18:30 Tipperary

Tuesday 4 June 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: -

1^st

(7)

Sunday Sovereign

29-7

2/5f

T: P TwomeyJ: Billy Lee

Disputed lead early, led from halfway, pushed along from 1f out and soon went clear, impressive op 4/9 tchd 4/11

2^nd

(3)

Lorelei Rock

29-2

3/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: Leigh Roche

Chased leaders and soon edged across to near side, 3rd from halfway, pushed along and went 2nd from 2f out, ridden from 1f out and soon no impression on easy winner, went clear of 3rd op 11/4 tchd 10/3

3^rd

5 ½

(5)

Value Chain

29-3

14/1

T: B W DukeJ: K J Manning

Bumped slightly from stalls, soon edged across to near side, 4th from halfway and pushed along from 2f out, soon went 3rd, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out tchd 12/1

4^th

(6)

St George's Head

29-3

16/1

T: K P CotterJ: Nathan Crosse (7)

Went slightly left from stalls and bumped rival, soon disputed lead, headed and dropped to 2nd from halfway, soon pushed along and lost place, no extra in 4th from 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 20/1

5^th

(1)

Ampeson

29-3

20/1

T: R O'BrienJ: Colin Keane

Went right from stalls and raced in rear, pushed along from 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out tchd 25/1

Non-Runners

(4)

Piece of Paradise¹⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: J A Stack J: Andrew Slattery

(2)

Comradery

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: M Halford J: Ronan Whelan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.30Pl:€1.02, €1.02EX:€1.80Trifecta:€5.30SF:€2.04

Forecasts

Sunday Sovereign (2/5), Lorelei Rock (3/1), Piece of Paradise (8/1), Value Chain (14/1), St George's Head (16/1), Ampeson (20/1), Comradery (20/1)

The two previous winners both looks potential Group horses given what their vanquished rivals have done since with SUNDAY SOVEREIGN particularly appealing given that his Ballydoyle runner-up Arizona won by 8L next and is expected to be part of the O'Brien Royal Ascot team. Lorelei Rock's win while more marginal could hardly have been better advertised since. Ampeson may prove best of the rest.