19:50 Leopardstown

Thursday 19 July 2018

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'Paul Young' Maiden

Off time: 19:53 | Winning time: 1m 31.73s

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Selected odds by:

(1)

Royal Admiral¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: A McGuinness

33/1

Well held on both starts so far and probably best watched having been beaten 13½L at Fairyhouse (7f, good-to-firm) last time out.

Form: 55

(4)

Alternate Peace³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack

33/1

Shaped as if he need of the experience when well beaten on debut at Naas (7f, good-to-firm) a month ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0

(7)

Castle Chase

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld

13/2

Unraced gelded son of Camelot bought for €110,000 at the sales as a yearling. Half-brother to a number of classy performers and one to note on debut.

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(6)

National Glory¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82| BF

6/4

Placed on three of his four starts so far most recently in a 7f contest at Fairyhouse (good-to-firm) earlier this month. Likely to prove hard to beat.

Form: 0322

(2)

Singing'n'dancing⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

11/1

Fair fourth beaten 3L when debut in a 1m3f maiden at Killarney (good) on debut earlier this week. Dropping markedly in distance.

Form: 4

(8)

Waikuku³³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: J M Oxx

11/10

Caught the eye in finishing fifth of 16 at The Curragh (7f, yielding-to-soft) on his sole start at two. Improvement likely and one for the shortlist on seasonal debut.

Form: 5-

(3)

Bercasa¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: T Mullins

33/1

Placed in a Tipperary maiden over an extended 7f on debut last month. Well held subsequently however and others hold stronger claims.

Form: 36

(5)

Shifting Spirit²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: L Comer

50/1

Well beaten sixth in a maiden at Naas (7f, good-to-firm) when debuting last month. Probably best watched at present.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Waikuku (11/10), National Glory (6/4), Castle Chase (13/2), Singing'n'dancing (11/1), Bercasa (33/1), Royal Admiral (33/1), Alternate Peace (33/1), Shifting Spirit (50/1)

NATIONAL GLORY can get off the mark at the fifth attempt by taking this 7f maiden contest. The selection has been running consistently well so far and he can get the better of Waikuku who should have improved for the experience of his debut last August and can finish runner-up on seasonal debut while expensive purchase Castle Chase can take third on debut.