14:55 Curragh

Monday 2 May 2022

All13:1013:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:15

Treacy Group Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 1m 30.06s

(12)

Perfect Thunder³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 88| CD

7/4

Won 19-runner maiden at this C&D (good to soft, 5/2) 37 days ago, sticking to task. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 52-1

(6)

Beautiful Sunshine³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: A Murray| OR: 87

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. First run since leaving George Boughey when 7¾ lengths ninth of 11 to Homeless Songs in 1000 Guineas Trial (66/1) at Leopardstown (7f, good) 30 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 8110-9

(5)

Dark Vega²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87| CD

7/2

Won 16-runner maiden (22/1) at this C&D (good to soft) on debut. Off 6 months. Makes handicap debut. Likely to improve.

Form: 1-

(13)

Torn²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83| D

6/1

13/8, won 13-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f), driven out. Off 6 months. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut. Should progress.

Form: 661-

(8)

Shanghai Dragon²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 79

14/1

16/1, very good second of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Stable in good form. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 48842-2

(7)

Eriskay³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 77

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. 14/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Naas (7f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 5416-3

(1)

Arch Enemy^p1¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: G M Ryan| T: P Magee| OR: 72| C

80/1

Course winner. First run since leaving Michael Mulvany when eighth of 11 in handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft, 14/1) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 18922-8

(10)

Tawny Coster^t1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J A Stack| OR: 72

16/1

50/1, fourth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (7f, good) 25 days ago, better placed than most. Tongue strap on 1st time. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 804

(4)

Independent Expert²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 71| D

12/1

Winner at Dundalk in December. Creditable fourth of 17 in handicap at Cork (7f, good to soft, 7/1) 29 days ago, nearest finish. Yard having good spell.

Form: 331-4

(9)

Queen's Pardon⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L F Roche| T: E & P Harty| OR: 69

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, very good fourth of 13 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft) 7 days ago, nearest finish. Shortlist material from same mark.

Form: 804-4

(11)

Three Macks²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: C P Hoban| T: A Oliver| OR: 68

80/1

Tenth of 16 in maiden (14/1) at Gowran (7f, good) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 96-0

(3)

Approach To Life^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 67

18/1

Good fifth of 13 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 8467-55

Non-Runners

(2)

Ecoutez²⁹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Nathan Crosse

Forecasts

Perfect Thunder (7/4), Dark Vega (7/2), Torn (6/1), Eriskay (8/1), Independent Expert (12/1), Shanghai Dragon (14/1), Tawny Coster (16/1), Queen's Pardon (16/1), Ecoutez (16/1), Approach To Life (18/1), Beautiful Sunshine (20/1), Arch Enemy (80/1), Three Macks (80/1)

Plenty of these are open to progress but none more so than PERFECT THUNDER, who beat an easy next-time-winner (and 17 others) in a C&D maiden last month. Dark Vega is totally unexposed on this her second start, with Queen's Pardon likely to give it another good go.