16:20 Leopardstown

Wednesday 14 April 2021

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Leopardstown Racecourse Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 1m 44.77s

(6)

Acanella

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

2/1

Dansili filly. Dam once-raced half-sister to high-class 1¼m-1½m winner Flintshire (by Dansili) out of smart 1¼m-12.5f winner Dance Routine. Trainer going well. Respected newcomer.

Form:

(12)

Apres Toi

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

7/1

270,000 gns yearling, Frankel filly. Closely related to 2-y-o 1m winner Pioneer Spirit and half-sister to 1¼m winner To The Moon. Makes plenty of paper appeal.

Form:

(10)

Bipartisanship

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

18/1

40,000 gns yearling, Bated Breath filly. Half-sister to 13.3f-2m winner Swordbill.

Form:

(11)

Chacha Dancer¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Thomas Coyle

100/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 200/1) on debut. Off 159 days. First run for yard after leaving Ms Sheila Lavery.

Form: 9-

(1)

Climate

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

16/5

Australia filly. Closely related to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Curvy and half-sister to several winners, including smart winner up to 1m Power. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Dixie Bluebell⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77

11/2

Fairly useful form. Good third of 16 in maiden (11/1) at Gowran (7f, soft) 7 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 639-43

(2)

Estoppel

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

33/1

Footstepsinthesand filly. Half-sister to useful 6f/7f winner Truffles and 11f winner Ivaquestion. Dam 7f winner who stayed 9f.

Form:

(5)

Fleur Isabelle

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: J C McConnell

80/1

€4,200 foal, 9,000 gns yearling, Lawman filly. Half-sister to 1½m winner Go On Gal and 1¼m winner Joker Hill. Dam, 11f/1½m winner, sister to useful 9f-13f winner Jade Quest.

Form:

(14)

Itsnoteasyhi

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: G Keane

40/1

Prince of Lir filly. Dam 1¾m winner out of unraced daughter of smart 1¼m winner Najah.

Form:

(13)

Liberties Lady

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ross Coakley| T: D Cullen

100/1

Epaulette filly. Dam Hungarian/Slovakian maiden.

Form:

(8)

Montego Bay¹⁵⁹

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

9/2

Promising sort. Fifth of 16 in maiden (7/2) at the Curragh (5f, heavy). Off 159 days. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement nd leading claims.

Form: 45-

(9)

Santa Florentina

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

20/1

€19,000 yearling, Oasis Dream filly. Sister to 7f/1m winner Farnese. Dam, useful French 7.5f-9.5f winner, half-sister to smart 1m winner Consul General. betting should help guide to expectations.

Form:

(4)

Trustme Imadoctor

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: Colm Murphy

80/1

Swiss Spirit filly. Dam French maiden half-sister to smart 6f-9f winner Faulkner.

Form:

Non-Runners

(7)

Kharma²⁰⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E P Harty J: M A Gallagher

Forecasts

Acanella (2/1), Climate (16/5), Montego Bay (9/2), Dixie Bluebell (11/2), Apres Toi (7/1), Kharma (14/1), Bipartisanship (18/1), Santa Florentina (20/1), Estoppel (33/1), Itsnoteasyhi (40/1), Fleur Isabelle (80/1), Trustme Imadoctor (80/1), Chacha Dancer (100/1), Liberties Lady (100/1)

MONTEGO BAY showed promise in a couple of runs over sprint trips last autumn and gets the nod to make a successful return now stepping up in trip. Dixie Bluebell looks next best on form but it would be no surprise were the main threat to emerge from newcomers, with Acanella, Apres Toi and Climate all likely types on paper.