Saturday 4 June · Listowel, Eire

13:05 Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden

Distance: 0m 6f 60y
Going: Good
Class: 0
Prize: EUR 25000
Runners: 14

Race preview

KEEPUPWITHMYEMPIRE made a decent start to his career when third at Naas behind a couple of rivals who had previously finished runners-up. That was over 5f and Jessica Harrington's colt should be suited by the extra furlong here. Western Cape wasn't far off the placed horses when fifth at Roscommon, one spot ahead of Static Charge, and the winner on that occasion was runner-up in a Group 3 next time. Donnacha O'Brien's colt comes back in trip on quicker ground and should give a good account on a big day for the trainer of Derby contender Piz Badile. Colin Keane partners Rumbled Again for a second time and he was a fair fifth after making the running at Roscommon while Reckoning Force, entered in a Group 2 at the Curragh later in the month, is the most interesting newcomer.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Cash Or Crypto		Mikey Sheehy	D Marnane	9 6	22-1
2	Rumbled Again	075	Colin Keane	D Hogan	9 6	14-1
3	Reckoning Force		Declan McDonogh	J P O'Brien	9 2	8-1
4	Pretty Persuasion		Billy Lee	W McCreery	8 13	11-1
5	Ooh La Belle		Nathan Crosse	W McCreery	8 13	11-1
6	Static Charge	546	Gary Carroll	J G Murphy	9 8	9-2
7	Western Cape	5	Gavin Ryan	Donnacha O'Brien	9 6	5-4
8	Twenty To Three		Andrew Slattery	D Marnane	9 8	25-1
9	Camilla Gherardini	38	Luke McAteer	J M Barrett	9 1	11-1
10	Ard Mhacha	8	Jamie Powell	J P Murtagh	9 2	25-1
11	Slick Chick	47	T P Madden	Mrs J Harrington	8 13	14-1
12	Malbay Madness		Reserve 1	E Linehan	9 0	125-1
13	Zezul		Shane Kelly	Paul Gammell	9 4	40-1
14	Alma Hermosa		D E Sheehy	E Linehan	8 11	66-1
NR	Keepupwithmyempire	3	Shane Foley	Mrs J Harrington	9 6
NR	Lazer Port		Reserve 2	A Slattery	9 0
NR	Lough Swilly Lass		Reserve 3	Ciaran Murphy	8 11