17:30 Down Royal

Saturday 23 June 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 2m 18.31s

(5)

Ballycaines

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley

25/1

Late developing gelding by Finsceal Fior out of a Leroidesanimaux related to many US winners on the dirt and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

(7)

Elysian Plains²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/4

Beaten a short-head in a Gowran Park maiden last month and likely to improve for that run here. Yard usually go well at this meeting with their runners.

Form: 322

(3)

Manzil^v1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

7/2

Solid in two starts in career both this season including a third of six beaten 1¾L in a Navan maiden earlier this month. First time visor expected to improve performance here.

Form: 63

(8)

Maunganui^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 73

7/1

Room for improvement in three seasonal starts last month at Gowran Park and Sligo before a third of 10 beaten 1L at Roscommon earlier this month. Another bold bid expected in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 230-833

(2)

Needs To Be Seen³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Motivator colt is a half-brother to useful 1m2f winner Marunouchi and cost connections €35,000 as a yearling. Encouraging debut at Killarney and each way claims in first race since gelding op.

Form: 3

(6)

Union Gap²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

33/1

Well held on two career starts to date finishing down the field on both occasions. In the right hands but hard to fancy.

Form: 05

(1)

Daly An Sceil

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

14/1

Comes here for his debut by So You Think out of an Aussie Rules mare and market is likely to be the best guide.

Form:

Non-Runners

(4)

Grovel¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: C O'Donoghue

Forecasts

Elysian Plains (5/4), Needs To Be Seen (3/1), Manzil (7/2), Maunganui (7/1), Daly An Sceil (14/1), Ballycaines (25/1), Grovel (25/1), Union Gap (33/1)

If ELYSIAN PLAINS can break better than he has done in the past the gelding could take some stopping following three solid career displays after missing the start and can pounce late in the closer to land the spoils from the Dermot Weld-trained Manzil, possible pacesetters Maunganui and Needs To Be Seen.