Racecards
17:30 Roscommon (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Race
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 51y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- €22,500 added
- Winner: €13,837
- 2nd: €4,275
- 3rd: €2,025
- 4th: €900
Georgeville
23- Form 3-01
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to challenge travelling well 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, pushed out to assert final furlong, easily
- Form 8-13R2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey S M Crosse
led, joined after 1f and headed after 3f, ridden to challenge over 2f out, under pressure in 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd closing stages, no impression on winner
Zorro Cass (FR)
346- Form 31-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer A Fogarty
- Jockey W M Lordan
chased leader, disputed after 1f and led after 3f, ridden and pressed over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
- Form 9-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer S J Mahon
- Jockey J A Heffernan
slowly into stride and rear, pushed along and no impression over 3f out, no extra over 2f out
Verdict
Nickajack Cave made a winning debut over today’s trip at Cork last month and is preferred to the returning Zorro Cass, who scored in France last summer and debuts for Aidan Fogarty. Maiden winner Jupiter Road finished runner-up in a handicap at Naas last time without threatening the winner and is upped in trip along with GEORGEVILLE. Dermot Weld’s colt opened his account with a cosy success in maiden company at Cork last month and he gets the vote with plenty more to come from the Derby entry. The remainder look up against it on what little they have shown so far.
Formwatch
Georgeville 7-2fav (9-5) Tracked leader early and headway to dispute lead after 1f, led early straight, pushed along to assert under 2f out and stayed on well inside final furlong, easily, won at Cork 1m mdn gd in Apr beating Shennan (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 17 ran.
Jupiter Road 33-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression on winner in 3rd 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 15, 5l behind I Am Superman (9-3) at Naas 1m hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Nickajack Cave (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, 13th halfway, ridden over 2f out, switched left under 2f out, good headway over 1f out, improved to lead narrowly final 150 yards, kept on best under pressure, won at Cork 1m 2f mdn gd in Apr beating Bar Room Bore (9-5) by hd, 17 ran.
Zorro Cass (FR) (9-2) won at Maisons-Laffitte 7f stks gd in Jun beating Altropasso (8-12) by shd, 8 ran.
La Capacite (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Took keen hold early, pushed along at stages, towards rear for most, never a factor, last of 16, dist behind South Pacific (9-5) at Naas 1m 2f mdn Good - Yielding in Apr.
Dundory (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt, waited with, no impression after halfway, kept on same pace without threatening, 14th of 22, 13l behind Levee Breaks (9-5) at Navan 5f mdn gd in Mar.
Ventnor (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no extra early straight, 15th of 16, 16 1/4l behind Geneticist (9-5) at Limerick 7f mdn sft in Apr.