13:50 Curragh

Sunday 24 September 2023

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Pat 'The Duke' Leavy Irish EBF Maiden

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 30.64s

(5)

Flying Bay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A Kinirons

9/2

Foaled April 11. €20,000 foal, New Bay colt. Dam lightly raced out of smart 1¼m-1½m (Ribblesdale Stakes) winner Flying Cloud.

Form:

(7)

Gasper De Lemos³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

9/4

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 9 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good, 9/1) on debut 38 days ago, not clear run. Should have more to offer and can't be completely ruled out.

Form: 4

(9)

Gesture¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: Eoghan O'Neill

16/1

Twice-raced colt. 28/1, third of 14 in maiden at Naas (7f, good to soft) 10 days ago, slowly away. Has a bit to find but remains with some potential.

Form: 63

(8)

House Of Aviz²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien

9/2

Twice-raced colt. 3/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 29 days ago. Still learning and pedigree gives him the scope for more progress, so warrants consideration.

Form: 56

(2)

Meteor Storm

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

25/1

Foaled February 2. €80,000 yearling, Zoustar colt. Brother to winner abroad. Dam, 2-y-o 6.5f winner, closely related to very smart winner up to 7f My Catch. Hard to dismiss if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

(4)

Natural Ruler²⁹

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

33/1

Once-raced colt. Ninth of 12 in maiden (33/1) at this course (8f, good) on debut 29 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 9

(6)

No Knee Never

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

10/1

Foaled May 3. €260,000 yearling, €170,000 2-y-o, No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 1½m winner Latrobe and winner up to 1¼m Pink Dogwood. Dam 6f winner. Notable newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Pandion Power²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 80/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at this course (8f, good) 29 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 40

(10)

Taraj²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

10/3

Promising sort. 20/1, fourth of 12 in maiden at this course (8f, good) on debut 29 days ago, nearest finish. Bound to improve and looks the one to beat.

Form: 4

(1)

Versatile

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Foaled March 25. €235,000 yearling, Siyouni colt. Dam unraced half-sister to Dewhurst Stakes winner Intense Focus out of useful 2-y-o 7f winner Daneleta, from a very good family. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Forecasts

Gasper De Lemos (9/4), Taraj (10/3), Flying Bay (9/2), House Of Aviz (9/2), No Knee Never (10/1), Versatile (14/1), Gesture (16/1), Meteor Storm (25/1), Natural Ruler (33/1), Pandion Power (150/1)

TARAJ has the best form based on his encouraging fourth on debut at this course and, with improvement expected, he's a confident selection despite the presence of No Knee Never and Versatile, both interesting newcomers.