IE - Dundalk - Race 5

Thoroughbred

9 Runners

Sweepstakes

Synthetic

Standard

46.5K

VIEW

Verdict

This is very competitive but BLANC DE BLANC overcame greenness to make a winning debut over C&D and this 575,000 dollar purchase can improve sufficiently to go 2-2 here. Outlaw Man also has better days ahead of him judged on his C&D second last time out and heads the list of dangers, although Joseph O'Brien's Night Of Thunder newcomer Power Strike commands plenty of respect, as do the returning duo Redemption Road and Echo Of Faith.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
8	Fetched $575,000 as a yearling and this Not This Time filly made a winning start in 14-runner maiden over C&D 49 days ago, just holding on having run green. Seems sure to build on that so is firmly in the picture. 1st Pick 8 Blanc De Blanc (Usa) Jockey: D. W. O'connor Trainer: Robson De Aguiar, Ireland J: D. W. O'connor T: Robson De Aguiar, Ireland	97	-	-	-	20%	4/1
Analysis Fetched $575,000 as a yearling and this Not This Time filly made a winning start in 14-runner maiden over C&D 49 days ago, just holding on having run green. Seems sure to build on that so is firmly in the picture.
6	Built on debut promise when a clear second of 14 in maiden over C&D in January. That form has been franked so he's a player with further progress on the cards. 2nd Pick 6 Outlaw Man (Usa) Jockey: L. F. Roche Trainer: M. D. O'callaghan, Ireland J: L. F. Roche T: M. D. O'callaghan, Ireland	98	-	-	-	15%	6/1
Analysis Built on debut promise when a clear second of 14 in maiden over C&D in January. That form has been franked so he's a player with further progress on the cards.
7	Night of Thunder colt. Dam unraced out of smart 1¼m-1½m winner Treat Gently. In excellent hands and appeals on paper so he's an interesting newcomer. 3rd Pick 7 Power Strike (Ire) Jockey: Declan Mcdonogh Trainer: Joseph Patrick O'brien, Ireland J: Declan Mcdonogh T: Joseph Patrick O'brien, Ireland	0	-	-	-	13%	7/1
Analysis Night of Thunder colt. Dam unraced out of smart 1¼m-1½m winner Treat Gently. In excellent hands and appeals on paper so he's an interesting newcomer.

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