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Friday 4 October 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 25.92s

(8)

Beckman⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 96

15/2

Promising individual. 9/1, 4 lengths second of 6 to January in listed race at Tipperary (7.4f, good to firm) 56 days ago. Trainer going well and limit not yet reached.

Form: 142

(9)

Bernard Shaw^b1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 107| C

10/11

Promising sort. 11/2, 1¼ lengths third of 4 to Green Impact in Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown (8f, good) 20 days ago, slowly away. Blinkers may sharpen him up and this is a slight drop back in class. One to beat.

Form: 413

(3)

Comanche Brave²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

5/1

Debut worked out well and he did his bit for the form when winning 11-runner maiden at Cork (6f, good to firm, 8/13) 23 days ago, pushed out. Open to improvement.

Form: 41

(1)

Kahu^t¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, third of 9 in maiden at Listowel (7.1f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Tough ask.

Form: 43

(5)

Right And True^p¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92

13/2

Career best when winning 15-runner maiden (11/4) at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 11 days ago, driven clear. Makes polytrack debut and others possess more scope to improve.

Form: 63331

(7)

Actin Like A Diva¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: J C McConnell| OR: 79

200/1

Winner at Navan in September. First run since leaving David Marnane when 6¾ lengths sixth of 7 to Rebel Diamond in listed race at Fairyhouse (6f, good, 125/1) 11 days ago.

Form: 5816

(2)

Minaun View

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Foaled April 22. €20,000 yearling, Bated Breath filly. Half-sister to 14.5f winner Recoup. Dam, winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner) who stayed 1¼m, sister to Prix Marcel Boussac winner Proportional. In top hands but this no easy introduction.

Form:

(4)

Queens Fury⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 84

66/1

Fairly useful filly. 13 lengths fifth of 7 to Bernard Shaw in maiden at this course (8f, 10/3) 50 days ago.

Form: 533355

(6)

Va Va Vroom⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 94| D

13/2

Fairly useful filly who made second start a winning one at Leopardstown in July. 7¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Simmering in Prix du Calvados (53/10) at Deauville (7f, good to soft) 48 days ago and this is a bit easier than that.

Form: 215

Forecasts

Bernard Shaw (10/11), Comanche Brave (5/1), Right And True (13/2), Va Va Vroom (13/2), Beckman (15/2), Minaun View (20/1), Queens Fury (66/1), Kahu (66/1), Actin Like A Diva (200/1)

Having won a 1m maiden here on second start, BERNARD SHAW still looked a work-in-progress when third in Group 2 company 3 weeks ago. The application of blinkers will help in that regard and he's the one to beat at listed level, with Beckman and Comanche Brace fancied to offer most resistance.