19:25 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 August 2019

All17:1517:5018:2018:5519:2519:5520:25

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f 180y  |   Good to Firm (Good in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 19:26  |   Winning time: 2m 46.93s
1st
Horse silk
9
(4)
39-0
11/10f
T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien
Soon led, still travelling smoothly straight, pushed along under 2f out, soon went on, stayed on well inside final furlong, eased near finish op 9/10 tchd 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
(6)
410-1
4/1
T: J C McConnellJ: R Coakley
A little slow into stride, rear of mid-division, some headway after halfway, pushed along from 3f out, chased leaders on outer into straight, moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong without troubling winner op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
4 ¾
8
(9)
39-0
10/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Soon prominent, a little keen, slightly impeded after 6f, soon raced in 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, lost position approaching straight, switched right from 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on into 3rd again near finish op 12/1 tchd 14/1
4th
Horse silk
½
5
(2)
14/1
T: K PrendergastJ: C D Hayes
Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway on outer from before straight, moderate 3rd 1f out, one pace and dropped to 4th near finish op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
(5)
11/4
T: D K WeldJ: O J Orr
Tracked leaders, closed up after 6f, soon raced in 2nd, pushed along approaching straight, lost position and no impression over 1f out, one pace op 5/2
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
(3)
66/1
T: H P FineganJ: J A Heffernan
A little slow into stride, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression over 1f out, slightly impeded inside final furlong, one pace
7th
Horse silk
3
7
(1)
39-0
20/1
T: J M OxxJ: C O'Donoghue
A little slow into stride, tracked leaders, pushed along approaching straight, lost position and no impression over 1f out, one pace op 25/1
8th
Horse silk
1
3
(8)
50/1
T: J J MurphyJ: R C Colgan
Slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along in last over 3f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace without threatening from over 1f out
9th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(7)
25/1
T: N MaddenJ: N P Madden
A little slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along from 3f out, no impression from under 2f out, one pace op 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.80Pl:€1.02, €1.60, €2.50EX:€7.10Trifecta:€31.00SF:€6.14

Forecasts

Quote (11/10), Zarafshan (11/4), Hannon (4/1), Geolai (10/1), Mutadarrib (14/1), Azophi (20/1), World Premier (25/1), Be Fair (50/1), Futurum Regem (66/1)

Verdict

This is quite a difficult puzzle to solve. Talented dual-purpose performer Hannon made an encouraging start to life on the level when finishing a close third at Bellewstown. There should be more to come from him as he drops back in trip to 1m4f.Quote is greatly respected after she found a good chunk of improvement when stepped up to 1m4f to go agonisingly close at the Curragh last month. However, we'll stick with ZARAFSHAN who took a sizeable step forward on what he had shown in previous outings when a three-length second to Sir Dragonet when last seen in April. Provided he is ready to roll on return from an absence he could take some stopping.
  1. Zarafshan
  2. Quote
  3. Hannon

Prize Money

1st: €9,456.002nd: €3,056.003rd: €1,456.004th: €656.005th: €336.006th: €176.00

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