Friday 12 January · Dundalk, Eire

17:15 One Of The Only Dual Racetracks In Europe Maiden

Distance: 1m 0f 0y
Going: Standard
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 11999
Runners: 17

Race preview

NERANO cost 250,000 euros at a breeze-up sale in Arqana last spring and made a promising debut over C&D last month. The Joseph O'Brien-trained son of War Front didn't enjoy the clearest of passages on the stand side in the straight but kept on well into third behind Raknah, with subsequent winner McVay a length behind in fourth. Artful Approach showed promise on both maiden starts and it will be interesting to see how he adapts to this surface, while I Bid You Ajou, placed behind the aforementioned McVay, and Nedita are others to consider. The Bear Trap filled the runner-up spot twice for Jessica Harrington and was again just denied over seven furlongs last time. A visor is now replaced by cheekpieces.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Western City		D E Sheehy	J P O'Brien	9 8	6-1
2	Hoover Dam	76-	Reserve 3	L Comer	9 8	22-1
3	Currumbin		Nathan Crosse	John O'Donoghue	9 8	20-1
4	Nedita	65-	Robbie Colgan	D Marnane	9 8	9-2
5	I Bid You Ajou	03-	Rory Cleary	M O'Callaghan	9 8	9-4
6	The Bear Trap	952272-	C J MacRedmond	J Geoghegan	9 8	17-2
7	Card Shark		Shane Kelly	J P Murtagh	9 8	7-2
8	Jurality	7-	Jack Kearney	D Bunyan & G O'Leary	9 8	66-1
9	Artful Approach	66-	James Ryan	J Davison	9 8	5-1
10	Alex Belardo	6-	Donagh O'Connor	J C McConnell	9 8	25-1
11	Maxwell Smart	00-	Reserve 2	T G McCourt	9 8	150-1
12	Highland Mist		Paddy Harnett	A Slattery	9 8	125-1
13	Lorr's Girl	89-	C D Maxwell	R Sweeney	9 3	200-1
14	My Mate Tony	00-	Alan Persse	J P O'Brien	9 8	100-1
NR	Nerano	3-	Scott McCullagh	J P O'Brien	9 8
NR	Puturhandstogether	96-	Gary Halpin	J P O'Brien	9 8
NR	Hanoi	0-	Reserve 1	P Roche	9 8