16:50 Leopardstown

Friday 17 May 2024

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 16:54 | Winning time: 1m 42.44s

(1)

Ace In The Pack

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: K Prendergast

66/1

Acclamation gelding. Dam sprint maiden half-sister to smart multiple 5f winner Raasel. Likely he will come on for the run.

Form:

(2)

Aratayvo²³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 81

6/1

Thrice-raced colt. 66/1, twentieth of 23 in minor event at the Curragh (7f, soft) when last seen in September. Good second in a Naas maiden prior to that and each-way chance judged on that form.

Form: 820-

(7)

Cardinal Zin¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 82

2/1

Fairly useful gelding. 13/2, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Naas (8f, soft) 18 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 7252-23

(3)

Genoah

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan

14/1

€30,000 2-y-o, U S Navy Flag colt. Dam unraced out of Yorkshire Oaks winner Quiff, runner-up in St Leger. One to note in the betting.

Form:

(12)

Inncourt

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

£55,000 yearling, €52,000 2-y-o, Inns of Court gelding. Half-brother to smart 6f winner Believing. Dam, unraced, closely related to smart 6f-7.4f winner Miss Sally. Watch the betting for clues.

Form:

(6)

Model Approach^p²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

12/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fifth of 12 in maiden (8/1) at the Curragh (10f, heavy) 27 days ago. Looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 55

(13)

Perfect Reel

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick

125/1

Highland Reel gelding. Half-brother to 1¼m-1½m winner Eadbhard and 1m-1½m winner Loingseoir. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

(5)

Ridhaz²⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins

13/2

Once-raced colt. Fourth of 9 in maiden (33/1) at Naas (7f, good to soft) on debut, running on. Off 8 months and, with improvement likely, he could easily be a factor here, provided he's fully tuned-up.

Form: 4-

(10)

Solomon Coop²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini

9/1

Thrice-raced colt. Second of 8 in maiden (7/1) at Gowran (7f, heavy) 24 days ago. Strong each-way claims.

Form: 06-2

(8)

Tokenomics²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane

9/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fifth of 18 in maiden (33/1) at Cork (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago, hampered. Should progress and it would be no surprise were he to give a good account.

Form: 75

(9)

Wrob And Wryan³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Robbie Colgan| T: A Lee

28/1

Promising individual. 100/1, sixth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 35 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve with that experience to draw upon.

Form: 6

(4)

Lucky Out

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: T Mullins

28/1

€16,000 yearling, Unfortunately filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 7f winner Havana Love and winner up to 11f Strong Alpha. Market should point the way.

Form:

(11)

Rehearsal³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Twice-raced filly. 50/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) 34 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 0-5

Forecasts

Cardinal Zin (2/1), Aratayvo (6/1), Ridhaz (13/2), Rehearsal (7/1), Solomon Coop (9/1), Tokenomics (9/1), Model Approach (12/1), Genoah (14/1), Inncourt (16/1), Lucky Out (28/1), Wrob And Wryan (28/1), Ace In The Pack (66/1), Perfect Reel (125/1)

This looks a good opportunity for CARDINAL ZIN, who was placed in handicaps at Gowran and Naas following a break last month and he should prove a tough nut to crack back in maiden company. Ridhaz and Wrob And Wryan should both build on their encouraging debuts and rate the main dangers in that order of preference.