13:20 Bellewstown

Saturday 1 April 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

3YO only | 7f 180y | Soft to Heavy | 17 Runners | Turf

(14)

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: H Rogers

Twice-raced gelding. Fourteenth of 18 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, soft, 250/1), unable to sustain effort. Off 161 days.

Form: 00-

(15)

Etna Rosso

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

€40,000 yearling, Decorated Knight colt. Half-brother to useful 6f-7f winner Improvised. Likely-looking newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Firm Handshake

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

€30,000 foal, €56,000 yearling, Kodi Bear gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 6f winner Crown Dependency and 2-y-o 6f-1m winner Motown Mick. Dam maiden.

Form:

(7)

Grey Leader

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

€25,000 yearling, El Kabeir gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 7f Go Well Spicy and useful 6f winner Popmaster. Dam 7f winner.

Form:

(17)

Gunsight¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M A Enright| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 75

Thrice-raced gelding. Runner-up on second start but in nothing like the same form when Twelfth of 15 in maiden (8/1) at Gowran (8.3f, heavy). Off 165 days.

Form: 620-

(11)

Hutton Glen

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

Aclaim gelding. Dam, 11f-2½m winner, also won over hurdles, half-sister to useful 1½m/12.5f winner Magellan Strait. Lot to like on paper.

Form:

(16)

Lasting Peace¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: M P Sheehy| T: N Meade

Fourteenth of 15 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, soft, 33/1) on debut. Off 168 days.

Form: 0-

(12)

Believe Me Now

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

Make Believe filly. Dam unraced.

Form:

(9)

Doctor Nightingale

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: G Elliott

€8,000 foal, €8,000 yearling, Make Believe filly. Half-sister to several winners, including 9f-11.6f winner Monaafasah and 6f winner Derdas.

Form:

(5)

Fast Tara¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

Similar form to debut when third of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f). Off 176 days and slightly stiffer test will suit.

Form: 63-

(4)

Kaydees Magic¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 70

Thrice-raced filly. 80/1, eighth of 20 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy). Off 146 days.

Form: 058-

(2)

Love Mocha¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

Promising sort. 8/1, fourth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut. Off 176 days. Open to progress.

Form: 4-

(13)

Neowise

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

Fourth foal: half-sister to winner up to 1¾m Psyche (2-y-o 1m winner, by Lope de Vega). Dam, 1½m winner, granddaughter of Poule d'Essai des Pouliches/Prix de Diane and Prix Jacques le Marois East of The Moon, herself half-sister to Kingmambo out of Miesque.

Form:

(6)

Perfect Curves¹¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

Twice-raced filly. Eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 40/1). Off 113 days. First run for yard after leaving Mrs J. Harrington but joined another good yard.

Form: 80-

(8)

Vikki Wall⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C D Maxwell| T: Ian Donoghue

Twice-raced filly. 2/1, first run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when fourth of 9 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) 87 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Significantly up in trip, which isn't sure to suit.

Form: 3-4

(10)

Partisan Hero¹⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Reserve 1| T: D K Weld

Once-raced gelding. 25/1, twelfth of 20 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy) on debut, met some trouble. Off 146 days. RESERVE.

Form: 0-

(1)

Hokusai¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Reserve 2| T: N Meade| OR: 75

Thrice-raced gelding. Seventh of 17 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft, 8/1), unsuited by drop in trip. Off 178 days. Significantly back up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: 767-

Forecasts

Fast Tara (3/1), Love Mocha (4/1), Vikki Wall (5/1), Etna Rosso (13/2), Gunsight (8/1), Firm Handshake (8/1), Hutton Glen (8/1), Neowise (12/1), Believe Me Now (14/1), Doctor Nightingale (16/1), Perfect Curves (25/1), Lasting Peace (33/1), Kaydees Magic (33/1), Grey Leader (33/1), Buzzen (100/1)

This stiffer test of stamina will suit FAST TARA on her return and she showed enough in a brace of juvenile runs to think she can win a maiden. Newcomers may provide the stiffest opposition, with Etna Rosso and Hutton Glen a couple of likely-looking sorts.