IE - Ballinrobe - Race 2

Thoroughbred

7 Runners

9.7f

Maiden

Turf

Yielding

23.0K

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Verdict

CAMINO LAD showed plenty to work on when third on his Limerick debut 12 days ago and is selected to make the necessary progress to open his account. Nermal has been runner-up on his last 2 starts and rates the main danger, with standard setter Wonderfulwonderful very much respected.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
3	Flintshire gelding. Dam, winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 1m-9.2f winner), half-sister to smart 1½m-15f winner Ponte Tresa. Shaped well under a considerate ride when 8½ lengths third of 13 to stablemate Res Ipsa in maiden at Limerick on debut. Looks sure to progress. 1st Pick 3 Camino Lad (Ire) Jockey: C. T. Keane Trainer: G. M. Lyons, Ireland J: C. T. Keane T: G. M. Lyons, Ireland	100	-	-	-	34%
Analysis Flintshire gelding. Dam, winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 1m-9.2f winner), half-sister to smart 1½m-15f winner Ponte Tresa. Shaped well under a considerate ride when 8½ lengths third of 13 to stablemate Res Ipsa in maiden at Limerick on debut. Looks sure to progress.
4	Fair form when runner-up in maidens at Dundalk and Down Royal. A reproduction of those efforts should see him very much in the mix. 2nd Pick 4 Nermal (Ire) Jockey: Andrew Joseph Slattery Trainer: A. Slattery, Ireland J: Andrew Joseph Slattery T: A. Slattery, Ireland	97	-	-	-	63%
Analysis Fair form when runner-up in maidens at Dundalk and Down Royal. A reproduction of those efforts should see him very much in the mix.
2	Juvenile maiden hurdle winner who has shown fairly useful form on the Flat, finishing in the frame on all 4 starts in 2025. Sets the standard but vulnerable to those that may improve, 3rd Pick 2 Wonderfulwonderful (Ire) Jockey: J. Kearney Trainer: John Mcconnell, Ireland J: J. Kearney T: John Mcconnell, Ireland	95	-	-	-	19%
Analysis Juvenile maiden hurdle winner who has shown fairly useful form on the Flat, finishing in the frame on all 4 starts in 2025. Sets the standard but vulnerable to those that may improve,

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