6.00 6f. 14 Declared. Irish Stallion Farms EBF M'dn (DIV I) of €14,000.00 2-y-o
1st - €8,400.00 2nd - €2,800.00 3rd - €1,400.00 4th - €700.00 5th - €420.00 6th - €280.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - RUSSIAN RIVER can get off the mark at the third attempt. She was well backed, in a first-time tongue-tie, to win on debut at Naas in September and while she did show promise, he rider reported to the stewards his mount 'ran disappointingly'. She returned from a 53 days absence over course and distance recently and ran a cracker when failing by a short-head against a 94 rated winner and a reproduction will suffice today. Newcomer Zen Silence could well get involved being a well-bred type, under a promising 7lbs claimer. She is a half-sister to eight winners, including a UAE Oaks winner and her dam also won a UAE Oaks and Zen Silence hails from a yard doing very well. Ferrybank has shown useful form at seven furlongs (he debuted over 6f) in recent times but should struggle to beat the selection. Centuron ran a nice race on his second start and while he was hampered (when easy to back) here 11 days ago, did still disappoint and needs to do better. McManus-homebred Grove Island is a notable newcomer being out of a juvenile 7f winner and while he could go well on debut, will need to be quite smart to win first-time. Oh So Woke made the running on her latest start and while she faded, has minor place claims.
For two years old only, maidens at starting that are EBF eligibleWeights - 9st 7lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs