14:10 Listowel

Sunday 3 June 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 1m 20.72s

(9)

Drombeg Duke

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Leahy

66/1

Approve colt is related to useful winner up to 1m½f Drombeg Dream and half-brother to 1m2d winner Arcadian Sea. Market should reveal more on debut.

Form:

(10)

Facethepuckout⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M C Hussey| T: J P O'Brien

40/1

Excelebration colt, cost €15,000 as a foal. Half-brother to three winners including two as a juvenile. Twelfth of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) on debut last week, having gone off a 50/1 chance.

Form: 0

(3)

Macken

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: B W Duke

33/1

Kendargent colt. Dam a two-year-old 1m1½f winner out of smart winner up to 1m2f winner Chaibia. May learn from this first racecourse outing.

Form:

(5)

Tony's Rocket¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Aguiar| T: A Murray

33/1

Began with some purpose at the Curragh, though didn't build on it when ninth of 13 in maiden at Navan (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Back up in trip here.

Form: 49

(6)

Urban Light²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: J P Murtagh| BF

11/1

Foal by Moohaajim out of an unraced dam (Pandoras Secret), finished fifth of 11 in a maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy) last month and must improve to have a chance.

Form: 45

(7)

Chernish³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack

25/1

£44,000 yearling Zoffany filly, she hasn't achieved a lot in two runs at the Curragh and Fairyhouse last month. Looks one for handicaps at this stage.

Form: 60

(8)

Coral Beach¹⁵

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

1/1

Zoffany filly, cost 90,000 gns as a yearling. Half-sister to a German Group performer. Dam a sister to a German Group 3 winner. Third at Navan (5f, good to firm) on second outing, odds-on favourite. Can improve again.

Form: 33

(2)

Mintd²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

9/4

Olympic Glory filly, cost €32,000 as a yearling, caught the eye in both starts so far, including when second of 10 in maiden at Naas (6f, soft) last month (Coral Beach third). Capable of leading role in this.

Form: 52

(1)

Pyeongchang

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: A Leahy

66/1

A €2,000 yearling, Battle of Marengo filly whose dam was a two-year-old 6f winner. Newcomer who should learn from the experience. Check betting.

Form:

(4)

Riding The Storm²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/2

Fast Company filly and related to several winners. Promising fifth of 10 in maiden at Naas (6f, soft) on debut last month, should be more to come and gets champion jockey for company today.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(11)

Arabic Channel¹⁵

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: D Hogan J: Killian Leonard

(12)

Dom Carlos⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Coral Beach (1/1), Mintd (9/4), Riding The Storm (11/2), Dom Carlos (8/1), Urban Light (11/1), Chernish (25/1), Tony's Rocket (33/1), Macken (33/1), Arabic Channel (33/1), Facethepuckout (40/1), Drombeg Duke (66/1), Pyeongchang (66/1)

MINTD finished one place ahead of Coral Beach last time out at Naas and can confirm that form here. She's run well in both starts so far and, at the likely prices, offers a bit of value against the well-thought-of Ballydoyle filly today. Riding The Storm, Dom Carlos and Urban Light should be in the battle for placings.