16:15 Curragh

Sunday 26 August 2018

All13:3514:0514:3515:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Fillies Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f  |   Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:15  |   Winning time: 2m 41.00s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(6)
Horse silk
Jeremys Joyh315
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-0| J: R P Downey| T: N C Kelly| OR:  93| D
25/1
Won a Roscommon handicap over this distance last summer, but has struggled since, and starts off for new trainer after an absence with something to prove.
2
(4)
Horse silk
Morga23
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-13| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D McDonogh| OR:  92| CD
10/1
Off for a year before her reappearance at Galway (1¾m, heavy) earlier in the month, and shaped as if her ability is intact when second to Wicklow Brave. Needs to show she can build on that, and faster ground would be a concern.
3
(3)
Horse silk
Dawn Hoofer9
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR:  87| CD
7/2
Stays 1m5f, but has won at shorter trips this summer at Roscommon, the Curragh, Killarney and Dundalk. Keeps pulling out more, so can't rule her out despite another rise in the weights.
4
(1)
Horse silk
Rovetta21
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse(7)| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR:  79
5/2
Ex-French filly who broke her duck when winning over hurdles at Galway, and followed up on the Flat there (1¾m) four days later. Clearly thriving, and remains of interest despite dropping in trip.
6
(7)
Horse silk
Echo Park18
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR:  85| D
10/3
Elusive Pimpernel filly whose dam won over 1½m, and she benefited from the step up to this trip when winning by 5½L from Zoffanyia at Sligo last time. More needed from 10lb higher now, but unexposed.
7
(9)
Horse silk
Grace Rafaelab29
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-8| J: Colin Keane| T: M O'Callaghan| OR:  81
14/1
Won a Dundalk maiden a year ago, and while she's not been disgraced in two runs this year, neither has she progressed, and others may have her measure again.
8
(5)
Horse silk
Dancing Dollt18
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-6| J: N G McCullagh| T: A J Martin| OR:  71| D
16/1
Had been running creditably in handicaps, but below form when 14¾L fifth of 6 to Echo Park at Sligo last time, and debatable wither a hefty pull in the weights will help her turn the tables.
9
(8)
Horse silk
Julienne16
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien| OR:  79
5/1
Superbly bred, and beginning to fulfil her potential after looking backward as a juvenile; ran out a ready winner of a 1m1f maiden at Tipperary last time, and ought to progress further at this trip.

Non-Runners

5
(2)
Horse silk
Mazzuri11
Weight: 8-13|  Age: 3
T: W McCreery  J: Billy Lee
NR

Forecasts

Rovetta (5/2), Echo Park (10/3), Dawn Hoofer (7/2), Julienne (5/1), Mazzuri (5/1), Morga (10/1), Grace Rafaela (14/1), Dancing Doll (16/1), Jeremys Joy (25/1)

Verdict

JULIENNE has a little to find on her handicap bow, but she improved to win a maiden at Tipperary last time, and has scope for better still over a trip she's bred to relish. Dawn Hoofer has won four handicaps this year, and keeps progressing by degrees, so looks the main threat, although Galway winner Rovetta may also have more to offer, and also needs consideration.
  1. Julienne
  2. Dawn Hoofer
  3. Rovetta

Prize Money

1st: €18,450.002nd: €5,700.003rd: €2,700.004th: €1,200.005th: €450.00

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