13:45 Curragh

Saturday 31 August 2024

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Kara Quinn Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 1m 41.77s

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Acapulco Bay²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

2/11

Dubawi colt. Dam, French 1½m-1¾m winner, sister to 3 winners, including very smart 1m-1½m (Ribblesdale Stakes) winner Magic Wand, and closely related to Irish Oaks winner Chicquita. Big eyecatcher when second of 13 in maiden here (7f, good to firm, 6/1) on debut 21 days ago. Plenty to like.

Form: 2

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(11)

Brandon Creek

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

18/1

Foaled March 3. 62,000 gns yearling, Earthlight colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m winner Empirestateofmind and winner up to 9f Meaningful Vote. Dam 8.3f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(4)

Deetee

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: N Lupini

40/1

Foaled February 14. 55,000 gns foal, 65,000 gns yearling, Masar colt. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Libano, won Premio Parioli.

Form:

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Emit²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

Too Darn Hot colt. Half-brother to smart 7f/1m winner Norwalk Havoc. Fifth of 11 in maiden (17/2) at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) on debut 23 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5

(10)

Expert Analysis²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: W Ross

200/1

Eleventh of 14 in maiden (12/1) at Galway (7f, soft) on debut 29 days ago.

Form: 0

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Genealogy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

13/2

Foaled February 16. 400,000 gns yearling, Wootton Bassett colt. Closely related to US 1m/8.5f winner Artifact. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 1¼m, third in Princess Margaret Stakes. Appealing newcomer for yard who also saddle Acapulco Bay.

Form:

(2)

Hes Bullet Proof

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

300/1

Foaled May 18. €3,000 yearling, Unfortunately colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 1½m-15f winner Canticum and useful 9f-16.2f winner Busy Street.

Form:

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Ice Jet

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

50/1

Foaled April 22. Phoenix of Spain colt. Half-brother to 10.4f winner Rainbow Jet. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 5f/6f winner Came From The Dark.

Form:

(1)

Mocking

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

40/1

Foaled March 1. €60,000 2-y-o, Tamayuz colt. Half-brother to smart winner up to 15f Al Qareem and 1¼m/11f winner Aldufoof. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart 1m-10.4f winner Mahsoob

Form:

(9)

Mythical Reel⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: T Mullins

66/1

Eleventh of 18 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, good, 16/1) on debut 9 days ago, having to pick way through.

Form: 0

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Nakatomi¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: A Murray

80/1

Twice-raced colt. 50/1, second of 7 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) 16 days ago, no match for promising Ballydoyle winner.

Form: 82

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Sir Jeremy¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eleventh of 17 in maiden at this course (6f, good to firm, 80/1) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 70

Forecasts

Acapulco Bay (2/11), Genealogy (13/2), Emit (15/2), Brandon Creek (18/1), Deetee (40/1), Mocking (40/1), Ice Jet (50/1), Mythical Reel (66/1), Nakatomi (80/1), Sir Jeremy (150/1), Expert Analysis (200/1), Hes Bullet Proof (300/1)

ACAPULCO BAY was a big eyecatcher on debut here 3 weeks ago and could be hard to beat with improvement on the cards up in trip. This is usually a good maiden and one dominated by Aidan O'Brien, so stablemate Genealogy is an obvious contender. Brandon Creek is another newcomer to note.