17:15 Gowran Park

Wednesday 29 May 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 2m 3.02s

(4)

Anuas Ar An Bpost¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hugh Horgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Purcell

66/1

€1,200 yearling by Elusive Pimpernel ; 9th foal; brother to useful 2m hurdle winner Elusive Belle, half-brother to winners Bellini Bliss (Ire/US 1m) and Lonely Star (German 7f/1m). Last of 13 beaten 29L on debut at Cork earlier in the month.

Form: 0

(1)

Bear Claws

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Foley| T: A Oliver

16/1

Cost €30,000 and is a half-brother to 1m4f winner Gavlar and his dam was placed at Listed level over this trip, so does make some appeal on pedigree. Yard very quiet just now though.

Form:

(2)

Defilade²²⁰

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

9/2

Son of Bated Breath out of an unraced half-sister to top class performers Sea Moon and Brian Boru among others. Very green when finishing down the pack in a 15-runner maiden at Naas when last seen in October. Appears to be a late learner.

Form: 0-

(9)

Killourney³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: W McCreery

9/4

By Zoffany out of a Vettori mare. Half brother to Washington DC and Dolphin Vista. Caught the eye on debut last season and on return when finishing 7¼L behind the impressive Georgeville at Cork last month. Looks a progressive type and shortlisted.

Form: 2-6

(7)

Landing Zone¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

5/2

Plenty of improvement from two to three with the Elzaam colt running well in defeat in a number of solid starts since seasonal debut last month. Deserves a change of luck.

Form: 0-653

(6)

Secret Secret^h1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Adrian O'Shea⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs A M O'Shea

66/1

Born To Sea colt well held in a couple of starts since debut last month. First time hood unlikely to bring about the required amount of progression needed to land a blow here.

Form: 79

(10)

Feather Step³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld

12/1

Tamayuz filly showed slight improvement when finishing sixth of 15 at Limerick over 1m on soft ground last month. Good chance handicaps will suit better on the back of next couple of starts.

Form: 06

(8)

Jumellea⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Filly by Zoffany out of a Sadler's Wells mare. Half-sister to winners Sweetasever and Dylans Verse. Dam twice-raced half-sister to 7f-1m Group 1 winner Rock Of Gibraltar. No impression 1f out on debut eventually finishing fifth of eight last week.

Form: 5

(5)

Verbalise²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

9/2

Vocalised filly out of a Holy Roman Emperor mare. Given a fine introduction on debut finishing fourth of 17 beaten 2L at Gowran Park earlier this month. Can go well again but faces much sterner opposition here.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(3)

Hurricane Cliff²⁴⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: H De Bromhead J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Killourney (9/4), Landing Zone (5/2), Defilade (9/2), Verbalise (9/2), Feather Step (12/1), Jumellea (16/1), Bear Claws (16/1), Hurricane Cliff (20/1), Secret Secret (66/1), Anuas Ar An Bpost (66/1)

The Ger Lyons-trained DEFILADE has been given plenty of time to develop over the winter with the trainer thinking the time is right for the Bated Breath colt to return. The yard can land their 11th three-year-old winner of the season at the expense of potential improvers Verbalise for the Jim Bolger yard and Killourney who ran well in defeat behind Georgeville at Cork last month.