Ballydoyle 2 Year Olds 2009

[Narcotic Nora]

Nobody has actually picked Beethoven yet so I'll have him. At least I'll have a fair idea by 4.30 today.

 

[Isinglass]

Okay, as Lily Lantry has run, then I will take Flying Cross, altho the pedigree might suggest it will not even run as a 2 year old!

Nice photo Gal!

 

[imagine]

Banyan Tree possibly making his debut on the 28th. Also name change for HMS Victory (although I see it's been edited in the first post) - now Viscount Nelson, just in case anyone didn't spot that.

 

[G-G]

Kingdom of Munster.
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Today's probably the height of my tipping season.

 

[Guest_]

Emperor Claudius

And wins at Fairyhouse tonight. The really interesting thing about this colt was his price tag...just €23,920 at the sales. As a son of Giants Causeway out of the Guineas winner Virgina Waters - I would love to know how it was so cheap. Not many with breeding like that manage to get into an Auction race like tonights! Looks like he needs 7 furlongs minimum.

 

[Harbinger]

Would love to know the story behind that too.

 

[Guest_]

Some slight amendments to the main list on the first page and couple of additions.

 

[Harbinger]

Viscount Nelson eh?

 

[Hamm]

Cheers - did you just add Viscount Nelson? Look forward to seeing that one.

 

[Guest_]

Was in it but under the name HMS Victory...changed now.

 

[imagine]

Dark Moon Rising

Thanks for alerting the name changes - now named Mantaray Bay

 

[Narcotic Nora]

No Steinbeck in the Railway Stakes. Has he had a setback?

 

[Nefertiti]

Hope not. But, since Steinbeck wasn't entered in the Coventry supposedly to wait for the Railway, it looks like something's gone amiss. He looked to have been their best horse in the race, unless the first timer Viscount Nelson is special. Wonder what the story is.

 

[Guest_]

Steinbeck misses this and the Phoenix Stakes. Setback but I do not know how serious.

 

[Hamm]

That's a shame, would have been good to see how good he was. Is Viscount Nelson a possibility? It would take something special from either him or Bolger's colt to win this on their debuts, though I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[Narcotic Nora]

O'Brien on ATR there just claimed they were giving him a bit more time and might have him out in a month or so. He didn't mention a setback.

By the way, it's interesting that he was never entered in the Phoenix.

 

[Guest_]

O'Brien on ATR there just claimed they were giving him a bit more time and might have him out in a month or so. He didn't mention a setback.

By the way, it's interesting that he was never entered in the Phoenix.

The horse was not named in time to be entered in the race.

 

[Narcotic Nora]

The horse was not named in time to be entered in the race.

That explains it. I think the same thing happened with Holy Roman Emperor a few years ago and he was supplemented and won it.

 

[Guest_]

That explains it. I think the same thing happened with Holy Roman Emperor a few years ago and he was supplemented and won it.

There will be another couple of supplementaries from the yard for the race this year too...

 

[Bar the Bull]

Is Kitty Kiernan entered?

 

[Grey]

Some allege she had multiple entries.

 

[Bar the Bull]

Very good

 

[Guest_]

That's a shame, would have been good to see how good he was. Is Viscount Nelson a possibility? It would take something special from either him or Bolger's colt to win this on their debuts, though I wouldn't be surprised.

VN is due to run in the maiden tomorrow I think.

 

[Narcotic Nora]

There will be another couple of supplementaries from the yard for the race this year too...

Alfred Nobel and ? ....

 

[Guest_]

An unraced colt by Storm Cat called Fighting Brave.

http://info.hri-racing.ie/entries/Microsoft_Word__ONOR192.PDF