17:25 Roscommon

Monday 22 May 2023

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 1m 38.19s

(12)

Heliogabalus

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

7/2

Foaled May 3. €23,000 yearling, resold €48,000 yearling, Holy Roman Emperor colt. Half-brother to useful 11f-12.5f winner Goderville and 1¼m-12.5f winner Folleville. Dam useful French 1½m winner.

Form:

(7)

Necessitate

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

12/1

Foaled February 4. €40,000 yearling, Zoffany colt. Dam, 11f winner, half-sister to smart 9.5f-14.5f winner Now We Can, won Grand Prix de Chantilly. likely type on paper.

Form:

(4)

Courageous Strike

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: A Murray

9/1

Foaled March 16. 5,500 gns foal, €32,000 yearling, National Defense colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Rich. Dam useful French 2-y-o 7f-1¼m winner.

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(5)

Hasshoffman

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

9/1

Foaled April 18. Starspangledbanner colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 7f winner Marsh Hawk and 2-y-o 5f winner Hairy Rocket, both useful. Yard in good form.

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(6)

Rock 'N' Roll Kid³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

28/1

Twice-raced colt. Fourth of 5 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy, 28/1) 36 days ago, running on. Up in trip.

Form: 94

(9)

Elliptical²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

15/2

7/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) on debut 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 8

(11)

Lough Lannagh

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M Mjoka⁽³⁾| T: Kevin Coleman

66/1

Foaled January 10. Magna Grecia filly. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart French/US winner up to 9.5f Gorella, won Prix de Sandringham and US Grade 1 9.5f event.

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(3)

Pomeriggio

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

10/1

Foaled February 23. €27,000 yearling, Caravaggio filly. Dam lightly-raced sister to smart 1½m/13f winner Offer and closely related to smart 10.4f winner Musha Merr.

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(10)

High Morale

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Foaled April 1. 4,000 gns foal, €6,000 yearling, National Defense colt. Half-brother to 1m winner Mount Snowdon. Dam, unraced, closely related to top-class winner up to 1m Toronado.

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(2)

Port Louis²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

7/1

Promising type. 14/1, fourth of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, soft) 21 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Up in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 54

(8)

Jaadil

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

8/1

Foaled April 1. €20,000 foal, €18,000 yearling, Kessaar filly. Half-sister to winner abroad by Equiano. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Unilit. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

(1)

Expecto¹⁷

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

40/1

Thrice-raced filly. 28/1, eleventh of 13 in maiden at Cork (5f, soft) 17 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Yard having good spell.

Form: 850

(13)

Lia Fail²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany

14/1

Fourth of 9 in maiden (14/1) at Naas (5.9f, heavy) on debut 28 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Heliogabalus (7/2), High Morale (11/2), Port Louis (7/1), Elliptical (15/2), Jaadil (8/1), Courageous Strike (9/1), Hasshoffman (9/1), Pomeriggio (10/1), Necessitate (12/1), Lia Fail (14/1), Rock 'N' Roll Kid (28/1), Expecto (40/1), Lough Lannagh (66/1)

No surprise were this to go to a newcomer, with JAADIL just about the pick of the bunch on paper, so she's offered before the benefit of market clues. Hasshoffman and Necessitate are other likely types, with Port Louis the most persuasive of those with experience.