Racecards
14:10 Curragh (IRE)
Barronstown Stud European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Soft to Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- €18,500 added
- Winner: €12,766
- 2nd: €2,960
- 3rd: €1,295
- 4th: €740
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
waited with, last over 3f out, soon pushed along and no impression
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Halford
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
soon led, going best over 2f out, strongly pressed and narrowly headed from 1f out, rallied well, not quite match winner
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and no impression
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
soon tracked leader, struggling to get there from over 2f out, no extra in 4th and kept on same pace from 1f out
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T Stack
- Jockey W M Lordan
soon settled behind leaders, niggled along in 4th over 2f out, 3rd and kept on under pressure without matching 1st 2 from 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
chased leaders, niggled along in 6th over 2f out, soon no impression, moderate 5th and kept on same pace without threatening from 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey Joseph O'Brien
tracked leaders, 3rd over 3f out, niggled along over 2f out, gained narrow lead from 1f out, pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
chased leaders, 5th over 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, moderate 6th and kept on same pace from 1f out
Verdict
This has been run twice and Aidan O'Brien, who has won them both, is triple-handed this time. With Joseph on board THE UNITED STATES he's probably the one to be with, especially as he has good pace in his pedigree despite being a son of Galileo. Nevis is by Dansili and is the first foal of the Irish Oaks winner Moonstone but Vinson Massif should have enough speed as he's by Giant's Causeway out of a two-year-old winner. Grafelli is the first runner of the stallion Hannouma and was cheaply bought and Mister Aviation hung badly on his debut at Gowran, though he'll have learned plenty from the experience.
Formwatch
Cut Me Loose Singspiel colt out of A Lulu Ofa Meniffe.
Dibayani (IRE) Shamardal colt out of Dibiya.
Frank Lloyd Wright (IRE) Ramonti colt out of Hollow Haze.
Grafelli (IRE) Hannouma colt out of Spark Sept.
Mister Aviation (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Bumped slightly at start, raced 4th, pushed along in 4th when hung badly left onto rail under 2f out, continued to hang slightly from over 1f out, kept on but rider unable to ride out finish properly, 4th of 6, 3l behind Imperial Concorde (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn gs in May.
Nevis (IRE) Dansili colt out of Moonstone.
The United States (IRE) Galileo colt out of Beauty Is Truth.
Vinson Massif (USA) Giant's Causeway colt out of Swan Nebula.