18:30 Roscommon

Monday 23 May 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 2m 16.56s

(6)

Rosscarbery²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 90

6/5

2 wins from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Sligo (10.6f, soft, 6/4) 22 days ago, kept up to work. Trainer going well. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 2385-11

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(4)

Dilawara¹⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: V C Ward| OR: 89

50/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (6f, 12/1). Off 178 days. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien.

Form: 456100-

(2)

Dedillon¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Amy Jo Hayes⁽¹⁰⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 86

8/1

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap at Cork (8f, good, 10/1) 17 days ago, pushed out. Up in trip, which may well suit given strength at the finish that day.

Form: 680461

(1)

Empyrea¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 86

13/2

Maiden winner last year. Creditable fifth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 15 days ago, never nearer. Should improve.

Form: 031-5

(12)

Magic Chegaga²⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: B Duffy| OR: 84| D

12/1

14/1, 23 lengths last of 14 to Astadash in Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft). Off 8 months. First run for yard after leaving T. Gibney.

Form: 121390-

(5)

Mystery Show^p²⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 81| D

150/1

Temperamental sort. Cheekpieces on for 1st time over hurdles when ninth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (50/1) at Ballinrobe (16.4f, good). Off 9 months.

Form: 5/61845-

(11)

Zola Sakura^b1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 81

10/1

Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft, 14/1) 15 days ago. Stable in good form. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 41230-8

(7)

Curious Bride¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E O'Connell| OR: 77

100/1

First run since leaving Noel Meade when tenth of 15 in handicap at this course (12f, soft, 66/1) 14 days ago. Likely she needed that.

Form: 04155/0

(10)

Tut Tut⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 87

14/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm, 33/1) 8 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 16105-9

(3)

Pachmena^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 71

14/1

One win from 24 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, 11¾ lengths seventh of 10 to Rosscarbery in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, soft) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 366-607

(8)

Cleopatra's Needle^t1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H Rogers| OR: 68

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, tailed-off last of 10 to Rosscarbery in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, soft) 22 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 747-40

(9)

Evening Verse^p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Andrew Slattery| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 68

8/1

Two wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Dundalk in April. Good third of 17 in handicap (9/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 12 days ago, sticking to task.

Form: 70-1213

(13)

Nectarine¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 79

14/1

18/1, fourth of 7 in minor event at Naas (10f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Trainer going well. Something to find on form.

Form: 3316-44

Forecasts

Rosscarbery (6/5), Empyrea (13/2), Evening Verse (8/1), Dedillon (8/1), Zola Sakura (10/1), Magic Chegaga (12/1), Pachmena (14/1), Nectarine (14/1), Tut Tut (14/1), Dilawara (50/1), Cleopatra's Needle (80/1), Curious Bride (100/1), Mystery Show (150/1)

ROSSCARBERY defends an unbeaten record for this yard and while a 7 lb rise for his Sligo win asks for more, he may well be up to the task. Dedillon also produced a career best when winning last time and is a threat, with Empyrea perhaps the filly open to most improvement.