15:25 Gowran Park

Saturday 27 July 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Marble City Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 2m 38.09s

(9)

Kinesiology⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 104

11/4

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Excellent neck second of 5 to Portland in listed race at Leopardstown (12f, good, 9/4) 51 days ago, just failing. Merits consideration.

Form: 82-12

(6)

Neski Sherelski³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 92

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. Very good second of 19 in King George handicap at Royal Ascot (12f, firm, 33/1) 37 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Won't need to raise his game much more again to be a force at this level.

Form: 1532

(8)

The Euphrates^v²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 104| C

6/4

Useful colt. Course winner. 8 lengths sixth of 8 to Los Angeles in Irish Derby at the Curragh (12f, good, 22/1) 27 days ago. Bold show likely.

Form: 31-2456

(7)

Bellezza³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 102

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. Creditable ¾-length second of 11 to Hanalia in listed race at Naas (10.4f, good, 17/2) 31 days ago. Trainer going well. Worthy of respect.

Form: 1-522

(2)

Cancelled²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ben Coen| T: W McCreery| OR: 82

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable second of 11 in maiden (17/2) at Limerick (11.3f, good) 20 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 2242

(4)

Lady Doris³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 83

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 5/4, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good) 35 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 4-2121

(3)

Realt Na Ri³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, second of 7 in maiden at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to firm) 37 days ago, no match for winner. Bit to find at this level.

Form: 932

Non-Runners

(1)

Duraji⁴⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(5)

Alpheratz⁶²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

The Euphrates (6/4), Kinesiology (11/4), Bellezza (9/2), Neski Sherelski (15/2), Alpheratz (15/2), Duraji (8/1), Lady Doris (10/1), Realt Na Ri (40/1), Cancelled (50/1)

This represents a slight drop in class for THE EUPHRATES, who can strike under Billy Lee. Kinesiology and Bellezza arrive on the back of runner-up efforts in similar company and may give Aidan O'Brien's charge most to think about.