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Wednesday 12 July 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 18:22 | Winning time: 1m 28.58s

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Love Me Doree¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: C D Maxwell| T: D A McLoughlin

250/1

Well held in Dundalk maidens.

Form: 00

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(1)

Blue News^t1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 73

14/1

Fair gelding. 9/2, seventh of 10 in maiden at Cork (5f, good to soft) 26 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 640427

(6)

Bold Optimist

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: M McCullagh

28/1

£10,000 yearling, Gleneagles gelding. Dam, 6f winner (including at 2 yrs), half-sister to smart Italian winner up to 6f Kathy Dream.

Form:

(7)

Cross Border

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam

16/1

Expert Eye gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner Chief White Face. Dam unraced half-sister to smart/very smart sprinters Anthem Alexander and Dandy Man.

Form:

(5)

Desert Haven^t1⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade| OR: 79| BF

5/2

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. Creditable fourth of 15 in maiden (9/4) at Cork (6f, soft) 68 days ago, clear of rest. Tongue strap on 1st time. Surely capable of finding a race.

Form: 553-324

(9)

First Gentleman^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 81| BF

1/1

Promising individual. 3/1, second of 7 at Limerick (6.7f, good) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Solid claims.

Form: 332

(10)

Go Til Its Over⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Killian Leonard| T: P Byrne

200/1

Last of 8 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 150/1) on debut 47 days ago.

Form: 8

(2)

Limestone Red

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford & T Collins

25/1

33,000 gns yearling, Cotai Glory gelding. Brother to useful winner up to 1m Hotline Bling. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner. Newcomer to note.

Form:

(14)

Lope De Rueda^h1⁴⁷

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

14/1

33/1, fifth of 8 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) 47 days ago, not knocked about. Gelded after. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 65

(3)

Teton Sioux⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: T Gibney

50/1

Twice-raced colt. 150/1, last of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, heavy) 66 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 90

(13)

Treasured Soul²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 78

15/2

Thrice-raced gelding. Fourth of 12 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good to soft, 18/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 504

(12)

Dance Night Andday¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: R O'Sullivan

40/1

Twice-raced filly. 80/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good to firm) 14 days ago.

Form: 46

(11)

Mayo Dawn⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness

200/1

Twice-raced filly. 150/1, first run since leaving T. Gibney when ninth of 11 in maiden at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 8-9

(8)

Needsomeluck^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers

125/1

Elzaam filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Playa Del Puente (by Elzaam), later successful in Hong Kong. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Forecasts

First Gentleman (1/1), Desert Haven (5/2), Treasured Soul (15/2), Blue News (14/1), Lope De Rueda (14/1), Cross Border (16/1), Limestone Red (25/1), Bold Optimist (28/1), Dance Night Andday (40/1), Teton Sioux (50/1), Needsomeluck (125/1), Mayo Dawn (200/1), Go Til Its Over (200/1), Love Me Doree (250/1)

There is more to come from FIRST GENTLEMAN and he can get off the mark now fitted with headgear in a very winnable maiden. Desert Haven can surely find a race before too much longer, while Limestone Red is a newcomer to keep an eye on.