16:45 Cork
Wednesday 3 October 2018
All14:0514:3515:1015:4016:1516:4517:20
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden
- 3YO plus  |  1m 4f  |  Good (Good to Firm in Places)  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 16:47Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 36.62s
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2m Tramore bumper winner was disappointing as favourite in a 1m6f Gowran maiden before a much better effort over the same trip latest at Listowel on heavy ground. Drop to 1m4f not overly concerning so can't be ruled out.
Dual winner over hurdles and in bumpers and made a positive impression under flat rules latest when second in a 1m6f Bellewstown maiden having travelled best of all. Leading contender based on that effort.
Stayed on well for third over 1m4½f at Bellewstown penultimately before fourth latest over 1m4f Galway under front-running tactics. More needed here on the balance but relatively lightly raced.
Placed four times including once over this trip. Decent fourths the last twice in handicaps at Tipperary and Roscommon give her a decent shout in a pretty winnable maiden.
Promising debut when fifth of 13 at Tipperary over 1m4½f on debut where she was only beaten 3¼L. Had City Ballerina a neck ahead there but given that one was having her seventh race reversal is fully expected so she merits serious respect.
Behind a couple of these when ninth on debut at Tipperary over 1m4½f. Signs of improvement next when fifth at Galway but will need to take another step forward to improve on that placing.
Tailed off and beaten 32L on debut at Roscommon when 11th of 14 last month. Hard to make a case for her on that evidence.
Placed in three of her five maidens this term before switching to handicaps where she's ran well enough in three runs. Trainer has 36 per cent strike rate here and she looks to have very strong claims.
Kept on as though she may appreciate further latest when 10th of 16 in her second start at Listowel after a lengthy absence. Open to improvement in just her third start but stable has stronger chance with Chateau La Fleur.
18L 13th of 16 latest at Listowel the closest she's got in four races. Upped 4f here but seen no evidence of ability.
Newcomer by Camelot cost €50,00 as a yearling and is a half-sister to two winners from 5f to 1m7f. Pedigree likable so any market support would be encouraging.
Forecasts
True Self (1/1), Queen Iseult (4/1), City Ballerina (7/1), Chateau La Fleur (15/2), Gallitea (9/1), Backsheesh (12/1), Tipitena (25/1), Lost Comet (25/1), Seekamist (50/1), Paula's Prayer (100/1), Sweet Cassie (125/1)
QUEEN ISEULT can provide red-hot Aidan O'Brien with another winner here. She has been pretty consistent on the whole this year and her form is as good as any so she gets the vote with the yard now well and truly over the midseason bug. True Self ran really well on the level latest and this useful hurdler is undoubtedly a big danger despite drooping to 1m4f. Gallitea ran well on debut and is one of the more likely of the unexposed fillies in the line-up.
- Queen Iseult
- True Self
- Gallitea
Prize Money
1st: €8,932.002nd: €2,770.003rd: €1,320.004th: €594.005th: €232.00
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