15:55 Cork

Sunday 16 August 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 17.49s

(2)

Bocas Del Toro²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy

50/1

Twice-raced gelding. 33/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.5f, good) 27 days ago, never nearer. May do better still, particularly in handicaps.

Form: 86

(11)

Simply A Breeze³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J Feane

5/2

Thrice-raced filly. 33/1, third of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) 37 days ago, never nearer. Step up in trip promises to suit on that evidence.

Form: 2-83

(8)

Actuary

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: P Twomey

9/1

57,000 gns yearling, Helmet half-brother to smart winner up to 1½m Scarlet Dragon, also useful hurdler, smart winner up to 1¼m Commander Cole and useful 1¼m winner Welsh Lord. Market should guide.

Form:

(13)

Alghazaal⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

10/3

Promising sort. 10/3, fourth of 11 in maiden at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 52 days ago, never nearer. Should improve.

Form: 84

(7)

Born To Rule⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: T Hogan| OR: 76| BF

11/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 11/8, creditable third of 9 in maiden at Sligo (10.5f, good) 45 days ago. Consistency should continue to stand him in good stead.

Form: 96-53

(4)

Complete Fiction¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ms N A Kane⁽⁷⁾| T: D Murphy

150/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Tenth of 16 in maiden at Naas (10f, good to soft, 200/1) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 830

(9)

Fil The Power

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: M J Smith

25/1

Form:

(1)

Mostallim^b1⁵²

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

40/1

Form: 78

(16)

Sage Advice²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: J G Murphy| OR: 73

9/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Good seventh of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good, 28/1) 28 days ago. Return to 1¼m rates an obvious plus on that evidence.

Form: 0-337

(3)

Salinity^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

28/1

Once-raced gelding. Tongue strap on, thirteenth of 15 in maiden (20/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) on debut 22 days ago, not knocked about. This should reveal more.

Form: 0

(6)

Sheer Bravado⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

25/1

Twice-raced gelding. 33/1, third of 6 in minor event at Tipperary (7.5f, soft) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Significantly up in trip. Open to progress.

Form: 73

(18)

Time And Money¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: A Oliver

20/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 16 in maiden at Naas (10f, good to soft, 125/1) on debut 13 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 7

(15)

Watchmen⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: J M Oxx

9/2

Promising individual. Third of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (12.5f, soft, 9/2) 9 days ago. Down in trip. Likely to improve further with experience.

Form: 33

(10)

Castlerock Aura²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

200/1

Twice-raced filly. 200/1, last of 13 in maiden at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 90

(5)

Lady Ironside³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Leigh Roche| T: W McCreery

16/1

Twice-raced filly. Fourth of 11 in maiden at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft, 80/1) 34 days ago, finishing well. Back down in trip now.

Form: 94

(14)

Launch Her^t1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Madden| T: P McCreery

150/1

Once-raced filly. Cheekpieces on, fourteenth of 18 in maiden (150/1) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft) on debut 7 days ago. Up in trip. Probably one for later on.

Form: 0

(12)

Sassy Dancer⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Martin

200/1

Twice-raced filly. 250/1, seventeenth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(17)

Highpoint Warrior²¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J A Stack J: C D Maxwell

Forecasts

Simply A Breeze (5/2), Alghazaal (10/3), Watchmen (9/2), Sage Advice (9/1), Actuary (9/1), Born To Rule (11/1), Lady Ironside (16/1), Time And Money (20/1), Highpoint Warrior (20/1), Fil The Power (25/1), Sheer Bravado (25/1), Salinity (28/1), Mostallim (40/1), Bocas Del Toro (50/1), Launch Her (150/1), Complete Fiction (150/1), Sassy Dancer (200/1), Castlerock Aura (200/1)

ALGHAZAAL has displayed clear signs of ability amidst inexperience both starts to date, keeping on for fourth without being knocked about over this trip at Fairyhouse last time. There's more to come from Kevin Prendergast's 3-y-o and he gets the nod. Simply A Breeze, Watchmen and Sage Advice head up the dangers in a competitive big-field maiden.