15:00 Dundalk

Wednesday 1 November 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 15.62s

(7)

Exceeding

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery

14/1

Foaled February 23. €35,000 yearling, Exceed And Excel gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1½m winner (stayed 2m) The Mediterranean out of smart 2-y-o 5f/6f winner (stayed 1m) Flashy Wings.

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(9)

Take Me To Church^p¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

11/10

Thrice-raced colt. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, second of 10 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, heavy, 17/2) 17 days ago. Booking of Whelan a plus. The one to beat. Yard also saddles Bergamasco.

Form: 372

(2)

Bergamasco⁶⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: J Davison

22/1

Twice-raced gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 11 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good, 7/1) 66 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 45

(1)

Fickou¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: A Oliver

4/1

Once-raced colt. 12/1, fifth of 15 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, heavy) on debut 14 days ago, not knocked about. Should have more to offer. Yard also represented by newcomer Clouds Collide.

Form: 5

(8)

Miss Alaska^t⁹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

Once-raced filly. 9/1 and tongue strap on, twelfth of 14 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) on debut. Off 95 days and will need to leave that effort well behind if she's to feature prominently here.

Form: 0

(4)

Go Go Gonzo

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

5/1

Foaled February 6. €10,000 yearling, Caravaggio gelding. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to useful 6f-7f winner Castle Hill Cassie. Noteworthy newcomer from a leading yard and the market will likely be informative.

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(5)

Hemight¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack

100/1

Once-raced colt. 33/1, last of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.1f, heavy) on debut 11 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 0

(10)

Anvika^h1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: S Lavery

8/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 16 in maiden (50/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 20 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Engaged 12.00 the Curragh Tuesday.

Form: 89

(3)

Dramatic Entrance^p¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70

14/1

Lightly-raced filly. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in nursery (12/1) at Naas (5.9f, soft) 18 days ago. Makes polytrack debut and solid each-way claims judged on what she showed on her penultimate start.

Form: 53029

(6)

Clouds Collide

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: L F Roche| T: A Oliver

28/1

Foaled April 25. €10,000 yearling, Muhaarar filly. Half-sister to 6f winner Cool Lightning and 6f-7f winner Mezzo Soprano. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner.

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Forecasts

Take Me To Church (11/10), Fickou (4/1), Go Go Gonzo (5/1), Anvika (8/1), Dramatic Entrance (14/1), Exceeding (14/1), Bergamasco (22/1), Clouds Collide (28/1), Miss Alaska (33/1), Hemight (100/1)

This represents a golden opportunity for TAKE ME TO CHURCH to get off the mark on the back of an improved effort in a Naas maiden 17 days ago. That said, it will look significant if newcomer Go Go Gonzo is strong in the betting and it would be no surprise were Fickou to build on the promise of his debut fifth in a 15-runner Navan maiden a fortnight ago. Dramatic Entrance also enters calculations, for all that she was below par last time.