18:30 Dundalk

Friday 27 October 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 40.56s

(12)

Case Stated

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

25/1

Dam is a sister to smart miler Bon Point and also a sister to a Cambridgeshire winner, so a mile well within his scope on pedigree. Yard back among the winners lately, so worth a check in the betting.

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(9)

Max Velocity

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: C W J Farrell

50/1

Half-bother to Napper Tandy - a winner in the UK and the States between 7f and 1m. Stable not quite firing just now though and may be safest to just watch.

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(4)

Night Of Power²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J M Oxx

11/10

Two solid efforts behind him - the latest a decent effort as he missed the break but made good late headway to chase home a runaway winner. That was his first try at 1m and definitely created the impression there is more to come. Player here.

Form: 42

(6)

Remmy D

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Cost 25,000 gns and related to several useful types. Highly respected yard and no surprise to see him wound up for this racecourse bow. Worth a betting check.

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(5)

Slievenabrock

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: N G McCullagh| T: M Halford

25/1

€70,0000 as a two-year-old, the colt is a half-brother to Prancing Oscar (AW winner as a three-year-old) and Edgeoftheforest (plating class at best) - both average as youngsters. Others more appealing.

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(2)

Turnkey³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: C O'Brien

50/1

Never in contention and a well beaten last on debut at Naas without any obvious excuse. Very hard to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 0

(11)

Way Back Home^t²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: C Roche| OR: 73

10/1

First three starts in maidens just ordinary before posting an improved effort last time on heavy ground at Limerick. Needs to up his game once more and tackles a new surface but AW winners in his bloodlines.

Form: 6803

(7)

Bring On The Band¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

10/3

Got going too late over 7f here on debut but sure to be a lot wiser for the run. Today's extra furlong ought to help and has to be one to bear in mind if supported in the betting.

Form: 4

(13)

Dancing D Queen¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery

66/1

Cost €22,000 and has winners in her pedigree. Big improvement needed from her effort over 7f at this course earlier in the month and has plenty to find with Bring On The Band to name but one.

Form: 90

(1)

Iceni

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead

66/1

€5,200 as a yearling, she is a half-sister to some speedy types. Yard respected and faultless jockey booking, but hard to ignore the inkling the filly may be better with a run behind her.

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(10)

Kalaxana⁴⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: M Halford

11/2

Didn't make much progress on debut and very hard to fancy on that evidence despite the obvious pull of a top jockey in the plate. Big improvement required.

Form: 0

(3)

Super Network²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

By Canford Cliffs and related to Rock Of Gibralar on her dam's side but two starts so far leave a bit to be desired. Probably find her level once she goes handicapping. Remmy D looks the stable's first choice despite his lack of experience.

Form: 97

Non-Runners

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Harvestfortheworld¹⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: J A Stack J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Night Of Power (11/10), Harvestfortheworld (9/4), Bring On The Band (10/3), Kalaxana (11/2), Way Back Home (10/1), Super Network (10/1), Remmy D (20/1), Case Stated (25/1), Slievenabrock (25/1), Turnkey (50/1), Max Velocity (50/1), Dancing D Queen (66/1), Iceni (66/1)

Plenty to like about the debut run from HARVESTFORTHEWORLD and he may well take all the beating if stepping things up a couple of notches. Night Of Power posted an improved performance last time and is also going the right way for a race of this nature; while Case Stated and Remmy D are a couple of interesting newcomers worth noting in the betting.