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Monday 21 September 2020

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Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 1m 16.91s

(2)

Semenya

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

11/2

Foaled March 17. €55,000 yearling, Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to several winners, including smart 1¼m-1¾m winner Tamelly and 10.5f winner Preempt. Yard having good spell.

Form:

(8)

Aleksey Tolstoy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: M O'Callaghan

7/1

Foaled February 15. 32,000 gns 2-y-o, Buratino colt. Half-brother to winners abroad by Aussie Rules and Footstepsinthesand.

Form:

(4)

Fine Distraction^b1¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 71

28/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 125/1, fourth of 12 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Can't be fancied in this company.

Form: 064

(6)

Just Awesome⁶⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: A Fogarty

66/1

€30,000 yearling, half-brother to several winners, including fantastic sprinter Sole Power. Last of 8 in maiden at Limerick (6.7f, good, 25/1) on debut 66 days ago, little promise.

Form: 8

(1)

Prairie Dancer²⁷

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

1/1

Plenty of promise in a couple of heavy-ground Cork maidens at around this trip 9 days apart. More to come and leading claims here.

Form: 42

(7)

Choice And Chance⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

9/2

Promising third on debut at The Curragh (7f) but shaped as if amiss when well backed at Naas (6f) next time. Been off 7 weeks since and likely remains capable of better if all is well.

Form: 39

(5)

Debras Boy⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: C O'Dwyer

250/1

Once-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft, 200/1) on debut 7 days ago. Bred to need plenty further and will make more interest in time.

Form: 0

(3)

Rock The Barzah

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Latest sales price earlier this year was £40,000. Sister to 7f-1¼m winner Cocktail Time and half-sister to several winners, including the smart Speculative Bid. Third of 9 in barrier trial at Dundalk.

Form:

Forecasts

Prairie Dancer (1/1), Choice And Chance (9/2), Semenya (11/2), Rock The Barzah (11/2), Aleksey Tolstoy (7/1), Fine Distraction (28/1), Just Awesome (66/1), Debras Boy (250/1)

Joseph O'Brien holds the aces in the shape of the promising PRAIRIE DANCER and newcomer Rock The Barzah. The first-named has shaped well in a couple of Cork maidens and can open his account with more improvement in the offing. Semenya is another debutante representing a yard who continue among the winners and any market support would need noting.