19:45 Down Royal

Friday 23 June 2023

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Freixenet Pro Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 19:49 | Winning time: 1m 30.26s

(12)

Glengarriff¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Browne

18/1

Twice-raced colt. 66/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good) 16 days ago. One for handicaps.

Form: 76

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(15)

Redondo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

22/1

Foaled April 25. 5,000 gns foal, Territories colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 9f Maftoon and 11f winner Jubilee Girl. Dam maiden (stayed 13f).

Form:

(11)

State's Evidence^t1

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

3/1

Foaled April 15. Expert Eye colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 1m Angel Palm and half-brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Partitia and 11f/1½m winner Palmetto Bay. Wears tongue strap. Appealing pedigree for major yard.

Form:

(4)

Look At The Stars

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Foaled March 18. 60,000 gns yearling, Muhaarar colt. Dam 7f winner. Stable having good spell and he's a newcomer to note.

Form:

(10)

St Laurence's Gate²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Lee| T: J M Barrett

6/1

Twice-raced colt. Eighth of 17 in maiden (25/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 38

(14)

Vangelis⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: J Davison

66/1

Once-raced gelding. 40/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, soft) on debut 41 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to need more time.

Form: 0

(5)

Maria Land

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell

20/1

Foaled January 22. €17,000 yearling, €35,000 2-y-o, Land Force filly. Dam, 7f winner, sister to useful winner up to 1m Bletchley out of useful 2-y-o 5f winner An Ghalanta.

Form:

(17)

Begleys Forge

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

33/1

Foaled May 6. Tagula gelding. Half-brother to winners abroad by Strategic Prince and by Elusive Pimpernel. Dam unraced.

Form:

(7)

Harry The Rogue²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery

17/2

18/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft) on debut 20 days ago, having to pick way through. Likely to improve.

Form: 5

(2)

Lia Fail¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: S P Bird⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Mulvany

25/1

Thrice-raced filly. 14/1, last of 7 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good) 19 days ago.

Form: 457

(3)

Not Far To Fall

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast

28/1

Foaled March 16. €5,000 yearling, Prince of Lir gelding. Brother to 7f/1m winner Awesome Lawson. Dam 5f winner out of useful winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f/6f winner) Ivory's Joy.

Form:

(9)

Tartaraghan

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell

50/1

Foaled February 10. €10,000 yearling, Kessaar filly. Half-sister to winner up to 9f Bogota Gold. Dam, maiden (stayed 11.5f), half-sister to smart winner up to 1¾m Endless Time.

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(6)

Blame Thechampagne²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: N G McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced filly. 5/2, below form sixth of 14 in maiden at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft) 20 days ago, worst of draw. Stable having good spell. Worth another chance.

Form: 4456

(13)

Victor's Choice

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: A Murray

9/1

Foaled February 26. €4,000 yearling, The Last Lion filly. Half-sister to winner up to 1m La Frisla. Dam maiden half-sister to smart 6f-9f winner Wade Giles.

Form:

Non-Runners

(8)

Chou Chou²⁸

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: N Meade J: Reserve 1

(1)

A Daughtersdelight²⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: P Magee J: Reserve 2

(16)

Poppadom²⁰

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

State's Evidence (3/1), Blame Thechampagne (10/3), Look At The Stars (5/1), St Laurence's Gate (6/1), Harry The Rogue (17/2), Victor's Choice (9/1), Glengarriff (18/1), Maria Land (20/1), Redondo (22/1), Lia Fail (25/1), Chou Chou (25/1), Poppadom (25/1), Not Far To Fall (28/1), Begleys Forge (33/1), Tartaraghan (50/1), A Daughtersdelight (50/1), Vangelis (66/1)

BLAME THECHAMPAGNE is probably worth another chance despite her Listowel disappointment as she'd gone well in a Group 3 prior to that. Look At The Stars and State's Evidence are a couple of interesting newcomers.