15:30 Naas

Sunday 21 August 2022

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 1m 12.56s

(2)

Mount Ruapehu¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: J F Grogan

4/1

Lightly-raced colt. 28/1, excellent third of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good) 15 days ago. Not without each-way appeal.

Form: 0023

(5)

Rubio Draco

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

Foaled April 4. €40,000 yearling, Fast Company colt. Brother to smart 5f-7.4f winner Downforce and 2-y-o 5f winner Raramauri and half-brother to winner up to 1m Prince of Burma. Very much one to note in the betting.

Form:

(10)

Heartrate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: K P Cotter

16/1

Foaled February 11. €27,000 2-y-o, Dragon Pulse gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 1m Entwine and 2-y-o 5f winner Dandizette. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

(13)

Halftime Show

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon

22/1

Foaled March 20. €4,000 foal, €12,000 yearling, Jungle Cat gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 4f-6f winner Two Shots of Happy. Worth a peek in the betting.

Form:

(16)

Bonny Power⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| BF

40/1

Twice-raced filly. 7/2, sixth of 10 in maiden at Bellewstown (5f, good) 52 days ago. Needs to raise her game.

Form: 86

(8)

Bird Of Play⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead

1/1

Promising sort. 18/1, second of 19 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good) on debut 8 days ago, slowly away. That was a highly encouraging start to his career and he should go one better here.

Form: 2

(11)

Glyde Ranger^v1¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt

400/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, good, 150/1) 10 days ago. Visored for 1st time.

Form: 900

(4)

Laser Jet⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

8/1

Once-raced gelding. Fourteenth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 28/1) on debut. Off 93 days.

Form: 0

(1)

Tic Tac Toe⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: K J Manning| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

40/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 66/1). Off 93 days.

Form: 70

(15)

Winemaker

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J G Coogan

100/1

Foaled May 22. €3,000 yearling, €12,000 2-y-o, Johnny Barnes gelding. Dam third at 7f in France. Probably best watched on debut.

Form:

(3)

Mount Mary

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

13/2

Foaled April 12. €22,000 yearling, Kessaar filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1m (including Ballycorus Stakes and US Grade 2/3 events) True Valour. Market check advised.

Form:

(14)

Lisieux

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Leigh Roche| T: A McGuinness

28/1

Foaled April 10. €10,000 2-y-o, Camacho filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 5f winner Mayleaf Shine and 1m-1¼m winner Insignia of Rank. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner who stayed 1m.

Form:

(9)

Munlaigh

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

66/1

Foaled March 22. €6,000 yearling, Dawn Approach filly. Dam, 1¼m-1½m winner, sister to smart 1m-10.7f winner (stayed 1¾m) Paene Magnus. Likely to need more time and distance.

Form:

Non-Runners

(7)

Trinity Road¹⁰⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: J Davison J: Ronan Whelan

(6)

Nituna²⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

(12)

Rumbled Again²³

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: D Hogan J: James J Doyle

Forecasts

Bird Of Play (1/1), Mount Ruapehu (4/1), Mount Mary (13/2), Rubio Draco (15/2), Laser Jet (8/1), Nituna (10/1), Heartrate (16/1), Rumbled Again (16/1), Trinity Road (16/1), Halftime Show (22/1), Lisieux (28/1), Tic Tac Toe (40/1), Bonny Power (40/1), Munlaigh (66/1), Winemaker (100/1), Glyde Ranger (400/1)

It's hard to look beyond BIRD OF PLAY, who was sold very cheaply as a yearling but already looks something of a bargain judged on his debut near-miss in a 19-runner maiden at the Curragh last weekend. The Free Eagle colt should take this before going on to better things. Newcomer Rubio Draco ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper and he gets the nod ahead of Nituna and Mount Ruapehu for forecast purposes.