16:50 Naas

Thursday 14 September 2023

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Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden

Off time: 16:51 | Winning time: 1m 30.9s

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(2)

Goal Exceeded³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: R P Whelan| T: John O'Donoghue

33/1

Once-raced colt. Fifth of 15 in maiden (66/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) on debut 33 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 5

(12)

Aratayvo³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Hayes| T: D K Weld

33/1

Once-raced colt. Eighth of 16 in maiden (22/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) on debut 32 days ago, slowly away. Should do better in time.

Form: 8

(9)

Edvard Grieg⁵⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery

40/1

Once-raced gelding. Twelfth of 18 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut 56 days ago.

Form: 0

(14)

Going Remote⁷⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

10/1

Once-raced colt. Seventh of 18 in maiden (18/1) at the Curragh (6f, good) on debut 76 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 7

(8)

Solomon Coop

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D McMonagle| T: N Lupini

16/1

Foaled April 17. 26,000 gns foal, €50,000 yearling, Twilight Son colt. Half-brother to 1½m winner Hexameter. Dam useful French winner up to 1¼m (including at 2 yrs).

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(4)

Ballyrichard^t1

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

16/1

Foaled April 9. €40,000 yearling, Ten Sovereigns colt. Dam 11.3f winner who stayed 1¾m. Yard in good form. Wears tongue strap. One to note in the betting.

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(13)

Blue Balle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: G F Carroll| T: G P Cromwell

28/1

Foaled April 9. 21,000 gns yearling, Zoustar colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winners up to 6f Dave Dexter and My Amigo. Dam 7.5f winner.

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(5)

Bright Stripes³⁸

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

4/9

Promising sort. Third of 20 in minor event (17/2) at this course (5.9f, soft) 38 days ago, nearest finish. Will take the beating.

Form: 63

(7)

Ocean Odyssey^h1²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: C T Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| BF

8/1

Once-raced colt. 11/4, fifth of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) on debut 21 days ago. Trainer going well. Hooded for 1st time. Open to progress.

Form: 5

(11)

Take Me To Church⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: L T McAteer| T: J Davison

16/1

Promising sort. Third of 6 in maiden (12/1) at Cork (6f, good to firm) on debut 8 days ago, running on. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

(10)

Shes Scintillating¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: B M Coen| T: J P Murtagh

22/1

Twice-raced filly. 20/1, third of 11 in maiden at this course (5.9f, good) 18 days ago.

Form: 03

(1)

Gesture²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: L F Roche| T: Eoghan O'Neill

28/1

Once-raced colt. 5/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Leopardstown (7f, good) on debut 21 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6

(3)

Suilleabhain²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: G M Ryan| T: K P Cotter

80/1

Once-raced colt. Eleventh of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good to soft, 50/1) on debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0

(16)

Surpass And Shine

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

125/1

Foaled May 11. €20,000 yearling, resold €4,000 yearling, Exceed And Excel colt. Half-brother to 5f-7f winner Enkindle and winner up to 7f Black Angel. Dam winner up to 7f (2-y-o 5f winner).

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Non-Runners

(6)

Special Angel³⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: A Murray J: J Kearney

(15)

Byzantine Empress¹⁸

Weight: 8-10| Age: 2

T: Kevin Coleman J: N M Crosse

Forecasts

Bright Stripes (4/9), Byzantine Empress (13/2), Ocean Odyssey (8/1), Going Remote (10/1), Special Angel (10/1), Take Me To Church (16/1), Solomon Coop (16/1), Ballyrichard (16/1), Shes Scintillating (22/1), Gesture (28/1), Blue Balle (28/1), Aratayvo (33/1), Goal Exceeded (33/1), Edvard Grieg (40/1), Suilleabhain (80/1), Surpass And Shine (125/1)

While several of these are open to improvement, BRIGHT STRIPES nevertheless stands out on the back his fine effort in a valuable 6f sales race here last month. This step up in trip will be in his favour and he will surely prove hard to beat. Take Me To Church and Ocean Odyssey, both of whom shaped well on their respective debuts at Cork and Leopardstown, are feared most in that order of preference, while Special Angel may also build on the promise she showed at Dundalk.