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Date: 26 May 2023
Going: GOOD to SOFT
Surface: Turf
Status: Completed

Live Music At Mcdonnells Bar Newbridge Irish Ebf Maiden (Class )

Distance: 7f
Age: 3 years old+
Runners: 8
Prize: £20,000
Race status: Weighed In

No. 1 (4)

Dream Escape

Trainer: Thomas Mullins, Ireland
Jockey: D. B. McMonagle
Age: 4
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: -

Form:

Once-raced gelding. Fair form when seventh of 24 in maiden (28/1) at this course (10f, soft) on debut in September, racing freely in lead until weakening final 1f. Could well do better now as a 4-y-o but no easy task conceding weight all round.

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Date	Course/Class	Pos	Type	Dist.	Gng.	HDGR	WGT	Jockey	BSP
25/09/22	Curragh	7/24	Flat	1m 2f	Soft		9st 8lbs	J. A. Powell	42	►

No. 6 (7)

Subzero (Ire)

Trainer: Aidan O'Brien, Ireland
Jockey: Ryan Moore
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: -

Form:

Twice-raced colt. 2/1 and blinkered for 1st time, second of 13 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.2f, heavy) 19 days ago, clear of rest. Expected to go well again with blinkers discarded.

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Date	Course/Class	Pos	Type	Dist.	Gng.	HDGR	WGT	Jockey	BSP
07/05/23	Leopardstown	2/13	Flat	7f 50y	Heavy	B	9st 8lbs	Seamie Heffernan	3.23	►
31/08/22	Gowran Park	4/11	Flat	7f	Good		9st 5lbs	W. M. Lordan	3.65	►

No. 7 (1)

The Franchise (Ire)

Trainer: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland
Jockey: Declan McDonogh
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: -

Form:

Twice-raced colt. Twelfth of 19 in valuable minor event (12/1) at this C&D (good to soft) in September, brief headway under 2f out but unable to land a blow. However, debut third here previously was a solid display and feasible to think he can get back on track now.

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Date	Course/Class	Pos	Type	Dist.	Gng.	HDGR	WGT	Jockey	BSP
24/09/22	Curragh	12/19	Flat	7f	Gd/Sft		9st 5lbs	Declan McDonogh	19.27	►
20/08/22	Curragh	3/12	Flat	7f	Gd/Frm		9st 7lbs	Declan McDonogh	7.8	►

No. 5 (5)

Space Age (Ire)

Trainer: John Joseph Murphy, Ireland
Jockey: C. T. Keane
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: -

Form:

Offered plenty to work on both starts as a juvenile, again displaying fair form when sixth in 20-runner Naas maiden (1m) in November. Gelded ahead of return and he promises to do better again, particularly in handicaps.

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Date	Course/Class	Pos	Type	Dist.	Gng.	HDGR	WGT	Jockey	BSP
06/11/22	Naas	6/20	Flat	1m	Heavy		9st 7lbs	Declan McDonogh	44.42	►
22/10/22	Leopardstown	3/18	Flat	7f	Soft		9st 5lbs	R. C. Colgan	336.19	►

No. 4 (6)

Lope De Rueda

Trainer: Charles O'Brien, Ireland
Jockey: William James Lee
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: -

Form:

Once-raced colt. Sixth of 11 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 25/1) on debut in January, taking a strong hold in mid-division and ultimately one paced. Did cost plenty as a yearling however, and feasible to think he can do better somewhere down the line.

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Date	Course/Class	Pos	Type	Dist.	Gng.	HDGR	WGT	Jockey	BSP
06/01/23	Dundalk	6/11	Flat	7f	Slow		9st 8lbs	R. C. Colgan	35.57	►

No. 8 (8)

Hotaugustnight (Ire)

Trainer: J. A. Stack, Ireland
Jockey: M. A. Enright
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 3lbs
OR: -

Form:

Once-raced filly. Tenth of 16 in maiden at Naas (1m, good to firm, 16/1) on debut 5 days ago, very slowly away. Best watched.

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Date	Course/Class	Pos	Type	Dist.	Gng.	HDGR	WGT	Jockey	BSP
21/05/23	Naas	10/16	Flat	1m	Gd/Frm		9st 3lbs	M. A. Enright	18	►

No. 2 (3)

Beyond The Steps (Ire)

Trainer: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland
Jockey: Shane Foley
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: -

Form:

€300,000 foal, €630,000 yearling, Footstepsinthesand colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including very smart 2-y-o 6f winner and Lucky Vega and winner up to 5.5f Lady Clair. Dam unraced. Makes plenty of appeal on paper for very good yard so very much of interest on debut.

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No. 3 (2)

Go Til Its Over (Ire)

Trainer: Philip Michael Byrne, Ireland
Jockey: K. J. Leonard
Age: 3
Weight: 9st 8lbs
OR: -

Form:

Where Or When gelding. Half-brother to 8.6f/9.4f winner Out On Friday. Dam unraced. Rates a likely outsider on racecourse bow.

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Timeform Verdict

SUBZERO took a step forward on his sole start as a juvenile when runner-up in first-time blinkers (discarded here) at Leopardstown (7.2f) 19 days ago and a repeat may well be enough to see him get off the mark. The Franchise rates the chief danger but market support behind appealing newcomer Beyond The Steps would put a different slant on things.

Betting Forecast

11/1 Dream Escape, 7/4 Subzero (Ire), 4/1 The Franchise (Ire), 8/1 Space Age (Ire), 18/1 Lope De Rueda, 25/1 Hotaugustnight (Ire), 9/2 Beyond The Steps (Ire), 33/1 Go Til Its Over (Ire)

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18:30 Curragh

Live Music At Mcdonnells Bar Newbridge Irish Ebf Maiden (Class )

Dream Escape

Subzero (Ire)

The Franchise (Ire)

Space Age (Ire)

Lope De Rueda

Hotaugustnight (Ire)

Beyond The Steps (Ire)

Go Til Its Over (Ire)

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