5.40 6f. 13 Declared. I.S.F. EBF Median Auction M'dn of €16,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €9,600.00 2nd - €3,200.00 3rd - €1,600.00 4th - €800.00 5th - €480.00 6th - €320.00
FormscanBy Tom Weekes - SPANISH CARA has changed hands since an encouraging debut and might have the ability to win on her first run for 384 days. That Curragh-race winner Bucanero Fuerte subsequently won the Phoenix Stakes, with the fourth, fifth, eighth and nine-placed horses all winning subsequently. Her lack of race-fitness is concerning but it is encouraging that she reappears early-season. 93-rated Gaenari was twice Listed runner-up as a juvenile and contested the aforementioned Phoenix Stakes, when finishing fifth, before being well held in a Chantilly Group 2 last October. Her seasonal reappearance at the Curragh was underwhelming and while that ground was heavy, she had form on testing ground last year and is vulnerable to smart types. Zarra Ellis ran well in two autumn maidens and while also proven on this surface, is vulnerable to smart types. Badda Bing and Transcending Glory have race-fitness but need to improve to win. Expound is a 15-race maiden and tries this distance for the first time while She's Smart is long absent and has a tough task on reappearance for a new yard.
For three years old and upwards, 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 #50,000Weights - 3-y-o 9st 7lbs 4-y-o and up 10st 5lbs Fillies allowed 5lbs