17:20 Down Royal

Friday 7 September 2018

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Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 1m 29.99s

(10)

Fancy Footings²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott

6/1

Son of Dandy Man fetched €30,000 at the sales as a yearling. Third of six, running green beaten a little over 2L in an Ayr novice stakes last month. Could be expected to improve on that run.

Form: 3

(6)

Mackqeez

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Foley| T: A Keatley

20/1

Closely related to multiple winners Mutahaady, Mjjack and Black Isle Boy. Colt by Elzaam best watched on debut.

Form:

(13)

Army Recruit²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

3/1

Zoffany gelding, cost €16,000 as a yearling. Dam a sister to a winner over further. Beaten 7L in a Leopardstown 1m maiden last month. Likely to improve here.

Form: 4

(4)

Dark Pursuit^p1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

12/1

Pastoral Pursuits gelding out of a Tale Of The Cat mare. Cost £20,000 as a yearling and sports first-time cheekpieces on debut.

Form:

(14)

Rockview Roman

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell

33/1

Colt by Holy Roman Emperor out of a Dalakhani mare. Closely related to Mark Of Esteem and cost €16,000 as a yearling. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

(12)

Showmethegin⁸⁸

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

8/1

Morpheus colt out of an Invincible Spirit mar. Closely related to Kingman and Mayson. Plenty to like about debut run at Roscommon in June when beaten a nose behind Kestral Prince.

Form: 2

(2)

Yellowford

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: M A Gallagher| T: Mrs S Dawson

50/1

Son of Canford Cliffs out of a Magic Ring mare. Cost €17,000 as a yearling and worth a market check as he makes his racecourse debut here.

Form:

(8)

Bar Room Bore

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Big Bad Bob gelding out of a Cape Cross mare. Fetched €20,000 as a two-year-old and likely to be popular in the market on debut.

Form:

(9)

Festina Plente²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

8/1

Daughter of Toronado out of an Invincible Spirit mare. Cost 13,000gns as a foal. Strong second of 14 beaten a little over 6L on debut in a Dundalk 6f maiden on the AW last month. Progression expected here.

Form: 2

(3)

Social Graces¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

5/2

Aussie Rules filly out of a Robellino mare. Cost €11,000 as a yearling and is half-sister to middle distance performers Barye and Herrbiga. Improved on her first two starts when finishing third of 14 beaten 2¾L at Roscommon recently.

Form: 743

(11)

Harvest Bow²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade

14/1

Plenty to like about her second of 12 beaten ¾L in a 7f maiden at the Galway festival before disappointing in a 6f contest on the AW at Dundalk last month.

Form: 827

(7)

Speedy Clarets

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Madeleine Tylicki

40/1

Closely related to the likes of Breton Rock and Bennelong. The daughter of Compton Place requires a market check before making her debut here.

Form:

(5)

Jennifleur

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Sean Davis⁽⁷⁾| T: J Davison

66/1

Fetched a meager €1,000 earlier this year and is half-sister to Canford Cliff and Limato. Best watched on debut run.

Form:

(1)

The Lady's Bid³²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: P M Rogers

66/1

€2,500 filly by Famous Name was the outsider of five on debut at Down Royal duly struggled finishing last before finishing 15½L adrift of the winner at the Curragh over 7f last month.

Form: 50

Non-Runners

Pimstrel¹⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 2

T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 1

Puddymore⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: Mrs P Dobbs J: Reserve 2

Fox Hill⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 2

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Social Graces (5/2), Army Recruit (3/1), Fancy Footings (6/1), Festina Plente (8/1), Showmethegin (8/1), Dark Pursuit (12/1), Harvest Bow (14/1), Bar Room Bore (14/1), Mackqeez (20/1), Fox Hill (20/1), Rockview Roman (33/1), Speedy Clarets (40/1), Yellowford (50/1), Puddymore (50/1), Pimstrel (50/1), Jennifleur (66/1), The Lady's Bid (66/1)

The Thomas Cooper-trained SHOWMETHEGIN finished ahead of a number of these on debut at Roscommon in June on debut beaten a nose by Kestrel Prince, who has subsequently won again. Ger Lyons' Army Recruit can give the selection the most to think about, while the progressive Social Graces and Galway festival runner-up Harvest Bow are capable of hitting the frame.