Racecards
19:20 Galway (IRE)
Caulfieldindustrial.com E.B.F. Maiden
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €16,000 added
- Winner: €11,040
- 2nd: €2,559
- 3rd: €1,120
- 4th: €640
- Form 0/0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer J P Broderick
- Jockey P K Donovan
settled behind leaders, moderate 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened and tailed off
- Form 600/0-00
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 44
- Trainer F Costello
- Jockey C R King
dwelt and towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out
- Form 203-324
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer W McCreery
- Jockey W J Lee
dwelt, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, disputed entering straight, no extra in 2nd close home
Free Radical
14- Form 3-7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A J Martin
- Jockey J A Heffernan
always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, moderate 9th halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
Unyielding
14- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey S Foley
led, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, disputed entering straight, no extra in 3rd closing stages of final furlong
- Form 223
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
chased leader on rail, ridden to challenge 2f out, under pressure in 4th entering straight, no extra 1f out
- Form 855-53
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer E Lynam
- Jockey W M Lordan
dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden and no extra over 2f out
- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D Wachman
- Jockey Fran Berry
dwelt, soon mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 84
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J J Murphy
- Jockey J M Conneely
mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, stayed on into 6th 1f out, kept on final furlong to 4th closing stages
- Form 65-32
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer Ms S Lavery
- Jockey R P Whelan
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 3rd entering straight, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, disputed closing stages and asserted close home
Miss Mary
35- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J G Murphy
- Jockey G F Carroll
dwelt, soon settled behind leaders, moderate 6th halfway, ridden in 5th and no impression over 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th closing stages
- Form 69
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Leahy
- Jockey E J McNamara
slowly into stride, always towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J G Murphy
- Jockey C O'Donoghue
dwelt and towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late progress into 8th 1f out, kept on one pace
Verdict
Dermot Weld has won this nine times in 25 years and VALAC should add to the tally. He started odds-on for his first two starts and was beaten by a Ballydoyle inmate on both occasions before finishing third to yet another Aidan O'Brien winner at Gowran. He's been given a break and wears a visor for the first time which can see him home. Ibergman improved a little at Leopardstown and looks a threat while B Cosmos is another to get a first-time visor after a moderate effort at Navan. Unyielding came in for strong support on his debut over a mile at Killarney and led for a long way so the drop in trip should enable him to go close. Yulong Xiongfeng has run moderately at Dundalk but did better on Turf last year.