14:30 Naas

Thursday 14 September 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 13.0s

(2)

Amerigo Vespucci³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

50/1

Twice-raced colt. 50/1, eighth of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good) 33 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Little appeal.

Form: 08

(3)

Laugier Night

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: N Meade

7/1

Foaled March 28. €160,000 yearling, Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to useful 2-y-o 6f-1m winner La Pelosa and 2-y-o 5f winner Melayu Kingdom. Dam unraced. Likely type on paper but a while since yard last had a winning 2-y-o newcomer.

Form:

(6)

Livin It Up²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

66/1

€45,000 yearling, Showcasing gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 9.5f winner Hayyan and 6f winner Pokhara. Tenth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 100/1) on debut 26 days ago. Lots more needed.

Form: 0

(5)

Military

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

2/7

Foaled January 29. 375,000 gns yearling, Siyouni colt. Dam, winner up to 9f (2-y-o 7f winner), half-sister to useful winner up to 1¼m Garcia. Plenty of appeal on paper for top yard and has some good entries.

Form:

(7)

Mr Saturday¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 84

5/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 4/1, fifth of 8 in nursery at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Sets the standard and big run expected.

Form: 2205

(1)

Tsunami Speed^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: A Murray

28/1

Foaled March 10. 42,000 gns foal, €105,000 yearling, U S Navy Flag colt. Half-brother to 6f-1m winner Mostallim and useful 9.5f winner Technique. Dam 1½m winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(4)

Valentino Express^t¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

28/1

Tongue strap on, 6¾ lengths sixth of 11 to Mctenett in C&D maiden (25/1) on debut 18 days ago, slowly away. Should improve but has plenty to find.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Military (2/7), Mr Saturday (5/1), Laugier Night (7/1), Valentino Express (28/1), Tsunami Speed (28/1), Amerigo Vespucci (50/1), Livin It Up (66/1)

MILITARY makes plenty of appeal on paper starting out for Aidan O'Brien and boasts some tasty entries, so it would be no surprise to see him make a winning start in a pretty thin maiden. Mr Saturday sets the standard and is the clear danger.