Irish EBF Auction Series Race Final

1st

Fiona Maccoul (IRE)

No. 15, stall 3

2yo, 8-8, OR –

J: Nathan Crosse · T: Mrs John Harrington

2 8-8 –

Nathan Crosse

Mrs John Harrington

1:28.30

Sat just behind the front group early - shaken up to hit the front a furlong and a half out - stayed on strongly in the closing stages to score

2nd

Bodhi Bear (IRE)

No. 9, stall 13

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J A Stack

2 8-13 –

Seamie Heffernan

J A Stack

½

Prominent from the break - hit the front after a furlong - challenged for the lead soon after - pushed along and overtaken with a furlong and a half to run - stayed on late but denied by a short margin

3rd

Copacabana Sands (IRE)

No. 14, stall 16

2yo, 8-8, OR –

J: Danny Sheehy · T: Diego Dias

2 8-8 –

Danny Sheehy

Diego Dias

½

Settled off the pace at the back - boxed in approaching 2f out - moved to the inside rail with a furlong left - still short of room but finished strongly to go down by a length

4th

Famed Again (IRE)

No. 12, stall 2

2yo, 8-12, OR 75

J: Ronan Whelan · T: Thomas Cooper

2 8-12 75

Ronan Whelan

Thomas Cooper

0.2

Settled just behind the front group early - 5th at halfway - pushed along on the inside with 2f left - shared 3rd a furlong out but unable to close - held level to the line for 4th

5th

Sigh No More (IRE)

No. 5, stall 9

2yo, 9-4, OR 94

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-4 94

Declan McDonogh

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

½

Sat behind the front group early - drifted back through the pack by 2f in and 7th at halfway - pushed along and made ground wide out 2f from home - shared 3rd but couldn't threaten up front a furlong out - held on at an even effort to finish 5th

6th

Red Scarlet (IRE)

No. 13, stall 10

2yo, 8-10, OR 71

J: J M Sheridan · T: R P Cody

2 8-10 71

J M Sheridan

R P Cody

1¼

Held up towards the back - pressed for effort 2f out - boxed in with a furlong and a half left - shifted right a furlong out and stayed on to finish sixth

7th

Iowntheball (GB)

No. 3, stall 12

2yo, 9-5, OR 82

J: Chris Hayes · T: Kevin Prendergast

2 9-5 82

Chris Hayes

Kevin Prendergast

½

Held up towards the back - pushed along wide of rivals 2f out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish 7th

8th

Sugar Club (IRE)

No. 8, stall 4

2yo, 9-0, OR 77

J: W J Lee · T: Noel Meade

2 9-0 77

W J Lee

Noel Meade

0.3

Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to find more inside the final furlong

9th

Saint Brandon (IRE)

No. 7, stall 15

2yo, 9-1, OR 74

J: Wayne Lordan · T: Miss Natalia Lupini

2 9-1 74

Wayne Lordan

Miss Natalia Lupini

0.2

Settled just behind pace - third at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close and held late finishing 9th

10th

Rion Rubette (GB)

No. 16, stall 11

2yo, 8-8, OR 75

J: Andrew Slattery · T: Michael Butler

2 8-8 75

Andrew Slattery

Michael Butler

½

Held up towards the back - checked briefly two out then eased across and pushed along - stayed on same gait through the last furlong to finish 10th

11th

Heishybrid (GB) ^tb

No. 6, stall 5

2yo, 9-3, OR 75

J: Gary Carroll · T: Noel Meade

2 9-3 75

Gary Carroll

Noel Meade

2½

Handy with front group early - dropped away by halfway - pressed for effort inside final 2f but plain one-paced to the line

12th

William F Browne (IRE) ^b

No. 1, stall 18

2yo, 9-13, OR 76

J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons

2 9-13 76

Colin Keane

G M Lyons

1¼

Sat close to the front early - dropped back and settled near the back by halfway - pushed along wide of rivals with 2f left - unable to threaten and finished without further gain

13th

Actin Like A Diva (IRE) ^p

No. 11, stall 7

2yo, 8-12, OR 79

J: Robert Whearty · T: John C McConnell

2 8-12 79

Robert Whearty

John C McConnell

2¾

Slow to break - settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along but making no headway on the inside two out and unable to find more approaching the furlong marker

14th

Dignam (IRE)

No. 2, stall 6

2yo, 9-7, OR 92

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-7 92

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

1

Settled midpack early - squeezed for space and roused approaching 3f out - still boxed in with 2f left - asked for effort and caught a knock inside final furlong - unable to find more and finished well beaten

15th

Gangsta Man (IRE)

No. 10, stall 17

2yo, 8-13, OR 73

J: James Ryan · T: Kevin Michael Smith

2 8-13 73

James Ryan

Kevin Michael Smith

0.2

hit the front early - dropped back to race in midfield before halfway - improved into 6th by halfway - pushed along wide with no gain 2f out and unable to find more inside the final furlong

16th

Live Like The Boss (IRE)

No. 4, stall 14

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Shane Foley · T: Mrs John Harrington

2 9-4 –

Shane Foley

Mrs John Harrington

11

Held up at the back - pushed along with nothing more to give 2f out - allowed to finish in own time - well held in 16th