16:55 Curragh

Saturday 20 August 2022

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William Fry Neville O'Byrne Tribute Maiden

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 8.74s

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(5)

Petram⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

40/1

Finished a very close third in a bumper at Thurles back in March. Tailed-off eighth of 11 in maiden (9/1) at Leopardstown (15f, good to firm) on Flat debut 65 days ago. Needs to leave that effort well behind.

Form: 8

(11)

Tall Story^p⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: R O'Sullivan| OR: 68

25/1

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. Operating below best at present, only sixth of 10 in maiden at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) when last seen 3 months ago.

Form: 222-676

(10)

Fenomeno¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Charles Weld

33/1

Showed a bit when seventh of 16 in maiden (28/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) on debut 16 days ago, off the bridle long way out. Ought to do better somewhere down the line.

Form: 7

(8)

Fleet Commander^t¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

13/2

Twice-raced colt. 11/1, failed to progress from debut under an aggressive ride when tenth of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (12f, good to soft) back in May.

Form: 60

(4)

Hibernia Oppositus¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| BF

7/2

Promising individual. Second of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 9/4) on debut, never nearer. Off over 5 months. Up in trip. Likely to improve.

Form: 2

(1)

Smooth Tom²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 85

11/8

Lightly-raced gelding. Resumed progress making handicap debut after 11 weeks off when second of 11 (13/2) at Galway (8.6f, good to soft) 24 days ago, never nearer. Fancied to be bang there back in maiden company.

Form: 8-2342

(2)

Zabeir^t1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Kinsella| OR: 76

50/1

Below form fifth of 9 in minor event at Ffos Las (8f, good, 17/2) 46 days ago. Back up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 2545

(13)

Astelia⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

40/1

28/1, went with little immediate promise when tenth of 13 in maiden at this C&D (soft) on debut 55 days ago.

Form: 0

(12)

Insulate⁹⁰

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

50/1

Again ran below debut form when twelfth of 15 in maiden at this C&D (good, 80/1) 3 months ago.

Form: 800

(16)

Near Far

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A Oliver

66/1

800 gns yearling, No Nay Never filly. Dam, maiden (stayed 1m), half-sister to smart 1½m-1¾m winner Great Hall out of useful 1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) L'affaire Monique.

Form:

(7)

Nostringsattached

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: A Kinirons

28/1

Markaz filly. Dam, winner up to 15f (2-y-o 6f winner), also won over hurdles/fences, half-sister to smart 1½m-2m winner Minsk.

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(9)

Princess Wannabe¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J A Stack

28/1

11/1, ran to only a modest level when eleventh of 16 in maiden at Leopardstown (9f, good) on debut 16 days ago. Big step forward required.

Form: 0

(15)

Thatsthat

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: S Lavery

66/1

6,000 gns 2-y-o, Iffraaj filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Scherzo. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 9f Mufarrh.

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(3)

Touching Clouds²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| BF

10/3

Runner-up Gowran on debut (third and fourth won since) but failed to progress when fifth of 17 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 10/3) 3 weeks ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip today and she may well get back on track.

Form: 25

Non-Runners

(6)

Harley Street

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

(14)

Picture Of You

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: H De Bromhead J: M A Enright

Forecasts

Smooth Tom (11/8), Touching Clouds (10/3), Hibernia Oppositus (7/2), Harley Street (7/2), Fleet Commander (13/2), Picture Of You (16/1), Tall Story (25/1), Nostringsattached (28/1), Princess Wannabe (28/1), Fenomeno (33/1), Astelia (40/1), Petram (40/1), Zabeir (50/1), Insulate (50/1), Thatsthat (66/1), Near Far (66/1)

Plenty in with chances but SMOOTH TOM resumed his progress when runner-up on handicap debut at Galway last month and, back in maiden company today, he's fancied to open his account. Hibernia Oppositus heads up the opposition after his promising debut effort at Dundalk back in March, while Aidan O'Brien's newcomer Harley Street and Touching Clouds are another couple who warrant a second look.