19:50 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 June 2024

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Skippio Maiden

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 2m 44.40s

(3)

Blackpool^b1³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Crehan⁽³⁾| T: A P O'Brien

7/2

Galileo colt. Showed a bit more than on debut/after 7 months off when third of 9 in maiden at Navan (10.1f, good, 3/1) 33 days ago. Well-bred sort who promises to go on improving now upped in trip. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 4-3

(6)

Ephesus⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien| BF

1/1

Promising sort. Second of 5 in maiden (11/10) at Chester (12.3f, good to firm) 41 days ago, making effort earlier than ideal. Stable in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 32

(4)

Ich Liebe Berlin

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: L Comer

150/1

Raa Atoll colt. Dam German/Norwegian winner around 6f (including at 2 yrs). Passed over on racecourse bow.

Form:

(7)

Rosso²⁶

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

10/1

120,000 gns yearling, Camelot colt. Showed plenty to work on when fourth of 10 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good, 7/1) on debut 26 days ago, keeping on. In good hands and he's likely to improve upped in trip.

Form: 4

(1)

Teofimo^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

11/2

Twice-raced colt. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 6 in maiden at Fairyhouse (12f, good, 11/1) 13 days ago, worried out of things late on. Capable of playing a part.

Form: 62

(2)

Timurshah³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins

9/1

Fifth of 9 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to firm, 33/1) on debut 39 days ago. That race has thrown up subsequent winners and he's open to progress.

Form: 5

(5)

Realt Na Ri³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Twice-raced filly. 14/1, shaped better than first time up when third of 7 in maiden at Cork (12f, good to soft) 30 days ago. This demands further progress and handicaps likely to be more her bag.

Form: 93

Forecasts

Ephesus (1/1), Blackpool (7/2), Teofimo (11/2), Timurshah (9/1), Rosso (10/1), Realt Na Ri (16/1), Ich Liebe Berlin (150/1)

EPHESUS improved on his debut form, that despite possibly making his effort earlier than ideal, when runner-up in a Chester maiden 6 weeks ago, and with further progress on the cards he looks sure to play a big part. His stablemate Blackpool is another open to further progress and feared, along with Teofimo.