Sunday 1 August · Galway, Eire
14:15 Lord Hemphill Memorial Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden
- Distance
- 0m 7f 0y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 18000
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
EUROCRAT ran a fine race on debut at Leopardstown in May and he might be able to take this. The son of Holy Roman Emperor finished third at the Foxrock venue and had no less than four subsequent winners in behind. Karakoul went down by just a neck at Killarney last month and he is given second preference with Ben Coen in the saddle for Johnny Murtagh. Buckaroo finished third in that Killarney contest and it'll be interesting to see how he fares in the opener at Ballybrit on Saturday. The Dermot Weld-trained Malayan is sure to have plenty of supporters, but she will need to step forward from her debut effort at Fairyhouse. Cyclamen is another leading contender after finishing second at Bellewstown on her most recent start, while Sunset Shiraz and Mount Fairweather are others to consider.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayan | 6 | Colin Keane | D K Weld | 9 2 | 15-2 | |
| 2 | Pride Of Derry | 43 | O J Orr | Ciaran Murphy | 9 7 | 17-2 | |
| 3 | Mount Fairweather | 52 | Dylan Browne McMonagle | J P O'Brien | 9 7 | 2-1 | |
| 4 | Cyclamen | 62 | Seamie Heffernan | A P O'Brien | 9 2 | 13-8 | |
| 5 | Eurocrat | 3 | Shane Foley | Mrs J Harrington | 9 7 | 4-1 | |
| 6 | Little Queenie | 86 | Siobhan Rutledge | J C McConnell | 9 2 | 80-1 | |
| 7 | Inchiquin Star | 00 | Wayne Lordan | D Marnane | 9 2 | 250-1 | |
| 8 | Recyclable | 7 | Wesley Joyce | M Mulvany | 9 2 | 100-1 | |
| 9 | Wayne R Walker | 9 | Sean Davis | D Kinsella | 9 7 | 300-1 | |
| NR | Karakoul | 72 | Ben Coen | J P Murtagh | 9 7 | ||
| NR | Strike Eagle | Shane Kelly | J P Murtagh | 9 7 | |||
| NR | Sunset Shiraz | 24 | Gary Carroll | G P Cromwell | 9 2 |