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Wednesday 18 October 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 1m 18.57s

(15)

Fickou

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

12/1

Foaled January 23. 12,000 gns yearling, Showcasing colt. Dam, 1¼m-1½m winner, half-sister to smart 7f winner (stayed 9.5f) Masaalek.

Form:

(7)

Apachetwohundred^b1¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: D N Curran⁽⁷⁾| T: D Bunyan & G O'Leary

50/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tenth of 13 in maiden (22/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) 11 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time. Work to do.

Form: 30

(4)

Southbank^t¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Once-raced colt. Tongue strap on, ninth of 18 in maiden (15/2) at this C&D (soft) on debut 14 days ago. Improvement required.

Form: 9

(3)

Ojw Legacy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

7/2

Foaled April 24. 60,000 gns yearling, Kodiac filly. Half-sister to 6f-7f winner Warsaw Road and winner up to 1m Oh Purple Reign, both useful. Dam unraced out of useful 2-y-o 7f winner Queen of Poland. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(11)

Barley Cove^b¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 69

17/2

Bounced back to form, in first-time blinkers, when third of 11 in nursery over C&D (soft) 14 days ago. Yard having good spell. Likely contender.

Form: 05873

(14)

Mint Man

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan| T: P J F Murphy

40/1

Foaled May 16. 31,000 gns yearling, Due Diligence colt. Brother to useful winner up to 6f Streamline and half-brother to several winners, including 6f winner Prince Ahwahnee and 2-y-o 5f winner Clouds Rest.

Form:

(8)

Tiger King

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: R O'Brien

16/1

Foaled February 2. €19,000 foal, €85,000 yearling, 5,500 gns 2-y-o, Inns of Court colt. Half-brother to French 13f winner Pink Birthday. Dam unraced half-sister to useful French winner up to 1½m Pink Gin.

Form:

(12)

Bruce Lightning⁸²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 78

9/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Twelfth of 16 in maiden at Cork (6f, good, 14/1) 82 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 390

(2)

Goldrush Kid¹⁷⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P Magee

15/2

Once-raced colt. Fifth of 9 in maiden (80/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft) on debut. Off 170 days. Claims if building on that.

Form: 5

(1)

Xaustdwithpleasure

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

25/1

Foaled April 29. €9,000 yearling, Bungle Inthejungle gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 9f-1¾m winner Dabadiyan and useful 5f-1¼m winner Dabulena. Dam lightly raced. Market check advised on debut.

Form:

(9)

Irish Annie¹³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Halpin| T: K Prendergast

150/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 11 in maiden (20/1) at Roscommon (7.2f, good) on debut. Off 139 days. Down in trip.

Form: 9

(10)

Tiffany Mae¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

Once-raced filly. 33/1, seventh of 18 in maiden at this C&D (soft) on debut 14 days ago. Likely improver.

Form: 7

(13)

Vassula Ryden³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

11/8

Posted promising third of 5 in maiden at Galway (7.1f, good to soft, 7/1) on debut 36 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Entitled to build on that and holds strong claims.

Form: 3

(6)

Poppy Pimento¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery

125/1

Once-raced filly. Tenth of 18 in maiden (66/1) at this C&D (soft) on debut 14 days ago.

Form: 0

(5)

Benwelt Gem

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

200/1

Foaled March 10. Anjaal filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Waeed. Dam 2-y-o 6f-7f winner.

Form:

Forecasts

Vassula Ryden (11/8), Ojw Legacy (7/2), Goldrush Kid (15/2), Barley Cove (17/2), Bruce Lightning (9/1), Fickou (12/1), Tiger King (16/1), Tiffany Mae (22/1), Xaustdwithpleasure (25/1), Southbank (33/1), Mint Man (40/1), Apachetwohundred (50/1), Poppy Pimento (125/1), Irish Annie (150/1), Benwelt Gem (200/1)

This can go to VASSULA RYDEN, who showed plenty of ability on her Galway debut last month and should have learnt plenty from that experience. Barley Cove looks the likeliest danger on form, whilst Xaustdwithpleasure may be the pick of the newcomers.