14:50 Curragh

Saturday 17 August 2024

All13:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 11.67s

(17)

Friends of Shajing²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan

11/4

Twice-raced colt. Sixth of 13 in maiden (3/1) at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Promising second on C&D debut prior to that. Given another chance.

Form: 26

(3)

Gannas¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Twice-raced colt. 7/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at Goodwood (6f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Third on Fairyhouse debut prior to that. Considered.

Form: 37

(13)

Merchants Arch

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: G M Ryan| T: R O'Sullivan

66/1

Foaled January 28. €14,000 foal, €8,000 yearling, Dandy Man gelding. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner.

Form:

(12)

Your Call⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. 40/1, tenth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to firm) 46 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 00

(10)

Macloud

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: N G McCullagh| T: Mrs S Dawson

100/1

Foaled April 29. Far Above gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to winner up to 9f Namecheck and winner up to 1m (stayed 1¼m) Race Day (both useful).

Form:

(14)

Agouti Bear

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: Daniel Murphy

22/1

Foaled March 2. €14,000 yearling, Kodi Bear filly. Closely related to 8.6f/9.5f winner Bodroy. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner out of useful 6f winner Miss Donovan.

Form:

(8)

Roaming Eyes^h¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

66/1

Thrice-raced filly. 150/1, twentieth of 21 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 760

(6)

Sir Jeremy⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Adam Caffrey⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness

80/1

Once-raced gelding. 50/1, seventh of 11 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to firm) on debut 9 days ago, not knocked about. Down in trip.

Form: 7

(7)

Bundle Of Interest^v1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

14/1

Foaled April 17. Bungle Inthejungle filly. Half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Radiohead and winner in US by Smoke Glacken. Dam unraced. Wears visor. Check the betting with Billy Lee up for debut.

Form:

(5)

Corazon Blanco⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

100/1

Once-raced filly. Twelfth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, good to firm, 66/1) on debut 7 days ago.

Form: 0

(2)

Lip Gloss

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

33/1

Foaled March 13. 12,000 gns foal, Dandy Man filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5f winner Mytilda and winner up to 7.4f Burdett. Dam once-raced half-sister to smart 2-y-o 5f/6f winner (stayed 1m) Ivawood.

Form:

(18)

Akashaa

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini

18/1

Foaled April 4. €9,500 yearling, Shaman filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful winner up to 9.5f Tarjeeh and 6f-7f winner Muay Thai.

Form:

(16)

Fiona Maccoul

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/2

Foaled March 25. €5,000 yearling, 27,000 gns 2-y-o, Coulsty filly. Half-sister to several winners, including 2-y-o 5f winner Escaping Thejungle and 2-y-o 1m winner Borelli. Newcomer to monitor in the betting.

Form:

(19)

Annie Lavinia

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam

8/1

Foaled March 2. €90,000 yearling, James Garfield filly. Sister to 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Lady Bullet, and half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Harmony Lil and smart 6f/7f winner Ever Given. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner.

Form:

(1)

Billie Be Quick⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

8/1

Thrice-raced filly. 7/1, sixth of 8 in minor event at Naas (5.9f, good) 42 days ago. Likely to be thereabouts for Jessica Harrington.

Form: 426

(4)

Bluebelardo

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: D E Sheehy| T: M C Grassick

28/1

Foaled March 6. Belardo filly. Closely related to a winner abroad by Lope de Vega and half-sister to winner up to 7.6f Nocturnal.

Form:

(15)

Pleasant Dawn¹¹⁸

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

22/1

Once-raced filly. 40/1, sixth of 11 in maiden at this C&D (heavy) on debut. Off 118 days.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

(9)

Far Eclipse

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: T G McCourt J: W Joyce

(11)

A Call Too Soon¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: J A Stack J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Friends of Shajing (11/4), Gannas (3/1), Fiona Maccoul (9/2), Billie Be Quick (8/1), Annie Lavinia (8/1), Bundle Of Interest (14/1), A Call Too Soon (14/1), Akashaa (18/1), Agouti Bear (22/1), Pleasant Dawn (22/1), Bluebelardo (28/1), Lip Gloss (33/1), Merchants Arch (66/1), Roaming Eyes (66/1), Sir Jeremy (80/1), Macloud (100/1), Corazon Blanco (100/1), Far Eclipse (100/1), Your Call (125/1)

DISTANT SEAS has Colin Keane doing the steering this time and is given another chance to confirm the promise of his C&D debut second. Gannas and Billie Be Quick are others with the form to be thereabouts, while Fiona Maccoul and Bundle of Interest are newcomers worth monitoring in the betting.