17:30 Killarney

Thursday 24 August 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF Vincent O'Brien Ruby Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 44.2s

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Cosmic Vega⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 104| CD

7/2

Useful gelding. C&D winner. Latest win at Naas in May. Below form 10 lengths third of 7 to Clever And Cool in listed race at Cork (7f, heavy, 7/1) 6 days ago. Bounce back rates distinctly possible and no surprise to see him thereabouts.

Form: 1-03153

(4)

Howyoulikethat⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 96| CD

10/1

Useful C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Respectable 5¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Lord Massusus in Desmond Stakes at Leopardstown (8f, good, 10/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 0-04514

(1)

Didn'thavemuchtodo¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97| CD

9/2

Useful filly. C&D winner. Respectable 4½ lengths fourth of 14 to Unless in listed race (13/2) at the Curragh (10f, good) 11 days ago, better placed than most. Consistency hard to knock and she's likely to give another good account.

Form: 126-324

(7)

Giladah²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld| OR: 93| D

5/1

Useful filly. Respectable 8¼ lengths fourth of 11 to Jackie Oh in Gr 3 (12/1) at Gowran (9f, soft) 26 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 326434

(8)

Mister Mister³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97| D

17/2

Useful colt. 7¼ lengths sixth of 8 to Birr Castle in listed race (65/10) at Compiegne (9.9f, good to soft) 31 days ago. Needs to leave that effort behind to figure.

Form: 315-366

(5)

Salt Lake City²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K K Hennessy| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 104| D

5/1

Useful colt who shaped better than the distance beaten suggests when midfield in Group 2 Minstrel Stakes in July, unsuited by drop in trip. Never figured in big-field Galway handicap thereafter and no surprise to see him bounce back.

Form: 15-2560

(2)

Comhra^p³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 109

7/1

Roscommon maiden winner at 2 yrs who readily surpassed previous form when finishing fine third behind Tahiyra in Irish 1000 Guineas back in May. Subsequent runs in Pretty Polly/Irish Oaks have been well below par but she's a big player on pick of form back from 33 days off.

Form: 4-65398

(3)

Pink Sorrel²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 84| D

10/1

Off the mark in maiden at the Curragh (1m) in July. 7/2, creditable third of 8 in minor event at Cork (8f, good) 27 days ago. Yard in good form but this demands another jolt of progress if she's to figure.

Form: 38-013

Forecasts

Cosmic Vega (7/2), Didn'thavemuchtodo (9/2), Salt Lake City (5/1), Giladah (5/1), Comhra (7/1), Mister Mister (17/2), Howyoulikethat (10/1), Pink Sorrel (10/1)

A leap of faith is required in supporting COMHRA on the back of a pair of lesser displays but a return to the form she displayed when third in the Irish 1000 Guineas gives her sound claims returned to calmer waters and she could just be worth chancing back down in trip. Fellow 3-y-o Salt Lake City and Cosmic Vega are others fancied to play lead roles.