14:30 Killarney

Wednesday 22 August 2018

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Celtic Steps Maiden

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 1m 42.56s

1^st

(6)

Vivianite

39-0

3/1j

T: M HalfordJ: Ronan Whelan

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and headway to lead under 2f out, ridden and edged left 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 11/4

2^nd

(10)

Spirit Of Big Bang

39-5

7/2

T: M HalfordJ: Shane Foley

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to go 3rd over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner op 9/2

3^rd

1 ¾

(2)

Would Be King

39-5

3/1j

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Led, pushed along and headed under 2f out, slightly hampered early final furlong, soon switched right and no impression in 3rd, kept on one pace op 7/2

4^th

2 ¾

(5)

Fridtjof Nansen

39-5

6/1

T: J M OxxJ: C O'Donoghue

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression in 5th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 13/2

5^th

1 ½

(4)

Where To Next

39-0

33/1

T: J J MurphyJ: Billy Lee

Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and headway on outer 2f out, 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

6^th

1 ¼

(11)

Encantador

39-0

12/1

T: S LaveryJ: Robbie Colgan

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 11/1

7^th

1 ½

(15)

Flicker Flame

49-6

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: S M Crosse (7)

Towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and some headway 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 40/1

8^th

(3)

Swiss Cottage

39-5

12/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Gary Carroll

Mid-division, ridden early straight and no impression 1 1/2f out, no extra, kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 14/1

9^th

4 ¾

(12)

Bahlwan

39-5

100/1

T: D HoganJ: Killian Leonard (3)

Rear of mid-division, ran freely, pushed along early straight and no impression over 1f out, no extra

10^th

(7)

Fabulae

39-0

20/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Rear of mid-division, ridden early straight, no extra over 1f out, never a factor

11^th

4 ½

(14)

Ottava

39-5

20/1

T: J A StackJ: Chris Hayes

Always towards rear, never a factor, ridden early straight and no extra under 2f out op 16/1

12^th

(8)

Latina Royale

39-0

33/1

T: J J MurphyJ: N G McCullagh

Very slowly away, always behind, pushed along and no impression halfway, detached over 2f out, no extra tchd 40/1

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Non-Runners

Vintage Teardrop³¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J A Stack J: Reserve 1

(13)

Multan²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: K K Hennessy

(1)

Um Bel Di

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: K H Clarke J: R P Downey

(9)

Shareva⁸⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Declan McDonogh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.70Pl:€1.60, €1.30, €1.20EX:€14.30Trifecta:€29.00SF:€12.33

Forecasts

Vivianite (3/1), Would Be King (3/1), Spirit Of Big Bang (7/2), Fridtjof Nansen (6/1), Shareva (8/1), Encantador (12/1), Swiss Cottage (12/1), Fabulae (20/1), Ottava (20/1), Where To Next (33/1), Flicker Flame (33/1), Latina Royale (33/1), Vintage Teardrop (33/1), Um Bel Di (50/1), Multan (66/1), Bahlwan (100/1)

Would Be King has the credentials but has become frustrating and somewhat costly to follow, though he surely can win a race of this nature. Fridtjof Nansen has been going the right way and has a runner-up finish over C&D already, she should be involved, but perhaps this is destined for VIVIANITE. She was an excellent second at the Curragh last time and won't need much more in a first-time hood to get off the mark. Newcomer Ottava also merits close inspection.

Vivianite
Fridtjof Nansen
Ottava

Previous Winners

2017

Aljunood

Weight: 9-5 |Age: 3

J: P J Smullen | T: D K Weld

2/5

Prize Money

1st: €7,700.002nd: €2,388.003rd: €1,138.004th: €513.005th: €200.00