17:45 Fairyhouse

Thursday 30 May 2019

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Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:45 | Winning time: 1m 15.36s

(8)

Potala Palace

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

30,000gns yearling by Dansili; sixth foal; half-brother to 5 winners inc Sanaija (1m4f), National Wealth (1m6f), Flight To Fancy (1m4f) and Swertia (1m4f-12.5f inc AW). Likely sort given connections but suspect he may need further.

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(14)

Eclector

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

13/2

Newcomer by Gutaifan; 28,000gns foal, 24,000gns yearling; first foal; dam unraced half-sister to 1m2f Group 3 winner Red Badge and Listed-placed 5f 2yo winner On The Dark Side. From a top yard so market can guide.

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(13)

Snifter

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M A Cahill

20/1

€20,000 yearling, Elzaam colt. Half-brother to several winners, yard not noted for first-time-out winner and probably best watched on debut.

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(10)

Ha'penny Bridge

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

8/1

€38,000 yearling; fourth foal; half-sister to winners T For Tango (5f/6f inc at 2) and Divine Tenerife (Italy 5f inc at 2); dam unraced half-sister to 6f 2yo winner/French 1,000 third. From top yard well capable with early two-year-olds.

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(3)

Laurel Grove¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: A J Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Stack

7/4

Well related son of Zoffany kept on well into a never nearer fourth of 13 on debut over 5f at Naas. Sure to improve for an extra 1f and that experience so looks the one they all have to beat here.

Form: 4

(15)

Bigz Belief

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Gary Halpin| T: M J Smith

33/1

€8,000 yearling by Make Believe; second foal; dam placed 1m2f in France, half-sister to 1m4f Group 3 winner Remus De La Tour and 9.2f Listed winner Chill. Likely need further and more time.

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(11)

Dragon Ryker²⁴

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

6/1

Failed to pick up on debut at the Curragh (6f) where he finished 10th of 17. Will have learnt a bit from that and doubt this as deep so could be in the hunt for a place now.

Form: 0

(12)

Half Nutz²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lavery

33/1

Sir Prancelot colt out of a Shinko Forest mare was 16th of 17 on debut at the Curragh (Dragon Ryker 10th) and will need to step up markedly now.

Form: 0

(9)

Law Breaker

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E J O'Grady

33/1

(€8,000 vendor yearling); 9th foal; brother to winners Faery Song (1m2f) and Custodial (Greek 5f-7f), half-brother to 4 winners inc Zeyran (1m), Mandy Layla (5f-6f inc at 2/AW) and Laurelita (7f 2yo). Suspect will need the run here.

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(7)

Miss Adventurous

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: T Cooper

25/1

Gutaifan newcomer; €27,000 Y; 8th foal; closely related to 6f-1m3f winner Hunt (inc Ire AW/US 1m turf Grade 1), half-sister to Norwegian 6.7f-1m winner Miss Astragal and 2m hurdle winner Cadore. May want further but market check advised.

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(5)

Yolo Aris⁴⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

10/1

Mukhadram filly, cost 16,000 gns as a yearling. Not without promise on debut at Naas when eighth of 14. Should take a step forward now and depending on the newcomers has place claims.

Form: 8

(6)

Almost A Dream^p1¹²

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

25/1

Well held in pair of ordinary AW maidens at Dundalk before finishing 10th of 15 at Navan latest. Cheekpieces will need to have dramatic effect here.

Form: 440

(2)

Graduate Goddess³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

One of three for the yard, she finished fifth of seven in an AW maiden at Dundalk last month. Some positives there but this likely a deeper contest.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(4)

Dragon Of Malta⁴⁷

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(16)

St George's Head¹⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: K P Cotter J: Ben Coen

(1)

Andar Avanti³¹

Weight: 8-6| Age: 2

T: P Roche J: L F Roche

Forecasts

Laurel Grove (7/4), Potala Palace (11/2), Dragon Ryker (6/1), Eclector (13/2), Ha'penny Bridge (8/1), St George's Head (8/1), Yolo Aris (10/1), Snifter (20/1), Almost A Dream (25/1), Miss Adventurous (25/1), Dragon Of Malta (25/1), Graduate Goddess (28/1), Law Breaker (33/1), Bigz Belief (33/1), Half Nutz (33/1), Andar Avanti (33/1)

The best form belongs to once-raced LAUREL GROVE and with him promising to be better still over 6f here he gets the vote for Fozzy Stack. Newcomers may provide the sternest opposition with Jessica Harrington's Ha'penny Bridge and Ger Lyons' Eclector on paper the most likely.