Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 18:00 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden6f

  • Weighed In - €12,500 added, 2yo, 9 runners
  • Winner €8,626 2nd €2,000 3rd €875 4th €500
  • Going: Good to Yielding Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 16.30s
  • Off time: 18:00:05
Pos Horse Odds
1st Boston Rocker (IRE) 5/1
2nd Lightnin Hopkins (IRE) 14/1
3rd Washboard Sam (IRE) 20/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (1) PURPLE & YELLOW DIAMONDS, yellow sleeves, purple cap Abbey Vale (IRE) 2 9-2 J P Murtagh G M Lyons 11/1
2 (8) WHITE, large royal blue spots & sleeves, striped cap Lightnin Hopkins (IRE) 2 9-2 G F Carroll G M Lyons 14/1
3 (6) WHITE, large royal blue spots & sleeves, striped cap Washboard Sam (IRE) 2 9-2 t1 G J Phillips (7) G M Lyons 20/1
4 (2) 6 BLACK & WHITE HOOPS, royal blue cap, white star Boston Rocker (IRE) 24 2 9-0 S Foley E Lynam 5/1
5 (5) 5 YELLOW, ROYAL BLUE chevron, RED cap All Ablaze 26 2 8-13 R P Cleary D English 33/1
6 (3) Red, yellow panel, black sleeves, red & yellow striped cap Burmese Red (IRE) 2 8-13 I J Brennan (3) A McGuinness 25/1
7 (9) 4 White & black diamonds, black chevrons on sleeves, white cap, black stars Lindenhurst (IRE) 52 2 8-13 D P McDonogh J C McConnell 5/1
8 (4) 9 Royal blue, emerald green cross sashes & armlet, striped cap Tiger Stripes 17 2 8-13 C D Hayes A Oliver 9/4
9 (7) 2 DARK GREEN, white sleeves, dark green stars, white cap Rose Garden 20 2 8-11 P J Smullen D K Weld 5/2

Verdict

Rose Garden was second on her debut over 5f at Tipperary and should improve the experience but Tiger Stripes wasn't beaten far in what looked a decent maiden at the Curragh and could also figure. Ger Lyons has three newcomers in the line-up but it appears ABBEY VALE, a £15,000 yearling who is closely related to several winners, is the stable pick with Johnny Murtagh in the saddle and he gets the nod to make a winning start to his career.

Formwatch

Abbey Vale (IRE) Moss Vale colt out of Cloonkeary.

Lightnin Hopkins (IRE) Kodiac gelding out of Bundle Of Joy.

Washboard Sam (IRE) Kodiac gelding out of Catch A Smile.

Boston Rocker (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 8, 9l behind Cristoforo Colombo (9-5) at Navan 6f 2yo mdn gd in May.

All Ablaze 66-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, 2nd before halfway, ridden and dropped to 5th 1f out, no extra, last of 5, 11l behind Almanack (9-5) at Dundalk 5f 2yo mdn stks pol in May.

Burmese Red (IRE) Redback gelding out of Burmese Princess.

Lindenhurst (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders but never a factor, ridden in 5th halfway, went moderate 4th 1f out and kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 7l behind Infanta Branca (9-0) at Curragh 5f 2yo mdn in Apr.

Tiger Stripes 50-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 9th of 12, 5l behind Lines of Battle (9-5) at Curragh 6f 2yo mdn gd in May.

Rose Garden 9-4 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 2f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Zoola (9-0) at Tipperary 5f 2yo mdn aut gd in May.

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