12:20 Curragh

Tuesday 31 October 2023

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SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 12:22 | Winning time: 1m 18.13s

(14)

Anyothername¹⁹

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

125/1

Once-raced gelding. 100/1, fourteenth of 17 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) on debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

(22)

Babyface^t¹³

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

100/1

Twice-raced colt. 25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 8 in maiden at Navan (5f, heavy) 13 days ago.

Form: 04

(16)

Eclipse Emerald

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

16/1

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

Form:

(7)

Eddie G¹⁶

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

40/1

Once-raced colt. 33/1, fourth of 10 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) on debut 16 days ago.

Form: 4

(20)

Free Range Kid

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

14/1

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.

Form:

(21)

Funny Face⁷⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer| T: F Costello

200/1

Twice-raced colt. 250/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Cork (5f, heavy) 74 days ago.

Form: 00

(5)

Kortez Bay¹⁹

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

11/10

Lightly-raced colt. 6/4, creditable fourth of 17 in maiden at this course (7f, soft) 19 days ago. Sets a solid standard.

Form: 4454

(10)

Late Night Talking

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

28/1

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.

Form:

(23)

Liberty Looming²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gabriella Hill⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J S Bolger

100/1

Twice-raced gelding. 80/1, fifteenth of 16 in maiden at this course (9f, soft) 24 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 00

(3)

Livin It Up⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: John O'Donoghue

50/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fifth of 7 in maiden (66/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 47 days ago.

Form: 05

(9)

Mint Man¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: P J F Murphy

66/1

40/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago.

Form: 9

(18)

Samuel Colt

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

5/2

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. Trainer going well.

Form:

(1)

Selton Hill

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

80/1

Foaled April 6. Land Force colt. Half-brother to winner up to 7f Manitou. Dam maiden (stayed 6f), half-sister to smart winner up to 9.5f Skins Game.

Form:

(15)

Timeonourside³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: Leonard Flynn

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. 125/1, seventh of 9 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, heavy) 30 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 47

(2)

Belfrina

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

25/1

Foaled March 27. 22,000 gns yearling, Zoffany filly. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart 1¼m-1¾m winner (stayed 2m) Bauer, out of Cheshire Oaks/Lancashire Oaks winner Pharian.

Form:

(12)

Enchanted Garden¹⁰³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: A Mullins

14/1

8/1, tenth of 18 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft) on debut 103 days ago, missing break. Likely to improve.

Form: 0

(8)

Irish Annie¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

40/1

Twice-raced filly. Seventh of 15 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy, 150/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 97

(13)

Shandy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J A Stack

11/2

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. Appealing newcomer.

Form:

(11)

Private Officer¹⁷

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

125/1

Twice-raced colt. 100/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft) 17 days ago. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 09

(4)

Nakasero¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Halford & T Collins

150/1

Twice-raced colt. Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (150/1) at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 10 days ago. Down in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(17)

Dreamersgame

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: F Costello J: K J Leonard

(19)

Lucky Out

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: T Mullins J: N G McCullagh

(6)

Anvika¹⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Kortez Bay (11/10), Samuel Colt (5/2), Shandy (11/2), Enchanted Garden (14/1), Free Range Kid (14/1), Eclipse Emerald (16/1), Belfrina (25/1), Late Night Talking (28/1), Lucky Out (33/1), Eddie G (40/1), Irish Annie (40/1), Livin It Up (50/1), Mint Man (66/1), Timeonourside (80/1), Selton Hill (80/1), Liberty Looming (100/1), Babyface (100/1), Dreamersgame (100/1), Private Officer (125/1), Anyothername (125/1), Nakasero (150/1), Funny Face (200/1)

KORTEZ BAY has been shaping up well and could be the way to go. Aidan O'Brien's newcomer Samuel Colt makes obvious appeal, as does Shandy under Colin Keane.