13:55 Leopardstown

Saturday 21 October 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 13:58 | Winning time: 1m 40.9s

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(7)

Auguste Lumiere¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

40/1

Thrice-raced colt. Fourth of 13 in maiden (16/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 894

(6)

Autumn Winter

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien

10/1

Foaled March 22. Galileo colt. Newcomer for powerful connections and one of 3 for the yard.

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(10)

Guildenstern²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

18/5

Twice-raced colt. First run since leaving Joseph G. Murphy when eleventh of 23 in minor event at the Curragh (7f, soft, 11/1) 28 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 20

(4)

Hemight

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack

33/1

Foaled March 4. Zoffany colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 12.5f Replenish. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner out of very smart 5.5f-1m winner Miss Satamixa.

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(11)

Master Of The Hunt^b1³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 89| BF

9/4

Promising individual. 4/11, third of 5 in maiden at Listowel (7.1f, soft) 32 days ago. That was a shade disappointing given his debut promise but blinkers are now on and he remains capable of better. Very much the one to beat.

Form: 33

(3)

Northern Sonas

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: A Oliver

33/1

Foaled May 4. €26,000 yearling, Profitable colt. Half-brother to 8.3f-10.4f winner Taqleed and 2¼m winner Mashaari, both useful. Dam 7f (at 2 yrs) to 1½m (Ribblesdale Stakes) winner.

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(5)

Rocking Tree¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

16/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 9/2, second of 12 in maiden at Navan (8f, soft) 17 days ago. Yard having good spell. Getting better with each run.

Form: 742

(2)

Shamsuddin³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

13/2

Stepped up on debut run when second of 10 in maiden at Punchestown (8f, good to soft, 11/2) 38 days ago.

Form: 72

(1)

South Pole^b1¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: A P O'Brien

33/1

Tenth of 12 in maiden at Navan (8f, soft, 7/2) on debut 17 days ago. Blinkers quickly reached for.

Form: 0

(9)

Spoken Truth

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld

5/2

Foaled April 18. Frankel colt. Brother to very smart winner up to 1m Homeless Songs and half-brother to smart winner up to 1¼m Reve de Vol. Lot to like on paper.

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Non-Runners

(8)

Heliogabalus¹⁵²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Ronan Whelan

(12)

Ocean Manifest

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: M O'Callaghan J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Master Of The Hunt (9/4), Spoken Truth (5/2), Guildenstern (18/5), Shamsuddin (13/2), Autumn Winter (10/1), Heliogabalus (10/1), Rocking Tree (16/1), Ocean Manifest (16/1), South Pole (33/1), Northern Sonas (33/1), Hemight (33/1), Auguste Lumiere (40/1)

It was a little disappointing to see MASTER OF THE HIUNT fail to land the odds at Listowel given the way he shaped on debut but his leading yard apply blinkers and there should be plenty more to come. He can make amends with newcomers feared most in the shape of Spoken Truth and Autumn Winter, the latter a stablemate of the selection.