Tuesday 13 September · Punchestown, Eire
14:00 Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital Maiden
- Distance
- 0m 7f 200y
- Going
- Good to Yielding
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 12500
- Runners
- 12
Race preview
Aidan O'Brien's GULF OF MEXICO ran a lovely race on debut at the Curragh and can go one better. He stayed on well over 1m but failed by a neck to reel in the odds-on favourite (his stablemate). He has a couple of Group 2 entries for the Curragh and Newmarket this month, in addition to a Group 1 entry for the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster in October. His stable companion, Camelot colt Duke Cador, has the same Group 2 engagements and has to be respected on debut. Young Ireland has run in three races won by very useful horses. His third in Naas, beaten just over two lengths, reads very well and, crucially, this Group 2 entrant is proven on rain-softened ground. Michael O'Callaghan is more than capable of unleashing a juvenile to win first time out and it is noteworthy that Rothko has the Doncaster Group 1 entry next month.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rothko | Leigh Roche | M O'Callaghan | 9 7 | 14-1 | ||
| 2 | Intellotto | 7 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien | 9 7 | 6-1 | |
| 3 | Gulf Of Mexico | 2 | Seamie Heffernan | A P O'Brien | 9 7 | 4-9 | |
| 4 | Immutable | Gary Carroll | J G Murphy | 9 7 | 66-1 | ||
| 5 | Young Ireland | 336 | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 9 7 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | Hokusai | 7 | Colin Keane | N Meade | 9 7 | 28-1 | |
| 7 | Duke Cador | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien | 9 7 | 8-1 | ||
| 8 | Matt Connor | 6 | Billy Lee | H De Bromhead | 9 7 | 50-1 | |
| 9 | Fancy Gloves | Rory Cleary | J S Bolger | 9 2 | 100-1 | ||
| 10 | Malacanne | 77 | Ben Coen | J P Murtagh | 9 7 | 50-1 | |
| 11 | Rhythm King | 9 | Gavin Ryan | M Fahey | 9 7 | 150-1 | |
| 12 | Ardmore | Julie Burke | Kevin Coleman | 9 2 | 150-1 |