15:05 Gowran Park

Wednesday 10 May 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 1m 45.84s

(1)

Miramis¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 88| BF| C

7/2

Course winner. 5/2, first run since leaving Ms Sheila Lavery when fifth of 7 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, soft) 10 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 01696-5

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(5)

Esculenta²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 84

15/2

9/2, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when good second of 17 in maiden at this course (9.6f, heavy) 22 days ago. More needed.

Form: 56200-2

(2)

Vadiana¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 82| D

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (8f, 9/2), keeping on well. Off 140 days. First run for yard after leaving Tracey Collins. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4251-

(6)

Silken Ladder^h²²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 79| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Cork (6f, good, 18/1). Off 7 months. Significantly back up in trip. Hood back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 149068-

(3)

My Minervina²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Coen| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 78| D

11/2

First run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when fifth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 6/1) 26 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 49142-5

(9)

La Dame Blanche¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: M Mulvany| OR: 74| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, soft, 4/1) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Can make presence felt.

Form: 90-7533

(4)

Ellabella^p,t⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: A McNamara| OR: 70| D

16/1

5/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Dundalk (8f) 47 days ago, driven out. This is more demanding.

Form: 0135-41

(7)

Fools Glory^t⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Andrew Slattery| T: P F McEnery| OR: 70| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 18 in handicap (20/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 9013-05

Non-Runners

(8)

Ms Eagleton²³⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: Miss H McLoughlin J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

La Dame Blanche (10/3), Miramis (7/2), Vadiana (9/2), Fools Glory (5/1), My Minervina (11/2), Esculenta (15/2), Ms Eagleton (8/1), Silken Ladder (14/1), Ellabella (16/1)

SILKEN LADDER ended last season on a low-key note but she could be worth chancing back here, having bagged a 7f handicap on her latest visit to this course last June. Relatively unexposed, Vadiana is feared on her reappearance/debut for new yard following her decisive maiden success at Dundalk in December. La Dame Blanche also enters calculations.