14:35 Leopardstown

Saturday 22 October 2022

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Nursery Handicap

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 1m 34.89s

(3)

Aurifodina⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger| OR: 86| C

5/1

7/2, career best when winning 9-runner nursery at this course (8f, soft) 7 days ago, staying on well. Needs considering.

Form: 440151

(1)

Delightful¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-10| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 86| BF

2/1

Thrice-raced maiden, good second of 8 in maiden (evens) at Thurles (8f, soft) 16 days ago. Much respected on her handicap debut.

Form: 432

(7)

Devore²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 78| D

4/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 11-runner nursery (9/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 27 days ago. Form has been franked so she's a big player.

Form: 9561

(5)

One Boss¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 77

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 4/1, good fourth of 10 in maiden at Killarney (8.3f, soft) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut and not ruled out.

Form: 764

(4)

Shangrilama¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 73

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, good second of 13 in maiden at Thurles (8f, soft) 16 days ago. Considered now going into handicaps.

Form: 6642

(2)

Distillate⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Rory Cleary| T: A McGuinness| OR: 70

25/1

7/1, creditable second of 9 in nursery at Naas (5.9f, heavy) 6 days ago. Stable in good form. Solid each-way chance.

Form: 624532

(6)

Nyota³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 69

10/3

Progressive maiden. 16/1, good third of 11 in maiden at Listowel (8f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Yard having good spell. One to consider on her handicap debut.

Form: 073

Forecasts

Delightful (2/1), Nyota (10/3), Devore (4/1), Aurifodina (5/1), One Boss (10/1), Shangrilama (12/1), Distillate (25/1)

An interesting nursery. DEVORE's form is on an upward curve so she is fancied to follow up her Curragh success at the chief expense of recent course winner Aurifodina. In-form duo Distillate and One Boss need factoring in too.