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Saturday 18 May 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 13:25 | Winning time: 1m 12.34s

(2)

Buachaill Or

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D M Simmonson⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

50/1

Baltic King gelding. Dam unraced. Likely best watched on debut unless market vibes suggest otherwise in this field.

Form:

(9)

Clever Currency^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville

50/1

Red Jazz colt. Dam unraced. Picked up for relatively small money. Sports a hood on this first visit to the racetrack; watching brief.

Form:

(8)

Cobb And Co²³

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

6/1

By Camacho out of an unraced half-sister to smart 6f/7f winner Fifty Stars. Finished fourth of eight in maiden at Tipperary (5f, soft) on debut 23 days ago; should offer more.

Form: 4

(6)

Cursu Mina

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

War Command gelding. Half-brother to 1m2f-1m4f winner For Pleasure. Plenty stamina on the dam's side, market should reveal more on debut.

Form:

(11)

Formyboys

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: M O'Callaghan

13/2

An €18,000 yearling, Gutaifan colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 1m1f), half-sister to useful winner up to 1m4f Tarakala. Yard well capable of having one ready, notable first-timer if money comes.

Form:

(7)

Golden Glow

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: A Fogarty

14/1

Dandy Man colt. Half-brother to winner up to 1m1f Great Dora and two-year-old 5f/6f winner Forever In Dreams; interesting newcomer with Colin Keane up.

Form:

(13)

Latin Five

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

A €19,000 foal, then changed hands for £45,000 as a yearling. Camacho colt is a half-brother to 6f winner Alfie's Angel and 1m-1m6f winner Darkolva. Second runner in here for Joseph O'Brien.

Form:

(1)

Rebel Tale³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

11/2

Tale Of The Cat colt, cost $37,000 as a yearling. Pedigree suggests he will want a bit further in time but shaped nicely enough on debut at Tipperary over this distance.

Form: 4

(4)

Sea Breezer^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

50/1

Gale Force Ten colt. Dam ran in Irish bumpers. Wears hood on first trip to the racecourse and a surprise should he account for this field.

Form:

(15)

Almost A Dream¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Filly by Morpheus out of a Mr Greely mare. Half-sister to winners over 6f - 7f Our Generation and Maureb. Well held in pair of ordinary AW maidens at Dundalk so far.

Form: 44

(12)

Amelia Jane¹⁹

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

11/1

€15,000 yearling by Anjaal out of a Motivator mare. Half-sister to Italian Group-placed two-year-old/1m2f winner Old Fox. Well held on debut at Naas but yard's newcomers often come on for a run.

Form: 8

(3)

Anyway⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Leigh Roche| T: J Feane

33/1

Plenty winners in pedigree but only mustered ninth of 13 in maiden at Naas (5f, good; 50-1) on debut seven days ago and unlikely to find requisite improvement here.

Form: 9

(10)

Flower Garland¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

11/2

Filly by Footstepsinthesand out of a Dylan Thomas mare. Sister to 1m½f winner Isotope; plenty stamina in dam's pedigree (hurdle winner). Eleventh of 13 in maiden at Naas (6f, good to soft; 16-1) on debut 19 days ago. Possible improver from top yard.

Form: 0

(5)

Gypsy Dancer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

20/1

Dandy Man filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 7f-1m1f winner Kinky Afro and two-year-old winner Fullback. Stable going well and merits a close look in the betting.

Form:

(14)

Roxette¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J M Oxx

7/2

Holy Roman Emperor filly out of a Nayef mare. Cost 55,000 guineas as a foal. Half-sister to 1m winner Raphael. Should improve for recent Naas debut when midfield in 6f maiden.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Roxette (7/2), Rebel Tale (11/2), Flower Garland (11/2), Cobb And Co (6/1), Formyboys (13/2), Latin Five (10/1), Amelia Jane (11/1), Golden Glow (14/1), Cursu Mina (16/1), Gypsy Dancer (20/1), Almost A Dream (33/1), Anyway (33/1), Clever Currency (50/1), Sea Breezer (50/1), Buachaill Or (50/1)

Not much in the way of discernible form to go on so the betting will be key, particularly in regard to some promising newcomers. Andrew Slattery's horses tend to improve for a run so the Tipperary fourth of REBEL TALE can be taken as a positive. He should benefit from that experience and may go close. Joseph O'Brien's pair of Cursu Mina and Latin Five, along with Michael O'Callaghan's Formyboys are newcomers to be paid plenty attention.