January 31 / 17.15 Dundalk (AW)

17.15

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

  • Prize money: £7801.65
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 14 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly cloudy

9/2 (Won)

  • Win: £2.50
  • Place: £1.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; £105,000 yearling; dam 1m winner/Group 3 placed at 1m4f (RPR 102), half-sister to winners Snapraeterea (7f/7.5f Listed) and Pedisnap (7f/1m), out of 6.5f-1m1f winner; stable mop up maidens around here but gelded and tongue-tied for debut a slight concern.
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6

(2)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Snapaurum

9st 8lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

First foal; £105,000 yearling; dam 1m winner/Group 3 placed at 1m4f (RPR 102), half-sister to winners Snapraeterea (7f/7.5f Listed) and Pedisnap (7f/1m), out of 6.5f-1m1f winner; stable mop up maidens around here but gelded and tongue-tied for debut a slight concern.

9/2

1st

6

(2)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Snapaurum

9st 8lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

prominent, challenging going easily under 2f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, ridden clear final 110yds

9/2

10/1

  • Place: £3.10

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sixth foal; 30,000gns vendor yearling; half-brother to winners Zoffman (1m2f/1m4f; RPR 97), Sheishybrid (12.6f/2m2f; 85/2m1f and 2m2f hurdle) and Greengage (9.4f-1m5f inc AW; 85); dam 8.6f AW winner (69), half-sister to 2m4f Group 1 winner Big Orange; well worth a market check.
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1st

2

(16)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:00 Dundalk (AW)

Athlumney Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Colin Keane

T: M D O’Callaghan

Made a lot of the running before being overtaken by favourite Snapaurum over C&D four weeks ago; jockey reported he had been struck into from behind; holds an edge over Lady Lilac; should not be far away.

100/30

1

(7)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Athlumney Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: M D O’Callaghan

Sixth foal; 30,000gns vendor yearling; half-brother to winners Zoffman (1m2f/1m4f; RPR 97), Sheishybrid (12.6f/2m2f; 85/2m1f and 2m2f hurdle) and Greengage (9.4f-1m5f inc AW; 85); dam 8.6f AW winner (69), half-sister to 2m4f Group 1 winner Big Orange; well worth a market check.

10/1

2nd

1

(7)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Athlumney Warrior

9st 8lb

J: Leigh Roche

T: M D O’Callaghan

soon led, faced challenge under 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, no match for winner

10/1

3rd
14 (4)
Umala

4/1

  • Place: £2.30

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; 120,000euros yearling; half-sister to winners Libre (7f-12.5f inc AW/German Listed; RPR 100) and Pretty Flag (KSA 1m/1m2f); unraced dam closely related to 1m2f winner Aryaamm, half-sister to 7f 2yo winner/Irish 2,000 Guineas third Oracle; stable 2-5 with 3yos in AW maidens last year; contender.
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11th

3

(6)

6th Mar 2026

Standard

2m 0f 0y

18:15 Dundalk (AW)

Umala

11st 11lb

J: Mr S Cavanagh

T: Robson De Aguiar

Course maiden winner last April (10.5f) and highly tried afterwards on turf; two solid efforts since joining this yard, on latest when staying on from rear to finish fourth, 1l off Minella Mate; contender dropped 1lb.

13/2

4th

6

(10)

11th Feb 2026

Standard

2m 0f 0y

14:38 Dundalk (AW)

Umala

9st 11lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: Robson De Aguiar

Course maiden winner in April (10.5f), and highly tried afterwards on turf; returned to calmer waters here last time over 10.5f when leaving the impression the run was needed.

11/1

5th

2

(5)

28th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

17:37 Dundalk (AW)

Umala

10st 1lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Robson De Aguiar

Maiden winner over C&D early last season and highly tried afterwards, best effort when beaten little over 5l in Navan Listed (1m5f); absent since never sighted in Group 3 in July; down in class for return.

13/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Tenth foal; closely related to 7f/1m winner, half-sister to five winners inc Galtee Mist (6.5f/7f inc Listed; 102), So Hi Society (Listed-placed 6f 2yo/US 1m; 100) and Aunt Bethany (7f 2yo/1m; 99); dam 1m2f winner (79); best watched.
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3rd

3

(11)

20th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 96y

15:53 Down Royal

Lady Lilac

9st 10lb

J: Sam Coen

T: Joseph G Murphy

Has done most of her racing at 1m, odds-on for her sole win in a Killarney maiden last autumn; this trip may stretch her stamina; on the plus side, this represents a drop in class after two Listed attempts.

12/1

7th

9

(7)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Lady Lilac

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Fairly useful handicapper over shorter trips; big jump in trip here and out of her depth.

33/1

OUR TIP

Form: 0-

Last run: 224 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Sales price declined significantly from foal to yearling; tailed off on debut at Down Royal in June; gelded.
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10th

2

(3)

12th Jul 2026

Standard

1m 0f 0y

15:45 Dundalk (AW)

Captain Ciano

10st 2lb

J: James Ryan

T: T G McCourt

Maiden was second over a longer trip on soft last year; slowly away before late headway behind Micasso at Bellewstown latest; unplaced in four runs here, albeit three of them were non-handicaps.

10/1

8th

7

(17)

2nd Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 211y

18:10 Bellewstown

Captain Ciano

9st 9lb

J: James Ryan

T: T G McCourt

Second runner for local yard; best run was at an early stage of last season; a long way below that standard this year; leap of faith required.

25/1

Form: 03-

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well held on debut here over 7f but showed marked improvement when third over the same C&D from a wide draw last month; had Lady Plimsoll behind in sixth on that occasion; she's bred for speed so has stamina to prove over the extra furlong.
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10th

2

(3)

17th Jul 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

17:42 Down Royal

Shamanka

10st 2lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Harry Cleary

Maiden raced mostly on AW for Natalia Lupini and some solid runs up to 1m; the best of two runs for this yard when fourth over C&D on soft a month ago; a player if as effective on this faster ground.

7/1

4th

7

(3)

19th Jun 2026

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:50 Down Royal

Shamanka

9st 5lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Harry Cleary

Well held on handicap debut in final start for Natalia Lupini and no better on stable debut/seasonal return at the Curragh (6.5f, yielding); the cheekpieces are new.

28/1

17th

12

(3)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 63y

20:25 Curragh

Shamanka

9st 6lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Harry Cleary

Filly's seven runs for Natalia Lupini all on Dundalk AW, well held on handicap debut when last seen in November; tongue-tied for yard debut and seems best watched on turf debut.

33/1

Form: 7-

Last run: 142 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Advertise filly shaped well when seventh of 16 at Cork (1m, good to firm) on debut in September; bred to handle the AW; each-way possibilities here.
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10

(3)

19th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Leopardstown

Touted Plan

9st 1lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Joseph G Murphy

Won a Bellewstown maiden over this trip in August but safely held twice since in handicaps; looks out of her depth here.

40/1

Form: 9

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Big odds, slowly away and never figured on his debut here 21 days ago; may need more time.
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1st

2

(2)

15th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 104y

Class 6

19:10 Yarmouth

Highland Harvey

9st 9lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Gihan Arnolda

15-race maiden but he has finished runner-up in classified company on two occasions, including at Brighton (1m4f, good to firm) three weeks ago; hasn't been with this trainer for long and should go well.

5/2

2nd

5

(2)

22nd Jun 2026

Good

1m 3f 198y

Class 6

19:05 Brighton

Highland Harvey

9st 9lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Gihan Arnolda

Regressive, ex-Irish maiden who ran well a couple of times for Denis Quinn on Tapeta early in the year; not a bad debut for his third yard, back on turf after four months off, nine days ago and is capable at this level.

7/2

5th

9

(10)

13th Jun 2026

Good To Soft

1m 3f 137y

Class 6

15:50 Bath

Highland Harvey

9st 2lb

J: William Carson

T: Gihan Arnolda

Ex-Irish maiden; competitive in two 1m4f AW races (classified/handicap) for Denis Quinn; shouldn't be far away if in similar form after a break.

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; 5,000gns foal, 4,000euros vendor yearling; dam placed 6f (RPR 56), half-sister to Group-placed 5f-6f winner Autumn Pearl (dam of useful 5f/6f winner Pabusar), out of 5f winning half-sister to King's Stand winner Bolshoi; bred to be speedy so the trip could be a stretch.
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10th

18

(15)

5th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

20:05 Leopardstown

Widely Acclaimed

9st 4lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Not beaten far in fifth over a little further at Roscommon; seems to be improving and was close on the heels of Moonhall Lass (third) and Rising Sky (fourth) in the Roscommon race.

12/1

10th

18

(15)

5th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

20:05 Leopardstown

Widely Acclaimed

9st 4lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Not beaten far in fifth over a little further at Roscommon; seems to be improving and was close on the heels of Moonhall Lass (third) and Rising Sky (fourth) in the Roscommon race.

12/1

14/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fifth foal; 1,500euros yearling; half-sister to 7f-1m4f winner Come On The Lads (inc AW; RPR 80); dam 7f 2yo/6f AW winner (78), half-sister to 5f/6f AW winner Humour, out of US 1m/1m1f stakes winner, from family of Coventry Stakes winner Hellvelyn; bred to go on this surface so monitor the betting.
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9th

10

(11)

28th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

17:00 Dundalk (AW)

Madam Zen

8st 11lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Adrian McGuinness

Has failed to finish closer than tenth in maidens in three maidens here; last of 11 last time; makes no appeal.

25/1

11th

7

(1)

21st Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Madam Zen

9st 3lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: Adrian McGuinness

towards rear throughout

100/1

6

(3)

12th Feb 2025

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:55 Dundalk (AW)

Madam Zen

9st 3lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Adrian McGuinness

Not a factor in a 1m maiden here last week; others more likely.

50/1

Form: 6-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Kept on well from rear in 7f fillies' maiden here on debut; improved for step up to 1m when runner-up behind surprise 50-1 winner over C&D latest; decent chance of getting involved again.
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3rd

1

(14)

30th Mar 2026

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

16:48 Navan

Lady Plimsoll

10st 0lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: M D O’Callaghan

Won Ballinrobe claimer at around this trip on good ground for John O'Donoghue; runner-up when upped in trip to an extended 1m4f at Thurles on second start for this stable; finished the season with second over 2m at Dundalk; an unknown quantity on this ground; handicap mark seems fair.

7/1

8

(7)

29th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Dundalk (AW)

Lady Plimsoll

9st 10lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Won a Ballinrobe claimer on good ground for John O'Donoghue; proved she stays this far with Thurles second on her second start for this stable; capable of getting in the mix.

5/1

8

(7)

29th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 4f 0y

17:40 Dundalk (AW)

Lady Plimsoll

9st 10lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Won a Ballinrobe claimer on good ground for John O'Donoghue; proved she stays this far with Thurles second on her second start for this stable; capable of getting in the mix.

5/1

100/1

Form: 0-0

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

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Form & Verdict
Failed to beat a single rival home in two maidens around here; tried in a hood now.
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8

(13)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Heavens On Fire

9st 3lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: T G McCourt

Failed to beat a single rival home in two maidens around here; tried in a hood now.

100/1

13th

8

(13)

31st Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Heavens On Fire

9st 3lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: T G McCourt

took keen hold, midfield

100/1

Form: 0-6

Last run: 17 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Slowly away and never a factor in a pair of 6f races here; easily passed over.
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7th

10

(9)

10th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 6f 0y

17:42 Dundalk (AW)

Cooee Call

8st 13lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Weak form for his previous trainer; marginally better when sixth of ten behind today's rival An Laochmor on stable debut here last week.

20/1

6th

9

(2)

1st Apr 2026

Standard

0m 5f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Cooee Call

8st 12lb

J: Sadhbh Tormey

T: T G McCourt

Three maiden runs here didn't offer much and neither did two handicap runs at the Curragh last summer for Claire O'Connell; cheekpieces replace blinkers on yard debut, but seems best watched after long absence.

33/1

13

(2)

4th Jun 2025

Good

0m 6f 63y

20:00 Curragh

Cooee Call

8st 7lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: Ms Claire O’Connell

Showed little in three maidens at 6f-1m on the AW; no sign of improvement on turf and handicap debut here last month; blinkers now added to tongue tie; 4lb wrong and difficult to make a case for.

40/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Seventh foal; closely related to Greek 6.5f/7f winner Salaasel, half-brother to 6f 2yo winner Gold Arrow (83); dam unraced sister to 6f Group 1 winner Fleeting Spirit, half-sister to useful 6f-1m winner Alone He Stands; looks stable second string on paper.
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Payout
Exacta €19.10
Straight Forecast €18.79
Trifecta €119.40

Selections

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Shamanka

SPOTLIGHT:

Umala

POSTDATA:

Shamanka

The Irish Sun:

Shamanka