17:30 Leopardstown

Wednesday 3 April 2019

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JJ Kavanagh & Sons Fillies Maiden

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 31.81s

(15)

Acapella Blu

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: D K Weld

16/1

420,000gns yearling by Dubawi; first foal dam French 1m2f-1m3f winner (inc Listed), sister to US 1m3f/1m4f Grade 1 turf winner Red Rocks. Pedigree demands a close check of the market.

Form:

(17)

Afric^h1

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

50/1

Hooded debutant by Lope De Vega, sixth live foal; half-sister to 2m winner Newellen; dam Listed-placed 1m 2yo winner. Best watched unless market says otherwise.

Form:

(9)

Carefully¹⁶⁴

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

33/1

Showed little considering typically A1 Ballydoyle pedigree at two with to relatively forgettable efforts in maidens. Looks stable third string on jockey bookings and easily opposed.

Form: 00-

(8)

Dame Kyteler³⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

€115,000 yearling by Acclamation beaten 17L into seventh of nine on debut last June. Will need to have taken giant strides since.

Form: 7-

(13)

Dress

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

20/1

By War Front, sixth foal; half-sister to winners Eishin Apollon (Japanese 1m Gr 1), Master Of Hounds (7.4f-1m1f inc UAE Gr 1) and Minorette (Ire 6f 2yo/US 1m2f Gr 1). Excellent pedigree although jockey arrangements suggest Magic Fountain preferred.

Form:

(4)

Eleganter¹⁶⁰

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

28/1

Sister of Sometimesadiamond was well down the field in two races last autumn and even with stable's terrific form she can only be watched here.

Form: 80-

(16)

Hamariyna

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ross Coakley| T: M Halford

25/1

Filly by Sea The Moon out of a Danehill Dancer mare. Half-sister to 6f winner Haraz. Should be checked in the market here but suspect this will be a pretty warm contest.

Form:

(5)

Invincible Charm

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx

20/1

Invincible Spirit newcomer, fourth live foal; sister to 1m winner Kamili dam 1m-9.4f winner (inc Group 3). Likely best watched unless market says otherwise.

Form:

(14)

Jolene¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: K J Condon

50/1

Ninth of 13 on debut last October but not beaten too far and the type to improve with that experience behind her. Still easy to oppose here.

Form: 9-

(7)

Lovee Dovee⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Galileo filly showed a smart level of form finishing fourth and third at Dundalk early this year. Switch to turf will pose no problems and form marks her out as one of the more likely contenders here.

Form: 43

(10)

Magic Fountain

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

3/1

War Front newcomer, first foal; dam 7f-1m4f winner (inc at 2/Irish Oaks), sister to 7f 2yo Group 2 winner Wading, closely related to US 1m2f Grade 1 winner Athena. Choice of Ryan Moore and highly respected on debut.

Form:

(11)

Rita Levi¹⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 75| BF

10/1

Has smart form having placed four times as a juvenile although having had six starts she isn't open to the same improvement as most. Should be in the shakeup but again find one or two too good.

Form: 222430-

(2)

Silk Forest

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

14/1

By Kodiac, 10th foal; half-sister to 5 winners inc Swooning (6f/6.7f), Bois De Boulogne (1m-1m2f GB AW/dirt) and Disobedience (8.6f AW 2yo). Speedy pedigree but yard don't produce many debut scorers.

Form:

(18)

Sonaiyla¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford

4/1

Home-bred daughter of Dark Angel made a promising start when fifth of 18 at Naas and progressed nicely to next finish second of 20 there next. Boasts among the best form here then so clearly a leading contender.

Form: 5-2

(3)

Titanium Sky¹⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld

8/1

Dark Angel filly showed ability on racecourse debut last season finishing fifth of 15. One of a raft of performers here who could improve and get involved in the finish.

Form: 5-

(1)

Undeniable Fact¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: R O'Brien

66/1

By Camacho out of a Barathea mare this filly was a remote 18th of 20 on her only start to date so can only be watched here.

Form: 0

(12)

Vocal Impact¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

50/1

Finished 14th of 20 and 16th of 20 in two maidens last season. Stable second string and easily opposable here.

Form: 0-0

(6)

Woody Creek^p1²³⁷

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

7/1

Daughter of Zoffany finished fourth in two-year-old maidens at the Curragh then here. Wouldn't need to progress greatly to take a hand in this so must be considered.

Form: 44-

Non-Runners

Mk Drama¹⁵⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: P W Flynn J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Magic Fountain (3/1), Sonaiyla (4/1), Woody Creek (7/1), Titanium Sky (8/1), Lovee Dovee (8/1), Rita Levi (10/1), Silk Forest (14/1), Dame Kyteler (16/1), Acapella Blu (16/1), Invincible Charm (20/1), Dress (20/1), Hamariyna (25/1), Eleganter (28/1), Carefully (33/1), Jolene (50/1), Vocal Impact (50/1), Afric (50/1), Mk Drama (50/1), Undeniable Fact (66/1)

A chance is taken on Ballydoyle newcomer MAGIC FOUNTAIN here. She is the apparent stable first string and as the first daughter of Irish Oaks winner Bracelet she makes a huge amount of appeal pedigree-wise. Sonaiyla looks assured of a bold bid after a good second in her most recent start and another who has shown herself well up to landing such a contest already is Lovee Dovee.