14:30 Tipperary

Sunday 1 September 2024

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 1m 39.84s

(14)

Dignam¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| BF

4/9

Twice-raced colt, good clear second of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good, 9/4) 18 days ago. Considered.

Form: 32

(18)

No Return⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness

4/1

Fair maiden. 7/2, below-par seventh of 12 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Up in trip. Holds good form claims if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 387

(9)

School Of Athens

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

28/1

Foaled March 9. €52,000 yearling, Showcasing filly. Dam, 9f winner who stayed 1½m, half-sister to smart 1m-1¼m winner Be My Gal. Yard in good form. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

(16)

Pallatine Hills

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: E & P Harty

50/1

Foaled February 19. €23,000 foal, €35,000 2-y-o, Circus Maximus colt. Closely related to 7f winner Scranton and half-brother to 9f/1¼m winner Condor Gulch and 1¼m winner Wild Dollar.

Form:

(3)

Slick

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

8/1

Foaled May 1. €48,000 yearling, Oasis Dream filly. Half-sister to winner up to 8.3f Rukaana. Possibilities.

Form:

(11)

Temperance

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: Miss K McGivern

25/1

Foaled April 4. €50,000 yearling, Churchill filly. Sister to useful 7f winner Sir Winston and half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 5f winner Stage Play and 1m winner Milestone Payment. One to consider.

Form:

(1)

Let It Linger⁶¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

Once-raced filly. 10/1, last of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to firm) on debut 61 days ago.

Form: 0

(7)

The Mizen Queen⁵²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

66/1

Once-raced filly. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Leopardstown (7.2f, good, 66/1) on debut 52 days ago.

Form: 0

(2)

Vlhova⁶⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: M P Sheehy| T: Kevin Coleman

28/1

Once-raced filly. 50/1, eleventh of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) on debut 65 days ago.

Form: 0

(5)

Whywhywhy Delilah²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Marnane

11/1

Once-raced filly. Fifth of 13 in maiden at Galway (7f, soft, 20/1) on debut 28 days ago, not knocked about. Needs to build on it.

Form: 5

(12)

Kamkwahba¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: Ms M Mullins

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Last of 14 in maiden at Cork (5f, good to firm, 250/1) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 90

(8)

Drish Samphire^h1¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: D Commins

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden (150/1) at Cork (5f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 00

(13)

Admiral Halsey¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: N Meade

100/1

Twice-raced gelding. Twelfth of 18 in maiden (66/1) at Leopardstown (7.1f, good) 10 days ago, suited by increase in trip. No forlorn hope. RESERVE.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(15)

Cercene³⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J G Murphy J: Gary Carroll

(10)

Ranting And Raven³⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: D E Sheehy

(4)

Tamam Desert³⁸

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: Eoghan O'Neill J: Chris Hayes

(19)

Episodic⁵⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: D J Bunyan J: Rory Cleary

(6)

Corazon Blanco¹⁵

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: Reserve 1

(17)

Fivefortwo¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: M Halford & T Collins J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Dignam (4/9), Cercene (13/8), No Return (4/1), Slick (8/1), Whywhywhy Delilah (11/1), Tamam Desert (16/1), Temperance (25/1), Ranting And Raven (25/1), School Of Athens (28/1), Vlhova (28/1), Pallatine Hills (50/1), Episodic (50/1), The Mizen Queen (66/1), Let It Linger (66/1), Admiral Halsey (100/1), Kamkwahba (200/1), Drish Samphire (200/1)

CERCENE shaped well on her debut when a running-on third in a big-field Gowran maiden and this daughter of Australia seems sure to build on it over this slightly longer trip so gets the verdict. Tamam Desert also has better days ahead of her and is next on the list, with Joseph O'Brien's Dignam another with the form to play a part. Johnny Murtagh's School of Athens appeals as the pick of the newcomers and completes the shortlist.