17:30 Gowran Park

Thursday 7 April 2022

All15:5516:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:30

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 27.0s

(9)

Sh Boom¹⁶⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 95| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win at the Curragh in September. Ran about as well as could have been expected when 4¾ lengths fifth of 16 to Masen in listed race at Leopardstown (7f, good, 33/1). Off 166 days.

Form: 192615-

(10)

Miramis²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 90| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Never-dangerous eleventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (7.2f, good, 10/1). Off 6 months.

Form: 59/6190-

(11)

Zaajirah¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 86| BF| D

5/2

Made a winning debut at Kempton. 11/4, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (8f) back in November, every chance 1f out. First run for yard after leaving Roger Varian. High on the shortlist.

Form: 1/033-

(12)

Voice Of Angels¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 96

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. 6/1, creditable 3 lengths sixth of 13 to Duke De Sessa in Eyrefield Stakes at Leopardstown (9f, good). Off 166 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 23U16-

(7)

New Hill¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 81| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 5 runs last year. 13/2, possibly needed the run after 4 months off when eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f, soft). Off 171 days. Can make presence felt if ready to roll on reappearance.

Form: 8/53118-

(13)

Affable^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: K J Condon| OR: 80| D

33/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. 16/1, showed promise after 6 months off when fifth of 11 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 11 days ago, keeping on well inside final 1f. Every chance if able to build on that.

Form: 10078-5

(2)

Mise Le Meas¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 94| CD

18/5

C&D winner. 11/4, creditable 5½ lengths third of 7 to Straight Answer in listed race at Fairyhouse (6f, good). Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 3153-

(3)

Sister Lola^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J McAuley| OR: 80| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Five wins from 24 runs last year. 7/2, fifth of 8 in claimer at Dundalk (6f) 34 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 6-05585

(5)

Punakha^v¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 79| C

9/1

13/8, confirmed previous promise when winning 15-runner maiden at this course (8f, soft), staying on well. Off 171 days. Makes handicap debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 262231-

(4)

Nectaris¹⁶⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 91| D

17/2

Two wins from 6 runs last year. 9/4, career best when winning 6-runner nursery at Leopardstown (7f, good), rallying after headed briefly final 1f. Off 166 days.

Form: 231481-

(14)

Miss Molly T¹⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Sean Davis| T: G Keane| OR: 73| D

33/1

Not seen to best effect when ninth of 13 in handicap (20/1) at Navan (8f, soft). Off 6 months. Career-low mark to contend with but draw could've been kinder.

Form: 245709-

(1)

Malaysian^p,t⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J McAuley| OR: 72

66/1

50/1, again ran below form when twelfth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 69 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 230-590

(8)

Red Heel¹⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 71| D

16/1

Three wins from 11 runs last year. 9/1, below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Dundalk (7f). Off 174 days.

Form: 934434-

Non-Runners

(6)

Emilie Gray¹²

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(15)

Himalayan Beauty¹⁵³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

Forecasts

Zaajirah (5/2), Mise Le Meas (18/5), Voice Of Angels (11/2), Emilie Gray (8/1), Nectaris (17/2), Punakha (9/1), Miramis (10/1), Sh Boom (11/1), New Hill (12/1), Red Heel (16/1), Himalayan Beauty (25/1), Miss Molly T (33/1), Affable (33/1), Sister Lola (40/1), Malaysian (66/1)

Having reached a useful level on both starts in handicaps for Roger Varian, ZAAJIRAH remains one to be positive about so she gets the verdict to make her first start on these shores a winning one. Punakha was last seen shedding the maiden tag at this track in October so she's feared most on handicap debut/return, ahead of New Hill and Affable in an ultra-competitive contest.