17:50 Cork

Friday 5 May 2023

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 17:51 | Winning time: 1m 4.19s

(15)

Jakajaro

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: D Marnane

33/1

Foaled March 29. €38,000 yearling, Too Darn Hot colt. Half-brother to 6f-1m winner Triple Gold. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) Vancouverite.

Form:

(6)

Asean

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

13/2

Foaled February 10. Ten Sovereigns filly. Dam, maiden (stayed 1½m), sister to useful 2-y-o 7.4f winner (stayed 1¼m) Sherpa out of useful 2-y-o 1m winner (stayed 1½m) Eirnin. Much respected.

Form:

(5)

Launch

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: A Murray

16/1

Foaled April 30. $50,000 yearling, Omaha Beach filly. Half-sister to US 5.5f-1m winner Energizer. Dam, US 5.5f/6f winner, half-sister to US 5f-7f winner Supreme (placed in US graded races). Market can guide.

Form:

(13)

Zona Verde¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon

6/5

Promising sort. Second of 7 in maiden (7/2) at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago, no match for winner. Open to improvement.

Form: 2

(17)

Bruce Lightning

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: P Martin

40/1

Foaled February 18. Lightning Spear gelding. Dam maiden half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m (stayed 1¼m) Beau Recall out of useful winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 8.5f winner) Greta d'Argent.

Form:

(14)

Jungle Dance¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: W P Browne

12/1

Once-raced colt. 9/1, third of 5 in minor event at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 3

(3)

Seti

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: N Meade

16/1

Foaled February 6. €10,000 yearling, Raven's Pass colt. Dam of little account, half-sister to very smart winner up to 11f Mulaqat. Considered.

Form:

(7)

Nikki Swango

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini

14/1

Foaled March 26. €32,000 yearling, Galileo Gold filly. Half-sister to winner up to 9f Stolen Glory. Dam twice-raced half-sister to smart German 6f/7f winner Donnerschlag. Possibilities.

Form:

(2)

West Of Wichita

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: Kevin Coleman

15/2

Foaled March 20. €25,000 yearling, Sioux Nation filly. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 9f Sonja Henie out of 9f/9.5f winner Cold Cold Woman. Not ruled out.

Form:

(12)

Bated Moon

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Foaled February 16. €14,000 yearling, Bated Breath filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5f winner Ocean Cloud. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1¼m Dukhan. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(16)

Expecto¹⁵

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

28/1

Twice-raced filly. Last of 5 in minor event (5/1) at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Stable in good form. Shortlisted on pick of form.

Form: 85

(11)

Novascape

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Slattery| T: D Marnane

50/1

Foaled March 6. 3,000 gns yearling, Cityscape filly. Dam maiden who stayed 7f.

Form:

(8)

Freedom Ring¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

150/1

Once-raced filly. 14/1, last of 9 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) on debut 11 days ago. RESERVE

Form: 9

Non-Runners

(10)

Givemethebeatboys

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

(9)

One Cool Cookie²¹

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: D Hogan J: J M Sheridan

(1)

Moral Turpitude

Weight: 8-10| Age: 2

T: K P Cotter J: Ronan Whelan

(4)

Nemonte

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: M P Sheehy

Forecasts

Zona Verde (6/5), One Cool Cookie (5/1), Bated Moon (11/2), Asean (13/2), West Of Wichita (15/2), Nemonte (8/1), Jungle Dance (12/1), Givemethebeatboys (12/1), Nikki Swango (14/1), Launch (16/1), Seti (16/1), Expecto (28/1), Jakajaro (33/1), Moral Turpitude (33/1), Bruce Lightning (40/1), Novascape (50/1), Freedom Ring (150/1)

Little form to go on so the market should reveal plenty in this juvenile maiden. BATED MOON appeals on paper and is in excellent hands so Joseph O'Brien's Bated Breath filly is taken to go in at the first time of asking. Navan runner-up Zona Verde appeals most of those with racecourse experience and is next on the list ahead of another O'Brien newcomer in the shape of Nemonte.