Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 52.20s

Machismo⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott

6/1

€28,000 3-y-o, Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser Keeper Hill and useful hurdler Dargiannini. Won sole start in points (Dec 3). Should take all the beating.

Form: 1

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The Dancing Tree²⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D G Lavery| T: G P Cromwell

9/1

€24,000 3-y-o, Pillar Coral gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner Monteip. Dam (h107), 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), half-sister to fairly useful chaser (2¼m-23f winner) Sacree Tiepy. Third sole start in points (Apr 2023).

Form: 3-

Eastbank Warrior²⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁵⁾| T: Jonathan Sweeney

5/2

€19,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Dam, winning pointer, closely related to Grand National winner One For Arthur. Fell sole start in points (May 7).

Form: F

Half A Chance

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Paddy Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

€8,000 3-y-o, Beat Hollow gelding. Brother to fairly useful 23f hurdle winner Get Rich Die Plyin, and closely related to 3 winners, including useful hurdler/smart chaser The Dutchman.

Form:

Olympy De Cerisy¹¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J W Hendrick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

8/11

€10,000 3-y-o, Brametot gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 7.5f-10.5f winner in France Brave Shiina. Easy winner sole start in points (Oct 2023).

Form: 1

Non-Runners

A Okay²

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: J A Berry J: R A Berry

Forecasts

Olympy De Cerisy (8/11), Eastbank Warrior (5/2), Machismo (6/1), The Dancing Tree (9/1), Half A Chance (66/1), A Okay (66/1)

Point winners MACHISMO and Olympy de Cerisy are likely to dominate this contest, with the former marginally preferred having been picked up by top connections. The Dancing Tree hasn't achieved as much as that pair between the flags but he's bred for bumpers, so he's also respected.