19:50 Dundalk

Friday 8 April 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 1m 25.85s

(8)

Whosegottheshekles^h1⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-7| J: W J Lee| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 45

300/1

Modest gelding. 400/1, nineteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 90 days ago. Down in trip. Hooded for 1st time. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 80970/0-

(7)

La Valeureuse

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: James J Doyle| T: Mrs S Dawson

50/1

50,000 gns yearling, New Bay filly. Dam 1¼m winner. Last of 6 in barrier trial at Dundalk in September. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form:

(1)

Carslake²³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast

16/1

Once-raced gelding. 20/1, fifth of 12 in maiden at this course (8f) on debut. Off 7 months. Open to improvement, but has plenty to find.

Form: 5-

(4)

Fiach Mchugh¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 84

10/3

Lightly-raced gelding. 11/2, below form sixth of 13 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, soft). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut. Solid claims if he returns on his game.

Form: 6326-

(5)

French Rescue^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Kelly| T: J Geoghegan

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 10 in maiden at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 09

(6)

Military Crown^h¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley

66/1

Twice-raced gelding. First run since leaving Charlie Appleby when last of 9 in maiden (28/1) at Navan (5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Engaged 3.55 Gowran Thursday.

Form: 6-9

(10)

Together Aclaim¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 80| BF

5/4

Lightly-raced gelding. Creditable second of 14 in maiden at this C&D (5/6). Off 112 days.

Form: 7222-

(3)

Circles⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

16/1

Once-raced filly. 25/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at this C&D on debut 77 days ago. More required, but should benefit from that initial experience.

Form: 5

(2)

Honey Girl¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: H De Bromhead

2/1

Promising sort. 9/4, second of 14 in maiden at this C&D, clear of rest. Off 119 days. Should progress further, so boasts obvious claims.

Form: 52-

Non-Runners

(9)

Vulture Peak⁷⁹

Weight: 10-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

Forecasts

Together Aclaim (5/4), Honey Girl (2/1), Fiach Mchugh (10/3), Circles (16/1), Carslake (16/1), La Valeureuse (50/1), Vulture Peak (50/1), Military Crown (66/1), French Rescue (125/1), Whosegottheshekles (300/1)

HONEY GIRL stepped forward from her debut and pulled clear of the remainder when second in a C&D maiden late last year, so she's worth a chance to go one better at the likely expense of Together Aclaim, who has filled the runner-up's spot on each of his last 3 outings. Fiach McHugh is also considered.