La Celia Wines Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 30.20s

(3)

Lightness Of Being^t1⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon

11/10

Once-raced gelding. 100/1, second of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut. Off 99 days. First run for yard after leaving M. G. Quinn and tongue strap on 1st time. Should improve.

Form: 2

(4)

Emerald Eclipse^p,t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73

5/2

Lightly-raced colt. 10/3, seventh of 10 in handicap at Limerick (7f, good) 7 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Yard also saddles Izzari.

Form: 23527

(2)

Izzari⁵

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

2/1

Once-raced gelding. 16/1, sixth of 12 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good) on debut 5 days ago, not knocked about. Down in trip.

Form: 6

(5)

Royal Dynamite²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C Timmons

66/1

Once-raced gelding. 50/1, twelfth of 15 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good) on debut 22 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(1)

John Steinbeck

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Forecasts

John Steinbeck (10/11), Lightness Of Being (11/10), Izzari (2/1), Emerald Eclipse (5/2), Royal Dynamite (66/1)

If he turns out to be half as good as he's bred to be, JOHN STEINBECK will have little trouble in making a winning debut in this maiden. It will be an ominous sign for this rivals if he's strong in the betting. Arnaman performed well above market expectations when runner-up at Dundalk in March and, with improvement likely starting out for new connections, he gets the nod ahead of Emerald Eclipse for forecast purposes.