17:00 Curragh

Sunday 23 July 2023

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QuinnBet Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

3YO plus | 1m 4f | 11 Runners | Turf

(9)

Age: 5| Weight: 10-5| J: W J Lee| T: R O'Brien| OR: 75

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 13 in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Warwick (19f, good to soft) 87 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Dan Skelton. Performed well on latest start in this sphere but that was some time ago.

Form: 260262/

(6)

Futurum Regem²⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: H P Finegan| OR: 41

Modest gelding. 250/1, tailed-off eighth of 9 to Home By The Lee in Lismullen Hurdle at Navan (20f, soft). Off 8 months and form in this sphere is modest.

Form: 456/078-

(3)

Gatsby Grey^t¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-5| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan

Useful jumps winner. Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Fifth of 8 in minor event (7/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good) 10 days ago. More needed.

Form: 5-5

(2)

Fisherman's Beach²⁹

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

Promising sort. Third of 12 in maiden (7/1) at Limerick (12.3f, good) on debut 29 days ago. Open to improvement and he's one of 3 live candidates for this yard.

Form: 3

(8)

Hardpoint

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

Camelot colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1½m-1¾m winner El Habeeb and 1¼m-1½m winner Gold Wand, both smart. Appealing pedigree and it will be interesting to see what the market has to say. Yard also saddles Feathertop.

Form:

(1)

Ikigai Star^p1,t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85

Thrice-raced colt. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Roscommon (10f, good to soft, 14/1) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's capable of a bold show.

Form: 335

(7)

Jupiter Rock²³

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

Twice-raced colt. 6/4, fourth of 17 in maiden at this course (10f, good) 23 days ago. Remains capable of better and, like stablemates Fisherman's Beach and Ikigai Star, he's worthy of consideration.

Form: 7-4

(10)

Milwaukee^b²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 77| BF

Lightly-raced colt. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 8 in handicap at Limerick (12.3f, good, 11/8) 29 days ago. Blinkers back on. Represents powerful connections but this colt needs to find some improvement.

Form: 4-555

(11)

Feathertop³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

Promising type. Third of 17 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut 35 days ago. Moving up in trip here may help unlock some improvement.

Form: 3

(4)

Mambo De La Luna⁶

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

Twice-raced filly. 80/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft) 6 days ago. Probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 78

(5)

Teorema²³

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

Once-raced filly. 25/1, twelfth of 17 in maiden at this course (10f, good) on debut 23 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Feathertop (15/8), Fisherman's Beach (4/1), Milwaukee (5/1), Ikigai Star (13/2), Jupiter Rock (8/1), Gatsby Grey (12/1), Hardpoint (12/1), Doctor Parnassus (20/1), Mambo De La Luna (25/1), Teorema (25/1), Futurum Regem (100/1)

There were certainly positives to glean from the debut effort of FISHERMAN'S BEACH at Limerick and, with improvement on the cards, he could be the answer. Feathertop also shaped with promise first time out at Gowran and she is second choice. The selection's stablemates Ikigai Star and Jupiter Rock should both be on the premises, too, while Milwaukee is also likely to make his presence felt.