15:10 Dundalk

Tuesday 15 August 2023

All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:15

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 1m 41.46s

(3)

Capulet

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

6/4

Foaled April 7. Justify colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Mohawk Chief. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

(5)

Huxley⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

3/1

Promising sort. Better effort when fourth of 13 in maiden (13/2) at the Curragh (7f, good) 45 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 74

(6)

Koniag^p,t²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K P Cotter

125/1

Twice-raced colt. 100/1, last of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft) 24 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 09

(8)

Mexican Joe¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer

200/1

Foaled January 6. Raa Atoll colt. Dam ran once. 25/1, fifth of 6 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, soft) on debut 10 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 5

(1)

Navajo Scout

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

18/1

Foaled February 18. 55,000 gns yearling, Showcasing colt. Half-brother to 1m-1¼m winner Desert Lion and 7f-1m winner Ayr Harbour, both useful. Dam 2-y-o 7f/7.5f winner.

Form:

(10)

Fortune Superstar²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

11/8

Foaled March 2. Ten Sovereigns colt. Half-brother to useful 1m-1¼m winner Galleria Borghese. 9/2, second of 5 in minor event at Killarney (8.2f, good) on debut 27 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 2

(11)

Pandion Power

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

20/1

Foaled March 24. €10,500 foal, £20,000 yearling, Footstepsinthesand gelding. Dam, French maiden (placed up to 1½m), half-sister to Falmouth Stakes winner Timepiece, half-sister to smart French 1½m winner Miss Crissy.

Form:

(2)

So Diligent³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt

150/1

Once-raced gelding. 200/1, eighth of 11 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft) on debut 39 days ago.

Form: 8

(9)

Finsceal Annie¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: L McAteer

125/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 80/1) on debut 17 days ago.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

(7)

Porsche Lad

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Sean Davis J: Gary Halpin

(4)

Saxon Kingdom¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M C Grassick J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Fortune Superstar (11/8), Capulet (6/4), Huxley (3/1), Saxon Kingdom (10/1), Navajo Scout (18/1), Pandion Power (20/1), Porsche Lad (33/1), Koniag (125/1), Finsceal Annie (125/1), So Diligent (150/1), Mexican Joe (200/1)

A mixed bag and not hard to rule out almost half the field. NOR TIME NOR TIDE showed more than enough on debut to suggest he'll win one of these, and this looks a good opportunity, unless newcomer Capulet proves to be something out of the ordinary. Huxley likely remains with improvement in him and can make it a 1-2-3 for the O'Briens.