Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden (Smullen Series)

1st

King Christoph (IRE)

No. 12, stall 5

2yo, 9-1, OR –

J: Andrew Slattery · T: A. Slattery

2 9-1 –

Andrew Slattery

A. Slattery

1:47.40 £15,000

Up with the pace early - in front after 1f and dictated from there - 2 lengths clear 2f out under urging - driven over 1f out - stayed on strongly to win

2nd

Dawnmore (IRE)

No. 11, stall 8

2yo, 9-1, OR 80

J: Seamie Heffernan · T: J S Bolger

2 9-1 80

Seamie Heffernan

J S Bolger

1¼ £5,000

sat close up early under gentle urging - midfield at the break-point of the race - shoved forward and brushed by another 2f out - third and making no dent over 1f out - stayed on at an even rate to snatch second

3rd

Battle Ready (IRE)

No. 7, stall 1

2yo, 9-3, OR 80

J: Adam Caffrey · T: Noel Meade

2 9-3 80

Adam Caffrey

Noel Meade

0.2 £2,500

up with the front pair early - 7th at halfway - progressed over 2f out - struggled to make inroads over 1f out in 4th - plugged on at same speed to snatch 3rd on the line

4th

Postponing Reality (IRE) ^p

No. 3, stall 7

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: G. F. Carroll · T: Gavin Cromwell

2 9-5 –

G. F. Carroll

Gavin Cromwell

0.05 £1,250

close up early - 3rd at halfway - went 2nd 2f out - failed to make inroads 1f out - plugged on at same speed to finish 4th

5th

Melchizedek (IRE)

No. 9, stall 14

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Rory Cleary · T: M P Fogarty

2 9-3 –

Rory Cleary

M P Fogarty

3 £750

held up early - 10th wide 2f out and under urging - made no inroads inside the final furlong and finished 5th

6th

Why Oh Why (IRE)

No. 14, stall 9

2yo, 8-3, OR –

J: Reese Holohan (5) · T: James Dowling

2 8-3 –

Reese Holohan (5)

James Dowling

0.2 £500

Settled in the pack - 8th at halfway - urged on turning in - no response over 1f out - up to 5th with 1f to run - stayed on at the same speed to finish 6th

7th

Togetherwearefree (IRE)

No. 5, stall 12

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: J M Sheridan · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2 9-4 –

J M Sheridan

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

0.3

Prominent early - 6th at halfway - pushed along turning in - made no inroads 2f out - petered out over 1f out to finish 7th

8th

Ah Sure Look (IRE)

No. 10, stall 6

2yo, 9-1, OR –

J: Declan McDonogh · T: Martin Hassett

2 9-1 –

Declan McDonogh

Martin Hassett

2½

Towards the back of the main group early - under urging over 2f out - made no dent 1f out - stayed on at same speed to finish 8th

9th

Spectrolyte (IRE)

No. 4, stall 13

2yo, 9-4, OR –

J: Ben Coen · T: A. Slattery

2 9-4 –

Ben Coen

A. Slattery

3½

held up at back throughout - urged 2f out - made no dent and finished 9th

10th

Clash (GB) ^t

No. 1, stall 16

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Chris Hayes · T: Josh Halley

2 9-5 –

Chris Hayes

Josh Halley

½

slowly into stride - raced keenly at back - sprinted up to hold 2nd 5f out - niggled at turning in - made no dent 2f out - faded to finish 10th

11th

Dramatic Approach (IRE)

No. 8, stall 11

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Nathan Crosse · T: Mrs J. Harrington

2 9-3 –

Nathan Crosse

Mrs J. Harrington

3½

Missed the break and urged early - held up at the back throughout and out of contention - ridden at the turn into the straight - found nothing and finished 11th

12th

Lash La Rue (IRE)

No. 13, stall 4

2yo, 8-13, OR –

J: Siobhan Rutledge · T: Noel Meade

2 8-13 –

Siobhan Rutledge

Noel Meade

0.2

Rear throughout - out of contention - tailed off by halfway - urged turning in without response - finished 12th

13th

Alone All Alone (GB)

No. 6, stall 3

2yo, 9-3, OR –

J: Gavin Ryan · T: E J O'Neill

2 9-3 –

Gavin Ryan

E J O'Neill

3¾

central of the pack early - urged on turning for home then made no headway 2f out - faded away to finish 13th

14th

Evan D Invincible (IRE)

No. 2, stall 2

2yo, 9-5, OR –

J: Luke McAteer · T: Mark Michael McNiff

2 9-5 –

Luke McAteer

Mark Michael McNiff

0.2

Sharp start and showed in front early - overtaken after 1f but 4th halfway - ridden approaching the straight and dropped back - faded tamely to finish 14th