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Friday 7 August 2020

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Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Maiden (Plus 10)

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I Am Magnetic¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

7/2

30,000 gns as a juvenile. Half-brother to four winners including Bolanderi (1m2f) and Cornflower (1m1f). Ran well on debut at the Curragh last month. Drops in trip here.

Form: 3

(12)

Mateo Cruz⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

11/4

Colt by Elzaam. Brother to 6f 2yo winner Vormir. Dam French 1m 2yo winner. Not beaten far in 11-runner maiden over a similar trip on debut in June. Bit more needed but enters calculations.

Form: 4

(7)

Mulan Valour⁴⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C P Hoban| T: Mrs J Harrington

66/1

Daughter of The Last Lion. Fetched 50,000 euros as a yearling. Closely related to many juvenile winners up to seven furlongs. Beaten 16L on disappointing debut at Tipperary last month, well behind Herb Of Grace.

Form: 0

(1)

Lord Dudley⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Kevin Coleman

28/1

80-1 on debut at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) last month, when he ran well for a long way before tiring. Not devoid of promise then, and if he can improve this time, then he could be competitive over this shorter trip.

Form: 7

(8)

Glowing Rock^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: G P Halpin| T: J G Coogan

150/1

Fascinating Rock colt out of an Invincible Spirit mare. Cost €1,7000 as a yearling. Closely related to Serre Chevalier, winner over 7f/1m. Wears tongue strap on debut.

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(5)

Lightning Boltz⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

6/1

Colt by Clodovil. Increased value from to foal to yearling to €9,000. Improved from first run to second at the Galway festival earlier this month. One to keep safe.

Form: 42

(10)

Rock Etoile²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: P A Harnett⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

20/1

Cost 5,000 euros as a yearling. By Fastnet Rock out of a Zamindar mare; related to some speedy types. Fifth of 12 runners on debut at Cork over 6f last month. Likely to improve.

Form: 5

(2)

Urban Step¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

9/2

€2,200 yearling; half-brother to five winners, the best of whom was Purcell (6f-7f). All five won over sprint trips, one of them at up to 1m. Pleasing effort on debut at Naas over a similar trip last month. Likely to give a good account.

Form: 3

(4)

Gateway To Heaven^t1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Farragher⁽⁷⁾| T: T Collins

150/1

€1,000 purchase as a yearling by Markaz. Dam was unraced, but half-sister to 6f winner Reckless Reward and related to Group 3 winner Andreyev. Dismal effort on debut at the Curragh last month and opposed once more.

Form: 0

(3)

Giselles Thunder⁴⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: G P Cromwell

3/1

Was a solid 9/2 chance on debut in a fillies' maiden at Navan (5½f, yld) last month, when she came there to win her race but was headed close home. That was a promising start and if she can step up on it, she looks a big player again.

Form: 2

(11)

Keepyourdistance

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty

50/1

Filly by Mehmas out of a Xaar mare. Closely related to Mutawakked, successful up to 7f. Looks a long-term prospect.

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Social Danzer³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: P F McEnery

150/1

Gutaifan filly who made her debut in a tough-looking maiden but was only beaten 8L into seventh at the Curragh (5f) in mid-June before an 18L reversal at Naas last month.

Form: 79

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Viv Vance

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

50/1

Outstrip filly out of a Soviet Star mare. Cost€2,000 as a foal, €4,500 as a yearling. Related to a number of speedy types. Likely to need the experience on debut.

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Forecasts

Mateo Cruz (11/4), Giselles Thunder (3/1), I Am Magnetic (7/2), Urban Step (9/2), Lightning Boltz (6/1), Rock Etoile (20/1), Lord Dudley (28/1), Keepyourdistance (50/1), Viv Vance (50/1), Mulan Valour (66/1), Social Danzer (150/1), Gateway To Heaven (150/1), Glowing Rock (150/1)

MATEO CRUZ can get the evening off to a flying start for trainer Joseph O'Brien. The youngster ran well on debut at the Curragh in June on sole start for Edward Harty, finishing fourth of the 11 runners. The Elzaam colt can improve here at the expense of the Gavin Cromwell-trained Giselles Thunder who was a solid 9/2 chance on debut in a fillies' maiden at Navan last month, when she came there to win her race but was headed close home. The Johnny Murtagh yard are still in good form and their Urban Step looks set to improve on his debut effort at Naas last month while I Am Magnetic should not be taken lightly.