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20:50 Sligo (IRE)

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 110y
  • Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €14,500 added
  • Winner: €8,932
  • 2nd: €2,770
  • 3rd: €1,320
  • 4th: €594
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 34.34s
  • Off Time: 20:50:40
  • 7 Ran
1(5)
Silk - WHITE, large royal blue spots & sleeves, striped cap
  • Form 6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

raced mainly in 5th, 4th from 2f out, soon no impression and dropped to 5th again inside final furlong

2(6)
Silk - DARK GREEN & RED DIAMONDS, diabolo on sleeves, dark green cap, red diamonds
25/1
  • Form 7230-8
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 67

soon raced in 3rd, effort from 3f out, kept on same pace from before straight

3(3)
Silk - GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
  • Form 7
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

soon raced in 2nd, effort from 3f out, on terms from 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well to soon assert

4(2)
Silk - Royal blue, dark blue seams, royal blue sleeves, white cap

Valkenburg

38 v
6/1
  • Form 0-75
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

soon raced in 4th, reminder after halfway, soon pushed along, 5th from 2f out, soon no extra

5(4)
Silk - Royal blue, dark blue seams, royal blue sleeves & cap
5/2
  • Form 3386-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 81

soon led, ran slightly off bend inside first 3f, pressed from 3f out, joined from 2f out, headed and wandered over 1f out, no extra and one pace after

6(7)
Silk - Black & red diabolo, red sleeves, black diabolo, black & red quartered cap
  • Form 8-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

in rear for most, never a factor

7(1)
Silk - WHITE & RED STRIPES, white sleeves, red cap
  • Form 5
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

dwelt and raced in 6th, no impression when impeded inside final furlong, kept on same pace without threatening

In depth

Verdict

ACTIVE APPROACH ran in better company than this in her first campaign and, with this trip looking much more suitable, can make a successful reappearance. Indie Groove caught the eye on his racecourse debut at Gowran, staying on nicely from the rear over a mile. He'll improve and will be difficult to keep out of the frame. Valkenburg has been looking one-paced over a mile but his pedigree offers some hope that this trip will be more to his liking while the Sea The Stars colt Sheberghan didn't get the run of the race on his debut at Navan and is the type to do much better. Silvretta Schwarz made a promising start on very heavy going at the Curragh and, with improvement guaranteed, can also get competitive.

Formwatch

Indie Groove (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and in rear, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, kept on without threatening final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Irish Minister (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in May.

Maunganui (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, briefly checked over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Irish Minister (9-5) at Gowran Park 1m mdn Soft - Heavy in May.

Sheberghan (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Dwelt, rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 2f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Coeur Sublime (9-5) at Navan 1m 2f mdn Yielding - Soft in Apr.

Valkenburg 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway on outer approaching straight, ridden under 2f out and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Future Proof (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn hvy in Apr.

Active Approach 6-1 (9-0) Prominent, progress to 2nd 3f out, ridden and dropped to 4th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind I Can Fly (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Sep.

New York Lady (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, some headway early straight, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Grace Rafaela (9-0) at Dundalk 7f mdn fll pol in Aug.

Silvretta Schwarz (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, closed into 5th on outer halfway, pushed along from 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace without threatening inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Hand On Heart (8-13) at Curragh 1m hvy in May.