Irish Stallion Farms EBF Race

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 45.94s

(2)

Bold Style¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 93| D

17/2

Useful at his best for Charlie Appleby (presumably had his issues). Step back in the right direction when beaten just over 3 lengths on final start for B. Seemar at Meydan in January. Since picked up for £64,000 by a good yard (also saddles Loughrea). Market should guide on return from 6 months off.

Form: 26/60-06

(4)

Res Ipsa^t³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89| D

4/7

Frankel colt from family yard has had success with. Gone the right way since enduring a luckless passage when well-backed on debut. Pulled clear of another improver when close second at Killarney before going one better with ease at Limerick (1m). May well have a bigger performance in him.

Form: 6-21

(3)

Straight Up^h⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99

15/8

Impressive winner on debut at Listowel (7f) last September and wasn't beaten far in slowly-run Group 3 Autumn Stakes subsequently. Not the easiest to assess on 2 starts this season (flying too high in Derby Trial latest), but he's very well treated by the conditions of this race.

Form: 16-35

Non-Runners

(1)

Loughrea¹⁷

Weight: 10-4| Age: 4

T: A Slattery J: Andrew Slattery

(5)

Mai Dahlia⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Res Ipsa (4/7), Straight Up (15/8), Mai Dahlia (9/4), Loughrea (13/2), Bold Style (17/2)

STRAIGHT UP has an excellent chance at the weights and may resume winning ways. Likely improver Res Ipsa is feared most ahead of Loughrea, who is going the right way from the doubly represented Andrew Slattery yard.