18:52 Leopardstown

Thursday 27 July 2023

All16:3717:1217:4718:2218:5219:2219:5220:22

Frank Conroy Irish EBF Maiden

Off time: 18:53 | Winning time: 1m 47.52s

1^st

(3)

Juxtaposition

29-7

3/1

T: P TwomeyJ: Billy Lee

Prominent, tracked leaders after 2f, 3rd halfway, pushed along in 4th when short of room briefly under 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, kept on well op 7/2

2^nd

(7)

Chief Little Rock

29-7

6/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: Seamie Heffernan

Prominent, soon tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along in 6th 2f out, ridden and no impression when switched to outer over 1f out, stayed on well, edged left final strides, 2nd close home, nearest finish op 11/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

(4)

Gandolfo

29-7

4/1

T: N MeadeJ: Chris Hayes

Held up in touch, took keen hold, 4th halfway, pushed along in 2nd 1 1/2f out and soon challenged, ridden and led 1f out, headed final 50 yards, no impression, kept on same pace, 3rd close home op 7/2

4^th

(11)

The Equator

29-7

2/1f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, pushed along entering straight, no impression over 1f out, ridden in 5th under 1f out, kept on one pace, short of room in 4th final strides tchd 9/4

5^th

(8)

Ringside Timing

29-7

33/1

T: J S BolgerJ: Rory Cleary

Prominent, led after 2f, pushed along entering straight, ridden under 2f out and soon pressed, headed 1f out, no impression in 3rd 100 yards out, no extra tchd 50/1

6^th

(2)

Alpha Cephei

29-7

16/1

T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer

Dwelt, held up towards rear and ran freely, 6th halfway, pushed along in 5th 2f out, ridden and no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra op 22/1 tchd 25/1

7^th

6 ½

(1)

Halberd

29-7

18/1

T: G M LyonsJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders early, 7th halfway, pushed along entering straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra op 16/1 tchd 20/1

8^th

2 ¼

(9)

Highland Bells

29-7

100/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Ben Coen

Towards rear, pushed along in rear halfway, no extra 2f out op 66/1

Also Ran

(6)

Alonzo

29-7

13/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Dwelt, towards rear, eased and pulled up soon after start tchd 15/2

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Non-Runners

(10)

Shihoku¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M O'Callaghan J: Colin Keane

(5)

Instant Appeal²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.40, €1.80, €1.40EX:€26.80Trifecta:€114.10SF:€22.73

Forecasts

The Equator (2/1), Shihoku (9/4), Juxtaposition (3/1), Gandolfo (4/1), Instant Appeal (9/2), Chief Little Rock (6/1), Alonzo (13/2), Alpha Cephei (16/1), Halberd (18/1), Ringside Timing (33/1), Highland Bells (100/1)

Lots of depth to this maiden with SHIHOKU just about the most persuasive option given he seems sure to build on the promise of his Naas run 3 weeks ago. Instant Appeal is expected to give it another good go, with The Equator just about the pick of a good-looking bunch of newcomers on paper.

SHIHOKU (FR)
INSTANT APPEAL
THE EQUATOR (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Tower Of London

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 2

J: R L Moore | T: A P O'Brien

7/4

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,650.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00