Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race – Naas

Naas

14:32

Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race

Date 2025-07-05

Distance 5f205y

Class

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize €14,750

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6 (2)	The Piper's Call Black J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	J:Ben Coen T:Daniel McLoughlin	128	—	2	-	103	87	31d	—	—	-29	22.7	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Excellent run at 80-1 on debut, form has been franked, tough to beat with a repeat
3 (6)	Just A City Boy Bay J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Dylan Browne McMonagle T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	130	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-14	5.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
200,000gns Breeze-Up purchase, related to 2yo winners, interesting newcomer
7 (8)	Howd'yadoit Bay J:Robert Whearty(3) T:G M Lyons	J:Robert Whearty(3) T:G M Lyons	126	—	23	-	89	69	15d	—	—	-5	10.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Promise both starts at 5f, 1l behind Sir Alfie latest, may turn that around, place chance
1 (9)	Sir Alfie Bay J:Nicola Burns(7) T:G M Lyons	J:Nicola Burns(7) T:G M Lyons	138	—	41	-	81	57	15d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Off the mark at Down Royal latest, rider's claim negates 4lb penalty, go well again
4 (1)	Neolithic Bay J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	130	p	87	-	77	62	34d	—	—	-7	2.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Minor promise in maidens at the Curragh and Listowel, cheekpieces need to eke out more
9 (3)	Stone Bear Bay J:Seamie Heffernan T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Seamie Heffernan T:Ross O'Sullivan	123	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
58,000Euros Kodi Bear filly, dam 6f-6.5f 2yo winner, probably best watched on debut
2 (7)	Down The Glen Grey J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ross O'Sullivan	J:Donagh O'Connor T:Ross O'Sullivan	130	—	—	-	60	31	22d	—	—	-1	0.4	20.00/1	80/1 1%
Promise in barrier trial, disappointed on Fairyhouse debut, best watched for now
8 (5)	Theroadtoserfdom Bay J:Luke McAteer T:Brendan W Duke	J:Luke McAteer T:Brendan W Duke	126	—	00	-	38	16	8d	—	—	0	0.1	75.00/1	300/1 0%
Huge odds and no show in both runs to date at 6f-7f, impossible to make a case for
NR (4)	Ridersinthesky Bay J:Nathan Crosse T:Mrs John Harrington	J:Nathan Crosse T:Mrs John Harrington	129	p	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Promise in barrier trial, more stamina than speed in pedigree, not discounted; cheekpieces

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
The Piper's Call	evn	evn	evn	10/11	10/11
Just A City Boy	7/2	4/1	7/2	10/3	9/2
Howd'yadoit	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1
Sir Alfie	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2
Neolithic	8/1	8/1	8/1	15/2	15/2
Stone Bear	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1
Down The Glen	80/1	66/1	66/1	50/1	50/1
Theroadtoserfdom	300/1	250/1	250/1	150/1	250/1
Ridersinthesky	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

The Piper's Call

22.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 17.7

10/11

2nd

Sir Alfie

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

15/2

3rd

Howd'yadoit

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 6.5 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Just A City Boy

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Neolithic

2.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Stone Bear

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Down The Glen

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

80/1

Theroadtoserfdom

0.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.1

300/1

Ridersinthesky

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
The Piper's Call	—	103	87
Just A City Boy	—	—	—
Howd'yadoit	—	89	69
Sir Alfie	—	81	57
Neolithic	—	77	62
Stone Bear	—	—	—
Down The Glen	—	60	31
Theroadtoserfdom	—	38	16
Ridersinthesky	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Theroadtoserfdom	8d ago	Quick return
Howd'yadoit	15d ago	Fit
Sir Alfie	15d ago	Fit
Down The Glen	22d ago	Fit
The Piper's Call	31d ago	Fit
Neolithic	34d ago	Fit
Just A City Boy	—	—
Stone Bear	—	—
Ridersinthesky	—	—