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Friday 26 January 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 19:32 | Winning time: 1m 28.63s

(7)

Albion Power

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: K H Clarke

40/1

Slade Power colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Tara Power. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

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(8)

Dark Blue Diamond

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: D Hogan

25/1

€25,000 yearling, U S Navy Flag gelding. Dam 1m winner out of smart winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner) Hen Night. Worth a second look in the betting.

Form:

(15)

Emerald Eclipse

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

15/8

78,000 gns yearling, Dark Angel colt. Brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 5f winner Frozen Angel and 7f-8.6f winner He's A Gentleman. Likely type on paper and interesting to see what the market has to say.

Form:

(2)

Genesis

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

8/1

Prince of Lir gelding. Half-brother to useful 6f-1m winner Dandy Warhol. Dam 1¼m winner. Doesn't appeal as a probable first-time-out winner.

Form:

(12)

I Bid You Ajou¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 72| BF

4/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 9/4, fifth of 14 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago. Live each-way chance.

Form: 03-5

(6)

My Mate Tony¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

80/1

Thrice-raced colt. 100/1, last of 14 in maiden at this course (8f) 14 days ago.

Form: 00-0

(11)

Sobriety Blue¹⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: A Slattery

11/1

Once-raced gelding. 12/1, fourth of 8 in maiden at Down Royal (7f, good to firm) on debut. Off 140 days. Each-way chance if able to build on that effort.

Form: 4-

(17)

Whatswrongnow

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K P Cotter

16/1

Cotai Glory gelding. Dam, maiden (stayed 8.5f), half-sister to useful 7f/1m winner Emboss. Market should point the way.

Form:

(1)

Dreamline Amelia³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Killian Leonard| T: E McCarthy

200/1

Once-raced filly. Last of 13 in minor event (150/1) at this course (8f) on debut 37 days ago.

Form: 0-

(16)

Lismacbryan Hill^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: P Magee

100/1

Kuroshio filly. Half-sister to 1m-1½m winner Gold Fleece. Dam French maiden (stayed 1m), closely related to smart winner up to 1½m Ottoman Empire. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(14)

Manhattan Dreamer¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: A Murray

7/2

Promising type. 4/1, third of 10 in minor event at this course (6f) 10 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 4-3

(4)

Sylkie³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack

33/1

Twice-raced filly. Eighth of 13 in minor event at this course (8f, 150/1) 37 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 08-

(9)

Waystar⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

150/1

Once-raced filly. 150/1, ninth of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 42 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 9-

(13)

Punta Coco¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: N Lupini

8/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 23 in maiden (40/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) on debut, faring best of those held up. Off 159 days. Open to improvement. RESERVE.

Form: 9-

Non-Runners

(3)

Sir Sagacious

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: W P Browne J: Seamie Heffernan

(10)

Pepper Noir⁴²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(5)

Mm Dragonfly¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Emerald Eclipse (15/8), Manhattan Dreamer (7/2), I Bid You Ajou (4/1), Mm Dragonfly (7/1), Punta Coco (8/1), Genesis (8/1), Pepper Noir (8/1), Sir Sagacious (10/1), Sobriety Blue (11/1), Whatswrongnow (16/1), Dark Blue Diamond (25/1), Sylkie (33/1), Albion Power (40/1), My Mate Tony (80/1), Lismacbryan Hill (100/1), Waystar (150/1), Dreamline Amelia (200/1)

The step up to this trip should suit MANHATTAN DREAMER, who has shaped well both starts here over 6f and she remains open to improvement. Newcomer Emerald Eclipse ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper and it will look significant if the market speaks in his favour. I Bid You Ajou and Sobriety Blue are others to consider.