Irish EBF Auction Series Race

1st

L L Koulsty (IRE)

No. 5, stall 4

2yo, 9-1, OR –

J: Ronan Whelan · T: John S O'Donoghue

2 9-1 –

Ronan Whelan

John S O'Donoghue

1:13.00

Held a midfield spot on the far flank early - pushed along a furlong and a half out - moved through to third entering the final furlong - stayed on strongly to snatch the verdict right at the line

2nd

Rosie Frith (IRE)

No. 11, stall 9

2yo, 8-6, OR 75

J: Patrick McGettigan (7) · T: Patrick Magee

2 8-6 75

Patrick McGettigan (7)

Patrick Magee

0.05

Away smartly to go straight to the front - controlled the far-rail pack and ahead of the entire field - 2 lengths up 1f out - held on gamely through the final furlong - advantage cut and fully extended in the closing 100 yards - caught on the line to finish second by a short head

3rd

Stars Will Shine (IRE)

No. 8, stall 14

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: Noel Meade

2 9-0 –

Ben Coen

Noel Meade

0.1

Settled in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left - finding room and closing 1f out - kept on strongly to snatch 3rd right at the line

4th

Listentodwindblow (IRE)

No. 1, stall 13

2yo, 9-5, OR –

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

2 9-5 –

Dylan Browne McMonagle

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

¾

Handy near the front early - moved up to second with 1 1/2f left - couldn't get on terms in the last furlong - edged back late but held on for fourth

5th

Soy El Fuego (IRE) ^t

No. 6, stall 5

2yo, 9-1, OR –

J: Colin Keane · T: G M Lyons

2 9-1 –

Colin Keane

G M Lyons

0.1

Set the pace on the far rail - up in 3rd with a furlong and a half remaining and battled on inside the final furlong - then dropped away and made no dent late

6th

Midnight Dusk (GB)

No. 2, stall 7

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Gary Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell

2 9-5 –

Gary Carroll

Gavin Cromwell

4

Held up towards the back on the far flank - pushed along with two furlongs left but couldn't threaten the leading pack - held for the remainder to finish sixth

7th

Blessings To You (IRE)

No. 10, stall 3

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: J M Sheridan · T: J A Stack

2 8-13 –

J M Sheridan

J A Stack

1¾

Held up towards the back on the far flank - crept into contention over 2f out - moved to the right and a half out - unable to threaten leaders and faded near the finish

8th

Captive Beauty (IRE)

No. 7, stall 12

2yo, 9-0, OR –

J: Shane Foley · T: K J Condon

2 9-0 –

Shane Foley

K J Condon

0.2

Raced at the back of the stand's-flank bunch - made no impact inside the final 2f - plugged on for minor late ground but well held in 8th

9th

Fontaine Khaled (IRE)

No. 13, stall 1

2yo, 8-10, OR –

J: Chris Hayes · T: Eddie & Patrick Harty

2 8-10 –

Chris Hayes

Eddie & Patrick Harty

3

Sat close to the pace among the far-flank bunch - asked for effort with 2f left then dropped away approaching the furlong marker - faded through the closing stages to finish ninth

10th

Another Nice'day (IRE)

No. 9, stall 2

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Rory Cleary · T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

2 8-13 –

Rory Cleary

Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch

2

Held up towards back of wide division - moved through over 2f out - couldn't threaten leaders and dropped away inside final furlong - finished 10th

11th

Pivotal Terms (GB)

No. 3, stall 8

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: W J Lee · T: Joseph G Murphy

2 9-4 –

W J Lee

Joseph G Murphy

3

Held up towards back of the pack nearer stands' rail - dropped away approaching final 2f - faded 1 1/2f out - finished well held in 11th

12th

Dont Get Me Wrong (IRE)

No. 4, stall 6

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Robbie Colgan · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

2 9-3 –

Robbie Colgan

Kevin Thomas Coleman

5

Held up towards the back on the far flank early - dropped away and pushed along by halfway - faded two out and beaten home

13th

The Nomad (IRE)

No. 12, stall 10

2yo, 8-10, OR –

J: Robert Whearty (3) · T: Gavin Cromwell

2 8-10 –

Robert Whearty (3)

Gavin Cromwell

½

Held up towards the back of the far-flank bunch - urged along approaching halfway - drifted right and driven with two furlongs left - dropped away soon after and beaten well before the finish

14th

Land Of Spirit (IRE) ^b

No. 14, stall 11

2yo, 8-8, OR –

J: Leigh Roche · T: Kieran P Cotter

2 8-8 –

Leigh Roche

Kieran P Cotter

24

Slow to break - sat close to pace on one flank early - pushed to stay involved by halfway - dropped away soon after - beaten from 2f out and allowed to finish in own time