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Saturday 16 August 2025

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Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 1m 12.71s

(11)

Dawn Flame^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan| T: P W Flynn

100/1

Foaled March 11. 1,000 gns foal, €8,000 yearling, €20,000 2-y-o, resold 12,000 gns 2-y-o, Lope Y Fernandez colt. Half-brother to 2 winners abroad by Kodiac and Showcasing. Dam, US 2-y-o 8.5f winner, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 7f winner (stayed 1¼m) Ahlaain.

Form:

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(13)

Redemption Road^h1³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Luke McAteer| T: D Marnane

25/1

Once-raced gelding. 18/1, sixth of 14 in maiden at Navan (5.8f, good to firm) on debut 34 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 6

(5)

Substance

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

7/1

Foaled April 13. 85,000 gns yearling, Supremacy colt. Half-brother to winner up to 9f Eqtiraan and 6f/7f winner Ejtilaab, both smart. 1 of 2 newcomers for yard and highly respected on debut.

Form:

(20)

Coincidental Glory¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Gavin Ryan| T: A McGuinness

15/2

Twice-raced gelding. 7/1, improved when third of 10 in maiden at Sligo (6.1f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Should be on the premises if he can take another step forward.

Form: 93

(10)

Fire Up The Jets

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Crosse| T: D Marnane

33/1

Foaled March 15. €7,500 yearling, Bungle Inthejungle colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m-11.6f winner Elhaame from family of Derby/Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Lammtarra.

Form:

(1)

Whistling Jamesie¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Wayne Lordan| T: N Lupini

80/1

£37,000 2-y-o, A'ali colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 1¼m winner Meliora and 9f winner Monna, both useful. 20/1, last of 15 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago, missing break.

Form: 0

(4)

Willofthepeople⁵⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: G M Lyons

4/1

€50,000 yearling, 100,000 gns 2-y-o, A'ali colt. Half-brother to French 2-y-o 1m winner Royal Enclosure. 12/1, fourth of 11 in maiden at Down Royal (5f, good) on debut 57 days ago, nearest finish. Sure to progress and big player here.

Form: 4

(3)

Zarvali³⁸

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

6/1

Half-brother to smart winner up to 7f Zarzyni. Seventh of 10 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6.1f, good, 16/1) on debut 38 days ago, not knocked about. Open to improvement.

Form: 7

(15)

Stella Amorosa³⁸

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

9/1

Starman filly. Half-sister to winner up to 1m Gubbass and 5f/6f winner Persian Force (won July Stakes and made frame in multiple Group/Grade 1s). Eighth of 15 in maiden (12/1) at Fairyhouse (6.1f, good) on debut 38 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 8

(9)

Iamimmaculate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: Daniel McLoughlin

40/1

Foaled April 26. Coulsty gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 2-y-o 7f winner Azul Bahia and 1m winner Sunblessed, both abroad.

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Mushaffar

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

5/1

Foaled March 22. €28,000 yearling, €125,000 2-y-o, Van Beethoven gelding. Dam unraced. 1 of 2 appealing newcomers for yard and makes plenty of appeal on paper.

Form:

(7)

Servare¹⁵

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

150/1

Twice-raced colt. Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (80/1) at Galway (7f, good to soft) 15 days ago.

Form: 00

(17)

Carnival Spirit⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Aileen O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: S Millar

300/1

Twice-raced filly. 300/1, thirteenth of 15 in maiden at Naas (5f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 00

(14)

Fontaine Khaled

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: E & P Harty

7/1

Foaled February 1. €28,000 foal, €15,000 yearling, €70,000 2-y-o, Earthlight filly. Dam unraced.

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(2)

Treasured Royal

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

10/3

Foaled March 23. €9,500 foal, €4,000 2-y-o, Nando Parrado filly. Dam unraced.

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Wedding Year^t³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Rory Cleary| T: A McGuinness

200/1

Once-raced filly. Tongue strap on, fourteenth of 15 in maiden (66/1) at Fairyhouse (6.1f, good) on debut 38 days ago.

Form: 0

(16)

White Smoke²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Killian Leonard| T: M J Byrne

100/1

Once-raced filly. Thirteenth of 17 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good, 66/1) on debut 24 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 0

(8)

Practical Move⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Julian Pietropaolo⁽⁷⁾| T: M Butler

50/1

Twice-raced filly. Ninth of 15 in maiden (50/1) at Naas (5f, good) 42 days ago.

Form: 39

(19)

Trusty Tycoon¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-9| J: Yudish Geerdharry⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

300/1

Once-raced filly. 300/1, last of 8 in maiden at Galway (7f, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

(6)

Lar Na Coille¹⁰³

Weight: 8-9| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: N G McCullagh

Forecasts

Treasured Royal (10/3), Willofthepeople (4/1), Mushaffar (5/1), Zarvali (6/1), Fontaine Khaled (7/1), Substance (7/1), Coincidental Glory (15/2), Stella Amorosa (9/1), Lar Na Coille (20/1), Redemption Road (25/1), Fire Up The Jets (33/1), Iamimmaculate (40/1), Practical Move (50/1), Whistling Jamesie (80/1), White Smoke (100/1), Dawn Flame (100/1), Servare (150/1), Wedding Year (200/1), Carnival Spirit (300/1), Trusty Tycoon (300/1)

WILLOFTHEPEOPLE showed plenty of ability and wasn't beaten far on debut at Down Royal 8 weeks ago. With improvement on the way he can make it second time lucky. Joseph O'Brien saddles an interesting pair of newcomers in Substance and Mushaffar, while Coincidental Glory could do better again after last week's good showing at Sligo.