Johnny Sullivan Memorial Maiden

3YO plus | 5f 3y | Yielding to Soft | 7 Runners | Turf

(3)

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: P T Foley

Prince of Lir gelding. Half-brother to 1m winner Famous Enough. Dam 7f/1m winner who stayed 11.5f. Wears hood. Makes belated debut with others preferred.

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Famed Again⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 57

Winless in 11 runs. Hasn't stood much racing over the past couple of years and has struggled both starts this summer. Place claims if taking a step forward though.

Form: 0/500-70

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Star Allure^p,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: C O'Connell| OR: 37

Long-standing maiden. Yet to fire this season, coming in a never-dangerous fifth of 9 in 6f handicap at Laytown 20 days ago.

Form: 3-08005

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Dusty Rock²⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: J P O'Brien

Improved from her debut when second of 13 in 5f maiden at Dundalk in January. Absent since but she remains with potential for top yard. Market should prove informative.

Form: 6-2

(1)

Osterode^v²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 67

Built on her debut Cork fourth at the second attempt with second of 12 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good) 26 days ago. Yard having good spell. Leading claims.

Form: 452

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Venerated⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Terry Casey⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Berry

Offered little in a trio of runs in 2025 and again on her belated return when fourteenth of 17 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 9 days ago.

Form: 790-0

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White Smoke^b⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: M C Grassick| OR: 54

Runner-up in pair of 6f Curragh maidens last autumn. Well below that form this season, seventh of 14 in 6f maiden claimer at Dundalk 5 days ago. Blinkers go back on here.

Form: 904747

Forecasts

Osterode (4/6), Dusty Rock (5/2), White Smoke (12/1), Famed Again (14/1), Star Allure (16/1), What's Enough (25/1), Venerated (33/1)

OSTERODE advanced her form when runner-up at Down Royal at the start of the month and looks to have been found an excellent opportunity to go one better for her in-form handler. Dusty Rock has an 8-month absence to overcome but remains likely to do better and could still emerge as the main danger ahead of Famed Again.