16:25 Thurles

Thursday 3 November 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 59.2s

Demandrivingdouvan¹⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott| BF

1/4

Promising type. Second of 15 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, good, 11/8) on NH debut 159 days ago, no match for winner. Should open his account here.

Form: 1-2

Housemartin¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽⁷⁾| T: E J O'Grady

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Below form fifth of 9 in bumper at Cork (19f, heavy, 6/1) 18 days ago. Needs to up his game.

Form: 032-35

Just Another Day^h³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ciaran Murphy

66/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1 and hooded, seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.4f, good) on NH debut 38 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 7

Knockwilliambridge^p,t²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C J Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Remains a maiden after 11 bumper runs. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 9 in bumper (50/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, good) 26 days ago.

Form: 49-5684

March To Victory¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: Patrick Turley

50/1

Champs Elysees gelding. Dam, unraced half-sister to bumper winner Stigh Collain, from family of high-class 2m hurdler Harchibald. Pulled up sole start in points (May 14).

Form: P

Fine Margin²¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: M A Daly

14/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful hurdler Belfast Banter, stays 21f. Made frame on 2 of 3 starts in points (latest Apr 3).

Form: 534-

Always Handy¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr B T Stone⁽⁷⁾| T: B Jordan

25/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam (h80), maiden hurdler, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 3¼m) Urtheoneiwant. Completed start in points, pulled up last time (May 15).

Form: F5-P

Ik's Man¹⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Brien

6/1

€9,000 3-y-o, Walk In The Park gelding. Dam 17f hurdle/chase winner in France. Winning pointer, placed last 2 starts (latest May 28).

Form: P/12-3

Lakefield Flyer^t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr T Hamilton| T: J J Hanlon

14/1

Once-raced maiden. Tongue strap on, second of 9 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, good, 10/1) on NH debut 26 days ago, clear of rest.

Form: 344-2

Spitalfield³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: D Bergin

22/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 11 in bumper (20/1) at Galway (16.7f, soft) on NH debut 30 days ago.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Come And See

Weight: 11-5| Age: 4

T: Yvonne Latta J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Demandrivingdouvan (1/4), Ik's Man (6/1), Come And See (12/1), Fine Margin (14/1), Lakefield Flyer (14/1), Housemartin (16/1), Spitalfield (22/1), Always Handy (25/1), March To Victory (50/1), Just Another Day (66/1), Knockwilliambridge (80/1)

Easy point winner DEMANDRIVINGDOUVAN made a positive Rules debut when runner-up at Punchestown 159 days ago and he probably won't need to improve to land this. Lakefield Flyer is the main danger on bumper form and Ik's Man looks an interesting recruit having placed between the flags.