Racecards
16:00 Gowran Park (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Soft, Yielding to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- €13,500 added
- Winner: €9,314
- 2nd: €2,160
- 3rd: €946
- 4th: €540
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
led, ridden and strongly pressed from 2f out, headed and no extra close home
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A A Howard
- Jockey R P Cleary
rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A Oliver
- Jockey B A Curtis
towards rear, kept on without threatening on outer straight
- Form 0-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
chased leaders on inner, ridden 3f out, weakened
- Form 9-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer G M Lyons
- Jockey G F Carroll
chased leaders, 6th entering straight, ridden in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 0-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J C McConnell
- Jockey M C Hussey
never better than mid-division, no impression straight
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, dropped to 4th close home
Caonach (IRE)
221- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey R P Whelan
chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to go 2nd close home
- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K J Condon
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Slattery
- Jockey J A Heffernan
mid-division on outer, weakened from 3f out
- Form 00-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
mid-division, no impression from 3f out
Soohaad (USA)
165- Form 6-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K Prendergast
- Jockey D P McDonogh
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead close home
In depth
Verdict
SOOHAAD made her debut in what looked an exceptionally strong Leopardstown maiden in October and ran well. She's related to some very useful performers and should have a successful season beginning with this. Sweet Mystery looked in need of the experience when making his racecourse debut at the Curragh's opening meeting and caught the eye once getting the hang of things. He looks a big threat with that run under his belt but one to watch out for here is the newcomer Cape Of Approval. Tommy Stack's son of Cape Cross is very closely related to the high-class juvenile Approval, who won the Norfolk Stakes and the Gimcrack so he should have plenty of pace and his dam is by Sadler's Wells.
Formwatch
Cape Of Approval (IRE) Cape Cross gelding out of Wyola.
Chois The Idea (IRE) Choisir gelding out of Minnie Kc.
Enter The Red (IRE) Red Clubs colt out of Inter Madera.
Machine Gun Monkey (IRE) Captain Rio gelding out of Severa.
Monatogher (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, struggling from early, no impression from halfway, last of 8, 25l behind Croi An Or (9-5) at Limerick 1m 3yo mdn aut gd in Mar.
Phantom Of Plenty (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Soon mid-division, no impression from 2f out, 17th of 30, 11l behind Redoutable (9-0) at Curragh 6f mdn stks in Mar.
Phils Wish (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Towards rear for most, no impression straight, 7th of 8, 17l behind Croi An Or (9-5) at Limerick 1m 3yo mdn aut gd in Mar.
Sweet Mystery (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Soon mid-division, kept on without threatening under pressure from under 2f out, 7th of 30, 7l behind Redoutable (9-0) at Curragh 6f mdn stks in Mar.
Caonach (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 21l behind Backbench Blues (8-11) at Dundalk 7f 2yo mdn stks pol in Sep.
Jappeli (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inner, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight and soon no extra, last of 8, 14l behind Precious Dream (9-0) at Dundalk 6f 3yo mdn stks pol in Mar.
Milefocus Lady (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division best, no impression straight, 10th of 12, 19l behind Shebella (9-0) at Limerick 7f mdn fll stks gd in Mar.
Nadia Naes (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened entering straight, last of 17, well behind Kissed (9-1) at Navan 1m 2yo fll mdn sft in Oct.
Sharp And Smart (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division for most never a factor, 13th of 18, 22l behind Twirl (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo fll mdn sft in Nov.
Soohaad (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, headway into 8th entering straight, 6th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Eternal Bounty (9-0) at Leopardstown 7f 2yo fll mdn in Oct.