14:00 Leopardstown

Sunday 2 April 2023

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Flat Is Back At Leopardstown Fillies Maiden

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 51.79s

(6)

Bold As Love¹⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

5/2

Hooded, promising second of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, soft, 16/1) on his debut. Off 162 days. This daughter of Deep Impact holds and Irish 1000 Guineas entry and she sets a good standard.

Form: 2-

(11)

Curvature³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

5/1

Promising sort. Second of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, evens) 37 days ago, just failing. Should progress.

Form: 4-2

(4)

Gulf Pearl¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

7/1

Promising type. Fourth of 14 in maiden (10/1) at Dundalk (8f) on debut, not knocked about. Off 135 days. Open to progress.

Form: 4-

(7)

Hazalaya¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

22/1

25/1, ninth of 15 in maiden at this C&D (soft) on debut. Off 169 days. Yard in good form but more is needed here.

Form: 9-

(9)

Kirikiriroa¹⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh

200/1

Twice-raced filly. Last of 14 in maiden (125/1) at Dundalk (7f). Off 149 days. Stable in good form but she has lots to find.

Form: 00-

(3)

One For Mum¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

100/1

Twice-raced filly. 9/2, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Naas (5.9f, good to soft), finding little. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 60-

(2)

Persian Jewel

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey

7/2

€145,000 yearling, Showcasing filly. Half-sister to useful winner up to 7f Blue Spirit. Dam 1¼m winner, third in Ballymacoll Stud Stakes. Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

(10)

Snowdonia Song²⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger

66/1

Tenth of 12 in maiden at this course (7f, good to soft, 16/1) on debut. Off 8 months with plenty more required.

Form: 0-

(5)

Tender Kiss

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

17/2

Galileo filly. Dam, 5f/6f winner (won Nunthorpe Stakes and Prix de l'Abbaye), is a half-sister to smart winner up to 6f Judicial. Very much catches the eye on paper. Holds Irish Oaks entry. Most interesting newcomer.

Form:

(1)

Warm Heart¹⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

4/1

Galileo filly who made a promising start when fourth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 16/1) on her debut, not knocked about. Open to plenty of improvement, especially over this longer trip. Player.

Form: 4-

Non-Runners

(12)

Kitty McFee

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: John O'Donoghue J: Ronan Whelan

(8)

Toistiun⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J S Bolger J: Luke McAteer

Forecasts

Bold As Love (5/2), Persian Jewel (7/2), Warm Heart (4/1), Toistiun (4/1), Curvature (5/1), Gulf Pearl (7/1), Tender Kiss (17/2), Hazalaya (22/1), Snowdonia Song (66/1), Kitty McFee (66/1), One For Mum (100/1), Kirikiriroa (200/1)

Lots of potential on show here, not least from Donnacha O'Brien's Irish 1000 Guineas entrant BOLD AS LOVE who shaped very well when a debut second here last autumn and can go one better now. Aidan O'Brien saddles two interesting contenders in the shape of Dundalk-fourth Warm Heart and debutante Tender Kiss and they can follow home the selection in that order.