17:30 Dundalk

Friday 31 March 2023

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Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 0.01s

(2)

Excel In Space

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

18/1

Foaled March 9. Exceed And Excel colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 7.5f Holocene.

Form:

(7)

Dandy Lichious

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

10/3

Foaled February 7. Dandy Man colt. Dam, 1m-10.5f winner, closely related to useful winner up to 11.5f Titus Mills. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

(3)

Dundrum

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

6/5

Foaled February 14. €31,000 yearling, Profitable colt. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who stayed 8.5f. Of obvious interest on debut.

Form:

(6)

Lightening Army

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: W J Lee| T: A Murray

10/3

(Production):72,000F, 80,000Y: fifth foal: half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 9f-11f winner Blue Sky Dreamer (by Farhh) and 9.5f winner Mostaqqer (by Brazen Beau): dam maiden (stayed 1¼m).

Form:

(9)

Rock 'N' Roll Kid

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

20/1

Foaled January 28. £20,000 yearling, Expert Eye colt. Dam, French 8.5f winner, half-sister to very smart 1½m-15.5f winner Ice Breeze out of useful 11f-13.5f winner Winter Silence.

Form:

(5)

Across Da Universe

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M Santos| T: W P Browne

14/1

Foaled January 6. €8,000 yearling, Bungle Inthejungle colt. Dam unraced out of winning half-sister to Irish Derby winner Jack Hobbs.

Form:

(1)

Kandoo

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Davison

33/1

Foaled February 14. Kessaar filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5f winner Donna and 6f winner Taj Neom. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner.

Form:

(8)

Mount Whitney

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

100/1

Foaled March 19. €8,000 yearling, U S Navy Flag filly. Half-sister to several winners, including 7f/1m winner Ghadaayer and 1½m-16.6f winner Wanaasah. Dam 7f winner who stayed 1½m.

Form:

(4)

Guns And Flowers⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A Murray

14/1

Once-raced filly. Fifth of 11 in maiden at the Curragh (5f, heavy, 33/1) on debut 6 days ago. Has an experience edge over the others.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Dundrum (6/5), Lightening Army (10/3), Dandy Lichious (10/3), Across Da Universe (14/1), Guns And Flowers (14/1), Excel In Space (18/1), Rock 'N' Roll Kid (20/1), Kandoo (33/1), Mount Whitney (100/1)

Bearing in mind LIGHTENING ARMY's connections, he's likely to be tuned up for his debut, so he gets the nod ahead of Dandy Lichious, who represents an excellent stable. Guns And Flowers, a stablemate of the selection, showed something at the Curragh on debut and his experience will obviously come in useful