14:50 Navan

Sunday 25 April 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 14.42s

(8)

Silver Service⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 90| D

4/1

Respectable tenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, good to firm, 20/1) 8 days ago. Much respected back down in trip.

Form: 72-2600

(9)

Silver Spear^v1¹⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: A J Slattery⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 83| D

11/2

18/1, below form eighth of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, soft). Off 6 months. Visor on 1st time and not ruled out if it sparks a resurgence on her return.

Form: 439598-

(3)

Independent Missy³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: T Collins| OR: 80| D

5/1

4/1, below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) 30 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 3656-57

(4)

Miss Molly T¹⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 78

9/1

Winner at Leopardstown in October. Below form eighth of 18 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 11/1). Off 174 days. Others have achieved more.

Form: 032018-

(7)

Colfer Kay^t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: N G McCullagh| T: K J Condon| OR: 84| CD

12/1

Latest win at Naas in November. Twelfth of 15 in handicap at Cork (5f, good to soft, 7/1) 22 days ago, slowly away. Tongue strap on 1st time. C&D winner but more is needed here.

Form: 22311-0

(1)

Boughtinthedark²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 72| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Off 6 months before fourteenth of 17 in handicap at this course (5f, heavy, 50/1) 29 days ago. Should strip fitter now, and no forlorn hope.

Form: 22760-0

(6)

Iva Batt⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: R K Watson| OR: 82| D

10/3

16/1, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (6f) 7 days ago. Makes handicap debut on a fair mark. Player.

Form: 0446-1

(2)

Finest²¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 78

16/1

Blinkered for 1st time, last of 8 in listed race (16/1) at Fairyhouse (6f) 7 months ago. Into handicaps now with a bit to prove.

Form: 351788-

(5)

Glow Worm^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: L F Roche| T: J Davison| OR: 67

13/2

Remains a maiden after 27 runs, but she posted creditable third of 25 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Visor back on. High on the shortlist.

Form: 2-28933

Forecasts

Iva Batt (10/3), Silver Service (4/1), Independent Missy (5/1), Silver Spear (11/2), Glow Worm (13/2), Miss Molly T (9/1), Colfer Kay (12/1), Finest (16/1), Boughtinthedark (20/1)

IVA BATT returned an improved model when opening her account at Dundalk last week and is taken to follow up given she starts life in handicaps on a good mark. Boughtinthedark should be all the better for her reappearance so this C&D winner rates the chief threat, with handily-weighted Silver Spear not taken lightly either if the fitting of a visor has the desired effect.