17:10 Leopardstown

Thursday 24 August 2023

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 1m 30.37s

(1)

Alpha Cephei²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane

11/2

Twice-raced colt. Sixth of 9 in maiden at this course (8f, good to soft, 16/1) 28 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 66

(6)

Ocean Odyssey

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan

11/4

Foaled March 8. €26,000 yearling, Iffraaj colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart UAE 5f/6f winner Miqyaas and 1¼m winner Majalaat.

Form:

(4)

Gesture

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: Eoghan O'Neill

5/1

Foaled February 23. €20,000 yearling, Bated Breath colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 1m winner Sunbelt. Entered for Group 2.

Form:

(3)

Romford¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Slattery| T: K P Cotter

33/1

Twice-raced gelding. Sixth of 7 in maiden at Galway (7f, soft, 7/1) 18 days ago.

Form: 66

(10)

King Of Lots

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: N G McCullagh| T: J G Coogan

28/1

Foaled April 10. €11,000 yearling, Sioux Nation gelding. Dam maiden half-sister to smart British/US 7f-9f (Grade 1) winner Sophie P.

Form:

(7)

Sportingsilvermine²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: D Hogan

66/1

Once-raced gelding. Eleventh of 12 in maiden at Galway (7f, good, 50/1) on debut 20 days ago.

Form: 0

(2)

Ciao For Now

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Foaled May 12. 13,000 gns yearling, Havana Grey filly. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful 1¼m winner Kaleidoscopic.

Form:

(9)

Making Time⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: N Lupini

11/4

Thrice-raced filly. Third of 12 in maiden (7/1) at Dundalk (6f) 9 days ago. Sets a good standard.

Form: 303

(8)

Minton⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Jayne Hearne

125/1

Once-raced filly. Last of 23 in maiden (100/1) at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) on debut 4 days ago.

Form: 0

(5)

With Annie Luck

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

7/1

Foaled February 22. Holy Roman Emperor filly. Dam unraced half-sister to useful winner up to 11f Talwar.

Form:

Forecasts

Making Time (11/4), Ocean Odyssey (11/4), Gesture (5/1), Alpha Cephei (11/2), Ciao For Now (7/1), With Annie Luck (7/1), King Of Lots (28/1), Romford (33/1), Sportingsilvermine (66/1), Minton (125/1)

MAKING TIME is the clear pick on form so is the obvious choice. Gesture is a newcomer to note given his Group 2 entry, with Ocean Odyssey and Ciao For Now other likely types.