20:25 Curragh

Friday 30 June 2023

All17:0017:3518:0518:4019:1519:5020:25

Hartes Group Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 20:27 | Winning time: 2m 10.39s

(1)

Tasayad³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-6| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

80/1

Once-raced gelding. Ninth of 14 in maiden (125/1) at Roscommon (10.3f, good to soft) on debut 39 days ago.

Form: 9

(3)

Cossack Chach

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

12/1

30,000 gns yearling, Churchill gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner Sense of Romance. Dam unraced out of useful winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner) Fantasize. Notable debutant for top yard.

Form:

(6)

Jupiter Rock²³⁶

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

6/4

Once-raced colt. 10/1, seventh of 20 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy) on debut. Off 7 months. Up in trip. Returns with stable in good form and is expected to improve.

Form: 7-

(13)

Kadeen²⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins

7/1

Once-raced colt. Third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 11/1) on debut, having to pick way through. Off 8 months. Up in trip. More to come and can't be ruled out.

Form: 3-

(17)

King Of Wessex³⁴

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

33/1

Once-raced colt. 25/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at this C&D (good) on debut 34 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 9

(7)

Rio Doce

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

200/1

€6,500 foal, Harzand gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 7f/1m winner Holiday Magic and 7f winner Coolnagree. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

(14)

San Guido

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

27,000 gns foal, 28,000 gns yearling, Mastercraftsman gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful winner up to 8.6f Asdaa and 2-y-o 1m winner Revestar. Well worth a market check.

Form:

(15)

Saturn

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

8/1

Galileo colt. Dam, winner up to 1m (Irish 1000 Guineas, and 2-y-o 6f winner), half-sister to high-class winner up to 1m (Coronation Stakes, and stayed 1¼m) Alpine Star. Worth chancing on debut.

Form:

(11)

Sleepless Knight⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Kinsella

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Twelfth of 14 in maiden (250/1) at Navan (10f, soft) 48 days ago.

Form: 40

(8)

The Black Tiger^b³⁴

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

11/2

Thrice-raced colt. Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 12 in maiden at this C&D (good, 6/1) 34 days ago. Not completely dismissed.

Form: 985

(4)

Tommy Thug

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

16/1

11,000 gns yearling, Churchill gelding. Half-brother to 1½m winner Kepala and useful 9.4f winner Flying Dolphin. Dam unraced.

Form:

(10)

Ultra Fine

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

16/1

Expert Eye gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 7f Zander and 1¼m-2m winner Overstate. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(2)

Ena's Choice²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: T G McCourt

33/1

Once-raced filly. Fifth of 13 in maiden (250/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) on debut 25 days ago, never nearer. May do better.

Form: 5

(9)

Fancy Gloves⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer| T: J S Bolger| OR: 57

66/1

Thrice-raced filly. Ninth of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 125/1) 86 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 90-9

(5)

Rhodesia³⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini

9/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 18 in maiden at this course (7f, good, 20/1) on debut. Off 12 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 9-

(16)

Teorema

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

25/1

Teofilo filly. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart winner up to 1½m Pleascach (by Teofilo), won Irish 1000 Guineas. From a good family and represents shrewd connections.

Form:

(12)

Unassuming^t1

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

16/1

150,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega filly. Dam 1m winner out of useful 11.3f winner Demurely, herself half-sister to Irish Oaks winner Moonstone and Prix Saint-Alary winner Cerulean Sky.

Form:

Forecasts

Jupiter Rock (6/4), The Black Tiger (11/2), Kadeen (7/1), Saturn (8/1), Rhodesia (9/1), Cossack Chach (12/1), Unassuming (16/1), Ultra Fine (16/1), Tommy Thug (16/1), San Guido (20/1), Teorema (25/1), Ena's Choice (33/1), King Of Wessex (33/1), Fancy Gloves (66/1), Tasayad (80/1), Sleepless Knight (200/1), Rio Doce (200/1)

SATURN has a tremendous pedigree and starts out in what might not be a strong maiden for the track, so she's worth chancing to make a winning start before going on to better things. Ultra Fine is another notable newcomer and Kadeen is open to improvement after a mildly encouraging debut.