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Wednesday 22 April 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

3YO only | 1m | 15 Runners | Turf

(1)

Alphonsus Liguori

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan| T: J P O'Brien

7/1

210,000 gns yearling, Study of Man colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 13.3f winner Galmarley and winner up to 12.4f Gallifrey. Dam winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner). Lots to like on paper. Yard also saddles Perisher.

(14)

Cosmic Funk

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Lyons

25/1

€34,000 foal, €38,000 yearling, Starman gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to winner up to 7f Majestic Myles and 2-y-o 6f winner (stayed 1m) Parbold (both smart). One to note in the betting.

(6)

Keogie³⁸

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

10/3

Promising type. Second in a 16-runner maiden at the Curragh (6f, heavy) on debut 38 days ago, slowly away. This step up in trip will help and he's open to improvement.

Form: 2

(12)

Lord Aus²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jamie Powell| T: J P Murtagh

28/1

Eighth of 13 in maiden at Navan (1¼m, heavy) on debut 23 days ago. Wasn't knocked about on that occasion and likely to be seen in a better light now. Yard also represented by Priorstown.

Form: 8

(4)

Ocean Echo

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Gavin Ryan| T: M Fahey

40/1

Awtaad gelding. Half-brother to smart 1m winner Arabian Story and useful winner up to 1m Olympic Candle. Entitled to come on for the run.

(2)

Perisher^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80

10/3

Lightly-raced gelding. Good third of 9 in handicap at Cork (1m, heavy) 18 days ago when pulling clear of the rest. Cheekpieces back on and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 253-3

(10)

Priorstown²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh

18/1

Sixth of 15 in maiden at Navan (1m, heavy) on debut 23 days ago and he's probably more one for handicaps in due course.

Form: 6

(7)

Rapide Vega¹⁷⁷

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

12/1

Fourth of 12 in maiden at Galway (7f, heavy) when last seen in October. That represented a step forward from his debut but he's another who may shine more brightly when tackling handicaps.

Form: 04-

(15)

Borora Aura^h¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany

80/1

Hooded on debut where she finished seventh of 11 in a Bellewstown maiden (1m, soft) 11 days ago. Opposable.

Form: 7

(13)

Casla's Eagle

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: Peter Fahey

66/1

Gleneagles filly. Dam 1m winner who stayed 1¼m out of smart 1½m winner Front House. Market should point the way.

(8)

Jojo's Legacy⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A Slattery| OR: 77

4/1

Lightly-raced filly who was a below-par eighth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (1m) 47 days ago. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 634-8

(5)

Meriden¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: D Hogan

80/1

Sixth of 8 in a maiden at Dundalk (6f) 12 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 86

(11)

Sanctijude³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 83

5/2

Fairly useful filly who was a creditable fourth of 10 in a Naas maiden (1m, heavy) 31 days ago. That was her first run following 5 months off and she looks sure to be involved in the finish.

Form: 20232-4

(3)

Sands Castle¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Killian Leonard| T: A Sexton

200/1

No show both starts at 2 yrs and this demands a big leap in the right direction.

Form: 00-

(9)

Tavarua¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: K J Condon

33/1

Showed signs of ability when sixth of 13 in a 7f maiden here (soft) on debut 14 days ago but not enough to suggest she'll be up to winning this.

Form: 6

Forecasts

Sanctijude (11/4), Perisher (7/2), Keogie (5/1), Jojo's Legacy (7/1), Alphonsus Liguori (8/1), Rapide Vega (8/1), Cosmic Funk (12/1), Lord Aus (20/1), Meriden (20/1), Priorstown (20/1), Ocean Echo (25/1), Casla's Eagle (25/1), Tavarua (25/1), Borora Aura (50/1), Sands Castle (200/1)

There was plenty of promise in KEOGIE's debut second in a big-field at the Curragh and he will be more street-wise this time. Noel Meade's charge gets the nod ahead of Perisher and Sanctijude, both of whom should pick up a race before long, while the former's stablemate Alphonsus Liguori is a likely-looking type on paper.