19:15 Leopardstown

Thursday 16 July 2020

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

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 43.4s

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(9)

Aztec Parade²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B M Coen⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

1/6

Promising sort. Built on debut second over C&D when beaten only a short head in 1m Naas maiden in June. Should step forward again and is a leading contender.

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(1)

Berlusconi²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: J C McConnell

28/1

Gelding by French Navy. Well beaten in extended 7f contest at Tipperary on debut last month on yielding ground . Faces very tough task on second career start.

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(5)

Complete Fiction¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: D Murphy

33/1

Make Believe gelding who is related to useful Flat/jumps scorer Never Do Nothing. Trip was obviously too short when last of eight at Sligo (5f) on debut and while this trip is better, he has plenty to prove.

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(2)

Dendrobium⁸

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

25/1

Colt by Holy Roman Emperor. Some support for debut effort but hampered by slow start when 19L 12th at Gowran (7f) last week. Others still have better profiles. Best watched.

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(3)

Gudmanlarry¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

40/1

Not much ability shown on two starts on the track. Arguably regressed further when 16L 13th in 1m Cork maiden last time round and already needs to find a major bounce back.

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(4)

Loved Out¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C T Keane| T: T Mullins

4/1

Requinto colt. Not beaten far on his debut effort at Gowran but took a backward step when 9L fifth in C&D maiden at the start of the month. This isn't the deepest field however so may bounce back.

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(8)

Star And Crescent⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R P Cleary| T: J C McConnell

66/1

Rank outsider in three starts to date and running accordingly. Beaten 38L on latest start at Navan (5f) and can only be a passing watch in this contest.

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(7)

Starting Monday¹¹

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

25/1

Raven's Pass gelding who has some relation to some Group-class performers. Little support on debut and never a factor when 17th of 18 at Cork (1m) this month. Plenty more required to land a blow in this.

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Non-Runners

(6)

Royal Pippen¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: S Donohoe J: C J Orr

Forecasts

Aztec Parade (1/6), Loved Out (4/1), Starting Monday (25/1), Dendrobium (25/1), Royal Pippen (25/1), Berlusconi (28/1), Complete Fiction (33/1), Gudmanlarry (40/1), Star And Crescent (66/1)

In what looks to be a poor renewal of this maiden, it looks as if it is a penalty kick for AZTEC PARADE to get off the mark at the third attempt. His two second place finishes set the form standard considerably and he was only agonisingly denied last time. He could be a useful sort going forward so must be kept note of after this contest too. Loved Out has the next best record in the book and shouldn't be too far away if replicating his debut effort, when he was only beaten 4l over a trip that stretched him, while Complete Fiction was found out over a too sharp trip last time and is even bred to go further, but this contest could be a nice stepping stone as he makes his way up the distances.