2.20 7f. 8 Declared. Irish Stallion Farms EBF Med. Auct. Mdn (DIV II) of €17,000.00 2-y-o
1st - €10,200.00 2nd - €3,400.00 3rd - €1,700.00 4th - €850.00 5th - €510.00 6th - €340.00
FormscanBy Michael Graham - ROYAL BLEND is hard to oppose with an official rating of 90. She received a 7lb hike from the handicapper for finishing a reasonable fifth, without ever threatening, at 33/1 in a Listed race at Tipperary in early October. Whether she merits her new mark is open for discussion but on her two previous starts she took the runner-up berths in fillies' maidens at Leopardstown and Galway on heavy ground. Dylan Browne McMonagle was on board for both those runs and the 5lb claimer is booked again. Ones Are Wild finished in mid-division on debut at the Curragh and ought to step up on that. Dermot Weld takes the wraps off Free Eagle filly Riva who is worth a market check. Similar sentiments apply to newcomer Champion Green, a stablemate of Royal Blend.
For two years old only, maidens at starting that are EBF eligible and whose sire established one or more yearling sales in the relevant year with a median price of not more than #60,000Weights - 9st 7lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs