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Friday 5 March 2021

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HOLLYWOODBETS Patton Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 38.46s

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(8)

Benavente²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: R O'Brien| OR: 82| C

5/1

Twilight Son gelding who has improved with each start to date, winning 7-runner minor event at this course (7f) 21 days ago, keeping on well. Will stay 1m and there may be even more to come.

Form: 7-31

(7)

Inca Prince¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 84| C

33/1

Landed a course maiden (7f) on debut in September and better than he could show in Leopardstown Group 3 (7f) in October (proving far too free). He may yet have more to offer.

Form: 17-

(1)

Rebel Step¹³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery| OR: 86| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. 16/1, 10½ lengths eighth of 9 to Flying Visit in Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown (9f, soft). Off 132 days. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 36318-

(4)

Zozimus¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 88| CD

7/2

Useful colt. 4/5 and blinkered for 1st time, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner C&D maiden in November. Took well to this surface and he's respected for all the blinkers are discarded now.

Form: 452231-

(2)

Messidor⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91| C

5/4

Promising type. Career best when winning 13-runner minor event at this course (7f) in December. Remains one to keep on side and the step up to 1m is expected to hold no fears.

Form: 2611-

(3)

My Generation^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Once-raced maiden. 5/1 and tongue strap on, third of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 14 days ago, running on late. Open to progress.

Form: 3

(6)

Rocky Sky²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G P Halpin| T: R O'Sullivan| CD

12/1

Twice-raced winner. First run since leaving Una Corcoran when 10/1, won 14-runner maiden at this C&D 28 days ago, displaying a good attitude. Type to do better again but this undoubtedly tougher.

Form: 3-1

Non-Runners

(5)

Lovely Esteem⁴²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: T E Whelan

Forecasts

Messidor (5/4), Zozimus (7/2), Benavente (5/1), Lovely Esteem (5/1), My Generation (11/2), Rocky Sky (12/1), Rebel Step (16/1), Inca Prince (33/1)

MESSIDOR was most impressive when maintaining her 100% record at this venue in December, readily seeing off a pair of previous winners in the process. She's fancied to handle the rise in class on return and come out on top, with Zozimus and Lovely Esteem fancied to give her most to think about.