15:45 Down Royal

Saturday 18 June 2022

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BoyleSports Irish EBF Ulster Oaks Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 2m 18.99s

(9)

Coill Na Sionainne⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 82| BF

8/1

Good second of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good, 3/1) 9 days ago, clear of rest. As good as ever at present, and another bold showing seems likely.

Form: 522-022

(1)

Dearg Jazz¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 81

18/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (20/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 16 days ago, badly hampered. Latest outing easy to excuse and remains unexposed for her current yard.

Form: 580-970

(3)

Atavique²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| OR: 77| D

11/2

Career best when winning 15-runner handicap (11/4) at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Arrives in top form and merits plenty of respect.

Form: 440-721

(5)

Eclat De Lumiere^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 88

8/1

Thrice-raced winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 4 in minor event at Navan (8f, good, 9/2) 21 days ago. Back up in trip. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut. Likely improver.

Form: 1-42

(6)

Pachmena^p²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 76

8/1

One win from 25 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.1f, good to soft, 14/1) 26 days ago, clear of rest. Hard to rely on.

Form: 66-6072

(8)

Himalayan Beauty^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75

33/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Leopardstown (9f, good) 16 days ago. Can't be ruled out from reduced mark.

Form: 880-706

(4)

Simply Glorious²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 83| D

12/1

Latest win at Leopardstown in April. 18/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 21 days ago, badly hampered. Not one to write off.

Form: 1-71520

(11)

Giselles Ausie²⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 82

33/1

Shaped encouragingly on first 2 starts, but only fifteenth of 16 in minor event at Naas 8 months ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Returns with some potential still intact after just 3 runs.

Form: 130-

(2)

Gradulations³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: A Oliver| OR: 82| D

3/1

11/10, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner maiden at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Has some strong form to her name and looks a strong player on handicap debut.

Form: 47-221

(10)

Supagirl²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 79| D

9/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Leopardstown in May. 14/1, good fourth of 13 in handicap at Navan (10f, good) 21 days ago. Respected.

Form: 63-1514

(7)

Corky¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 74

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 28/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (12f, good) 17 days ago. Yard having good spell. Makes handicap debut. Could improve.

Form: 8-07

Forecasts

Gradulations (3/1), Supagirl (9/2), Atavique (11/2), Pachmena (8/1), Coill Na Sionainne (8/1), Eclat De Lumiere (8/1), Corky (12/1), Simply Glorious (12/1), Dearg Jazz (18/1), Himalayan Beauty (33/1), Giselles Ausie (33/1)

The form of GRADULATIONS penultimate outing (when second at Gowran) is proving strong and she was cosily off the mark in a Sligo maiden subsequently, so she gets the marginal vote from what strikes as an appealing opening mark. Atavique and Coill Na Sionainne both arrive at the top of their game, so they're regarded as the main threats to the selection.