13:30 Curragh

Sunday 29 September 2024

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Trainor Stone And Tile Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 1m 56.81s

(14)

Ben Hur²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

14/1

Fourth of 14 in maiden (12/1) at Down Royal (7.1f, good to firm) on debut 23 days ago, having to pick way through. Up in trip. Should progress.

Form: 4

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(6)

Deetee²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Lee| T: N Lupini

7/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 12 in maiden (40/1) at this course (8f, good) on debut 29 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5

(7)

Delta⁵⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

13/2, last of 6 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, soft) on debut 57 days ago, not knocked about. Sure to build on that.

Form: 6

(8)

Hibernate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

66/1

Foaled March 22. €22,000 foal, €38,000 yearling, Kodiac colt. Brother to useful winner up to 1½m Al Hamdany and 13f-2m winner Schwartz, and half-brother to 9f-11f winner Fox Kasper. Dam unraced.

Form:

(9)

Kilcrea Rock

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Foaled April 22. €220,000 foal, Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to smart 1¼m-1¾m winner Point King. Dam, 11.3f winner, sister to smart winner up to 1¼m (stayed 1½m) Battle of Marengo.

Form:

(11)

Land Of The Giants¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: N Lupini

28/1

40/1, fourth of 13 in maiden at Punchestown (8.1f, good) on debut 12 days ago, not knocked about. Open to progress.

Form: 4

(12)

Medallion

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

16/1

Foaled May 13. Galileo colt. Brother to smart 10.7f-2m winner Okita Soushi and useful winner up to 1¼m Chief Little Rock. Plenty to like on paper and interesting to see here he sits in the market in relation to stablemate Shackleton.

Form:

(4)

Navajo Point³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hassett

200/1

Ninth of 15 in maiden (125/1) at this course (7f, good) on debut 36 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 9

(1)

Pallatine Hills¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Nathan Crosse| T: E & P Harty

250/1

Twice-raced colt. Eighth of 13 in maiden at Punchestown (8.1f, good, 150/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 08

(5)

Shackleton²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| BF

2/5

Promising type. Second of 6 in maiden at Tipperary (9f, good, 4/9) 28 days ago, clear of rest. Still learning his craft and very much the type to go on improving.

Form: 22

(13)

Sujet⁷⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

11/1

Promising sort. 13/2, fifth of 9 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to firm) on debut 76 days ago, never nearer. May well do better, particularly given his pedigree.

Form: 5

(3)

Vorfreude

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

80/1

Foaled February 10. €18,000 foal, €26,000 yearling, Bated Breath gelding. Dam lightly raced out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner (stayed 1m) Nijoom Dubai.

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(10)

Adrienne³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T M Walsh

150/1

80/1, twelfth of 16 in maiden at Naas (7f, good to soft) on debut 35 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(2)

Birdie Time

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

50/1

Foaled April 26. 62,000 gns yearling, Sea The Moon filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 9f-1½m winner Encourage and 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Candle of Hope.

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Forecasts

Shackleton (2/5), Deetee (7/1), Sujet (11/1), Kilcrea Rock (14/1), Delta (14/1), Ben Hur (14/1), Medallion (16/1), Land Of The Giants (28/1), Birdie Time (50/1), Hibernate (66/1), Vorfreude (80/1), Adrienne (150/1), Navajo Point (200/1), Pallatine Hills (250/1)

SHACKLETON still looked a work-in-progress when failing to land the odds at Tipperary a month ago but it was by no means a bad effort and he's fancied to get it right this time. Sujet's pedigree strongly suggests he'll show more this time so he's a threat, along with newcomer Medallion, a stablemate of the selection.