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Tuesday 8 April 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF 3yo Spring Series Median Auction Maiden

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 2m 7.19s

(10)

Dakota Blue¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90| BF

7/4

Promising sort. Second of 14 in maiden (5/2) at Dundalk (8f). Off 165 days/gelded. Up in trip. Yard in good form. Will take the beating.

Form: 242-

(3)

Edelak

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

25/1

Almanzor colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m-18.6f winner Emiyn and 1½m winner Edzel. Dam 9f-1½m (Give Thanks Stakes) winner. Stable having good spell.

Form:

(4)

General Grant^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

100/1

Once-raced gelding. Tongue strap on, tenth of 12 in maiden (28/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) on debut 6 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Up in trip.

Form: 0

(5)

God The Highness

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

28/1

Poet's Word gelding. Dam unraced. Check the betting with this newcomer.

Form:

(12)

Nobler¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81| BF

6/4

Thrice-raced colt. Second of 14 in maiden (4/5) at the Curragh (8f, good to soft), clear of rest. Off 173 days. Up in trip. Should go well.

Form: 322-

(6)

Palavar³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fourth of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (10.7f, 13/2) 39 days ago.

Form: 64

(8)

Retrograde

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

14/1

20,000 gns yearling, Saxon Warrior colt. Half-brother to 1¼m-12.5f winner El Picador and 16.2f winner Weddell Sea.

Form:

(2)

Treasure Planet

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

18/1

Footstepsinthesand gelding. Brother to 8.4f-1¼m winner Isotope and 1m winner Flower Garland, and half-brother to 7.7f winner Native Queen. Dam, 1¼m-1½m winner who stayed 1¾m. One of 2 newcomers from the yard. Chekc the betting.

Form:

(1)

Vorfreude¹⁷³

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

5/1

Twice-raced gelding. 3/1, third of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft), never nearer. Off 173 days. Up in trip. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 53-

(7)

Invigorated¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

150/1

Once-raced filly. Last of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (10f, soft, 28/1) on debut 10 days ago.

Form: 0

(9)

Woodlea¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L F Roche| T: Eoghan O'Neill

300/1

Twice-raced filly. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy, 400/1) 16 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

(11)

Princess Of Saxony¹¹⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: A Oliver J: W J Lee

Forecasts

Nobler (6/4), Dakota Blue (7/4), Vorfreude (5/1), Retrograde (14/1), Palavar (16/1), Princess Of Saxony (16/1), Treasure Planet (18/1), Edelak (25/1), God The Highness (28/1), General Grant (100/1), Invigorated (150/1), Woodlea (300/1)

DAKOTA BLUE sets the bar quite high and can make it fourth time lucky on his return to action. Nobler placed 3 times in similar company last year and can provide the chief threat ahead of Vorfreude.