16:30 Curragh

Saturday 20 April 2024

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Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 2m 20.08s

(13)

Chemistry^b¹⁸⁹

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

8/13

Promising type. Blinkered, third of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, soft, 8/1) on debut, running on late. Off 6 months. Bred to relish this longer trip and there should be a good deal more to come, so looks the one to beat on return.

Form: 3-

(12)

Kaptain Bay²²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

13/2

Once-raced colt. Fifth of 10 in maiden at Punchestown (8f, good to soft, 25/1) on debut. Off 7 months. Up in trip. Could do better.

Form: 5-

(9)

King Of The Bronx¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: N Slevin

200/1

Twice-raced gelding. Last of 12 in maiden (200/1) at Navan (8f, soft). Off 6 months. Up in trip.

Form: 80-

(8)

Maharajjah

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Rajj gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 6f Isle of Lismore and 1m winner Swinley Forest.

Form:

(3)

Model Approach^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger

8/1

Once-raced gelding. 50/1 and cheekpieces on, fifth of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago. Up in trip. Bred to do better for this longer trip, so not ruled out.

Form: 5

(1)

Noble Nation

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: Gerard O'Leary

22/1

Sioux Nation gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, including smart 5f winner Primo Uomo and useful winner up to 7f Safari Sunseeker. Dam unraced.

Form:

(7)

Northern Sonas¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

80/1

Once-raced gelding. Ninth of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy, 33/1) on debut. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 9-

(6)

Thefutureisnow

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: M Hourigan

250/1

€2,000 yearling, Highland Reel gelding. Half-brother to 8.5f-1¼m winner One Pekan and 1m-1¼m winner Southern Storm.

Form:

(5)

Valjean

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: C Weld

12/1

Awtaad colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1½m winner Battalion.

Form:

(4)

Bloom Vega

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

6/1

Lope De Vega filly. Sister to smart 8.3f/9f winner Botanical: dam, 1¼m-1¾m winner, half-sister to smart 1¼m-13f winner Sea The Lion from excellent family of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Halfway To Heaven.

Form:

(11)

Glowing Bird

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L F Roche| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

€40,000 foal, €15,000 yearling, Phoenix of Spain filly. Half-sister to useful 2-y-o 1m winner Encore L'amour and 6f-1m winner Global Spirit.

Form:

(10)

Sheen Falls Time²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

80/1

Twice-raced filly. Eighth of 13 in maiden (66/1) at Dundalk (7f) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 6-8

Non-Runners

(2)

Quilieve¹⁸²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: H De Bromhead J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Chemistry (8/13), Bloom Vega (6/1), Kaptain Bay (13/2), Model Approach (8/1), Quilieve (8/1), Valjean (12/1), Maharajjah (14/1), Noble Nation (22/1), Glowing Bird (50/1), Northern Sonas (80/1), Sheen Falls Time (80/1), King Of The Bronx (200/1), Thefutureisnow (250/1)

CHEMISTRY showed plenty to work on over an inadequate trip on debut at Naas 6 months ago and could be much improved on return, so he's preferred to Bloom Vega, who is the clear pick of the newcomers. Model Approach is also expected to step forward over this longer distance, so he's another one to consider.