15:35 Goodwood

Sunday 13 October 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 34.31s

(5)

Megalithic⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 79| BF

5/1

Placed in novice events. Made a very disappointing start to his nursery career at Chester in July but that was almost too bad to be true and no surprise were he to prove a different proposition 3 months on.

Form: 3236

(7)

Up The Pace³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Rob Hornby| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 77| D

8/1

Improved to make a winning nursery debut at Salisbury (7f, good to soft) last month. Respected up 5 lb.

Form: 4351

(4)

Tactical Plan¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 76| D

10/3

Saw off Mayday Malone to gain a deserved first victory in maiden at Chester (7f, soft) last month and backed it up with a fine second in a heavy-ground nursery at Haydock. Should give another good account.

Form: 223412

(3)

Louie The Legend¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ray Dawson| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 76| D

13/2

Won a 16-runner maiden at Chepstow (7f, good) in August but not in the same form when fifth of 7 in a heavy-ground nursery at Newmarket since. Likely to face testing ground again here.

Form: 4215

(2)

Mayday Malone²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76

3/1

Improved when 1¼ lengths second of 7 to reopposing Tactical Plan in maiden at Chester (7f, soft) 29 days ago. Potential for better again in nurseries with Oisin Murphy doing the steering.

Form: 642

(1)

Number⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Butler| OR: 70

17/2

Fair maiden. Not beaten far when fourth of 5 on 6f Ascot nursery debut in July and this easier than the big-field York Ebor nursery he ran in last time. Tackles 7f for the first time.

Form: 35240

(6)

Emporess⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Saffie Osborne| T: B R Millman| OR: 69| BF

7/1

In good form in deep ground this month, winning at Bath (5.7f) and second at Leicester (6f). Remains to be seen whether 7f suits her quite so well.

Form: 486412

Forecasts

Mayday Malone (3/1), Tactical Plan (10/3), Megalithic (5/1), Louie The Legend (13/2), Emporess (7/1), Up The Pace (8/1), Number (17/2)

MAYDAY MALONE has the assistance of Oisin Murphy for this nursery debut and is taken to turn the tables on his Chester conqueror Tactical Plan. Magalithic could also have a say if the betting suggests he's expected to leave a disappointing nursery debut run behind after a break.