17:30 Curragh

Wednesday 7 June 2023

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Oak Solutions Group Irish European Breeders Fund Race

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 15.94s

(5)

Alabama⁶⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| BF

8/15

Closely related to smart winner up to 6f Sioux Nation. Highly promising sort. Third of 6 in maiden (6/4) at Cork (5f, heavy) on debut 60 days ago. Should significantly improve.

Form: 3

(4)

Branding

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: M O'Callaghan

15/2

Foaled April 14. 50,000 gns yearling, 125,000 gns 2-y-o, Advertise colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 5f winner Lincoln Blue and 2-y-o 5.5f winner My Drama Queen.

Form:

(7)

Mountain Bear

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

Foaled May 10. No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 1½m-13.5f winner Moon Daisy and 1m winner Lullaby. Dam lightly-raced sister to smart winner up to 7f Ishvana.

Form:

(6)

My Mate Alfie

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

22/1

Foaled March 19. €70,000 yearling, Dark Angel colt. Brother to winner up to 9f It's Chico Time. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner.

Form:

(9)

Prestige Always

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

9/2

Foaled January 20. 62,000 gns yearling, 320,000 gns 2-y-o, Starspangledbanner colt. Brother to 6f winner Nordic Dragon. Dam 6f winner (including at 2 yrs) who stayed 1m.

Form:

(3)

Slurricane

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Foaled May 8. 95,000 gns 2-y-o, Kodiac colt. Half-brother to 6f winner Tallulah Myla. Dam, French 10.5f winner, sister to useful winner up to 8.3f (stayed 10.5f) Mujazif.

Form:

(1)

The Liffey

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

8/1

Foaled February 15. No Nay Never colt. Closely related to 1m winner Maffeo Barberini and half-brother to 10.7f winner San Antonio. Dam winner up to 9f (2-y-o 7f winner), runner-up in Irish Oaks.

Form:

(2)

Glor Alainn⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in minor event at Tipperary (5f, good, 100/1) 8 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 97

Non-Runners

(8)

Valiant Force¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A Murray J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Alabama (8/15), Valiant Force (3/1), Prestige Always (9/2), Branding (15/2), The Liffey (8/1), Mountain Bear (14/1), My Mate Alfie (22/1), Slurricane (50/1), Glor Alainn (100/1)

VALIANT FORCE has been highly tried on both of his starts but has shown plenty of ability in defeat and can take advantage of the drop in class. Alabama can be expected to leave his debut run well behind so rates the main threat ahead of Mythology, who fetched a tidy sum at the Breeze Ups.