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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 42.5s

(6)

Claret

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien

17/2

Foaled February 12. Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1¼m-2m winner Emily Dickinson and 2-y-o 1m winner and Nicest, both smart. Dam won Irish Oaks. Makes lots of appeal on paper, especially for longer trips a bit further down the line.

Form:

(8)

Kalir

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

14/1

Foaled March 14. Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to winner up to 1½m Kalikapour and 10.4f winner Kalixa. Appealing newcomer.

Form:

(9)

Montreal¹⁴

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

6/4

Shaped with promise when third of 8 in maiden at this C&D (good to soft) on debut 14 days ago, considerately handled. Should do much better.

Form: 3

(4)

Palace Tyne¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan| T: J Davison

300/1

Well held in 2 maidens.

Form: 00

(5)

Pierre Grosse

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

18/1

Foaled January 26. 52,000 gns yearling, Palace Pier colt. Dam, 11f winner, half-sister to high-class winner up to 14.6f Masked Marvel out of useful 2-y-o 7f winner Waldmark. Likely to appreciate further in time but still warrants a close look in the betting.

Form:

(2)

Qalaa

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Foaled February 11. $25,000 yearling, €75,000 2-y-o, Mucho Macho Man colt. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Res Ipsa

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

5/4

Foaled February 26. Frankel colt. Brother to useful winner up to 1m Red Letter. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. One for shortlist on debut given connections.

Form:

(7)

Strikewhileitshot¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

66/1, eleventh of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 0

(1)

Tiyadal¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

28/1

50/1, showed only a bit when twelfth of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) on debut 19 days ago. Should do better in time.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Res Ipsa (5/4), Montreal (6/4), Claret (17/2), Kalir (14/1), Pierre Grosse (18/1), Qalaa (20/1), Tiyadal (28/1), Strikewhileitshot (33/1), Palace Tyne (300/1)

RES IPSA is bred to be at least useful and his Group-race entries suggest he's highly regarded, too, so he earns the vote before market clues. Montreal shaped with clear promise on his recent debut over C&D and is the type to improve markedly, with Qalaa and Kalir other interesting newcomers to keep a close eye on in the betting.