17:00 Dundalk

Friday 24 November 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 40.7s

(6)

Aztec Sun

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

150,000 gns Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart/unreliable winner up to 1m Azano and useful 1½m-2m winner Aztec Empire. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(12)

Fearless Tom⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Comer

150/1

Once-raced colt. 100/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft) on debut 41 days ago.

Form: 0

(10)

Fivecromwellplace¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: P F McEnery

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at this C&D (250/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 00

(11)

Perretti

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Foaled April 16. €180,000 yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Dam, useful French 10.5f-1¾m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¼m (stayed 12.5f) Tannaaf. One of 3 newcomers from his leading yard. Betting should guide.

Form:

(7)

Puente Romano^t²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Once-raced colt. Tongue strap on, eleventh of 14 in maiden at this C&D (20/1) on debut 28 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 0

(1)

Rock Of Ireland

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

40/1

Foaled February 11. Rock of Gibraltar gelding. Dam 11f winner.

Form:

(9)

Sound Move⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

100/1

Twice-raced colt. 33/1, last of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft) 41 days ago.

Form: 90

(5)

Taraj⁶¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

11/8

Twice-raced colt. Second of 10 in maiden (10/3) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 61 days ago. Obvious claims.

Form: 42

(3)

The Ginger Wizard

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Foaled April 24. €110,000 yearling, Calyx colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1½m Fancy Man and 1¼m-1½m winner The Grey Wizard, both smart. Dam unraced. Another debutant from the Joseph O'Brien stable. Check the betting.

Form:

(8)

The Old Nine¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

9/4

Promising type. 25/1, third of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 14 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 3

(4)

Zenato²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Once-raced gelding. 66/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at this C&D on debut 28 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0

(14)

Frankie Reynolds¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Cosgrave

250/1

Once-raced colt. Twelfth of 14 in maiden (200/1) at this C&D on debut 14 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(15)

Heliogabalus²⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

(13)

Northern Sonas³⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A Oliver J: Gary Carroll

(2)

Ozark Daze⁶²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A Oliver J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Taraj (11/8), The Old Nine (9/4), Heliogabalus (7/2), Perretti (5/1), The Ginger Wizard (8/1), Aztec Sun (10/1), Ozark Daze (12/1), Zenato (25/1), Puente Romano (33/1), Rock Of Ireland (40/1), Northern Sonas (50/1), Sound Move (100/1), Fearless Tom (150/1), Fivecromwellplace (200/1), Frankie Reynolds (250/1)

TARAJ sets the bar pretty high on his 2 runs at the Curragh at the end of the summer and gets the nod for the Dermot Weld team. The Old Nine made a promising start to his career when third in a C&D maiden a fortnight ago and is second choice ahead of Heliogabalus, who also arrives on the back of a placed effort over C&D. Market support for any of the Joseph O'Brien newcomers would also bring them into the reckoning.