17:25 Gowran Park

Wednesday 8 July 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:29 | Winning time: 1m 33.88s

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(9)

Wish Me²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Enright| T: A A Howard

80/1

Unsold as a juvenile and wasn't expected to do much on debut and ran accordingly when 12th of 15 in 7f Roscommon fillies maiden last month. This contest looks equally as deep so has a tough task on her hands in this.

Form: 0

(5)

Angel's Trumpet

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

10/1

Homebred. Half-brother to multiple winners, including top juvenile Group 1 winner Intense Focus, 1m1f winner Jalaa and Dane Street (dam of Group 1 winner Skitter Scatter. Solid pedigree on paper and notable if there is market support.

Form:

(18)

Balmari²⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 81| BF

10/3

Raced four times exclusively at Dundalk last term, getting better with each start. Beaten 2L when runner-up in 7f maiden at that venue when last seen in December. Needs a little more to win but solid claims if handling switch to turf.

Form: 0322-

(8)

Capote's Dream

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: J G Murphy

20/1

€26,000 yearling by Dream Ahead. Half-brother to six winners including Hong Kong 6f winner Life Mission, Capeslew (1m) and 7f winner Lady Sparkler. Nice enough pedigree but yard not known for juvenile winners and may come on for this effort.

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(3)

Dendrobium

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Michael Beresford⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J A Stack

18/1

€40,000 yearling. Fourth foal. Half-brother to German 7f winner Dreamorchid. Dam placed over 7f on the track and closely related to Group 1 winner Music Show. Pedigree isn't the most taking however and others have obvious better profiles.

Form:

(10)

Dheisheh²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: M McCullagh

150/1

Twice-raced cheap purchase, offering very little on both starts to date. Last seen finishing 17th of 18 in 1m2f Leopardstown maiden and likely to be a rank outsider again in this contest.

Form: 00

(14)

Discoland³⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Mooney⁽⁷⁾| T: N Slevin

150/1

Beaten only one rival to date in three starts and took a further backward step when tailed off last of nine in 5f Navan maiden in June 2019. Off for a year since and faces a near-impossible task.

Form: 059-

(2)

Emiyn^b1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 79

11/4

Showed promise without troubling the judge in three starts to date, including one-paced fourth in in C&D maiden at the start of June. Slowly getting the hang of things so could be even better this time around. Shortlisted.

Form: 4-54

(1)

Mr Wendell¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G F Carroll| T: G M Lyons

5/4

Solid second on debut effort but slightly regressed on latest effort when sixth in 1m Curragh maiden (behind Mosala). Still posseses the scope to improve however and represents in-form connections. Not to be discounted.

Form: 26

(13)

North Street¹²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G P Halpin| T: J G Coogan

66/1

Well-held on debut effort in February but took notable step forward when fourth of 14 as rank outsider at Dundalk (1m) in March. Not seen since however and will need to prove that wasn't a fluke. Others have more likeable profiles.

Form: 04

(15)

Plunkett²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Cleary| T: P W Flynn

100/1

Well-held sixth on debut effort last term and regressed when ninth of 11 in 6f Limerick maiden last month. Needs a great bounce back from that now and others are preferred.

Form: 6-9

(4)

Teed Up

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C P Hoban| T: K J Condon

16/1

Homebred by Gleneagles. Half-brother to multiple flat winners including 1m3f Listed winner Dibayani, 1m-1m6f performer Dirar and 7f winner Di Fede. Pedigree suggests trip shouldn't be an issue so entitled to be looked at on racecourse debut.

Form:

(16)

True Commitment⁴¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D M Melia⁽⁷⁾| T: B A Murphy

150/1

Half-brother to a couple of fair winners but showed little ability on racecourse debut when ninth of 10 in 5f Cork maiden in May 2019. Off for over a year since and offers little on return. Easily passed over.

Form: 9-

(11)

Tyrion's Dream²⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R C Colgan| T: A A Howard

125/1

Dream Ahead gelding. Ran into a smart winner but slowly away and never a factor when 11th of 13 in 6f Curragh maiden in October. Makes comeback effort in this but needs to improve greatly.

Form: 0-

(7)

Tuned For Power¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W M Lordan| T: J G Murphy

28/1

First reserve. Ran twice at this track (including over C&D) without much promise, including when ninth of 14 in 1m maiden in mid-June. Will need to show significant progression if getting in.

Form: 69

Non-Runners

(6)

Mosala¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: H De Bromhead J: C D Hayes

(17)

Inventor¹⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: Reserve 2

(12)

Leabaland¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Mr Wendell (5/4), Emiyn (11/4), Balmari (10/3), Mosala (5/1), Angel's Trumpet (10/1), Teed Up (16/1), Dendrobium (18/1), Capote's Dream (20/1), Tuned For Power (28/1), North Street (66/1), Inventor (66/1), Leabaland (66/1), Wish Me (80/1), Plunkett (100/1), Tyrion's Dream (125/1), Dheisheh (150/1), Discoland (150/1), True Commitment (150/1)

A typically deep maiden with some that have showed promise, preference is to take a chance on BALMARI handling the turf and conditions well to break his maiden duck. The three-year-old has improved with each race so far and the form of his defeats have worked out well enough. It will be interesting to see if he has more progression in her before likely stepping into handicap company. Her companion in the same ownership, Emiyn, looks to be embracing his racing lately and the application of blinkers could irk out significant improvement and Mr Wendell is entitled to be thereabouts if replicating his debut effort. One of note is Angel's Trumpet, who possesses a top-class pedigree.