15:00 Curragh

Monday 1 May 2023

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Treacy Group Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 1m 30.9s

(8)

Queen Maedbh¹⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 92

9/4

Twice-raced winner. First run since leaving Gavin Patrick Cromwell when 4/6, won 10-runner maiden at Dundalk (6f), readily. Off 180 days. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 21-

(2)

Lovejoy^h1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery| OR: 78

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Last of 6 in minor event at Gowran (7f, heavy, 50/1) 13 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 17-56

(5)

Queenie St Clair^p1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 78

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Naas (5.9f, heavy, 8/1) 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Enters calculations.

Form: 64-533

(6)

Devore^p1¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 5/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 12 days ago. Stable in good form. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 95615-7

(7)

Alabama Pearl¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 76| BF

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 7/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable third of 9 in nursery at Naas (5.9f, heavy). Off 6 months. Stable in good form. Others more persuasive.

Form: 52623-

(3)

Snowcapped¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 75

7/2

Twice-raced winner. Won 11-runner maiden at Gowran (8f, soft, 9/1) 12 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Can give a good account.

Form: 0-1

(1)

Evening's Empire^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: E & P Harty| OR: 71| D

8/1

17/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at Cork (10.1f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 8048-69

(10)

Net A Porter Queen¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 71

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, seventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 33/1) 17 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 39-7

(4)

Sodapop²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Lordan| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 71| D

12/1

23/10, won 5-runner claimer at Strasbourg (7f, good to soft). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Jessica Dupont-Fahn. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 653021-

Non-Runners

(9)

Hasten Slowly¹⁹⁷

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: N Meade J: L F Roche

Forecasts

Queen Maedbh (9/4), Snowcapped (7/2), Queenie St Clair (9/2), Evening's Empire (8/1), Alabama Pearl (8/1), Net A Porter Queen (9/1), Sodapop (12/1), Hasten Slowly (12/1), Devore (16/1), Lovejoy (28/1)

QUEEN MAEDBH confirmed debut promise when making a winning debut for this yard in a maiden at Dundalk in November, beating a subsequent winner in the process, and she looks potentially useful now heading into handicaps. Evening's Empire is on a good mark on the pick of her juvenile form and she should appreciate the drop back in trip, so is another to consider along with Queenie St Clair, who went close at Naas last week.