15:50 Down Royal

Monday 30 September 2024

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Madri Excepcional Maiden

Off time: 15:50 | Winning time: 1m 34.46s

(4)

Future Cutlet⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: E McNamara| OR: 73

9/4

Thrice-raced gelding. Much improved when second of 9 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft, 6/1) 62 days ago. Sets a high standard.

Form: 562

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(2)

Keepcalmandsailon^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

12/1

11,000 gns foal, 6,000 gns yearling, Bated Breath gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 6f Major Jumbo and useful 5f winner Fair Wind. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

(8)

Shelbourne Flyer²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

50/1

12/1, fifth of 8 in maiden at this course (5f, good to firm) on debut 24 days ago, not knocked about. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5

(3)

Silk Degrees¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M G Quinn

125/1

Once-raced gelding. 66/1, last of 13 in maiden at Cork (8f, good to firm) on debut 19 days ago.

Form: 0

(7)

Carried With Love³⁷

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

11/1

Twice-raced filly. 66/1, fourteenth of 22 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, good) 37 days ago, slowly away. Down in trip.

Form: 00

(6)

Sweet Thing

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Oliver

22/1

€19,500 yearling, resold 18,000 gns yearling, Starspangledbanner filly. Sister to useful 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Golden Dragon. Newcomer to note.

Form:

(5)

Winsome

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

4/6

485,000 gns yearling, Wootton Bassett filly. Dam, useful French winner up to 1m (2-y-o 6f winner), half-sister to useful 6f-7f winner Exchequer. Fifth of 9 in barrier trial at Naas in May. Starts out in a very winnable maiden.

Form:

Non-Runners

(1)

Firesky²⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Winsome (4/6), Future Cutlet (9/4), Carried With Love (11/1), Keepcalmandsailon (12/1), Firesky (12/1), Sweet Thing (22/1), Shelbourne Flyer (50/1), Silk Degrees (125/1)

Not a strong maiden and FUTURE CUTLET could be hard to beat with a repeat of his Galway second. Winsome cost a fortune as a yearling and might have found a good opening.