16:40 Naas

Monday 29 April 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 13.75s

(6)

Amelia Jane

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

25/1

€15,000 yearling by Anjaal out of a Motivator mare. Half-sister to Italian Group-placed 7.5 two-year-old/1m2f winner Old Fox. Yards turf debutantes usually appreciative of first run.

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(7)

Andar Avanti

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: P Roche

66/1

Filly by Dandy Man out of a Azamour mare. Cost €7,5000 as a foal, rising to €10,000 as a yearling. Dam unraced half-sister to 6f two-year-old winner Hold Your Colour. Likely to need debut run.

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(5)

But You Said

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/1

No Nay Never fily cost €30,000 as a foal rising to €90,000 as a yearling. Dam Italian 5f winner, half-sister to 5f Group 1 winner, Move In Time. Yard without a juvenile winner from six runners this term but still worth a market check on debut.

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(3)

Celtic Beauty

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon

25/1

No Nay Never filly out of a Gulch mare. Cost €52,000 as a yearling. Stable going well with a solid 36% win and place strike rate in the last month.

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(9)

Flower Garland

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

16/1

Filly by Footstepsinthesand out of a Dylan Thomas mare. Sister to 8.4f winner Isotope; dam 1m2f -1m4f Flat and 2m hurdle winner. Yard are two from three with turf juveniles in the last month.

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(12)

Funny Little Ways

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J P O'Brien

9/1

Filly by Gutaifan out of a Oasis Dream mare. Cost £45,000 as a yearling. Closely related to 5.8f - 6f winner George Bowen. Leading yard without a winner from three turf juveniles in the last month.

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(1)

Glow Worm

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: J Davison

50/1

Epaulette filly. Dam 6f winner, half-sister to useful GB/US 5f - 1m1f victor La Neige out of maiden sister to leading 6f two-year-old Bahamian Bounty. Youngster likely to come on for the experience.

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(13)

Kocasandra¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Halpin| T: J P Murtagh

20/1

Kodiac filly, dam a half-sister to a 1m2f Group 2 winner. Sire does well with his sprinters and they tend to go with cut in the ground so not one to rule out on debut here.

Form: 7

(10)

Lady Stark

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: L F Roche| T: F Birrane

50/1

Dandy Man filly out of an In The Wings mare. Cost £26,000 as a two-year-old. Half-sister to winners Rebel Cause and Qatar 6f victor Gabriel's Princess. Yards debutantes often in need of their first run.

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(2)

Peace Charter

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

7/2

War Front filly out of an Empire Maker. Dam US Grade 1 winner, half-sister to US stakes victor Coutier and Hofburg. Worth a market check for respected connections.

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(11)

Roxette

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J M Oxx

20/1

Holy Roman Emperor filly out of a Nayef mare. Cost 55,000 guineas as a foal (57,000 guineas - vendor) Half-sister to 1m winner Raphael. Yards juveniles usually come on for first run.

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(4)

So Wonderful

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien

1/1

War Front filly out of a Kingmambo mare. Sister to winners Antilles and Dramatically. Yard off to a fine start with juveniles this term and likely to be a warm order on debut.

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(8)

Wexford Gold

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

12/1

Home-bred filly by Fastnet Rock. Dam placed between 1m1f and 1m4f, half-sister to 1m two-year-old Group 2 winner Turret Rocks. May go well for a yard in form.

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Forecasts

So Wonderful (1/1), Peace Charter (7/2), But You Said (9/1), Funny Little Ways (9/1), Wexford Gold (12/1), Flower Garland (16/1), Kocasandra (20/1), Roxette (20/1), Celtic Beauty (25/1), Amelia Jane (25/1), Glow Worm (50/1), Lady Stark (50/1), Andar Avanti (66/1)

The Aidan O'Brien juveniles are particularly ripe in the early parts of this season and there is no reason why SO WONDERFUL is likely to let the side down in the opener. The War Front filly can get off the mark here at the expense of the Ger Lyons-trained Peace Charter and the Kevin Blake-owned Funny Little Ways. Wexford Gold for trainer Jim Bolger and the Jessica Harrington-trained But You Said could be worth following in the coming months.