17:30 Roscommon

Monday 11 June 2018

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Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 34.39s

(3)

Kestrel Prince

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

9/2

Lethal Force gelding out of a Holy Roman Emperor mare. Stable in consistent form this term and are three from 19 with their juveniles. Market likely to be best guide.

Form:

(7)

Rinty Maginty

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast

16/1

Gelding by Camacho out of a Montjeu mare related to tough sorts Arctic Feeling and Humido. Possibly best watched on debut.

Form:

(2)

Champagne Marengo³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P Murtagh

8/1

Battle of Marengo colt, a half-brother to three winners, including useful 1m winner Hombre Rojo. Never nearer ninth of 11 on debut and needs to improve here.

Form: 9

(4)

Man Of The Sea¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: K J Condon

13/2

Born To Sea gelding cost €28,000 as a yearling and is related to several winners. Sent off a 100/1 on debut when well held and another tough ask lies ahead.

Form: 8

(1)

Pulsing Dragon^b1¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: M O'Callaghan

12/1

Dragon Pulse gelding, cost 20,000 gns as a foal and €30,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners and dam a half-sister to an Irish Oaks winner. Looked outpaced on debut at the Curragh last month. Blinkers worn for the first time.

Form: 0

(12)

Vhagar^b1¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

6/1

Dandy Man colt is a half-brother to 5f-7f winner Spirit of Italy. No extra and looked one pace on debut at Leopardstown last month. Plenty to prove here.

Form: 9

(9)

Showmethegin

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Halpin⁽³⁾| T: T Cooper

50/1

Morpheus colt out of an Invincible Spirit mare related to Kingman, Mayson and Saturday's Haydock winner Muthmir. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

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(10)

Sand Castle

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: R Aguiar| T: A Murray

50/1

Colt by Morpheus out of a Spartacus mare. Sire having a slow start to proceedings with his first batch of progeny.

Form:

(5)

Sea The Night

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W McCreery

25/1

Gelding by Born To Sea out of a One Cool Cat related to multiple winners Whozthecat and Layla's Hero. Likely to need the experience on debut.

Form:

(15)

Alfons Walde¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/2

Intikhab colt is a half-brother to smart 1m winner Mittersill and boast a nice mixture of speed and stamina in pedigree. No impression and appeared one pace on debut in a Leopardstown maiden last month.

Form: 0

(8)

Mister Kipling^h1¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

66/1

Well beaten and never nearer in two starts last month and first time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 00

(14)

Hopestown

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: K J Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

33/1

Filly by Garswood out of an Avonbridge mare. Sire has made a slow start to stallion career and hard to fancy here on debut.

Form:

(13)

Rhosgobel¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld

14/1

Modest €14,000 buy as a yearling by Dandy Man out of a Galileo mare. Didn't get a clear run on debut at Fairyhouse last month and sure to come on for that here.

Form: 0

(6)

Dash To Celebrate⁷⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: A McGuinness

25/1

Excelebration filly, dam a sprint winner and half-sister to a sprinter. Struggled on debut at Dundalk and yard have been quiet in recent weeks. Others make more appeal.

Form: 5

(11)

Engles Rock³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: C P Hoban| T: M M McNiff

5/1

Excelebration filly, finished fifth of six in maiden at Naas in April before a fine second of 11 at the Curragh last month. Improving with every start.

Form: 252

Non-Runners

Pyeongchang⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 2

T: A Leahy J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Kestrel Prince (9/2), Alfons Walde (9/2), Engles Rock (5/1), Vhagar (6/1), Man Of The Sea (13/2), Champagne Marengo (8/1), Pulsing Dragon (12/1), Rhosgobel (14/1), Rinty Maginty (16/1), Dash To Celebrate (25/1), Sea The Night (25/1), Hopestown (33/1), Pyeongchang (33/1), Showmethegin (50/1), Sand Castle (50/1), Mister Kipling (66/1)

Beaten favourite at Naas in April ENGLES ROCK bounced back to form when finishing second of 11 beaten 1L at the Curragh last month and could be too strong here for newcomer Kestrel Prince, the Joseph O'Brien-trained Vhagar and potential improver Rhosgobel who can battle for the minors in the opener.