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SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

2YO only | 6f | 23 Runners | Turf

(5)

Anyothername¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: A A Howard

Once-raced gelding. Fourteenth of 17 in maiden (100/1) at this course (7f, soft) on debut 13 days ago.

Form: 0

(14)

Babyface^t⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: E Lynam

Twice-raced colt. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 8 in maiden at Navan (5f, heavy, 25/1) 7 days ago. More required.

Form: 04

(4)

Bergamasco^t⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison

Twice-raced gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 11 in maiden (7/1) at Naas (5.9f, good) 59 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 45

(19)

Dreamersgame

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Leonard| T: F Costello

Foaled February 15. €6,000 yearling, Dream Ahead colt. Half-brother to useful 1m/9f winner Belle Belisa. Not an obvious sort on paper.

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(18)

Eclipse Emerald

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack

Foaled May 23. Holy Roman Emperor colt. Brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Thunder Eclipse and 9.2f-1½m winner Blossom Promise.

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(1)

Eddie G¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness

Once-raced colt. 33/1, fourth of 10 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) on debut 10 days ago. Needs to do a lot more.

Form: 4

(2)

Free Range Kid

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: E Lynam

Foaled April 21. Slade Power colt. Brother to 7f winner Linus Larrabee and useful 5f winner Screen Siren, and half-brother to 3 winners, including 6f winner Louis Leroy. Dam 6f winner.

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(7)

Funny Face⁶⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: F Costello

Twice-raced colt. 250/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Cork (5f, heavy) 68 days ago.

Form: 00

(9)

Kortez Bay¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 84| BF

Lightly-raced colt. 6/4, creditable fourth of 17 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) 13 days ago, seeming stretched by the trip. Solid claims back down in distance.

Form: 4454

(12)

Late Night Talking

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

Foaled April 19. €32,000 yearling, Starspangledbanner gelding. Brother to 1¼m winner Blueflagflyinghigh and half-brother to useful winner up to 1m Goodthingstaketime and winner up to 6f Mass Gathering.

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(17)

Liberty Looming¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

Twice-raced gelding. 80/1, fifteenth of 16 in maiden at this course (9f, soft) 18 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 00

(11)

Livin It Up⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

Twice-raced gelding. 66/1, fifth of 7 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 05

(8)

Mint Man⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gavin Ryan| T: P J F Murphy

Once-raced colt. 40/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 7 days ago.

Form: 9

(13)

My Mate Tony

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

Foaled January 29. 50,000 gns yearling, Sea The Moon colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 1m winner Rashke and 2-y-o 6f winner Next Life. Dam 9.5f-1½m winner. Interesting newcomer.

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(3)

Samuel Colt

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

Foaled April 1. €340,000 yearling, No Nay Never colt. Brother to 7f winner Montego Bay and half-brother to 1¾m winner Pasley. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.

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(22)

Slurricane¹¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: R O'Sullivan

Twice-raced colt. 20/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, good). Off 116 days. Shaped with plenty of encouragement on debut and he's not one to write off.

Form: 55

(21)

Timeonourside²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: Leonard Flynn

Twice-raced gelding. Seventh of 9 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, heavy, 125/1) 24 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 47

(23)

Anvika^h1¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery

Twice-raced filly. 50/1, ninth of 16 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) 13 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 89

(15)

Shandy

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

Foaled February 10. €62,000 foal, 70,000 gns yearling, Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Gold Award. Dam maiden half-sister to very smart winner up to 1¼m Zafisio and smart winner up to 1½m Gold Trail.

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(10)

Thrifty Of Digby¹⁸

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

Once-raced filly. 12/1, fifth of 13 in maiden at this C&D (soft) on debut 18 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 5

(6)

Private Officer¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Reserve 1| T: J F Levins

Twice-raced colt. 100/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft) 11 days ago. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 09

(20)

Nans View⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Reserve 2| T: J P Fahey

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 11 in maiden at Gowran (8.3f, heavy, 33/1) on debut 8 days ago, missing break. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 9

(16)

Tiger King⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Reserve 3| T: R O'Brien

Once-raced colt. 16/1, eleventh of 15 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 7 days ago, unable to sustain effort. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Kortez Bay (2/1), Samuel Colt (5/2), Slurricane (5/1), My Mate Tony (15/2), Thrifty Of Digby (12/1), Shandy (12/1), Bergamasco (16/1), Livin It Up (20/1), Eclipse Emerald (20/1), Eddie G (20/1), Free Range Kid (20/1), Anvika (25/1), Late Night Talking (25/1), Private Officer (33/1), Babyface (33/1), Timeonourside (33/1), Mint Man (50/1), Tiger King (66/1), Anyothername (66/1), Nans View (100/1), Liberty Looming (100/1), Funny Face (100/1), Dreamersgame (100/1)

KORTEZ BAY has shaped like there's a bigger performance in him on more than one occasion and this might be the ideal opening for him to get off the mark back over a sprint distance. Samuel Colt and My Mate Tony are both notable newcomers.