15:30 Naas

Sunday 22 August 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 13.27s

(7)

Blazing Star⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 88

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Leopardstown (6.9f, good to firm, 11/10) 66 days ago, kept up to work. Makes handicap debut but others are better treated.

Form: 5241

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(5)

Claonadh²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 88

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. 12¾ lengths fifteenth of 16 to Galtee Mist in listed race at Galway (7f, soft, 28/1) 26 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 1-550

(6)

Affable^t¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 85| CD

8/1

C&D winner who posted career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Cork (7f, soft, 7/1) 15 days ago. Trainer going well so another bold showing is likely.

Form: 411341

(4)

Provocateuse^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Scott McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87| BF

16/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year, latest win at the Curragh in July. Eighth of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Cork (5f, good to firm) 30 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 3-53118

(14)

Sendmylovetoyou³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 85| D

12/1

40/1, eighteenth of 19 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good) 36 days ago. Not ruled out if shrugging off latest run.

Form: 561-000

(11)

Iva Batt⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: R K Watson| OR: 83| D

18/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Cork in May. 7/2, last of 3 in minor event at Tipperary (5f, good to firm) 53 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 6-14153

(9)

Pretty Smart¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle⁽³⁾| T: P Martin| OR: 76| D

6/1

6/1, career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Cork (6f, soft) 15 days ago. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 443911

(3)

Ola Bonita²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 75| D

50/1

14/1, last of 15 in handicap at Galway (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 048-020

(8)

Young Angel²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 77| D

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Listowel in June and creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (good to soft) 20 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 39135

(1)

Red Heel²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 72| BF

18/5

3 wins from 5 runs this year. 5/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good) 29 days ago. Down in trip but can give another good account.

Form: 6-10112

(10)

Hodd's Girl³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 69

25/1

40/1, seventh of 15 to Provocateuse in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good) 35 days ago. More is needed here.

Form: 628807

(13)

Dragons Call¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: K J Manning| T: J Feane| OR: 68

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2019 but she recorded good second of 15 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. High on the shortlist.

Form: 009242

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Non-Runners

(12)

Independent Missy¹⁴

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: T Collins J: C J MacRedmond

(2)

Rosie Bassett⁶⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Red Heel (18/5), Dragons Call (9/2), Blazing Star (11/2), Pretty Smart (6/1), Young Angel (13/2), Affable (8/1), Sendmylovetoyou (12/1), Independent Missy (14/1), Provocateuse (16/1), Rosie Bassett (16/1), Iva Batt (18/1), Hodd's Girl (25/1), Claonadh (50/1), Ola Bonita (50/1)

A few in with a shout. AFFABLE arrives at the top of her game and can also boast a C&D win so she gets the nod at the chief expense of recent Curragh second Dragons Call who is weighted to have a big say. Cork-winner Pretty Smart is another who seems sure to make her presence felt in a competitive handicap.