18:45 Dundalk

Friday 1 March 2024

All16:3817:1017:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Willie Buckley Memorial Maiden

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 2m 19.18s

(2)

Apache War

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: L Comer

50/1

Green Moon colt. Dam unraced. Likely best watched on debut.

Form:

(6)

Cow Chico^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: J P O'Brien

1/3

Promising sort. 11/4 and tongue strap on, second of 10 in C&D maiden on debut 30 days ago. Open to improvement and leading claims.

Form: 2

(8)

Kilbarry Jack

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness

28/1

€36,000 foal, Kessaar gelding. Brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Monty Man and half-brother to 2-y-o 5f winner Elland Road Boy.

Form:

(10)

Street Mentor^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: A Slattery

11/2

$120,000 yearling, Medaglia D'oro gelding. Brother to US 1m winner Red Light Racer and half-brother to 9.5f/1¼m winner Obeyaan and useful US 8.5f-1¼m winner Kuchar. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(4)

The Man Above¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J P Fahey

200/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Eleventh of 13 in maiden at this course (8f, 150/1) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 00-0

(9)

Chinois

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

9/2

85,000 gns Dark Angel filly. Dam 6f winner (including at 2 yrs). Cow Chico has to be considered the leading stable's first string but still no surprise were this one up to playing a prominent role.

Form:

(7)

Flippity Flop⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: L Comer

80/1

Twice-raced filly. 80/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at this course (8f) 49 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-7

(1)

Moonstone Grey

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: C W J Farrell

80/1

$35,000 yearling, Frosted filly. Half-sister to several winners, including smart US 2-y-o 5f winner Elite Alex, made frame in Grade 2/3 events there,. Dam unraced.

Form:

(3)

Tachos¹⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Leigh Roche| T: D K Weld| OR: 72| BF

12/1

Thrice-raced filly. 10/3, fifth of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (7f, soft). Off 158 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 645-

Non-Runners

(5)

Taste Of The Sea

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: L Comer J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Cow Chico (1/3), Chinois (9/2), Street Mentor (11/2), Tachos (12/1), Kilbarry Jack (28/1), Taste Of The Sea (33/1), Apache War (50/1), Moonstone Grey (80/1), Flippity Flop (80/1), The Man Above (200/1)

This looks a decent opportunity for COW CHICO to build on his promising C&D debut second in January. Tachos could be the one to give him most to do unless the betting vibes are strong surrounding the selection's debuting stablemate Chinois.