Race cards · Sun 21 Apr
Sunday 21 April · Curragh, Eire
14:25 Keadeen Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden
- Distance
- 0m 6f 0y
- Going
- Soft to Heavy
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 20000
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
With Sunriseontheboyne's Dundalk sixth setting only a modest standard, it should pay to concentrate on the debutants. The obvious first port of call is the Aidan O'Brien-trained WHISTLEJACKET, who is a full-brother to the yard's 2022 champion juvenile Little Big Bear, so it is no surprise he cost 500,000gns as a yearling. Fellow No Nay Never colt Spartan Soldier fetched 150,000 euros, as did his stablemate Mount Parnassus, while Cowardofthecounty also made six figures. Devine Genius, a 185,000-euro half-brother to Breeders' Cup hero Unquestionable, could be the biggest threat, though.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowardofthecounty | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien | 9 7 | 17-2 | ||
| 2 | Whistlejacket | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 9 7 | 1-1 | ||
| 3 | Mount Parnassus | Paddy Harnett | Donnacha O'Brien | 9 7 | 4-1 | ||
| 4 | Velvet Falls | Gary Carroll | J G Murphy | 9 7 | 22-1 | ||
| 5 | Wizard Of Odds | Shane Foley | C O'Brien | 9 7 | 22-1 | ||
| 6 | Pleasant Dawn | Rory Cleary | J S Bolger | 9 2 | 40-1 | ||
| 7 | Sunriseontheboyne | 6 | S P Bird | M Mulvany | 9 7 | 50-1 | |
| 8 | Spartan Soldier | Gavin Ryan | Donnacha O'Brien | 9 7 | 8-1 | ||
| 9 | Keithal | Declan McDonogh | K P Cotter | 9 2 | 33-1 | ||
| 10 | Refreshment | Ronan Whelan | M Fahey | 9 7 | 100-1 | ||
| 11 | Devine Genius | D Egan | A Murray | 9 7 | 7-1 |