19:25 Galway

Friday 2 August 2019

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Guinness Irish EBF Fillies Maiden

Off time: 19:27 | Winning time: 2m 38.54s

(12)

Hazel Bay⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 93| BF

6/4

Four-race maiden on turf but the daughter of Iffraaj has been running well in defeat of late and deserves a change in fortune soon. Yard won this contest 12 months ago with Lure Of The Sea.

Form: 2-2243

(10)

Dawn Of The West⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade

8/1

Dawn Approach filly, cost €8,500 as a yearling. Half-sister to three winners and dam a juvenile winner. Will be looking to improve on a rather disappointing effort on debut at Navan in June.

Form: 8

(7)

Four Leaf Clover²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 66

20/1

Will have disappointed leading connections in a number of dismal career efforts to date. including 68 and 14½L defeat in June and July. Still looking no nearer to breakthrough success.

Form: 8-008

(1)

Invitation^b1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 78| BF

10/3

Four-race maiden not totally disgraced in a couple of starts last month and may be of interest if returning to the form showed at Leopardstown recently in first time blinkers to assist in this contest.

Form: 7024

(9)

Irradiate¹⁸

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

12/1

Beautifully bred filly by Australia out of a half-sister to Beat Hollow. Needs to improve on debut run at Killarny when beaten 4l finishing eighth of 14. Yard have hit the frame in both of the last two years in this contest.

Form: 8

(2)

Is Fantastic¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: G Elliott

20/1

Arcano filly. Dam 7f winner. Seventh of 17 beaten 12L in a Fairyhouse 7f maiden last month. Good chance handicaps will suit in future.

Form: 7

(4)

Lighthouse Lady¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: E Kent| OR: 70

7/1

Without success in seven starts but the Helmet filly has hit the frame on three separate occasions. Plenty to like about her second of 14 beaten ½L in a Killarney 1m3f maiden last month and open to more improvement here.

Form: 353552

(3)

Mount Jannu

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

10/1

Daughter of Cape Cross out of a Galileo mare. Yard hoping to go one better in this contest having saddled the runner-up here 12 months ago.

Form:

(8)

Peruvian Lily¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 76| BF

6/1

Six-race maiden fourth of 14 as beaten favourite at Killarney last month finishing behind Chesapeake Shores over 1m3f. Needs a coupe to falter.

Form: 392-634

(6)

Teodora De Urbina¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy

66/1

Daughter of Lope De Vega who cost 26,000gns as a yearling. Slowly away on debut eventually finishing last of six beaten over 13L at Killarney last month. Not one to place a great deal of faith in.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

(11)

Floating Around¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Paddy Harnett

(5)

Oiche Re Gealai⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Forecasts

Hazel Bay (6/4), Invitation (10/3), Peruvian Lily (6/1), Lighthouse Lady (7/1), Dawn Of The West (8/1), Mount Jannu (10/1), Oiche Re Gealai (10/1), Irradiate (12/1), Four Leaf Clover (20/1), Is Fantastic (20/1), Floating Around (25/1), Teodora De Urbina (66/1)

The connections of Lure Of The Sea winner of this contest 12 months ago can win again with the daughter of Iffraaj HAZEL BAY. The four-year-old can be expected to improve on her 1L defeat at Roscommon when last seen in May and can hold off the attentions of recent Killarney second Lighthouse Lady and Aiden O'Brien's Galileo filly Invitation. The Joseph O'Brien pair Irradiate and Mount Jannu are worthy of consideration and a market check.