16:50 Naas

Monday 5 August 2024

All14:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:20

Irish EBF Ballyhane Stakes (Median Auction Race)

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 1m 11.48s

1^st

(7)

Heavens Gate

28-13

4/6f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon edged right, kept on well inside final 150 yards tchd 4/5

2^nd

1 ¼

(6)

Fiery Lucy

28-13

10/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Gary Carroll

Tracked leaders in centre, 4th and pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and 3rd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd closing stages op 11/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

(11)

Li Ban

28-9

12/1

T: Raphael FreireJ: D Egan

Prominent in centre, 2nd and pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon switched left, no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd closing stages op 14/1 tchd 16/1

4^th

1 ½

(17)

Midnight Strike

29-6

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle

Mid-division towards stand side, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went 6th early final furlong, kept on well op 9/1

5^th

(4)

And So To Bed

29-1

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Tracked leaders towards far side, 6th and pushed along 2f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace op 14/1

6^th

(27)

Manhattan Chute

29-0

150/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: James Ryan

Rear of mid-division on stand side, ridden 2f out and 10th over 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards op 100/1

7^th

1 ¼

(15)

Grande Marques

29-1

16/1

T: J A StackJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid-division towards stand side, 7th and ridden 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 20/1

8^th

1 ½

(21)

Violet Love

29-3

6/1

T: G BougheyJ: Billy Loughnane

Prominent on stand side, 5th and pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards tchd 13/2

9^th

(3)

Gazelle D'or

28-9

100/1

T: M C GrassickJ: D E Sheehy

Tracked leaders in centre, 3rd and pushed along 2f out, 4th and ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 80/1 tchd 66/1

10^th

(18)

Amazing Athena

29-3

40/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out and some headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, never a factor op 25/1

11^th

2 ¼

(5)

Wise Men Say

29-2

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Mid-division towards far side, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace tchd 28/1

12^th

1 ½

(8)

Shiota

28-11

50/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Ronan Whelan

Mid-division in centre, ridden 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace op 33/1

13^th

(2)

Adrenaline Rush

29-2

125/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Nathan Crosse

Tracked leaders early towards far side, ridden and no impression in rear of mid-division over 2f out, kept on one pace op 100/1

14^th

(1)

Tino Pai

28-11

125/1

T: S LaveryJ: Rory Cleary

Mid-division on far side, ridden 2f out and 10th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 150/1

15^th

(19)

Mood Altering

29-1

80/1

T: J A StackJ: J M Sheridan

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra over 1f out tchd 100/1

16^th

2 ¼

(16)

Fiamma

29-1

100/1

T: A MurrayJ: Robert Whearty

Tracked leaders early towards stand side, ridden 2f out and no extra over 1f out tchd 125/1

17^th

(10)

Skillman Ave

28-11

50/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Chris Hayes

Always towards rear, never a factor op 28/1

18^th

1 ¼

(9)

Vovatia

28-11

125/1

T: S LaveryJ: Siobhan Rutledge

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra op 150/1

19^th

(14)

Brosay

29-2

40/1

T: D DiasJ: Gavin Ryan

Always towards rear, never a factor op 50/1 tchd 33/1

20^th

(20)

Roaming Eyes

28-11

150/1

T: S LaveryJ: Leigh Roche

Always towards rear, never a factor op 200/1

21^st

5 ½

(12)

Lethimfly

29-0

20/1

T: N MeadeJ: Billy Lee

Tracked leaders in centre, pushed along and no impression in mid-division under 2f out, soon no extra and eased final furlong tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

(22)

Morning Vietnam¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: M O'Callaghan J: Colin Keane

(26)

Right And True¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

(13)

Elzem²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Mikey Sheehy

(25)

Penelope Sprightly

Weight: 9-1| Age: 2

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

(24)

Ms Olivia

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 2

(23)

Dandy Khan⁴⁰

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: Mrs J Harrington J: N G McCullagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.67Pl:€1.10, €3.00, €3.20EX:€11.90Trifecta:€100.80SF:€9.33

Forecasts

Heavens Gate (4/6), Violet Love (6/1), Midnight Strike (8/1), Morning Vietnam (8/1), Fiery Lucy (10/1), Li Ban (12/1), Elzem (12/1), And So To Bed (16/1), Grande Marques (16/1), Lethimfly (20/1), Wise Men Say (25/1), Right And True (25/1), Amazing Athena (40/1), Brosay (40/1), Shiota (50/1), Skillman Ave (50/1), Penelope Sprightly (66/1), Dandy Khan (66/1), Mood Altering (80/1), Gazelle D'or (100/1), Fiamma (100/1), Adrenaline Rush (125/1), Tino Pai (125/1), Vovatia (125/1), Manhattan Chute (150/1), Roaming Eyes (150/1), Ms Olivia (150/1)

She probably won't be much of a price but it's nevertheless hard to look beyond HEAVENS GATE, who sets a clear standard on her solid placed efforts in the Albany at Royal Ascot (strong form) and most recently in a Newmarket Group 2. Li Ban did the job well when opening her account in a Thirsk novice recently and she is second choice ahead of the Joseph O'Brien-trained duo, Midnight Strike and And So To Bed, while fellow British raider Violet Love and the promising Shiota also need a mention.

HEAVENS GATE (IRE)
LI BAN (IRE)
MIDNIGHT STRIKE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Golden Trick

Weight: 9-0 |Age: 2

J: Ben Coen | T: H Palmer

13/2

Prize Money

1st: €150,000.002nd: €60,000.003rd: €30,000.004th: €14,999.005th: €9,000.006th: €6,000.007th: €6,000.00