14:50 Thurles

Thursday 5 October 2023

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 14:51 | Winning time: 1m 51.26s

(1)

Admiral Mae^b¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Twice-raced gelding. Improved on debut form when third of 8 in claimer (7/2) at Fairyhouse (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago, slowly away. Likely contender.

Form: 53

(8)

Ballyrichard^t²¹

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

12/1

Once-raced colt. Tongue strap on, twelfth of 14 in maiden at Naas (7f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut 21 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 0

(14)

Necessitate¹³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

14/1

Once-raced gelding. 12/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) on debut. Off 136 days. Yard in good form.

Form: 9

(3)

Brosna Town

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

5/1

Foaled February 3. €32,000 yearling, Awtaad gelding. Half-brother to useful 1m-1½m winner Moll. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Rivet. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(11)

Hanoi

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Halley

33/1

Foaled May 3. €25,000 foal, €25,000 yearling, New Bay colt. Dam, placed at 7f at 2 yrs, out of unraced half-sister to useful US Grade 3 1m-9f winner Demarcation.

Form:

(13)

Positive Energy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

10/1

Foaled May 8. €11,000 foal, €19,000 yearling, Make Believe gelding. Dam of little account, sister to smart British/US winner up to 8.5f Sweet Acclaim.

Form:

(2)

Ritratto

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Foaled January 1. Churchill gelding. Dam, 1m winner who stayed 11f, half-sister to useful 1½m-13.5f winner Moon Daisy. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

(9)

Messerschmitt

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: N Meade

28/1

Foaled April 24. €15,000 yearling, Kessaar gelding. Half-brother to 5f-9f winner Goose Rock. Dam 2-y-o 7f/7.4f winner. Yard having good spell.

Form:

(5)

Seas And Oceans¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: L F Roche| T: Eoghan O'Neill

200/1

Once-raced colt. Eighteenth of 19 in maiden (66/1) at the Curragh (8f, heavy) on debut 11 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 0

(6)

Volto Di Medusa^p1¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: M W Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

Twice-raced colt. 13/2, eighth of 12 in maiden at Navan (8f, good to soft) 1 day ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 68

(15)

Jurality

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

20/1

Foaled April 17. 21,000 gns foal, 4,000 gns yearling, Masar gelding. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Tenjin. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner.

Form:

(4)

Cornahilt Soldier¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: K Smith| OR: 69

4/1

Lightly-raced filly. Found improvement when very good second of 10 in maiden at Down Royal (7f, soft) 10 days ago, running on late. Holds strong claims on form.

Form: 67822

(16)

Ritournelle³²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

4/1

Promising type. Fourth of 13 in maiden (13/2) at Tipperary (7.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Should have more to offer yet.

Form: 54

Non-Runners

(10)

You Played Well

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: K Purcell J: C Horgan

(12)

Killeaney Bear¹¹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

(7)

Sofia Tesoro¹⁰

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: T G McCourt J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Ritournelle (4/1), Cornahilt Soldier (4/1), Brosna Town (5/1), Admiral Mae (5/1), Positive Energy (10/1), Volto Di Medusa (12/1), Ballyrichard (12/1), Necessitate (14/1), Jurality (20/1), Ritratto (20/1), Messerschmitt (28/1), Hanoi (33/1), You Played Well (50/1), Seas And Oceans (200/1)

This can go to CORNAHILT SOLDIER, who posted her best effort yet when runner-up at Down Royal last month and will appreciate this stiffer test of stamina. Admiral Mae and Ritournelle head the list of dangers.