Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 17:50 Fishery Lane Race6f

  • Weighed In - €15,000 added, 2yo, 6 runners
  • Winner €10,350 2nd €2,400 3rd €1,050 4th €600
  • Going: Good to Yielding Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 15.33s
  • Off time: 17:51:31
Pos Horse Odds
1st Dawn Approach (IRE) 4/6
2nd Canary Row (IRE) 11/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (1) 21 GREY, dark green spots on sleeves, grey cap, dark green star Canary Row (IRE) 13 2 9-7 N G McCullagh P J Prendergast 11/2
2 (2) 1 WHITE, purple panel, check cap Dawn Approach (IRE) 52 2 9-7 K J Manning J S Bolger 4/6
3 (6) 1 WHITE, large royal blue spots & sleeves, striped cap Tennessee Wildcat (IRE) 12 2 9-5 G F Carroll G M Lyons 10/1
4 (3) ROYAL BLUE, orange disc, striped sleeves & cap Parliament Square (IRE) 2 9-3 J P O'Brien A P O'Brien 3/1
5 (5) DARK GREEN & YELLOW QUARTERED,red & white halved slvs,red & white hooped cap Spirit Of The Air (IRE) 2 9-3 t1 S Foley J J Murphy 33/1
6 (4) 7 RED, yellow chevron, yellow star on cap Three Free Spirits (IRE) 24 2 9-3 A P Thornton (3) S Donohoe 200/1

Verdict

The last three of these have gone to Ballydoyle and Parliament Square is sure to attract strong support on his debut. An 80,000 euros foal, he made an astonishing 370,000 guineas as a yearling and an entry in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes suggests he's well regarded. DAWN APPROACH is also entered in the Phoenix and certainly knew his job on his debut at the opening fixture of the season at the Curragh. He had Canary Row just under two lengths behind that day and the runner-up has since won, as have the third and fourth. Jim Bolger's charge can remain unbeaten though Tennessee Wildcat looked a really nice prospect when beating that good yardstick Versilia Gal at Dundalk and must be kept on the right side.

Formwatch

Canary Row (IRE) 4-5fav (9-2) Led or disputed lead, advantage 2f out, soon ridden and strongly pressed, kept on best under pressure inside final furlong, won at Tipperary 5f 2yo stk hvy beating Verbal Honesty (9-2) by 2 3/4l, 3 ran.

Dawn Approach (IRE) Evensfav (9-5) Tracked leader, challenged and led approaching final furlong, stayed on well, won at Curragh 5f 2yo mdn in Mar beating Canary Row (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.

Tennessee Wildcat (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Dwelt, settled behind leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 4th 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on final furlong, drifted left under pressure, won at Dundalk 5f 2yo mdn auc stks pol beating Versilia Gal (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.

Parliament Square (IRE) Acclamation colt out of Bold Desire.

Spirit Of The Air (IRE) Soviet Star colt out of Omanah.

Three Free Spirits (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly away and always trailing, last of 7, 33l behind Infanta Branca (9-0) at Curragh 5f 2yo mdn in Apr.

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