15:20 Curragh

Sunday 18 July 2021

All13:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0017:30

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 42.55s

(2)

Mia Mento^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87

7/2

16/1, good ½-length second of 15 to Sindhia in handicap at this course (7f, good) 22 days ago, finishing strongly after denied a clear run (looked unlucky). May gain compensation now.

Form: 53-0052

(4)

Sindhia¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 83| BF| C

10/3

Edged out Mia Mento when scoring over 7f here at Irish Derby meeting. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) since, keeping on after not clear run. Should go well.

Form: 25-8314

(1)

Celtic Crown⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Murphy| OR: 76| D

13/8

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good, 5/2) 5 days ago, comfortably. Carries penalty. Another to consider.

Form: 513231

(3)

Harriet's Force¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: C D Maxwell| T: K H Clarke| OR: 82| D

33/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. 100/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 11 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 826-680

(5)

Emphatic Answer⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| D

11/4

7/1, career best when making winning reappearance in 11-runner handicap at Killarney (8.1f, soft) 68 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 632-1

Non-Runners

(6)

Flagged³⁸

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(7)

New Hill³⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Celtic Crown (13/8), Emphatic Answer (11/4), Sindhia (10/3), Mia Mento (7/2), Flagged (13/2), New Hill (7/1), Harriet's Force (33/1)

A good case can be made for the majority of these. MIA MENTO looked an unlucky loser behind Sindhia at the Irish Derby meeting so she gets a narrow vote, with recent Killarney winner Celtic Crown perhaps the one to give her most to do.