20:00 Dundalk

Friday 14 October 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap (70-100)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 25.17s

(1)

Affogato¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100| D

17/2

Two wins from 5 runs this year. Bit below form 5½ lengths sixth of 11 to Statement in listed race at Cork (8f, good, 5/1) 17 days ago, not clear run. Makes handicap debut and mark looks tough.

Form: 5-11666

(5)

One Small Step⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 81| D

5/1

Latest win at Gowran in August. Creditable eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 20/1) 7 days ago. Below last winning mark.

Form: 010378

(6)

Sistine Madonna⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 82| BF| D

2/1

Winner at Gowran in July. 2/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Cork (7f, good) 63 days ago. Expected to be bang there given upwardly-mobile profile.

Form: 42712

(10)

Hodd's Girl²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A McGuinness| OR: 78| CD

4/1

Four-time course winner. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap at this C&D (8/1) 28 days ago, driven out. New mark asks a new question.

Form: 040131

(4)

Prioritise^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: S Foley| T: J McAuley| OR: 75

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 33/1, very good second of 12 in handicap at Navan (8f, soft) 9 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 458662

(2)

Selador^b1¹¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 76| BF

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 8/11, second of 8 in maiden at Sligo (10.2f, good). Off 115 days. Significantly down in trip. Blinkers on first time. Makes handicap debut. May well do better but mark demands it.

Form: 272

(7)

Marsa¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: E Lynam| OR: 75| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft, 15/2) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 1-06616

(8)

Najat^t³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: D Kinsella| OR: 75

100/1

100/1, last of 16 in handicap at Cork (6f, soft) 37 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Uphill task.

Form: 10-2870

(3)

She's In The Game²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: W T Farrell| OR: 73| D

16/1

Career best when winning 17-runner handicap (15/2) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 25 days ago despite being very slowly away. 10 lb higher now. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 116-901

(9)

Independent Expert¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: A J Slattery| T: A Slattery| OR: 74| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at the Curragh in May. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.7f, good to soft, 13/2) 15 days ago.

Form: 416325

Forecasts

Sistine Madonna (2/1), Hodd's Girl (4/1), One Small Step (5/1), Marsa (17/2), Affogato (17/2), Independent Expert (10/1), Prioritise (11/1), She's In The Game (16/1), Selador (20/1), Najat (100/1)

SISTINE MADONNA continued the theme of race-by-race progress when runner-up at Cork in August and having been eased 1 lb since, she's weighted to strike. Prioritise ran a cracker at Navan last week and is second choice, with One Small Step another to consider.