13:15 Dundalk

Saturday 15 August 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

Off time: 13:17 | Winning time: 59.64s

(7)

Eager Lad

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

9/1

€15,000 yearling. Mehmas colt. €15,000Y making debut from a staying family. Half-brother to winners at 1m-1¼m who stayed 1½m, so this 5f trip looks sharp.

Form:

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(2)

Optics^t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Ms M McDowall

40/1

Seventh of 13 in a maiden at Cork 22 days ago, showing more dropped in trip on return from 10 months off but still green and hung right. Steps down to 5f and now makes all-weather debut.

Form: 0-7

(8)

Strikepoint²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J Feane

66/1

Showed ability when seventh of 13 on debut at Navan but failed to progress when tenth of 13 in a maiden at Cork 22 days ago. Steps down in trip and tries all-weather for the first time.

Form: 70

(4)

Beach Barbie⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James Ryan| T: E Lynam| OR: 64

20/1

Lightly raced with all 3 career starts at Dundalk, finishing fifth of 9 over this C&D in May. Likely to fall short once more kept to maiden company.

Form: 755

(5)

Forbidden⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins

200/1

Little promise when down field both starts to date. Now switches to all-weather and drops to 5f.

Form: 00

(11)

Grande Cuvee⁹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J A Stack

9/2

Well-bred filly who shaped as if needing the run when ninth of 24 on debut at the Curragh in April. Progress when third of 13 in maiden at Navan in May and is one to take seriously switched to all-weather after 91 days off.

Form: 93

(13)

Institute³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 79| BF

11/8

Very well bred filly who was second over C&D in October and showed fairly useful form when mid-field on handicap debut in May. Not so good when back in maiden company last time but this drop to 5f could help and she should be able to win a race like this.

Form: 722-864

(14)

McHenry Sunrise⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J A Stack| OR: 59

66/1

Failed to settle wearing hood (now removed) in maidens. Showed some promise on reappearance in May but more so for handicaps and this may prove beyond her.

Form: 04-8

(6)

Nebrook Star^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Diego Lima| T: D Dias| OR: 66

10/1

Tenth of 18 in a handicap at Curragh 28 days ago on first start for new yard. Plenty more required back on all-weather.

Form: 4034-60

(10)

Off We Go^p1,t1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver

66/1

Well beaten both starts. First-time tongue strap and cheekpieces now reached for on all-weather debut.

Form: 00

(9)

Osterode^v⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W McCreery

4/1

Well-bred filly who was fourth of 13 in a maiden at Cork in June on debut, offering something to work on. Could take a hand switched to all-weather granted natural progression.

Form: 4

(1)

White Smoke³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: M C Grassick| OR: 62

8/1

Very disappointing this year and hard to fancy back on all-weather.

Form: 54-9047

Non-Runners

(3)

Famed Again⁴⁵

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Donagh O'Connor

(12)

Tudor Flame

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J Feane J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Institute (11/8), Osterode (4/1), Grande Cuvee (9/2), White Smoke (8/1), Eager Lad (9/1), Nebrook Star (10/1), Beach Barbie (20/1), Famed Again (25/1), Tudor Flame (25/1), Optics (40/1), Off We Go (66/1), Strikepoint (66/1), McHenry Sunrise (66/1), Forbidden (200/1)

INSTITUTE has disappointed to date given how well bred she is but she's surely up to winning a race like this and may prove suited by the drop to 5f. Grand Cuvee is going the right way and looks the most likely to capitalise if the selection fluffs her lines.