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Saturday 26 April 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Committed Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 13.12s

(6)

Whistlejacket¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 114| D

5/4

Smart colt. 39/10, bit below form 2 lengths fifth of 12 to Magnum Force in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar (5f, firm), unsuited by emphasis on speed. Looks solid.

Form: 412125-

(7)

Cowardofthecounty²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107| D

7/2

Useful colt. 14¾ lengths last of 9 to Camille Pissarro in Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (11/1) at Longchamp (7f, good to soft), possibly amiss. Off 6 months and will need to raise his game if he's to trouble the Aidan O'Brien-trained duo.

Form: 177159-

(3)

Ides Of March¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 108| D

4/1

Promising type. Below form 4 lengths seventh of 12 to Magnum Force in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar (5f, firm, 89/10) when last seen in November. Progressive prior to that and it would be no surprise were he to get back on track here.

Form: 43117-

(5)

Midnight Strike²⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 98

25/1

Useful gelding. 16½ lengths eighteenth of 19 to Candy in listed Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar (6f, good to soft, 12/1). Off 6 months. Cowardofthecounty appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 130460-

(2)

Pedro Nunes²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Egan| T: A Murray

20/1

11/2, won 13-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut 22 days ago, driven out. This represents a significant rise in class but he's clearly promising.

Form: 1

(1)

Sparkling Sea²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 95| D

5/1

Thrice-raced winner. 17/2, 10½ lengths eleventh of 13 to Swelter in 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 27 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 12-0

Non-Runners

(4)

Bodhi Bear²⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J A Stack J: J A Heffernan

Forecasts

Whistlejacket (5/4), Cowardofthecounty (7/2), Ides Of March (4/1), Sparkling Sea (5/1), Bodhi Bear (10/1), Pedro Nunes (20/1), Midnight Strike (25/1)

Aidan O'Brien holds the key to this but it may be IDEAS OF MARCH rather than Ryan Moore's pick Whistlejacket that emerges on top. The latter did very little wrong as a 2-y-o but his stablemate possesses the greater scope for improvement and is more appealing at the forecast prices. Bodhi Bear is going the right way and he is taken to claim minor hours ahead of Cowardofthecounty and Dundalk debut winner Pedro Nunes.