Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 2m 32.91s

(4)

Venice Biennale⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy| OR: 89

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. 12 lengths seventh of 8 to Rumbles of Thunder in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 22/1) 69 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 410-97

(1)

Onameridance^t1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91

7/4

Promising individual. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Down Royal (10.3f, good to soft, 11/4) 24 days ago, plenty in hand. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has good chance on form.

Form: 58-751

(5)

Sootability⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: G M Ryan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 72

50/1

Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, good) 61 days ago. Bit below form on last Flat outing.

Form: 217084/

(3)

Secret Sea^t²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: E Doyle| OR: 71

7/1

Latest win at Tipperary in May. Third of 4 in handicap (7/4) at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive for win purposes this time.

Form: 10-0613

(6)

Corky¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, good fourth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good) 18 days ago. Back up in trip and should have a part to play.

Form: 8-0724

(2)

Irish Lullaby⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Nathan Crosse⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75| D

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Sligo in May. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft, 5/1) 56 days ago.

Form: 0-517

Forecasts

Onameridance (7/4), Corky (5/2), Venice Biennale (7/2), Secret Sea (7/1), Irish Lullaby (15/2), Sootability (50/1)

Ready preference is for ONAMERIDANCE, who benefited from the step up to 10.3f when opening her account in fine style at Down Royal. She's been hit with a 16 lb rise in the weights, but the way she did the job that day suggests that there's even better to come. Corky and Secret Sea can fill the places.