16:25 Curragh

Saturday 22 May 2021

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Betway Spring Fillies Handicap

Off time: 16:28 | Winning time: 1m 41.85s

(5)

Elizabethan¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92

10/1

17/2, 15½ lengths last of 8 to No Speak Alexander in Athasi Stakes at this course (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Warrants consideration back in handicap company with Moore on board.

Form: 7431-28

(12)

Let's^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 90

11/2

Winner at Dundalk in November. 8/1, very good fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, running on. Should give another good account.

Form: 531-444

(13)

New Emerald Bay¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 88

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 14/1, creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago. Needs to improve but he's still relatively unexposed.

Form: 3198-6

(11)

Create Belief²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 87| D

7/2

Thrice-raced winner. 11¼ lengths tenth of 15 to Rocky Sky in listed race (15/2) at Navan (10f, good to soft) 27 days ago. May get back on the up and this is a more realistic assignment than last time.

Form: 3-10

(4)

Holly Golightly¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 87| D

4/1

Promising sort. Won 13-runner maiden at Gowran (8f, soft, 14/1) 18 days ago, staying on well. More to come, so one to be interested off a fair opening mark.

Form: 5-31

(3)

Hazel^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gavin Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 86

33/1

19¼ lengths last of 11 to Joan of Arc in 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown (8f, good, 50/1) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 2261-00

(1)

Maar²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 85

20/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. 12/1, 15½ lengths last of 15 to Rocky Sky in listed race at Navan (10f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Remains with potential.

Form: 410

(10)

Umneyaat^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 80

7/1

Good third of 14 in maiden at Naas (10f, good, 11/4) 26 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Vulnerable to less-exposed rivals.

Form: 3232-23

(8)

Dha Leath¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: G Donnelly| OR: 75

22/1

Below form 12¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Holly Golightly in maiden (28/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 18 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 27022-6

(14)

Morning Approach¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Nathan Crosse⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 74

50/1

Thrice-raced winner. Winner at Dundalk in December. 14/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1-89

(7)

Dagoda⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: S Lavery| OR: 73

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 16/1, seventh of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) 45 days ago. Makes handicap debut. More required if she's to make any impression.

Form: 46-7

(6)

Magic Carousel¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: E Sheehy| OR: 71

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, good fourth of 11 at Killarney (8.1f, soft) on handicap/seasonal debut 11 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 024-4

Non-Runners

(2)

Boyne River⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

(9)

Sheer Chance³⁸

Weight: 8-6| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Wayne Lordan

Forecasts

Create Belief (7/2), Holly Golightly (4/1), Let's (11/2), Boyne River (11/2), Umneyaat (7/1), Dagoda (9/1), New Emerald Bay (10/1), Elizabethan (10/1), Magic Carousel (11/1), Maar (20/1), Sheer Chance (20/1), Dha Leath (22/1), Hazel (33/1), Morning Approach (50/1)

BOYNE RIVER could have been let in lightly based on 2yo form and, while her reappearance was only respectable, she could get back on the up now fully tuned up, so she gets the narrow vote in an open-looking contest. Magic Carousel, a close fourth on her handicap bow, is a threat along with recent maiden winner Holly Golightly.