19:30 Dundalk

Friday 27 October 2023

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Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Div 1)

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 40.16s

(5)

Pagan Sun

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

15/8

Foaled February 3. €80,000 yearling, €360,000 2-y-o, Waldgeist colt. Half-brother to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Wootton'sun. Cost plenty and he's an interesting newcomer for red-hot yard who have struck with 7 of last 10 newcomers.

Form:

(3)

Chicago Fireball³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 89

8/1

Lightly-raced colt. 100/1, creditable sixth of 23 in sales race at the Curragh (7f, soft) 34 days ago, better placed than most. Makes polytrack debut. Can surely find a race.

Form: 43396

(8)

Emphasis^b1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

17/2

Foaled February 25. 210,000 gns foal, Magna Grecia colt. Closely related to useful 1m winner Crack Shot and half-brother to 7f winner Tadita Twitch. Dam 1½m-1¾m winner. Debutant to note for top stable.

Form:

(12)

Rothstein

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: N Meade

20/1

Foaled March 24. €80,000 yearling, Invincible Army colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 5f winner Silver Start and half-brother to 2-y-o 5.7f winner Harry Time. Dam 5f-7f winner (including at 2 yrs).

Form:

(2)

Soldier's Empire³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

11/10

Promising individual. 40/1, fifth of 23 in sales race at the Curragh (7f, soft) 34 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Trainer going well. One to keep on right side.

Form: 35

(11)

Zenato

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Jamie Powell⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

66/1

Foaled April 16. 35,000 gns yearling, Footstepsinthesand colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 1m-1¼m winner Global Hunter and winner up to 1¼m Eagle Spirit. Dam 9.4f winner.

Form:

(1)

Mrs Haggerston

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack

80/1

Foaled February 6. 75,000 gns foal, €80,000 yearling, Oasis Dream filly. Half-sister to smart winner up to 6f Riflescope and 2-y-o 7f winner Belle Diva. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to smart 7f/1m winner Redstone Dancer.

Form:

(14)

Heliogabalus¹⁵⁸

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

50/1

7/2, twelfth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) on debut. Off 158 days/gelded. Should progress given he was clearly thought capable of better.

Form: 0

(10)

Suilleabhain¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: K P Cotter

33/1

Thrice-raced colt. 12/1, fifth of 14 in maiden at this course (7f) 14 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 065

(16)

Centuria^b1¹¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

50/1

€300,000 yearling, Advertise filly. Dam, French 1½m winner, half-sister to smart 7f/1m winner Stunning Spirit from an excellent family. 22/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good) on debut. Off 119 days. Yard in good form. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0

(4)

Lady Doris

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

50/1

€60,000 half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Realtra (2-y-o 6f winner, by Dark Angel). Dam 2-y-o 7f winner who stayed 1¼m. Third of 8 in barrier trial at Dundalk in September.

Form:

(9)

Sinbad My Dad^p¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey

50/1

Thrice-raced gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 13 in minor event at Naas (7f, heavy, 125/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 846

(7)

Second Princess

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer

150/1

Foaled April 10. Second Thought filly. Dam third at 1m.

Form:

Non-Runners

(13)

Taraj³³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(15)

Ford Island¹⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: Daniel Murphy J: Reserve 1

(6)

Cloud Seeker¹²

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Soldier's Empire (11/10), Pagan Sun (15/8), Taraj (9/2), Chicago Fireball (8/1), Emphasis (17/2), Ford Island (16/1), Rothstein (20/1), Suilleabhain (33/1), Heliogabalus (50/1), Lady Doris (50/1), Sinbad My Dad (50/1), Centuria (50/1), Cloud Seeker (50/1), Zenato (66/1), Mrs Haggerston (80/1), Second Princess (150/1)

This has the look of a hot maiden, with PAGAN SUN chanced before market clues to continue the red-hot Paddy Twomey's remarkable run with his newcomers (7 of his last 10 have won). Soldier's Empire and Chicago Fireball are closely matched on the form of their Goffs Million efforts and can surely find races. Taraj is respected, while Emphasis has to be worth a look first time up for Ballydoyle.