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Thursday 8 October 2026

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Smullen Series)

Off time: 13:53 | Winning time: 1m 47.40s

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Clash^t²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Chris Hayes| T: J Halley

125/1

Sent off at 150/1 when going with no promise on debut at Punchestown (1m, good).

Form: 0

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(2)

Evan D Invincible

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Luke McAteer| T: M M McNiff

125/1

Foaled February 20. €33,000 foal, €25,000 yearling, Invincible Spirit gelding. Brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Mar Mar and closely related to Italian winner up to 1m Pamunkey. Some appeal on paper but yard isn't a regular source of debut winners.

Form:

(7)

Postponing Reality^p1²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Half-brother to useful winner up to 1¼m Salamanca Lad. Ran to a similar level as on debut when 2½-length fourth of 15 at Naas (7f). This looks a better race and he'll need to improve for the addition of cheekpieces/step up in trip.

Form: 84

(13)

Spectrolyte¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: A Slattery

80/1

Needed the experience in pair of 7f maidens to date (well backed on debut). Likely one for handicaps given yard saddle better-fancied King Christoph.

Form: 98

(12)

Togetherwearefree³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: J M Sheridan| T: J P O'Brien

33/1

State of Rest filly who is bred for longer trips. Sent off at 11/1 when only beating one home in a 15-runner maiden at Cork (1m) on debut. Market usually reveals if excellent yard expect improvement second time up.

Form: 0

(3)

Alone All Alone¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Eoghan O'Neill

250/1

Hasn't beaten a rival in either start and makes little appeal in the short term.

Form: 09

(1)

Battle Ready³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Adam Caffrey| T: N Meade| OR: 80

20/1

Split a couple of next-time-out winners when 3 lengths fifth at Leopardstown (7f, good to firm) second time up. Wasn't given a hard time when well held on contrasting ground at Galway subsequently. Respected with connections opting for another crack at maiden company.

Form: 054

(11)

Dramatic Approach

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Foaled April 3. €1,000 2-y-o, Holy Roman Emperor colt. Half-brother to 7f/1m winner Serialise. Dam 7f winner. Cheap purchase for a good yard, whose newcomers have been running well of late.

Form:

(14)

Melchizedek¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: M P Fogarty

250/1

Did no better than on debut when trailing the field (150/1) at Listowel (1m).

Form: 00

(6)

Ah Sure Look¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M Hassett

125/1

Green/never involved under a hands-and-heels ride on debut (80/1) at the Curragh (7f, heavy) 11 days ago. Likely to flourish at a later stage.

Form: 0

(8)

Dawnmore¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80| BF

11/8

Best of the newcomers when fifth in fairly useful maiden at Gowran (7f). Progressed when well-backed second at Naas before going off a little too hard when 2 lengths third (behind King Christoph) at Listowel (1m). Still holds a Group 1 entry and certainly looks one of the more likely winners.

Form: 523

(5)

King Christoph¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery

11/8

Made an encouraging start to his career when 1¼-length second in a well-run Listowel maiden (1m), racing wide before keeping on in the manner of one who'll stay further. Sets a fairly useful standard and he's open to improvement.

Form: 2

(4)

Lash La Rue

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge| T: N Meade

40/1

Foaled April 6. €5,500 yearling, Kessaar gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1m-1¼m winner Sea of Marengo and 2-y-o 6f winner Electric Landlady. Dam unraced. Battle Ready looks stable's leading hope.

Form:

(9)

Why Oh Why⁷⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Reese Holohan⁽⁵⁾| T: James Dowling

12/1

€8,000 filly by Nando Parrado. Dam, 1m-9.4f winner. Showed ability when 4¼ lengths third of 10 at Gowran (7f, good to firm) in late-July, one paced/not given hard time. Now contests a stronger-looking maiden following 11 weeks away, though the addition of a good-value apprentice can only help.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

(15)

Handsoffshesmine¹⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 1

(10)

Lusted¹⁹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: J Halley J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

King Christoph (11/8), Dawnmore (11/8), Postponing Reality (5/1), Why Oh Why (12/1), Battle Ready (20/1), Dramatic Approach (20/1), Togetherwearefree (33/1), Lash La Rue (40/1), Spectrolyte (80/1), Ah Sure Look (125/1), Clash (125/1), Evan D Invincible (125/1), Melchizedek (250/1), Alone All Alone (250/1)

KING CHRISTOPH finished a promising second on debut at Listowel and may well go one better here. Group 1-entered Dawnmore probably did too much too soon when third in the same maiden and has to be feared, while Battle Ready is no back number on his Leopardstown form.