13:35 Curragh

Monday 18 March 2024

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Castle Star And Alkumait At Capital Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 1m 8.60s

(6)

Arizona Blaze

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Egan| T: A Murray

5/4

£82,000 yearling. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Sailthisshipalone and 1m winner Dreaming Spires. Dam 1¼m winner out of useful 1½m-1¾m winner Jane Austen. One of 3 representing last year's winning yard and the market should point to which is the stable No 1.

Form:

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(11)

Brosay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D E Sheehy| T: D Dias

9/1

Foaled March 10. 25,000 gns yearling, Tasleet colt. Dam unraced half-sister to untrustworthy 7f-8.3f winner Jacob Black and 5f/6f winner Blood Moon (both useful). Yard 0-10 with 2-y-os on turf in Ireland.

Form:

(9)

Monotone

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

12/1

Foaled April 27. Verbal Dexterity colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1m winner Wexford Native and 7f winner Theodorico. Dam unraced. Yard has saddled the winner of this maiden 4 times since 2012 and he's one to note in the betting.

Form:

(8)

Rowdy Yeats

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

5/1

Foaled March 16. €26,000 foal, €15,000 yearling, Make Believe colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Amaja. Market check advised.

Form:

(10)

Bobbi Rosa

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery

17/2

Foaled February 12. Havana Grey filly. €35,000 yearling. Dam unraced. Yard isn't a frequent source of winning 2-y-o newcomers.

Form:

(7)

Far At Sea

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

8/1

Foaled March 15. Far Above filly. Dam, 6f winner (including at 2 yrs), half-sister useful 1½m-2m winner Mrs Gillow. Others make more appeal on paper.

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(3)

Linesky

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: A Murray

18/1

Foaled February 15. Inns of Court filly. Dam unraced. Interesting to see how she fares in the betting, particularly in relation to stablemates Arizona Blaze and Charanda.

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(2)

Marianne North

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

7/1

Foaled February 6. Belardo filly. Dam, 9.7f winner, closely related to 7f/1m winner One Spirit and 7f winner Some Spirit (both useful), out of winning half-sister to high-class 6f-7f winner Diktat. Some of the others are more appealing on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

(1)

Besiege

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: J Halley J: Seamie Heffernan

(4)

Hes Bullet Proof

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M Mulvany J: Gary Carroll

(5)

Charanda

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: A Murray J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Arizona Blaze (5/4), Rowdy Yeats (5/1), Charanda (5/1), Marianne North (7/1), Far At Sea (8/1), Bobbi Rosa (17/2), Brosay (9/1), Besiege (10/1), Monotone (12/1), Linesky (18/1), Hes Bullet Proof (25/1)

Adrian Murray saddled the winner of this maiden 12 months ago and CHARANDA, one of three representatives for the yard this time round, could be the answer. She fetched €90,000 as a yearling and is a half-sister to two winning 2-y-os. Jim Bolger has enjoyed success in this maiden over the years and he fields an interesting candidate in Monotone, while Charanda's stablemates Arizona Blaze and Linesky are also of interest, along with the Noel Meade-trained Rowdy Yeats.