Racecards
12:50 Killarney (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race (Plus 10)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 50y
- Going: Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €20,000 added
- Winner: €11,820
- 2nd: €3,820
- 3rd: €1,820
- 4th: €820
- Form 1
- Age 2
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer G M Lyons
- Jockey G F Carroll
reared up in stalls, a little slow into stride, soon chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along straight, improved to challenge 2f out, no extra and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 88
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
led, pushed along straight, joined under 3f out, soon headed, lost position and no extra from over 1f out, one pace
- Form 21
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
soon raced in 2nd, pushed along under 3f out and on terms, soon led, asserted inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
soon chased leaders on outer, 5th halfway and pushed along briefly, pushed along again straight, no impression 2f out, soon no extra
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
soon in rear and pushed along at stages, headway on inner from under 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey W M Lordan
a little slow into stride, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along straight, one pace from over 1f out
Verdict
Zoom Zoom Babe came home nicely on debut and is a likely improver but the two with winning form set a strong standard here. Baby Zeus showed a determined attitude on debut over course and distance to inch out the long odds-on Arthur's Kingdom and will obviously progress from that outing but RAVEN'S CRY receives a valuable 5lb allowance and was going away at the finish when landing a strong maiden at the Galway Festival over 7f. The step up to a mile will suit and the form of that Galway contest was boosted when the third Helvic Dream went on to score easily at Roscommon this week.
Formwatch
Baby Zeus (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Slightly slow into stride and towards rear early, soon improved into mid-division and 4th from halfway, pushed along from 2f out and slightly short of room, ridden in 2nd from 1f out and kept on well closing stages to lead on line, won at Killarney 1m mdn gd in Jul beating Arthur's Kingdom (9-5) by ns, 8 ran.
Paso Doble (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in touch towards inner, 7th and pushed along halfway, kept on one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 14, 8 1/2l behind Howling Wolf (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gd in Jul.
Raven's Cry (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Soon in touch on outer, 3rd halfway, progress entering straight, improved to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well, won at Galway 7f mdn Good - Yielding in Aug beating Natural Power (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Strategic Fortune (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and edged left under 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, last of 14, 20 3/4l behind Howling Wolf (9-5) at Leopardstown 7f mdn gd in Jul.
Strawberry Picker (IRE) War Command filly out of Lily Of Kenmare.
Zoom Zoom Babe 20-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, 10th under 3f out, ridden under 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong to 3rd final strides, never nearer, 3rd of 14, 8 3/4l behind Auxilia (9-0) at Naas 7f mdn fll gd in Aug.