19:50 Dundalk

Saturday 13 April 2024

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Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Maiden

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 2m 15.99s

(7)

Albali

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver

33/1

40,000 gns yearling, Zoustar colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Bush Rose. Dam useful French 2-y-o 1m winner who stayed 11f.

Form:

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(3)

Ephesus

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

7/1

Galileo colt. Closely related to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1¼m Cayenne Pepper and useful winner up to 1¾m Howth. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner who stayed 1¼m. Well worthy of a second look on debut for leading yard.

Form:

(1)

Huxley¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 84

5/4

Lightly-raced colt. 11/4, respectable second of 9 in maiden at this C&D 18 days ago, no match for an above-average prospect. Ought to be firmly in the mix again.

Form: 742-2

(2)

Kilbarry Jack²⁶

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

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 15 in maiden (50/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 26 days ago. Likely type for handicaps.

Form: 60

(4)

London City²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

11/10

Twice-raced colt who failed to match debut form when sixth of 8 in maiden (9/4) at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) in September. However, in excellent hands and no surprise to see a better showing up in trip for return.

Form: 56-

(6)

Ozark Daze²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: A Oliver

20/1

Twice-raced gelding. 150/1, 19¼ lengths last of 6 to Deepone in Beresford Stakes at the Curragh (1m, soft) in September. Gelded subsequently but handicaps could well be more his bag moving forward.

Form: 56-

Non-Runners

(5)

Celestial Reign¹⁶⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

(8)

Sing A New Song

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Rory Cleary

Forecasts

London City (11/10), Huxley (5/4), Ephesus (7/1), Sing A New Song (10/1), Celestial Reign (12/1), Ozark Daze (20/1), Albali (33/1), Kilbarry Jack (125/1)

HUXLEY has showed more than enough in a handful of starts to date to think a race of this nature is well within his grasp and he can put his experience to good use and come out on top. The Aidan O'Brien trained-pair, London City and Ephesus are others expected to be firmly in the mix.