14:00 Leopardstown

Wednesday 14 April 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 2m 12.65s

(1)

Absolutely¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| BF

12/1

9/4, eleventh of 16 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, heavy) on debut. Off 159 days. Up in trip. May well do better.

Form: 0-

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(9)

Alazenya

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: D K Weld

10/3

Siyouni filly. Dam, 1½m winner, half-sister to very smart 1½m-2½m winner Alandi. Obvious appeal on paper.

Form:

(8)

Annerville

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

40/1

€10,000 yearling, Iffraaj filly. Half-sister to 7f/1m winner Kodiellen. Dam 16.5f winner.

Form:

(2)

Annwyl Angharad²³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James J Doyle| T: Edward P Mitchell

250/1

40/1, last of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.2f, heavy) on debut, very slowly away. Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: 0-

(11)

Caislean

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

16/1

Camelot filly. Half-sister to 10.7f winner Teo's Music. Dam, 7f winner, sister to high-class 7f winner Teofilo out of smart 1m winner Speirbhean.

Form:

(4)

Cycladic¹⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/2

Promising sort. 16/1, 3½ lengths fifth of 12 to Fantasy Lady in listed race at the Curragh (8f, soft). Off 6 months. Up in trip. Should improve this season.

Form: 45-

(7)

Gudrid

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Fastnet Rock filly. Closely related to 1m winner Dark Ocean and winner up to 9f Dynastia and half-sister to 3 winners, including 1½m winner Lord Halifax. Dam unraced.

Form:

(3)

La Joconde¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 96| BF

2/1

Promising type. 2/5, bit below form second of 5 in maiden at Galway (8.3f, heavy). Off 170 days. Up in trip and very much type to do better as a 3--y-o.

Form: 5432-

(5)

Sheishybrid¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: N Meade

33/1

80/1, eighth of 19 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy) on debut 17 days ago. Up in trip. Should progress.

Form: 8

(10)

Siofra

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington

40/1

250,000 gns yearling, Iffraaj filly. Half-sister to 12.5f winner Seelie. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1½m Chelsea Rose.

Form:

(6)

Supershock¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 73

14/1

Lightly-raced filly. Respectable eighth of 16 in minor event at Naas (7f, heavy, 33/1). Off 178 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0628-

(12)

Surely

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

11/1

Galileo filly. Sister to 3 at least useful winners, including winner up to 13f Delphinia and 2-y-o 1m winner Delano Roosevelt, both smart.

Form:

Forecasts

La Joconde (2/1), Alazenya (10/3), Cycladic (7/2), Surely (11/1), Absolutely (12/1), Supershock (14/1), Gudrid (14/1), Caislean (16/1), Sheishybrid (33/1), Annerville (40/1), Siofra (40/1), Annwyl Angharad (250/1)

It may be significant that connections pitched CYCLADIC into a listed event on second start despite finishing only fourth in a maiden on debut. She was far from disgraced in that race and is expected to improve this year. This is a deep-looking contest though, with LA JOCONDE sure to make a better 3-y-o, while Surely, Alazenya and Siofra are appealing newcomers.