13:20 Curragh

Monday 5 May 2025

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Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 1m 13.24s

(16)

Neolithic

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

10/3

Foaled February 24. 210,000 gns foal, Sioux Nation colt. Closely related to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Bright Diamond and half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Miss Houdini. Obvious appeal for top connections.

Form:

(5)

Andab

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Foaled March 2. 290,000 gns yearling, Saxon Warrior colt. Brother to smart 2-y-o 7f-9f winner Victoria Road and half-brother to several winners, including 7f/1m winner Corps des Pages. Likely type on paper and interesting contender for leading yard (also represented by Substance).

Form:

(15)

Rapide Vega

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: S T McCullagh| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Foaled January 30. Lucky Vega colt. Half-brother to 8.6f winner Pyrrhic Dancer and 2-y-o 7f winner Blackpink. Market should point the way.

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(2)

Kc Bear

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

25/1

Foaled April 11. €36,000 yearling, Kodi Bear colt. Brother to 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Bonnsie and 2-y-o 7f winner Bear Kode, and half-brother to French 7f/1m winner Greenshoe. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

(8)

Killourney Reigns

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

10/1

Foaled February 24. Ten Sovereigns colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 7f winner Sixteen Arches and Australian 6f/7f winner Lord Luker. Interesting to see what the market has to say.

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(4)

Vincent Square

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: B W Duke

125/1

Foaled April 24. 3,000 gns yearling, Bangkok colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 16.6f Mildenberger and 2-y-o 7f winner Bubbles Wonky. Dam 1½m-2m winner.

Form:

(14)

Simmering Seas

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

22/1

Foaled April 18. €30,000 foal, Sioux Nation filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful winner up to 7f Snow King and 7f winner Reaction Time. Balantina and Enthusiastically are presumably higher in the yard's pecking order.

Form:

(7)

Gavoo

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane

33/1

Foaled April 21. Elzaam colt. Dam, maiden, out of US 1m winner Moon River Gal, herself half-sister to US Grade 3 6f winner Sweet Hope.

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(12)

Balantina

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

5/2

Foaled April 23. €100,000 yearling, Ten Sovereigns filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful French 1½m winner Baiykara and French 1½m winner Baiyka. Watch the betting for clues.

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(3)

Bear On The Run

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J A Powell⁽³⁾| T: Daniel Murphy

4/1

Foaled March 12. Kodi Bear filly. Half-sister to 6f-7.3f winner Lord Dudley and smart 5f winner Dun Na Sead. Dam 7f/1m winner.

Form:

(1)

Enthusiastically

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

12/1

€42,000 foal, 50,000 gns yearling. Half-sister to several winners, including smart 9.4f/1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) Qatari Hunter and 2-y-o 7f-8.2f winner Paint Island. Dam 8.6f winner. Yard can ready a newcomer and she's a likely-looking type.

Form:

(13)

Heart And A Half

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: A J Slattery| T: J A Stack

28/1

Foaled May 6. U S Navy Flag filly. Sister to useful 7f winner Mission To Moon and half-sister to several winners, including useful 6f/7f winner Empire Line. Yard in good form and market check advised.

Form:

(9)

Innumerable³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Chris Hayes| T: Stephen Thorne

16/1

Once-raced filly. Fourth of 8 in maiden at Dundalk (5f, 17/2) on debut 38 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 4

(10)

Lar Na Coille

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger

80/1

Foaled May 23. Vocalised filly. Dam unraced half-sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Legitimus. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Non-Runners

(11)

Namiid

Weight: 9-6| Age: 2

T: J P Murtagh J: Rory Mulligan

(6)

Substance

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Forecasts

Balantina (5/2), Neolithic (10/3), Bear On The Run (4/1), Substance (6/1), Andab (8/1), Killourney Reigns (10/1), Enthusiastically (12/1), Innumerable (16/1), Rapide Vega (16/1), Namiid (16/1), Simmering Seas (22/1), Kc Bear (25/1), Heart And A Half (28/1), Gavoo (33/1), Lar Na Coille (80/1), Vincent Square (125/1)

ANDAB fetched 290,000 gns as a yearling and this brother to smart 2-y-o winner Victoria Road is certainly bred to make his mark a juvenile. Interest in this colt will heighten if the market speaks in his favour. Neolithic is also very appealing given his powerful connections, while the selection's stablemate Substance, Enthusiastically (seemingly the Donnacha O'Brien first-string judged on jockey bookings) and Rapide Vega, who represents last year's winning yard, are others to consider.