18:50 Sligo

Tuesday 19 June 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:53 | Winning time: 1m 29.80s

(3)

Heart Of Gold²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 69

11/2

66-rated handicapper for trainer William Muir but is still without a win in nine starts and plenty to prove at present.

Form: 423-529

(4)

Ice Storm^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: R P Downey| T: E Lynam| OR: 64

4/1

Plenty to like about her second of 15 beaten ½L on seasonal debut at Listowel earlier this month. Should be capable of making her presence felt in this company.

Form: 4853-2

(8)

Chillala¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: F Birrane| OR: 67

25/1

Not disgraced in four runs but a modest 69-rated handicapper for Harry Dunlop last term and well beaten on seasonal and stable debut in a Curragh handicap earlier this month. Plenty to find in this contest.

Form: 5763-0

(2)

Kareva¹⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 67

33/1

76-rated handicapper last term for trainer Charles Hills but well held in two below-par starts in January on the AW at Dundalk for new connections and hard to fancy here.

Form: 3347-80

(11)

Feisty Katerina^p,t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K J Manning| T: B W Duke| OR: 65

10/1

Putting together some promising displays of late including a 1L defeat when third of 15 in a Leopardstown handicap earlier this month. Would not have to improve much to land a blow here.

Form: 6-58093

(5)

Lady Godiva^t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 65

8/1

Maiden after seven starts and well held on all three outings since joining this stable. Looks up against it in this contest.

Form: 494-909

(6)

Botanical Lady^h,t²⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Colin Keane| T: H Rogers| OR: 53| CD

12/1

C&D winner in June 2016 off a mark of 47 but has been widely disappointing towards the end of last term. Tough ask on seasonal debut.

Form: 230060-

(10)

Clonville³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| OR: 53| D

6/1

Distance winner of a Gowran Park handicap on good to firm ground last month. Beaten since at Limerick off a 7lb higher mark but capable of a bold show here.

Form: 80-6015

(9)

Invincible Queen^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: C P Hoban| T: M Fahey| OR: 53| D

11/2

Winner of a Gowran Park handicap over this trip in October last year off a 2lb lower mark. Beaten but not disgraced since and not one to totally leave out of calculations.

Form: 715-842

(12)

Stormy Tale^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: M Mulvany| OR: 58| CD

8/1

C&D winner that acts on the ground and is clearly better than her last run at Navan which can be easily dismissed. Capable of more over this trip.

Form: 053-210

(1)

Downtown Diva⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Rory Cleary| T: J Davison| OR: 54

8/1

19-race maiden but glimmers of hope recently at Fairyhouse and Navan earlier this month. Comes in to this race with definite place claims.

Form: 434505

Guiding Star^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Killian Leonard| T: P J McKenna| OR: 45

33/1

First Reserve: Just one win from 25 starts to date but she has run well in low grade affairs at Ayr and Navan on last couple of starts.

Form: 59-0439

Rule 4

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Non-Runners

(7)

Goodnite Irina¹³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: P Martin J: Killian Leonard

(13)

Nisior Donn¹⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

Forecasts

Ice Storm (4/1), Goodnite Irina (5/1), Invincible Queen (11/2), Heart Of Gold (11/2), Clonville (6/1), Downtown Diva (8/1), Lady Godiva (8/1), Stormy Tale (8/1), Feisty Katerina (10/1), Botanical Lady (12/1), Nisior Donn (12/1), Chillala (25/1), Guiding Star (33/1), Kareva (33/1)

Plenty to like about the run of ICE STORM, second of 15 beaten ½L on seasonal debut at Listowel earlier this month and can follow up here in a contest where she would not have to improve much to land the spoils at the sixth time of asking. C&D winners Botanical Lady and Stormy Tale are both worthy of deliberation and can battle for the minors with the consistent Goodnite Irina.