20:10 Leopardstown

Thursday 17 August 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Off time: 20:12 | Winning time: 1m 46.1s

(8)

Althiba^v1⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 70

4/1

Placed three times in eight runs so far, including two from three this term, this trip suits and dropping back into maiden company with a first-time visor on, holds solid claims.

Form: 442-393

(4)

Araca^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 72

20/1

Showed some promise on debut run over a mile at the Curragh in May but hasn't built on it since. Last of 13 in a 1m1f maiden here last week, needs plenty more now.

Form: 30550

(1)

Bella Estrella

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld

7/2

High Chaparral filly has plenty going for her on pedigree and is making her debut at a time when the Weld string has finally started to hit form. Very much one to note.

Form:

(3)

Breeze^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: J A Stack| OR: 74

4/1

Looks a useful filly and has hit the frame three times in six turd starts, likely to shed the maiden tag sooner rather than later and an interesting contender again here.

Form: 422553

(7)

Dayereh^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C J McGovern⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 68

14/1

Daughter of Rip Van Winkle has shown some promise in three maidens so far, though she did appear to have her stamina stretched at Gowran Park last time when going beyond a mile for the first time. Cheekpieces added now.

Form: 327

(6)

Dochasach⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 76

9/4

Has run well in three maidens so far, including last time out when 1½L second of 13 over a furlong longer trip around here. Sets a decent standard, but yard has been very quiet of late.

Form: 442

(5)

Hope Lake

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: M Halford

5/1

Shamardal filly is related to some useful winners and is worth noting on debut here for the Halford team in Godolphin colours.

Form:

(2)

Trouble From Clash

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: V Halley

33/1

Rip Van Winkle filly is nicely related but hasn't been found the easiest starting place here and others make more significant appeal.

Form:

Forecasts

Dochasach (9/4), Bella Estrella (7/2), Breeze (4/1), Althiba (4/1), Hope Lake (5/1), Dayereh (14/1), Araca (20/1), Trouble From Clash (33/1)

Althiba bears respecting back in maiden company but has had plenty chance already and might prove worth taking on. Breeze has looked useful at times and should prove up to winning a race soon while Dochasach would make plenty appeal but for the Bolger yard going through something of a lull right now. The opposite is true of Dermot Weld's string, finally, and BELLA ESTRELLA has plenty on her side in terms of pedigree and might not need to be all that special to make a winning start in this company.