16:27 Galway

Saturday 2 August 2025

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Whiriskey Refrigeration Irish EBF Maiden

Off time: 16:28 | Winning time: 1m 48.69s

(4)

Action¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

4/9

Promising individual. 13/2, third of 15 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) on debut 14 days ago, nearest finish. Sets the bar pretty high.

Form: 3

(1)

Adel

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M O'Callaghan

16/1

Foaled May 6. €30,000 yearling, 42,000 gns 2-y-o, Alson colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 1m Axana and useful winner up to 1¼m Aurel. Dam German 1m winner.

Form:

(7)

Christmas Day

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien

11/2

Foaled February 22. 450,000 gns yearling, Camelot colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 1m-1½m winner Missed The Cut and winner up to 1m Orange Sky. Dam 8.6f winner. Action has to be considered the yard first string but could go well himself.

Form:

(5)

Fortis Puer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: Dermot Kilmartin

150/1

Foaled March 17. Kessaar colt. Half-brother to 6f-9f winner Coins Cross. Dam unraced.

Form:

(8)

Hanak⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

33/1

Once-raced colt. 28/1, last of 8 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good to soft) on debut 9 days ago. Needs to have come on a lot.

Form: 8

(6)

Monvoe¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: R P Cody

250/1

Twice-raced gelding. Seventh of 8 in maiden (200/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 97

(2)

Perisher

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

13/2

Foaled February 16. 50,000 gns foal, 130,000 gns yearling, Australia colt. Dam 7f winner who stayed 1m. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(10)

Spectical

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Foaled March 28. €450,000 New Bay colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1m Lumiere and 7f-1¼m winner Sheikha Reika and useful 11f winner Rouge Sellier. Likely type on paper.

Form:

(3)

Winday

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: E Mullins

22/1

Foaled February 24. €80,000 Galiway colt. Dam third at 11.5f in France from 2 starts, closely related to smart winner up to 1½m Becqu Adoree. The betting should guide to expectations.

Form:

Non-Runners

(9)

Chapel Island¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M Mulvany J: Wesley Joyce

Forecasts

Action (4/9), Christmas Day (11/2), Perisher (13/2), Spectical (7/1), Adel (16/1), Winday (22/1), Hanak (33/1), Chapel Island (50/1), Fortis Puer (150/1), Monvoe (250/1)

ACTION made an encouraging start to his career in what was likely a decent maiden at the Curragh a couple of weeks ago and will be hard to beat if making the anticipated improvement. If there is to be a threat it'll likely come from newcomers, with the selection's stablemate Christmas Day, Joseph O'Brien's Perisher and 450,000 gns yearling Spectical making appeal on paper.