17:20 Curragh

Sunday 27 June 2021

All13:3014:0014:3015:0515:4016:1016:4517:20

Finlay Volvo Irish European Breeders Fund Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 1m 40.81s

(12)

Camino Mission²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

125/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 28/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago.

Form: 498

(17)

Cormac¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O Shanahan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J A Stack

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. Eighth of 15 in maiden (22/1) at Limerick (8f, good) 15 days ago.

Form: 58

(3)

Diamil²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

7/2

Twice-raced colt. Fourth of 12 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft, 8/1) 21 days ago. Yard in good form. Should have more to offer.

Form: 9-4

(10)

Emporio^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 100

15/8

Fairly useful colt. 66/1, respectable seventeenth of 29 in handicap at Royal Ascot (8f, firm) 10 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard having good spell. Big player.

Form: 2-62520

(6)

Kaaranah²⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy

33/1

Twice-raced gelding. Sixth of 12 in maiden at Cork (8f, good, 80/1). Off 9 months. Stable in good form.

Form: 66-

(5)

Notre Belle Bete¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary| OR: 100

11/4

Lightly-raced colt. 40/1, 17½ lengths last of 9 to Mohaafeth in Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot (10f, firm) 10 days ago. Bit to prove but at least he's back down in grade.

Form: 4429

(21)

Numidia⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: P Lawlor| OR: 57

200/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Sixth of 12 in maiden at Down Royal (10.3f, good, 150/1) 8 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 006

(1)

Offiah¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 80| BF

5/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 9/4, creditable second of 15 in maiden at Limerick (8f, good) 15 days ago. Unlikely to be far away, although others have more potential.

Form: 37-42

(13)

Old Tom Higgins¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Crosse| T: L Comer

50/1

Twice-raced colt. 50/1, fourth of 11 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good) 13 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 94

(14)

Valleyoftheeagles

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: M C Hussey| T: M Hassett

100/1

€4,200 foal, €11,000 yearling, Free Eagle gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Absolutely Right. Dam twice-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m Rabah.

Form:

(11)

We're On The Way²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James J Doyle| T: M J Byrne

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 50/1, last of 6 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, soft) 22 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 06

(9)

Yermanthere⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke McAteer⁽⁵⁾| T: P T Foley

20/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft, 40/1) on debut 54 days ago, not much room.

Form: 7

(20)

Encore Une Fois

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: F J Flood

125/1

€2,500 foal, Make Believe filly. Half-sister to winner up to 7f Banovallum.

Form:

(2)

Lolly Yeats

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Davis| T: Kevin Coleman

150/1

7,000 gns foal, €17,000 yearling, Lawman filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Fox Leicester and 5f winner Pop Dancer. Doesn't make much appeal on paper.

Form:

(18)

Saran²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Once-raced filly. Sixth of 14 in maiden at Tipperary (7.5f, good, 17/2) on debut 26 days ago, running on. Likely to improve, so not completely discounted.

Form: 6

(15)

Shabaya

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

16/1

Teofilo filly. Half-sister to 10.5f/10.7f winner Sheberghan. Dam, 7f winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to smart 1m-11f winner Shikarpour. Notable newcomer.

Form:

Non-Runners

(7)

Turbulence²³³

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: J J Murphy J: Robbie Colgan

(4)

Burj Malinka²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: E & P Harty J: M A Gallagher

(22)

Dragon Gem

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: T Mullins J: S Foley

(23)

Skilled Warrior³⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P Murtagh J: Ben Coen

(19)

Beagnach Sasta⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

(16)

Disco Boots²³³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Peter Fahey J: L F Roche

(8)

Punakha²⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Emporio (15/8), Notre Belle Bete (11/4), Diamil (7/2), Offiah (5/1), Punakha (7/1), Skilled Warrior (8/1), Saran (14/1), Beagnach Sasta (14/1), Shabaya (16/1), Disco Boots (16/1), Yermanthere (20/1), Burj Malinka (20/1), Turbulence (25/1), Kaaranah (33/1), Dragon Gem (33/1), Old Tom Higgins (50/1), Valleyoftheeagles (100/1), Camino Mission (125/1), Encore Une Fois (125/1), Cormac (125/1), Lolly Yeats (150/1), We're On The Way (150/1), Numidia (200/1)

EMPORIO has had plenty of chances but it's still worth remembering he was fifth in the Irish 2000 Guineas and his latest run in the Britannia at Royal Ascot was respectable. As such, he gets the nod ahead of Punakha, who is open to further improvement, with Notre Belle Bete an obvious danger if he can recapture his best form.