18:30 Sligo

Wednesday 3 August 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 2m 25.43s

(5)

Aurora Princess^v⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: S T McCullagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 86| D

20/1

Latest win at Limerick in July. Last of 17 in handicap at Galway (8.4f, good to soft, 10/1) 6 days ago. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 006130

(1)

Bay Of Bengal³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 84| D

13/8

Promising type. 2 wins from 3 runs. Won 11-runner handicap (11/4) at the Curragh (10f, good) 39 days ago. More to come.

Form: 121

(8)

Sasta^p³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 81| D

40/1

Last of 12 in handicap (33/1) at Roscommon (10.2f, soft) 36 days ago.

Form: 91003-0

(2)

Pachmena¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 78

5/1

One win from 28 Flat runs. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 18/1) 18 days ago. Respected.

Form: 072532

(3)

Dark Vega³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 84

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. 11/2, good third of 13 in handicap at Roscommon (10.2f, soft) 36 days ago, running on. Can give a good account.

Form: 1-553

(10)

Disco Boots³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 73| BF

7/1

Creditable seventh of 16 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, soft, 5/1) 35 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 130-777

(7)

Sally Golightly^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: J Davison| OR: 81| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Last of 15 in handicap at Galway (12.4f, good to soft, 33/1) 9 days ago, folding tamely. Cheekpieces back on. Others have achieved more.

Form: 361100

(6)

Corky²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M P Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

10/1

5/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, good) 22 days ago.

Form: 8-07245

Non-Runners

(4)

Miss Myers⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: M C Grassick J: G M Ryan

(9)

Giladah¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Chris Hayes

(11)

Heather Bear¹⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: A J Slattery

Forecasts

Bay Of Bengal (13/8), Dark Vega (5/2), Heather Bear (4/1), Pachmena (5/1), Giladah (13/2), Disco Boots (7/1), Corky (10/1), Miss Myers (14/1), Aurora Princess (20/1), Sally Golightly (22/1), Sasta (40/1)

BAY OF BENGAL did well to beat a subsequent winner at the Curragh last time and remains open to further improvement after just 3 career starts. Progressive 3-y-o Heather Bear rates a big threat as she bids for a 4-timer, while Pachmena should be on the premises again.