18:40 Gowran Park

Wednesday 15 August 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 2m 1.12s

(9)

Espoir D'Soleil^v1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld| OR: 85| D

7/2

Finished runner-up to Aared in a competitive 1m2f contest at the Curragh (good to firm) on her penultimate outing. Disappointing both starts since however and needs to bounce back.

Form: 227-256

(2)

Moons Of Jupiter⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 86

12/1

Winner of a maiden in France last summer for Andre Fabre, that came over a sprinting trip. First start for new yard and stamina to be proven. Market check needed.

Form: 1824-69

(5)

Mazzuri^v¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 84| CD

4/1

C&D maiden winner earlier in the season, seems to like it around here and went well again last time in an auction race. Should be in the mix.

Form: 21432

(1)

Check Your Pockets¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: J E Kiely| OR: 83| C| D

7/1

Filly just got up on the line to score over a mile here last month, stays this far and entitled to run well again raised 3lb.

Form: 1-66151

(3)

Nanabad⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 73| CD

6/1

Running consistently without winning this season and the handicapper has been very slow to cut him some slack as a result. Likely to run his race but also not surprising if he finds a few too good in the process.

Form: 566344

(8)

Cocohulababy³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: N Meade| OR: 80

20/1

Victorious on the AW at Dundalk over 7f last September but well beaten in a valuable contest at Naas (7f, soft) on her only subsequent outing last term. Well beaten over a mile on reappearance at Leopardstown, up in trip once more.

Form: 3710-5

(4)

Less Of That^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Feane| OR: 70| D

8/1

Gained a second career success at Tipperary on heavy ground in May. Held her form reasonably well since then though does appear as if the handicapper has control of ambitions for the moment.

Form: 6-41375

(7)

My Mystique¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 76

8/1

Dundalk maiden winner over 7f last year, showed best of this year's form last month here over a mile on good to yielding ground. Likely player if building on that effort upped in trip and having gained 2lb relief since.

Form: 331-684

(6)

Passing Trade¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: M Mulvany| OR: 72

7/1

Improving with racing and duly off the mark seventh time of asking when narrowly getting verdict in 1m Bellewstown handicap last month. Ran a cracking since in Galway Festival handicap and respected up another 2lb tonight.

Form: 409213

Forecasts

Espoir D'Soleil (7/2), Mazzuri (4/1), Nanabad (6/1), Check Your Pockets (7/1), Passing Trade (7/1), My Mystique (8/1), Less Of That (8/1), Moons Of Jupiter (12/1), Cocohulababy (20/1)

Espoir D'soleil must put some poor efforts behind her but would have claims on her best form, while the market might be the best judge of French import Moons Of Jupiter, who has stamina to prove but runs for a yard in form. My Mystique went well here over a mile last time and can be give sound claims from 2lb lower but PASSING TRADE might be best equipped of all. Off the mark at Bellewstown last month she improved again in finishing second at the Galway Festival and should have more to give.