17:15 Leopardstown

Thursday 20 July 2023

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 17:19 | Winning time: 1m 32.12s

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(9)

Edvard Grieg

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

16/1

Foaled March 6. €45,000 yearling, Zoffany gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1¼m-1½m winner Lyrical Attraction and 1¼m winner Classical Memories.

Form:

(4)

Courageous Strike⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G P Halpin| T: A Murray

11/2

Promising sort. 9/1, second of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) on debut 59 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 2

(5)

Stromberg

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien

11/2

Foaled March 11. 22,000 gns foal, €30,000 yearling, Iffraaj colt. Half-brother to useful 1m winner I Siyou Baby. Dam, French 1½m winner, half-sister to smart 7f winner Spectre. Respected newcomer.

Form:

(15)

Nakota³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh

14/1

Once-raced filly. Seventh of 13 in maiden at Cork (6f, good to soft, 14/1) on debut 34 days ago. Yard in good form.

Form: 7

(17)

Cardinal Zin

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

12/1

Foaled February 19. €24,000 yearling, Make Believe colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 5f winner Claonadh. Dam, maiden (stayed 7f), out of winning half-sister to useful winner up to 1m One Word More.

Form:

(20)

Duplantis³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: J Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 14/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at Fairyhouse (6f, good) 34 days ago. Yard having good spell. Gelded.

Form: 58

(11)

Dolce Far Niente²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G F Carroll| T: J G Murphy

150/1

Once-raced filly. 40/1, last of 12 in minor event at this course (7.2f, good) on debut 28 days ago. Yard having good spell.

Form: 0

(3)

Mo Ghille Mar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/1

Foaled February 22. €38,000 yearling, Zoffany filly. Dam unraced from family of high-class middle-distance performer Pyledriver. Appealing newcomer.

Form:

(19)

Platino Bianco

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R C Colgan| T: C D Timmons

50/1

Foaled March 13. €40,000 yearling, Dark Angel filly. Closely related to useful 1m-1¼m winner Arqoob and half-sister to useful 9f-11f winner Chimney Rock and 2-y-o 7f winner Dromantine.

Form:

(7)

Quickstepping

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: R P Whelan| T: N Lupini

22/1

Foaled January 14. €23,000 foal, Fast Company colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Life On The Rocks. Dam, ran twice, out of sister to Derby runner-up Dragon Dancer.

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(8)

Velvet Skies⁵⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: S P Bird⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany

125/1

Twice-raced gelding. Fourteenth of 17 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to soft, 40/1) 55 days ago. Gelded.

Form: 40

(18)

Caught U Looking²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C T Keane| T: N Meade

5/1

Once-raced filly. Sixth of 12 in maiden (22/1) at the Curragh (7f, good) on debut 20 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6

(1)

Tai Tam Bay²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Hayes| T: E & P Harty

25/1

Once-raced filly. 80/1, ninth of 12 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good) on debut 20 days ago.

Form: 9

(12)

Jaadil⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: L F Roche| T: G M Lyons

14/1

Once-raced filly. Sixth of 13 in maiden at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft, 8/1) on debut 59 days ago, not knocked about. Trainer going well.

Form: 6

(14)

Enchanted Garden

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: J M Sheridan| T: A Mullins

8/1

Foaled February 13. €17,000 foal, €13,000 yearling, resold €6,000 yearling, Calyx filly. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to useful winner up to 1½m Brigante Sabino.

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(10)

Rose Ellen²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: N M Crosse| T: J Davison

150/1

Once-raced filly. Fifteenth of 16 in maiden (66/1) at Naas (5f, good to firm) on debut 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

(13)

A Daughtersdelight^t¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: P Magee

300/1

Twice-raced filly. 200/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, last of 11 in maiden at Bellewstown (7.9f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 00

(2)

Sli Na Ghealai²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: R P Cleary| T: J S Bolger

10/3

Promising sort. Third of 12 in minor event (16/1) at this course (7.2f, good) on debut 28 days ago. Trainer going well. Likely to improve.

Form: 3

Non-Runners

(6)

King Of Gosford¹⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A Oliver J: Reserve 1

(16)

Loveforce¹⁴

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: Sean Davis J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Sli Na Ghealai (10/3), Caught U Looking (5/1), Stromberg (11/2), Courageous Strike (11/2), Enchanted Garden (8/1), Mo Ghille Mar (9/1), Cardinal Zin (12/1), Nakota (14/1), Jaadil (14/1), Edvard Grieg (16/1), Quickstepping (22/1), Tai Tam Bay (25/1), Loveforce (25/1), King Of Gosford (25/1), Duplantis (33/1), Platino Bianco (50/1), Velvet Skies (125/1), Dolce Far Niente (150/1), Rose Ellen (150/1), A Daughtersdelight (300/1)

Jessica Harrington has saddled the winner of this maiden twice in recent years and MO GHILLE MAR is an appealing newcomer for the yard. She holds an entry in the Moyglare Stakes and the hint should be taken if the market speaks in her favour. Fellow newcomer Stromberg, who also represents a yard with a good recent record in this race and holds a Group-race entry, is also of strong interest. Sli Na Ghealai and Courageous Strike look the pick of those with experience.