12:25 Curragh

Sunday 3 November 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 12:29 | Winning time: 1m 47.11s

(11)

Amigo Veritas

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: D J Bunyan

100/1

Foaled March 31. Phoenix of Spain gelding. Half-brother to useful 9.5f-12.4f winner Queen of Ipanema. Dam, winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5.5f/6f winner), half-sister to 6f-8.5f winner Ocean.

Form:

(20)

Angels Instead

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

66/1

Foaled January 23. 8,000 gns foal, £4,500 yearling, Invincible Army gelding. Dam, maiden (stayed 1¼m), half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Master of War and useful 6f winner Arabie.

Form:

(22)

Broadchurch

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

66/1

Foaled February 26. €30,000 foal, €9,000 yearling, Churchill gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m/9f winner Born To Play and 1½m winner Lifting Me Higher.

Form:

(29)

Cinammon Coco

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

16/1

Foaled April 4. €35,000 yearling, Persian King colt. The betting should help guide to expectations.

Form:

(2)

Double Vision

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: A P O'Brien

11/1

Foaled January 26. Wootton Bassett colt. Dam, 1m winner, sister to smart winner up to 1¼m Antilles. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(27)

Enziya¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: R P Cody

40/1

Once-raced gelding. 16/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago, not knocked about. Open to progress.

Form: 5

(25)

Faro Luminoso

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

18/1

Foaled January 24. Australia colt. Dam 1m winner who stayed 1¼m out of winning half-sister to top-class winner up to 1½m Dylan Thomas. Stable in good form.

Form:

(17)

Game Point¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

10/3

Once-raced colt. 11/1, fourth of 13 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, soft) on debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. Trainer going well. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(12)

Hamadhan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins

16/1

Foaled March 20. Lope De Vega colt. Dam, 1m/9f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Hunaina.

Form:

(23)

Iron Fist¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

3/1

Twice-raced colt. 9/1, second of 13 in maiden at this C&D (good to soft) 17 days ago, clear of rest. Sets the standard.

Form: 02

(28)

Kibris

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

5/1

Foaled April 9. €155,000 yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Dark Points. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner. One of 5 newcomers here for his leading stable.

Form:

(30)

Mister Adam

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J M Sheridan| T: Gerard O'Leary

33/1

Foaled March 1. 45,000 gns yearling, Too Darn Hot colt. Dam 11.7f-2m winner, won Irish St Leger.

Form:

(26)

Palmezzano

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

40/1

Foaled January 27. 70,000 gns yearling, Saxon Warrior gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 5f winner Iffranesia. Stable having good spell.

Form:

(14)

Propose

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien

17/2

Foaled March 19. Frankel colt. Closely related to useful 1m winner History. Market support would look significant.

Form:

(8)

Red King²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver

11/1

Promising type. Second of 11 in maiden (13/2) at Navan (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 52

(19)

Southgreen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: D J Bunyan

125/1

Foaled March 25. Dandy Man gelding. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 8.3f (stayed 11.5f) Canary Row.

Form:

(1)

The Angelic Doctor^b1¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Donaghue-Leahy⁽⁷⁾| T: B W Duke

250/1

Twice-raced colt. 150/1, last of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, soft) 15 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 00

(15)

Wasittheway

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: T G McCourt

200/1

Foaled March 10. €3,000 foal, €5,500 yearling, Equiano gelding. Half-brother to winner abroad by Twilight Son. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart 1¼m/10.4f winner Roseburg.

Form:

(24)

Cala Bonita²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith

250/1

Twice-raced filly. Tenth of 19 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to soft, 200/1) 25 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 00

(18)

Casheldale Lass

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Luke McAteer| T: A Kinirons

66/1

Foaled April 15. Raven's Pass filly. Sister to 9f winner Casheldale Lad and half-sister to 1¼m winner Liffeydale Dreamer. Dam lightly raced.

Form:

(5)

Honeysuckle Rose

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

Foaled February 7. Bated Breath filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Poetic Union. Dam 7.5f/1m winner (including at 2 yrs). Interesting to see how she compares in the betting to the yard's other runners.

Form:

(10)

Lily Parr¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

28/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 15 in maiden (14/1) at Gowran (8.3f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago, finishing with running left. Likely to improve.

Form: 5

(9)

Miss Americana

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S D Bowen⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien

125/1

Foaled February 24. 3,000 gns yearling, Sea The Moon filly. Dam, ungenuine 1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¾m Pinzolo out of smart 1¼m-1½m winner (stayed 1¾m) Pongee.

Form:

(3)

Mousse

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Foaled January 18. €320,000 yearling, Camelot filly. Sister to useful 1¼m winner Party House and closely related to 3 winners, including very smart winner up to 2m Gallante and useful 13f winner Plinth

Form:

(13)

Oranzona

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: S Lavery

150/1

Foaled April 7. Arizona filly. Half-sister to 2m winner Annecherie and 1½m winner Lady Christa. Dam lightly raced at 1m-1¼m.

Form:

(7)

Petite Madame¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

250/1

Twice-raced filly. 150/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at this course (6f, soft) 12 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 80

(21)

Report To Station¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: J P Fahey

125/1

Once-raced filly. Fifth of 11 in maiden at this course (6f, soft, 50/1) on debut 12 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(16)

Bella Boyne⁸¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 1

(4)

Habari¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Reserve 2

(6)

Faberi¹⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Iron Fist (3/1), Game Point (10/3), Kibris (5/1), Propose (17/2), Double Vision (11/1), Red King (11/1), Hamadhan (16/1), Cinammon Coco (16/1), Faro Luminoso (18/1), Mousse (20/1), Honeysuckle Rose (25/1), Faberi (25/1), Lily Parr (28/1), Mister Adam (33/1), Habari (33/1), Enziya (40/1), Palmezzano (40/1), Angels Instead (66/1), Broadchurch (66/1), Casheldale Lass (66/1), Bella Boyne (66/1), Amigo Veritas (100/1), Report To Station (125/1), Southgreen (125/1), Miss Americana (125/1), Oranzona (150/1), Wasittheway (200/1), Cala Bonita (250/1), The Angelic Doctor (250/1), Petite Madame (250/1)

IRON FIST sets a reasonable standard for a maiden on the back of his recent C&D second and gets the vote. Game Point and Red King have shown promise and should also have a part to play. Aidan O'Brien pair Propose and Double Vision head the many newcomers who need checking out in the betting.