18:10 Leopardstown

Thursday 18 July 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:13 | Winning time: 1m 31.94s

(7)

Eclector⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: G M Lyons

25/1

Decent effort in finishing 6¼L eighth in a 6f maiden at Fairyhouse (good-to-firm) on debut in May. Interesting to see how he fares stepping up in distance.

Form: 8

(9)

Edward Hopper

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/2

Unraced Excelebration colt bought for 55,000 gns as a yearling in the autumn. Half-brother to classy performer Mubtasim and looks the stable pick on debut.

Form:

(4)

Enchanted One^h²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: C P Hoban| T: J P Murtagh

66/1

Well beaten last of 12 in a 6f maiden at The Curragh (good) on debut last month. Hood worn for the first time that day is retained.

Form: 0

(14)

Howling Wolf²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Mullins

9/4

Showed up well when finishing ¾L third in a 6f maiden at The Curragh (good) on debut last month. Improvement likely and he is one for the shortlist stepping up in distance.

Form: 3

(5)

Kingslayer²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Leigh Roche| T: C W J Farrell

14/1

Ran well when 6L eighth in a 7f maiden at The Curragh (good-to-yielding) on debut last month. Likely to have improved for the experience.

Form: 8

(2)

Nishan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D Hogan

50/1

Unraced Footstepsinthesand colt bought for €18,000 at the breeze-up sales in May. Half-brother to the useful Bear Faced and is an interesting runner on debut.

Form:

(3)

Paso Doble⁹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

16/1

Struggled when finishing last of eight in a 5f event at Naas (good-to-yielding) on debut in April. Others make more appeal on return from a break.

Form: 8

(6)

Santiago

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

8/1

Unraced son of Authorized and out of a mare who won over 7f and 1m1f in France. Hails from a top yard and is an interesting runner on debut.

Form:

(13)

Strategic Fortune

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Flynn

80/1

Unraced home-bred Power gelding out of a mare who won in Italy. Probably best watched on debut for a yard who are 0/30 with their juveniles in recent seasons.

Form:

(1)

Troop Commander

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast

25/1

Unraced son of War Command bought for €26,000 as a yearling in September last year. Half-brother to a couple of winners and is worth a check in the market for last years winning stable.

Form:

(8)

Flamigo Bay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Barrett

50/1

Unraced Holy Roman Emperor filly was unsold at the breeze-up sales in the spring. Dam unraced half-sister to a couple of useful winners but probably best watched on debut.

Form:

(15)

Fran²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: Mrs D Foster

25/1

Raced from off the pace when finishing a promising fifth in a 7f maiden at The Curragh (good-to-yielding) last month. Likely to have improved for the experience.

Form: 5

(12)

Kassaba

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

8/1

Unraced daughter of Charm Spirit and a half-sister to connections winner Kastasa. Dam placed twice over 1m4f and is a notable runner for a top yard on debut.

Form:

(11)

Ya Ya Baby²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/1

Fair 10L eighth in a 15 runner maiden at The Curragh (7f, good-to-yielding) when debuting last month. Likely more needed in this contest.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

(10)

Taggalo²¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Howling Wolf (9/4), Edward Hopper (5/2), Santiago (8/1), Kassaba (8/1), Ya Ya Baby (9/1), Taggalo (10/1), Kingslayer (14/1), Paso Doble (16/1), Troop Commander (25/1), Eclector (25/1), Fran (25/1), Flamigo Bay (50/1), Nishan (50/1), Enchanted One (66/1), Strategic Fortune (80/1)

HOWLING WOLF made a highly promising debut when placed at The Curragh on debut and he is taken to get off the mark at the second attempt in this competitive maiden contest. Second place can go to Taggalo who is another to have run well at The Curragh on debut while third place can go the way of Kassaba who is making her debut.