16:50 Curragh

Friday 26 May 2023

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Irish European Breeders Fund Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 15.28s

(17)

Absolute Advantage^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

9/1

Foaled February 8. €43,000 yearling, Tasleet colt. Dam twice-raced half-sister to useful winner up to 8.6f (stayed 1½m) Putra Sas. Yard in good form. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

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(5)

Guest Star

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Foaled March 30. 7,000 gns foal, €46,000 yearling, Due Diligence colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Mai Alward. Dam 9f-1¼m winner.

Form:

(13)

Jakajaro²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: D Marnane

12/1

Promising type. Sixth of 13 in maiden at Cork (5f, soft, 33/1) on debut 21 days ago, nearest finish. Should progress.

Form: 6

(16)

Transcending Glory

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

22/1

Foaled February 27. €36,000 yearling, Cotai Glory colt. Half-brother to useful winner up to 6f High Velocity. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner.

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(12)

King Cuan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

6/4

Foaled May 1. 20,000 gns foal, €21,000 yearling, Tasleet colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 5f winner Ernest Rutherford and winner up to 6f Enta Omry. Dam 7f/7.6f winner.

Form:

(7)

Rush Queen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness

16/1

Foaled January 29. €20,000 foal, 35,000 gns yearling, 50,000 gns 2-y-o, Ardad filly. Dam unraced.

Form:

(2)

Chou Chou

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Leigh Roche| T: N Meade

14/1

Foaled March 5. 7,500 gns foal, €14,000 yearling, Belardo gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 1m Gangland and 6f-1¼m winner False Id.

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(4)

Ocean Baroque²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: K P Cotter

3/1

Once-raced gelding. Second of 9 in maiden (12/1) at this C&D (soft) on debut 25 days ago. Sets the bar pretty high.

Form: 2

(6)

St Laurence's Gate³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J M Barrett

25/1

Once-raced colt. Third of 7 in maiden (25/1) at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 34 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 3

(9)

Spicy Water

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery

66/1

Foaled April 18. €32,000 yearling, Inns of Court filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful winner up to 6f Hestian and winner up to 7f St Brelades Bay. Dam lightly raced.

Form:

(15)

Sanshiro³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

40/1

Once-raced colt. 20/1, fifth of 7 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 34 days ago.

Form: 5

(10)

Velvet Skies³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

40/1

Once-raced colt. 9/1, fourth of 5 in minor event at Tipperary (5f, good to soft) on debut 36 days ago.

Form: 4

(3)

Gaenari^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: D Dias

18/1

Foaled April 28. £23,000 yearling, £3,000 2-y-o, Inns of Court filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 6f winners Mutawaffer and Golden Bear. Wears hood.

Form:

(1)

Loterie

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty

28/1

Foaled January 15. €30,000 yearling, Ten Sovereigns filly. Closely related 1m winners Lesson Learned and Marcolini. Dam unraced half-sister to 2-y-o 5f winner (stayed 6f) Danehill Brook.

Form:

(14)

Nemonte

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Foaled February 20. Ten Sovereigns filly. Dam 1m-12.5f winner out of a twice-raced half-sister to top-class miler Rock of Gibraltar. One to note.

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Time'll Tell³²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: J A Kinsella

50/1

Once-raced filly. 10/1, eighth of 9 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy) on debut 32 days ago.

Form: 8

(8)

Si Senior

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: P Magee

66/1

Foaled April 18. €4,500 yearling, Bungle Inthejungle filly. Half-sister to winner up to 7f Primeiro Boy and 6f winner Coco Bear. Dam unraced.

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Forecasts

King Cuan (6/4), Ocean Baroque (3/1), Absolute Advantage (9/1), Jakajaro (12/1), Chou Chou (14/1), Rush Queen (16/1), Gaenari (18/1), Nemonte (20/1), Guest Star (20/1), Transcending Glory (22/1), St Laurence's Gate (25/1), Loterie (28/1), Sanshiro (40/1), Velvet Skies (40/1), Time'll Tell (50/1), Si Senior (66/1), Spicy Water (66/1)

OCEAN BAROQUE showed plenty when second over this C&D earlier this month and sets a high standard. Jakajaro shaped like a potential improver when sixth at Cork so is respected, with stablemates Absolute Advantage and Nemonte making most appeal of the newcomers.