21:00 Naas

Wednesday 27 June 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Off time: 21:01 | Winning time: 1m 40.28s

(6)

Fire Opal^t³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien

6/1

War Front full-sister to Group winner Intelligence Cross, Listed winner Warning Flag and half-sister to five more winners. Never a factor on debut and can only improve. Stable 2-3 in this event.

Form: 0

(3)

Kerineya

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

20/1

Elusive City filly out of a dam who was a winner of two middle-distance races for John Oxx. Booked to carry the owner's second colours.

Form:

(7)

New To Town²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 82

5/2

Runner-up to a smart one at Gowran and sets the bar high on that form. However, she is starting to look exposed and she would be a vulnerable target if there is an improved sort in the lineup.

Form: 5832-32

(1)

Shelannga¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

11/8

Bred to want at least this far so it is to her credit she was runner-up over 6f on her reappearance. Finished clear of the third that day and there must be a strong likelihood she can build on that here.

Form: 6-2

(4)

Ten Joys²⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: J C Hayden

66/1

Soundly beaten on both starts as a juvenile and appears to be aiming far too high on seasonal return.

Form: 07-

(5)

Vivianite^t1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C O'Donoghue| T: M Halford

3/1

Had clearly shown plenty ahead of her debut when sent off at 11/10. Will be better for her seasonal bow and a tongue-tie now tried.

Form: 5-5

Non-Runners

(2)

Hypnotic Force²⁴⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Shelannga (11/8), New To Town (5/2), Vivianite (3/1), Fire Opal (6/1), Hypnotic Force (10/1), Kerineya (20/1), Ten Joys (66/1)

New To Town sets a strong standard but she is starting to look one paced and there may be enough untapped potential to see her losing run extended. Vivianite was well-supported ahead of her debut and it will be interesting to see how the market assesses her chance this time. Balydoyle have a 2-3 success rate in this so Fire Opal cannot be written off despite an inauspicious debut. SHELANNGA is bred to come into her own at this trip. Dermot Weld's filly was noted putting in good late work to pull away from the third on her return over 6f and she would not need to improve by much to land this.