ago. Yard in good form. Should have more to offer.

Form: 0-5

(1)

Valiant King⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 89| BF

4/9

Thrice-raced colt. 9/4, second of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 41 days ago, clear of rest. Can improve further and should take all the beating.

Form: 34-2

(3)

Van Demon

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

18/1

€75,000 yearling, Australia gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1½m winner Guinevere and 1¼m-1½m winner Alargedram. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(10)

Melrose Duchess

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J Halley

80/1

11,000 gns foal, Zoffany filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Forever Dreaming.

Form:

Non-Runners

(13)

Wado Cherokee

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: L Comer J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Valiant King (4/9), Squire Danagher (5/1), City Of Chicago (13/2), Sullivan Bay (10/1), Cormac T (18/1), Van Demon (18/1), Scatchwah (40/1), Unification (40/1), Wado Cherokee (66/1), Melrose Duchess (80/1), The Mighty One (125/1), Lucky Question (150/1), Spring Evening (200/1), Donadea Dreamer (200/1), Sleepless Knight (250/1)

VALIANT KING was well backed and found improvement when second in a handicap at Leopardstown and, given he shaped best that day, he's likely to do better still. He's the obvious choice despite the presence of well-bred newcomer City of Chicago. Cormac T and Squire Danagher should both improve from encouraging debuts.