16:50 Dundalk

Friday 22 September 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race

Off time: 16:50 | Winning time: 1m 0.25s

(9)

Alabama^b²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99

4/9

11/2, creditable 2½ lengths fourth of 10 to Inquisitively in listed race at York (5f, good to firm) 27 days ago, nearest finish. Makes all-weather debut and should prove tough to beat.

Form: 345224

(2)

Bobbys Glory¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K P Cotter

150/1

12/1, too green to show anything when eighth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to firm) on debut 2 weeks ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 8

(3)

Clonmacash^b1¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: N Lupini| OR: 77

33/1

Below form sixth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to firm, 10/3) 2 weeks ago. Makes all-weather debut. Seems to be going the wrong way so need first-time blinkers to have a positive effect.

Form: 53666

(8)

Comein Comein¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M Santos| T: W P Browne

40/1

Showed more than previously when third of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to firm, 33/1) 2 weeks ago.

Form: 573

(6)

Janzoor^b1¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 72

20/1

15/2, ran up to best when fourth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good to firm) 2 weeks ago. Makes all-weather debut. Progressing gradually and first-time blinkers could eke out that little bit extra.

Form: 77024

(5)

Tarsus⁹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

200/1

Offered little when eighth of 9 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good, 20/1) on debut 3 months ago. Gelded since.

Form: 8

(1)

Emerald Banner⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

4/1

Matched previous form when second of 13 in maiden (4/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Should be in the mix again.

Form: 522

(7)

Jakku¹²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons

12/1

12/1, faced a stiff task on debut but showed a bit when 9¾ lengths eleventh of 13 to Porta Fortuna in Fillies' Sprint Stakes at Naas (5.9f, good to firm) on debut 4 months ago. Clearly thought capable of better and should progress.

Form: 0

(4)

Vanity Pays^v²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 83

13/2

Turned in her first below-par effort when fourth of 8 in maiden (7/2) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 225724

Forecasts

Alabama (4/9), Emerald Banner (4/1), Vanity Pays (13/2), Jakku (12/1), Janzoor (20/1), Clonmacash (33/1), Comein Comein (40/1), Bobbys Glory (150/1), Tarsus (200/1)

It's tough to get away from ALABAMA, who again ran creditably kept to listed level when fourth at York last month and, provided he takes to this all-weather surface, Aidan O'Brien's colt should prove tough to beat. Emerald Banner has been runner-up on her last couple of starts and she may have to settle for silver once again, with Vanity Pays rounding off the shortlist.