18:45 Sligo

Tuesday 21 June 2022

All17:3518:1018:4519:2019:5020:20

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 1m 15.51s

(10)

Craft Irish⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Jake Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 73

3/1

Lightly-raced winner. 7/1, respectable fourth of 8 in minor event at Limerick (6.7f, good) 4 days ago, not ideally placed. Can give another good account.

Form: 2104

(4)

Pretty Smart¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: P Martin| OR: 68| D

9/1

11/1, promising sixth of 10 in handicap at Listowel (6.3f, good) 17 days ago, finishing well. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 367-086

(7)

Lopes Gold^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 70

9/2

Creditable third of 8 in maiden (15/2) at Listowel (6.3f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Chance on old form.

Form: 506-033

(6)

Shining Crystal¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J M Sheridan⁽³⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 70

14/1

Below form ninth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft, 16/1) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 549209

(8)

Cnodian¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 62| D

7/2

Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Limerick (6.7f, good to firm, 15/2) 10 days ago, suited by way race developed. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 0953-21

(5)

Mass Gathering^b,t⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G P Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Murray| OR: 59| CD

11/2

C&D winner in May. Below-par sixth of 8 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, good) 4 days ago, so she needs to bounce back.

Form: 801086

(9)

It Might Be You⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 63

10/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (5f, good, 11/1) 4 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 4007-74

(3)

Cherry Bloom^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: G Scott| OR: 58

12/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, below form tenth of 17 in handicap at Fairyhouse (6f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 232420

(1)

Vento Del Drago^t1²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper| OR: 47

18/1

Last of 30 in handicap at the Curragh (6.3f, good, 50/1) 20 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 7450-00

Non-Runners

(2)

Pandemic Princess²⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: R O'Brien J: Ben Coen

Forecasts

Craft Irish (3/1), Cnodian (7/2), Lopes Gold (9/2), Mass Gathering (11/2), Pandemic Princess (6/1), Pretty Smart (9/1), It Might Be You (10/1), Cherry Bloom (12/1), Shining Crystal (14/1), Vento Del Drago (18/1)

PRETTY SMART caught the eye when sixth at Listowel last time, still going on well at the finish, and she is fancied to capitalise on an unchanged mark here. Craft Irish wasn't seen to best effect when fourth at Limerick and rates the chief threat ahead of Limerick-winner Cnodian.