13:40 Curragh

Sunday 16 March 2025

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Castle Star At Capital Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden

Off time: 13:40 | Winning time: 1m 4.51s

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Power Blue

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Egan| T: A Murray

5/2

Foaled February 1. £44,000 yearling. Space Blues colt. Dam useful Italian 7f winner (including at 2 yrs) out of smart Italian sprinter Charming Woman. Likely type for stable seeking a hat-trick of wins in this contest.

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(2)

Zaltan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Halley

12/1

Foaled April 2. €37,000 yearling. Lucky Vega colt. Dam, 5.5f winner (including at 2 yrs), half-sister to useful 1m-1½m winner Glen Force from family of very smart winner up to 1m Zafeen.

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(1)

Army Leave

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany

4/1

Foaled February 17. €1,000 yearling. Invincible Army filly. Dam lightly raced out of useful winner up to 7f (2-y-o 6f winner) Sharleez.

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(3)

Leblon Beach

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Murray

15/2

Foaled March 18. £5,000 yearling. Ubettabelieveit filly. Closely related to 6f winner Dorney Lake and half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Peggy's Angel and 6f winner Mrs Discombe. Dam 7f winner. One of 3 runners for yard with a strong recent record in this.

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Ski Supreme

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: R P Cody

18/1

Foaled March 1. €45,000 foal, Supremacy filly. Half-sister to 1¼m winner Glen Esk. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to useful 9.5f-11.4f winner Birch Grove.

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(5)

Slaney View

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Coakley| T: J S Bolger

13/8

Foaled March 15. Mehmas filly. Half-sister to useful 1m-9.4f winner Glor Tire and 2-y-o 8.6f winner Merchant. Dam unraced sister to smart winner up to 1m (stayed 1¼m) Steip Amach. Respected.

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(6)

Venerated

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Berry

25/1

Foaled January 31. Kodi Bear filly. Dam, French 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to smart 1m winner (stayed 1¼m) Paris Winds.

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Stonezilian

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: A Murray J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Slaney View (13/8), Power Blue (5/2), Stonezilian (5/2), Army Leave (4/1), Leblon Beach (15/2), Zaltan (12/1), Ski Supreme (18/1), Venerated (25/1)

Adrian Murray has won the last 2 runnings of this with smart sorts so it might be best to focus on his trio, with POWER BLUE preferred to Leblon Beach and Stonezilian before any betting clues are known. Slaney View also makes paper appeal in a race where the market should help to shape things.