12:30 Naas

Sunday 1 November 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 12:31 | Winning time: 1m 18.0s

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(12)

Apollo Thirteen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: A P O'Brien

6/1

Foaled February 10. No Nay Never colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 6.3f Actress and 7f/1m winner A Touch Wild. Dam US Grade 2 6.5f-1m winner. Very interesting newcomer.

Form:

(20)

Dots De Feetya⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: M P Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 69

40/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Eleventh of 14 in maiden (50/1) at Dundalk (6f) 4 days ago.

Form: 6040

(18)

Grey Ivy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: F G Hand

250/1

Foaled April 13. €1,500 yearling, Alhebayeb gelding. Half-brother to 9f winner French Resistance. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful 1¼m winner Leningrad.

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(17)

Grigadale¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: J P Fahey

33/1

Twice-raced colt. 20/1, third of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 43

(15)

Metaphorical¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

10/3

Promising individual. 8/1, much improved when third of 5 in minor event at Gowran (7f, heavy) 11 days ago. More to come still, though might need further.

Form: 03

(14)

Mickey The Steel^t¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: Joseph Murray| OR: 84

5/1

Thrice-raced colt. 5/2, second of 11 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft) 10 days ago. Respected.

Form: 352

(7)

Sassified¹²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

16/1

Twice-raced colt. 6/1, third of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) when last seen, never nearer. That is decent form but he needs a big step forward himself.

Form: 63

(2)

Shoot The Breeze¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: R O'Brien

80/1

Twice-raced gelding. Sixth of 11 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft, 40/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 06

(19)

Storm Legend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: J M Oxx

6/1

Foaled April 6. €188,800 2-y-o, Night of Thunder colt. Dam unraced out of useful 1¾m-2m winner Myrine.

Form:

(9)

Stylistic Approach¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

14/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 33/1, second of 8 in maiden at Gowran (7f, heavy) 11 days ago, sticking to task.

Form: 002

(3)

The Piano Player⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

Twice-raced colt. Fourth of 6 in maiden (15/2) at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 8 days ago.

Form: 94

(5)

Vocal Ring

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

33/1

Foaled May 31. Vocalised colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Morning Mix and 2-y-o 7f winner Sanus Per Aquam. Dam once-raced half-sister to top-class winner up to 1m Dawn Approach.

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(8)

Baltinglass Abbey²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan⁽³⁾| T: M C Grassick

125/1

Big prices and well held in Dundalk maidens.

Form: 08

(4)

Giuliana²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 98

11/4

18/1, excellent 3 lengths third of 10 to A Case of You in Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh (6.3f, soft) 21 days ago. Difficult to oppose.

Form: 8243

(21)

Molly Grue⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins

125/1

Once-raced filly. 66/1, ninth of 10 in maiden at this course (7f, good) on debut 45 days ago.

Form: 9

(16)

Kalu Pande⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

80/1

Twice-raced colt. 25/1, tenth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 4 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(11)

Fine Distraction²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary J: L F Roche

(10)

Claonadh

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: W McCreery J: Nathan Crosse

(13)

Elanora¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: M C Grassick J: W J Lee

(1)

Pallasmore Lass¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: G O'Leary J: Reserve 1

(6)

Gimme A Wink¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: P Byrne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Giuliana (11/4), Metaphorical (10/3), Mickey The Steel (5/1), Storm Legend (6/1), Apollo Thirteen (6/1), Elanora (7/1), The Piano Player (14/1), Stylistic Approach (14/1), Sassified (16/1), Claonadh (20/1), Fine Distraction (20/1), Pallasmore Lass (20/1), Grigadale (33/1), Vocal Ring (33/1), Dots De Feetya (40/1), Kalu Pande (80/1), Shoot The Breeze (80/1), Gimme A Wink (100/1), Baltinglass Abbey (125/1), Molly Grue (125/1), Grey Ivy (250/1)

Hard to oppose GIULIANA after her mighty run in the Anglesey Stakes 3 weeks ago. Aidan O'Brien won't be far away with one, his newcomer Apollo Thirteen making plenty of appeal, while Mickey The Steel must also go on the shortlist.