16:00 Naas

Sunday 28 March 2021

All13:1513:4514:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

Lodge Park Stud Irish EBF Park Express Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 3)

Off time: 16:01 | Winning time: 1m 52.78s

(4)

Epona Plays¹⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: W McCreery| OR: 104| D

12/1

Useful filly. Latest win at Gowran in September. 13/2, below-form 6¼ lengths seventh of 12 to Saltonstall in listed race at this C&D (heavy). Off 147 days but not discounted at her best.

Form: 314317-

(6)

Parent's Prayer¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: O J Orr| T: A Watson| OR: 101| CD

5/1

Progressive type who signed off for season with win in 14-runner listed race at this C&D (heavy, 12/1) by 3l from Best On Stage. Off 161 days. Has more to offer, and leading claims on return.

Form: 28131-

(1)

Pronouncement²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 95| C

18/1

Useful filly. Course winner. 14¼ lengths eighth of 9 to Make A Challenge in listed race (8/1) at the Curragh (6f, soft). Off 7 months and needs more here.

Form: 3/13268-

(7)

Sasta^p¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 80

80/1

Fairly useful filly. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (11.8f, heavy, 16/1). Off 141 days and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 141387-

(5)

Tartlette³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: S Crawley| OR: 97

14/1

Useful mare. 15/8, career best when comfortably winning 8-runner handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 30 days ago. Down in trip but can't be ruled out.

Form: 9592-11

(3)

Eylara¹⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

7/4

Built on debut promise when landing the odds in 11-runner maiden at Leopardstown (7f, soft). Off 155 days. Open to more progress, and well in the mix here.

Form: 21-

(2)

Fantasy Lady¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 102| D

2/1

Improving filly who bagged 12-runner listed race (10/1) at the Curragh (8f, soft) by short head from Sense of Style, finding extra. Off 168 days. Should improve further and not taken lightly.

Form: 421-

(8)

Sziget¹⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Colin Keane| T: J F Grogan| OR: 90| C

16/1

Course winner here in September. 14/1, not disgraced when 3¼l sixth of 8 to Zaffy's Pride in listed race at Dundalk (7f). Off 177 days. Another step forward is needed here though.

Form: 5816-

Forecasts

Eylara (7/4), Fantasy Lady (2/1), Parent's Prayer (5/1), Epona Plays (12/1), Tartlette (14/1), Sziget (16/1), Pronouncement (18/1), Sasta (80/1)

PARENT'S PRAYER signed off for last term with an emphatic success over C&D and, with her yard among the winners, is fancied to follow up here at the chief expense of another improving filly in the shape of Curragh listed victor Fantasy Lady. Unexposed Leopardstown maiden scorer Eylara appeals as the pick of the remainder.