14:10 Curragh

Sunday 20 August 2017

All13:4014:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:30

Galileo Irish European Breeders Fund Futurity Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 1m 29.29s

1^st

(4)

Rostropovich

29-3

11/8f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Chased leaders in 3rd, improved to lead 2f out, soon ridden and joined 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead on line op 15/8

2^nd

(2)

Coat Of Arms

29-3

7/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Dwelt, held up in last, headway into 3rd 2 1/2f out, ridden to dispute lead 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well, headed on line op 6/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(5)

Berkeley Square

29-3

4/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Chased leaders in 4th, ridden on outer in last 2f out, no impression final furlong tchd 7/2

4^th

(6)

Camelback

29-3

5/2

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Soon chased leader in 2nd, ridden in close 3rd 2f out, close 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong tchd 11/4

5^th

2 ¼

(1)

Swiss Cottage

29-3

11/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Led, ridden and joined 2 1/2f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened op 12/1

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Non-Runners

(3)

Theobald²⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.10, €2.30EX:€10.00Trifecta:€29.60SF:€11.51

Forecasts

Theobald (5/4), Rostropovich (11/8), Camelback (5/2), Berkeley Square (4/1), Coat Of Arms (7/1), Swiss Cottage (11/1)

Aidan O'Brien landed this with Churchill a year ago and he fires three of the six now, with Rostropovich getting the assistance of Ryan Moore. He also sports a tongue tie and must surely find some improvement to win. Theobald sets the standard on what he has achieved, twice going close in Group 3 company since his maiden win. He will be hard to topple, with Bolger's horses now going well again but CAMELBACK has scope to improve after back-to-back successes at Naas and Leopardstown and may find enough to carry on the excellent form of his stable with their recent 20% strike rate impressing. Berkeley Square is also entitled to plenty respect.

Camelback
Theobald
Rostropovich

Previous Winners

2016

Churchill

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 2

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

1/4

Prize Money

1st: €76,701.002nd: €24,700.003rd: €11,700.004th: €5,199.005th: €2,600.006th: €1,300.00