15:35 Cork

Saturday 11 August 2018

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Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 1m 27.32s

(6)

Honor Oak⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: T Hogan| OR: 88| D

7/1

Chased home handicap snip Truffles at Galway before showing herself to be pretty well treated too when winning by some 8L over 1m½f at the same venue. 12lb higher here but apprentice eases the burden and leading player again.

Form: 304721

(10)

Soffia¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam| OR: 87

13/2

Winner of her first three starts of this campaign before 3L eighth last time out off 5lb higher mark. Upped to 7f for first time here which looks likely to suit so could very easily be back in the thick of things.

Form: 43-1118

(1)

True To Herself³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: W McCreery| OR: 83

5/1

1m maiden winner at Listowel was second on handicap debut at Naas last time over 6f behind re-opposing Soffia. 4lb better off with that rival here and extra 1f sure to suit so should go well with the champion jockey up.

Form: 7122

(4)

Dream Ascot²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 82

8/1

Killarney maiden winner on debut where she turned over an odds-on Joseph O'Brien three year old. Third in that race gone well since so form could be useful and hugely unexposed here going straight into a handicap.

Form: 1

(7)

Gasta²

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

16/1

Not won since debut over a year ago but become pretty consistent this term. Fourth placed finishes last twice at Leopardstown in small fields fair runs but handicapper still seems to have a tight enough grip.

Form: 782344

(2)

Kailee²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: W T Farrell| OR: 76| BF| D

5/1

Curragh maiden winner last August has gone close in two handicaps at the same venue the last twice beaten a short-head and a neck respectively. Clearly capable off this sort of mark and looks a leading contender once more.

Form: 4217-22

(3)

My Silver Nails^h¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany| OR: 81| D

11/2

A winner at Roscommon and Bellewstown this season she ran another good race latest when third of 13 to the potentially well handicapped Espere at Galway. Meets similar rivals here but clearly improving with racing.

Form: 331133

(11)

My Snowdrop^h¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx| OR: 81| D

16/1

Easy winner of a Listowel handicap but was given a 9lb penalty for it and struggled twice since. Handicapper quick to ease his grip but others appeal as better treated here.

Form: 673156

(9)

Stormy Belle^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Shane Foley| T: P A Fahy| OR: 74| CD

7/1

Twice at the mercy of handicap good-thing Truffles at Galway last month but won this race 12 months ago at 8/1. 10lb lower this year so potentially very well in but not showed a great deal in 2018.

Form: 860574

(8)

Gentil J^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: H Rogers| OR: 73| C

25/1

Not won since landing a double in Autumn 2016. Well beaten behind Truffles at Galway last month after a short break. May strip fitter now but this perennial slow-starter isn't easy to fancy.

Form: 40-5470

(5)

Waitaki³³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Slattery⁽⁷⁾| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 66| D

14/1

Behind a couple of these rivals lately with fourth of seven to My Silver Nails last time out and last of 10 to Soffia the time before. Hard to envisage her turning the tables on either rival and 1lb out of the handicap here.

Form: 731404

Forecasts

Kailee (5/1), True To Herself (5/1), My Silver Nails (11/2), Soffia (13/2), Stormy Belle (7/1), Honor Oak (7/1), Dream Ascot (8/1), Waitaki (14/1), Gasta (16/1), My Snowdrop (16/1), Gentil J (25/1)

This looks a very warm contest with several fillies potentially well handicapped. HONOR OAK absolutely bolted up last time out and with her apprentice rider up she is only in effect 5lb higher so Tom Hogan's mare can make light of being the oldest horse in the field and win again. Kailee looks sure to go well after two narrow defeats at the Curragh and she only goes up 1lb for the latest of them. Dream Ascot falls into the 'could be anything' category having won her only race to date so she has to be considered with any amount of improvement possible.