14:40 Naas

Sunday 27 August 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:30

Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 12.8s

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Wrestling Revenue³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: Sean Davis

25/1

Once-raced gelding. 66/1, fourteenth of 16 in maiden at Cork (6f, good) on debut 30 days ago.

Form: 0

(8)

McTenett¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

9/4

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 11 in maiden (4/1) at Sligo (5.7f, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago, never nearer. Could improve markedly for that initial experience, so worth taking a chance on.

Form: 4

(6)

Valentino Express^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

25/1

Foaled March 23. €46,000 foal, 32,000 gns yearling, Exceed And Excel colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f/7f winner American Star. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 5f/6f winner Lilbourne Lad.

Form:

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Spanish Battleship¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

18/1

Once-raced gelding. 13/2, last of 11 in maiden at Sligo (5.7f, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

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Mapa

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

14/1

Foaled January 31. $16,000 foal, $35,000 yearling, Mitole filly. Dam, US 2-y-o 5f winner, half-sister to Norfolk Stakes winner Shang Shang Shang.

Form:

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Shes Scintillating¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

20/1

Once-raced filly. 50/1, last of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (7f, good) on debut 15 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: 0

(11)

Bergamasco^t1⁸⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

7/1

Once-raced gelding. 22/1, fourth of 11 in maiden at Roscommon (7.2f, good) on debut 87 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Should progress.

Form: 4

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Mokotow Glory²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Rory Cleary| T: K P Cotter

80/1

Once-raced gelding. Tenth of 12 in maiden at Galway (7f, good, 50/1) on debut 23 days ago, missing break.

Form: 0

(9)

Moltophino

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: C D Maxwell| T: J A Kinsella

50/1

Foaled May 1. €13,000 yearling, Profitable colt. Half-brother to numerous winners, including 8.6f-10.3f winner Noble Prospector and 5f/6f winner The Daley Express. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner.

Form:

(1)

Byzantine Empress¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 70

11/4

Lightly-raced filly. Creditable sixth of 12 in maiden (13/2) at Dundalk (6f) 12 days ago. Solid claims in a thin race.

Form: 48326

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Smart Impression¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: M McCullagh| OR: 77

16/5

Thrice-raced filly. 12/1, fourth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (6f) 12 days ago. Likely to be on the premisees.

Form: 574

Forecasts

McTenett (9/4), Byzantine Empress (11/4), Smart Impression (16/5), Bergamasco (7/1), Mapa (14/1), Spanish Battleship (18/1), Shes Scintillating (20/1), Wrestling Revenue (25/1), Valentino Express (25/1), Moltophino (50/1), Mokotow Glory (80/1)

This might not take much winning and MCTENNETT shaped with some encouragement when fourth on debut at Sligo, so he could improve enough to open his account at the second attempt. Fillies Byzantine Empress and Smart Impression have better form than the selection but they're more exposed.