14:30 Curragh

Sunday 13 August 2017

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Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 42.36s

1^st

(7)

Mendelssohn

29-5

5/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Soon led, edged left 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, kept on, drifted sharply left final 100 yards op 7/4

2^nd

(3)

Andesh

29-5

5/1

T: M HalfordJ: P J Smullen

Dwelt, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression under 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 9/2

3^rd

(4)

Swiss Cottage

29-5

5/2

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 4th 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong tchd 9/4 and 11/4

4^th

(2)

Leaderboard

29-5

12/1

T: C O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Tracked leaders, 4th 3f out, switched left under 2f out and ridden in 2nd 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 11/1

5^th

4 ½

(8)

The King

29-5

11/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: N G McCullagh

Slowly into stride, 6th halfway, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 6/1

6^th

2 ¼

(5)

A Long Road Ahead

29-5

33/1

T: P A FahyJ: Seamie Heffernan

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression in 6th 2f out, no extra op 28/1

7^th

2 ½

(1)

Magic Sea

29-5

66/1

T: Mrs S DawsonJ: C P Hoban

Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out and no impression 2f out, no extra, kept on one pace, never a factor

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Non-Runners

(6)

Magnetic North⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Ronan Whelan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.10, €2.40EX:€7.20Trifecta:€16.10SF:€8.60

Forecasts

Mendelssohn (5/4), Swiss Cottage (5/2), Andesh (5/1), The King (11/2), Leaderboard (12/1), Magnetic North (25/1), A Long Road Ahead (33/1), Magic Sea (66/1)

With so little form to go on here it's difficult to draw definitive conclusions about who has most to offer but a chance is taken on THE KING on debut. This son of Mastercraftsman has an eye-catching pedigree, as a half-brother to Pattern-level winners Lightning Moon and Song Of My Heart. Jessica Harrington has already enjoyed some success in maidens this year and with little to get too excited about in this race, that good record could continue here. Many of Aidan O'Brien's juveniles this season have come on plenty for their first run so more can be expected from Mendelssohn this time in a weaker-looking race, while Swiss Cottage ran a solid race on debut and is also worth considering.

The King
Mendelssohn
Swiss Cottage

Previous Winners

2016

Utah

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 2

J: Seamie Heffernan | T: A P O'Brien

11/10

Prize Money

1st: €11,704.002nd: €3,629.003rd: €1,729.004th: €779.005th: €304.00