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16:55 Curragh

Sunday 21 July 2024

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:4516:2016:5517:30

Fleetwood Paints Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 16:55 | Winning time: 2m 31.18s

1^st

(3)

Ephesus

39-8

13/8f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Prominent, soon pushed along to lead, increased lead 3 1/2f out, attempted to assert over 2f out, reduced lead 1f out, driven out op 11/8

2^nd

1 ½

(12)

Rosso

39-8

7/2

T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle

Dwelt slightly, raced towards rear, soon mid-division, took closer order 3 1/2f out, 4th 3f out, improved to 2nd over 2f out, stayed on 1f out, no impression on winner closing stages op 4/1

3^rd

3 ¾

(2)

Kalkanli

39-8

7/2

T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen

Broke well to lead, soon headed and raced prominently, 3rd halfway, no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace op 7/1

4^th

1 ¾

(9)

Polaris Dancer

39-8

22/1

T: W P BrowneJ: J A Heffernan

In touch, 4th halfway, lost place 2f out, soon under pressure in 6th, improved to 4th 1f out, one paced op 16/1

5^th

1 ¼

(5)

Ice Opera

39-3

50/1

T: S LaveryJ: R C Colgan

In touch, 5th halfway, dropped to 7th and under pressure over 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on without threatening final furlong op 40/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

(10)

Sidiza

39-3

11/2

T: D K WeldJ: C D Hayes

Towards rear, 9th halfway, headway over 3f out, improved to 4th 1 1/2f out, dropped to 5th and no extra final furlong op 9/2 tchd 6/1

7^th

1 ¼

(11)

Kaptain Bay

39-8

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: C T Keane

Soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, lost place over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out op 11/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

(1)

Valjean

39-8

100/1

T: Charles WeldJ: N G McCullagh

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, no impression in 9th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace in 8th inside final furlong op 66/1

9^th

4 ¾

(8)

Aztec Sun

39-8

11/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, no impression 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10^th

(7)

Hollies Choice

510-0

300/1

T: O McKiernanJ: W Joyce (5)

Towards rear, 10th halfway, detached under 3f out, soon weakened op 200/1 tchd 400/1

11^th

(6)

Loch Awe

510-0

300/1

T: B W DukeJ: R P Whelan

Dwelt and soon slightly detached, detached after 2f, trailing over 3f out, no headway, never a factor op 250/1 tchd 400/1

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Non-Runners

(4)

Pearl Jewel⁶⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: C Timmons J: S Foley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.63Pl:€1.10, €1.60, €1.80EX:€9.30Trifecta:€38.30SF:€7.70

Forecasts

Ephesus (13/8), Rosso (7/2), Kalkanli (7/2), Sidiza (11/2), Aztec Sun (11/1), Kaptain Bay (12/1), Pearl Jewel (12/1), Polaris Dancer (22/1), Ice Opera (50/1), Valjean (100/1), Hollies Choice (300/1), Loch Awe (300/1)

EPHESUS is the clear form pick based on his debut form and, if he can put a lesser effort behind him he can get the better of the likes of Polaris Dance and Sidiza, who are both open to improvement.