15:30 Dundalk

Sunday 12 July 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 28.31s

(6)

Grey Hill^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty

80/1

Cost €20,000 as a yearling. Well down the field on both career starts to date, only making his racecourse debut last month. Easy to oppose.

Form: 90

(3)

Dark Pine^b²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 88

4/6

Five-race maiden by Dandy Man. Career best effort on return to action in a Leopardstown 7f contest last month on handicap debut, beaten a neck in the 15-runner race. One to note in this contest.

Form: 7437-2

(12)

Dobbin Prince^t²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: L Smyth

100/1

Colt by Anjaal. Last of 12 runners, pushed along by half-way over 1m at Gowran Park last month when sent off at odds of 100/1. Others hold stronger claims.

Form: 0

(1)

Ecliptic Moon³¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: N Slevin

100/1

Cheaply bought Zebedee colt. Closely related to middle distance winners in Germany. Well beaten and no impression in both career starts to date including a run at Gowran Park when last seen in September.

Form: 00-

(5)

New Wreck^b1¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: P Martin

125/1

Hallowed Crown gelding out of a Singspiel mare. Closely related to Reckless Lad winner between 7f and 1m2½f. Always behind when last of 14 on debut over C&D when last seen in February. First-time blinkers unlikely to trigger winning mentality.

Form: 0

(4)

Royal Casamento⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Davis| T: M Halford

12/1

Three-race maiden. Not given a hard time on stable debut in a Naas maiden earlier this month. Handicaps likely to be the way forward for this son of Casamento.

Form: 6P-9

(2)

Six Of Us

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Broad

33/1

Olympic Glory gelding out of a Rock Hard Ten mare. Cost €20,000 as a yearling. Likely to improve for the run on debut for Co Meath yard.

Form:

(7)

Bestrella²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 75

2/1

Running well in defeat showing a good attitude in a couple of starts at Gowran Park and in a Tipperary maiden fillies contest over 7½f last month. Yard in good form, sure to go well.

Form: 35-24

(8)

Florence Thompson¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: E Lynam

14/1

Filly by Lawman out of a Motivator mare. Cost 65,000gns as a yearling. Closely related to Point In Time, winner over 1m4f. Plenty to work on following pleasing debut effort at Naas over a similar trip last month.

Form: 7

(11)

Glass Of Bubbles³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ross Coakley| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 70

22/1

Sent off at odds of 200/1 on return to action at Leopardstown last month, beaten 9L. Well held in a couple of starts last term over C&D and others preferred.

Form: 070-9

(10)

Lukweneedtoavachat^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicole Smyth⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R K Watson

125/1

Daughter of Due Diligence out of an Oasis Dream mare. Low cost €1,000 yearling. Well held on both career starts to date and easy to oppose once more.

Form: 00

(9)

My Giddy Aunt Rose¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K K Hennessy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss K Brown

33/1

Sent off rank outsider for debut but ran wildly above expectations when sixth of 12 at Fairyhouse last month. Down markedly in trip for this but will need to prove that effort wasn't a fluke.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Dark Pine (4/6), Bestrella (2/1), Royal Casamento (12/1), Florence Thompson (14/1), Glass Of Bubbles (22/1), My Giddy Aunt Rose (33/1), Six Of Us (33/1), Grey Hill (80/1), Ecliptic Moon (100/1), Dobbin Prince (100/1), Lukweneedtoavachat (125/1), New Wreck (125/1)

It's difficult to ignore the clear and obvious chance of the Dermot Weld-trained DARK PINE as the Dandy Man gelding attempts to get off the mark at the sixth time of asking. The three-year-old looked in good nick on return to action at Leopardstown last month and can get the better of the Johnny Murtagh-trained Bestrella who has been running well in defeat recently at Gowran Park and Tipperary. Glass Of Bubbles for trainer Henry De Bromhead and the Mick Halford-trained Royal Casamento are worth of consideration.