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Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.89s

(8)

Barzini

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

12/1

Foaled April 10. €7,000 yearling, 28,000 gns 2-y-o, Awtaad colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 6f winner Think Fashion and winner up to 7f Cameo Star. Dam once-raced half-sister to smart/ungenuine 5f-7f winner Excusez Moi.

Form:

(12)

Eye Contact

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: D Commins

25/1

Foaled March 5. €5,500 yearling, Expert Eye gelding. Dam maiden (stayed 1m).

Form:

(9)

Hoover Dam

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Comer

125/1

Foaled April 13. Western Frontier colt. Dam 8.4f winner.

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(5)

Thriving Brothers

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

10/1

Foaled April 17. U S Navy Flag colt. Half-brother to 7f-8.6f winner Gavi Di Gavi and useful 7f-11f winner Massaman. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 5f winner Mooneista out of smart winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner) Moon Unit.

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(17)

Micky Mc

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss K Brown

100/1

Foaled February 19. Unfortunately colt. Half-brother to winner abroad by Alhebayeb. Dam maiden half-sister to useful winner up to 8.3f (stayed 11.5f) Canary Row.

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(10)

Nerano^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

11/4

Foaled March 30. €250,000 2-y-o, War Front colt. Dam unraced half-sister to Prix de Royaumont winner Pollara and to dam of Prix Marcel Boussac/Prix Saint-Alary winner Silasol. Wears tongue strap. Interesting newcomer.

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(3)

Old Mexican⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

125/1

Once-raced colt. 125/1, twelfth of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 42 days ago.

Form: 0

(4)

Rockys Favourite

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

125/1

Foaled June 4. Ol' Man River gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 9f Rosehill Dew and 7f winner Time Queen. Dam 1½m-1¾m winner.

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(7)

The Old Nine¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

7/4

Promising sort. 9/4, second of 12 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 32

(16)

Blue Soul¹⁶

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

15/2

Twice-raced filly. Fourth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f, 2/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 84

(14)

Enniscoffee

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty

66/1

Foaled January 11. Kodiac filly. Half-sister to 1½m-2m winner Construct and smart winner up to 9f Flighty Lady. Dam unraced sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Early March and winner up to 10.4f Aviate (both smart).

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(2)

Raknah¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75

10/3

Fair filly. 9/1, good second of 14 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago. Form pick.

Form: 563092

(1)

Small Bucks

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: P W Flynn

150/1

Foaled February 12. €1,500 yearling, The Gurkha filly. Closely related to 1m winner Coolree and half-sister to 2-y-o 1m winner Matula and 2-y-o 7f winner Diala. Dam 7f winner.

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Non-Runners

(13)

Celestial Reign³⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

(11)

Flippity Flop³⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: L Comer J: Reserve 1

(15)

I Bid You Ajou³³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M O'Callaghan J: Reserve 2

(6)

The Ukulele Style²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: L Comer J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Old Nine (7/4), Nerano (11/4), Raknah (10/3), Blue Soul (15/2), Thriving Brothers (10/1), Barzini (12/1), I Bid You Ajou (16/1), Celestial Reign (16/1), Eye Contact (25/1), Flippity Flop (50/1), The Ukulele Style (50/1), Enniscoffee (66/1), Micky Mc (100/1), Hoover Dam (125/1), Old Mexican (125/1), Rockys Favourite (125/1), Small Bucks (150/1)

THE OLD NINE was still green when runner-up over C&D 2 weeks ago so can go one better with improvement on the cards. Raknak is the obvious threat, while newcomer Nerano makes plenty of appeal on paper.