Racecards
17:45 Roscommon (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 93y
- Going: Yielding to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- €15,000 added
- Winner: €9,000
- 2nd: €3,000
- 3rd: €1,500
- 4th: €750
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G M Lyons
- Jockey Gary Carroll
towards rear on outer and in rear halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden and no extra in 7th from over 1f out
- Form 90
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A Slattery
- Jockey C Horgan
mid-division and 4th halfway, pushed along from 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon no extra and dropped to rear
- Form 64
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer G M Lyons
- Jockey Colin Keane
prominent, led after 1f, pushed along and pressed 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out and kept on well inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
dwelt slightly and towards rear, pushed along in 7th halfway, ridden from 2f out and went 4th from 1f out, soon switched left and kept on into 3rd, not threatening principals
Gibbs Island
74- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
mid-division and 6th halfway, pushed along on outer from 2f out and some progress, ridden in 5th over 1f out, no impression and kept on into 4th close home
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Sean Davis
- Jockey Gary Halpin
pushed along from stalls and 5th halfway, ridden in 4th over 2f out, dropped to 6th and no extra from 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey S Foley
prominent early, soon tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along to challenge 2f out and soon ridden, no extra from 1f out and weakened inside final furlong
- Form 02
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J P Murtagh
- Jockey Ben Coen
prominent early, soon tracked leaders and 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out and soon ridden, progress to challenge in 2nd from 1f out and ran around under pressure, kept on without reaching winner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Cambridge is by Dubawi out of a Galileo mare and related to a couple of winners. An entry in the Group 2 Royal Lodge suggests he's well regarded though he's up against some promising rivals. BAD DESIRE led for a long way when tackling an extended mile on heavy ground at Galway and better going can see him make all here. Star Hunter was placed behind the smart Deepone at Leopardstown and can only improve while Thor's Hammer, well beaten in the latter race, made great strides to finish runner-up at Killarney. Beauty Thunder has run in a couple of strong maidens though will need to improve.
Formwatch
Alto Sax (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Held up, rear of mid-division, ridden and no impression 2f out, 10th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Asian Daze (8-9) at Gowran Park 7f mdn gd in Aug.
Aucusn (IRE) 125-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on stand side, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, soon no extra, 14th of 16, 17 1/4l behind Navassa Island (8-11) at Curragh 6f mdn gd in Aug.
Beauty Thunder (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders early, mid-division in 5th after 2f, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th on outer 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Mythology (9-5) at Galway 7f mdn hvy in Jul.
Cambridge (IRE) Dubawi colt out of Amerique.
Gibbs Island 22-1 (9-7) Edged slightly left and bumped rival leaving stalls, soon in touch, 5th halfway, under pressure and ridden over 2f out, dropped to 6th and no impression over 1f out, one paced, 6th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Prince X J (9-7) at Fairyhouse 6f mdn gd in Jun.
Interestnpenalties (IRE) 80-1 (9-7) Towards rear, some progress into 5th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and ridden over 1f out, no impression on principals inside final furlong, disputed 4th on line, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind My Mate Alfie (9-7) at Down Royal 7f mdn gd in Jul.
Star Hunter (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, challenged 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, headed 150 yards out, soon no impression on winner and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Deepone (9-7) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gd in May.
Thor's Hammer (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and disputed lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, disputed again briefly over 100 yards out, no impression on winner closing stages, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Bremen (9-7) at Killarney 1m mdn Yielding in Jul.
Bad Desire (FR) 4-1 (9-7) Soon led, pushed along and asserted approaching straight, 2 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden and headed over 100 yards out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Navy Seal (9-7) at Galway 1m mdn hvy in Aug.
T Or Coffey (IRE) 250-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression approaching straight, no extra under 2f out, 8th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Chief Little Rock (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn gd in Aug.