Racecards
17:15 Tipperary (IRE)
Glenvale Stud Irish EBF Maiden (Plus 10)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f 100y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- €15,001 added
- Winner: €9,239
- 2nd: €2,865
- 3rd: €1,365
- 4th: €615
- Form 62
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
soon settled 3rd, 2nd after 1 1/2f, headway to lead narrowly under 2f out, kept on well, asserted final 100 yards, comfortably
- Form 06
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Leahy
- Jockey W M Lordan
raced 4th, pushed along entering straight, no impression on leaders, ridden 1 1/2f out, 3rd under 1f out, kept on same pace
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
slowly into stride, raced in rear, niggled along halfway, no impression, detached under 2f out, kept on one pace, never a factor
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
soon led, pushed along 3f out, reminder approaching straight, ridden and headed under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T Cleary
- Jockey R P Whelan
tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd after 1 1/2f, pushed along entering straight, no impression on leaders, dropped to 4th and ridden under 1f out, kept on same pace
Verdict
Aidan O'Brien had seven to pick from at the early stage and chooses BERKELEY SQUARE, who still looked in need of experience when runner-up over a mile at Leopardstown. He looks to have been found a good opportunity to lose his maiden tag though Jim Bolger's horses are flying and Swing Till Dawn also looked badly in need of the run at Gowran. The remaining pair with experience have shown nothing while the newcomer Pockit Rock It should do better over further.
Formwatch
Berkeley Square (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, pushed along on outer into straight, 3rd 1 1/2f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Theobald (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m mdn gf in Jun.
Button Popper 28-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along and no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, no extra, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind India Rain (9-0) at Cork 5f mdn fll gf in Jun.
Pockit Rock It (GER) Soldier Hollow filly out of Plusvite.
Swing Till Dawn (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, raced in rear, niggled along in detached 9th halfway, ridden 2f out, some late headway to 7th, never a factor, 7th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Rostropovich (9-5) at Gowran Park 7f mdn gd in Jun.
Taylor Velvet (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and always towards rear, never a factor, 15th of 18, 18 1/2l behind Sometimesadiamond (9-0) at Fairyhouse 6f mdn fll gd in Jun.