18:20 Leopardstown

Friday 19 May 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 2m 9.35s

(14)

Hazy Mehmory^h²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 85| BF| D

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. Second of 3 in minor event at Bellewstown (12f, good to soft, 4/6), doing too much too soon. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut. Respected.

Form: 0/9212-

(12)

Coill Na Sionainne¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jessica Maye⁽¹⁰⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 80| C

14/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. 80/1, 14¾ lengths eleventh of 14 to Indian Wish in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 7889-70

(11)

Eastern Wind^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: T G McCourt| OR: 80| C

14/1

Course winner. 66/1 and hooded for 1st time, respectable tenth of 19 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 12 days ago, finishing well. Chance on old form.

Form: 200-000

(10)

Giselles Ausie²⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Robert Whearty⁽⁷⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 77

22/1

20/1, last of 18 in handicap at this C&D (soft). Off 6 months. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 025500-

(3)

New Hill¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 76

7/1

11/1, below form eleventh of 19 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 12 days ago. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 402-400

(7)

Musical Rhapsody¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 75

10/1

1 win from 1 run this year. 7/1, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Dundalk (12f). Off 107 days but can't be ruled out.

Form: 00158-1

(13)

Alma Libre¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lupini| OR: 73

5/1

7/1, shaped as if better for the run after 8 months off when ninth of 19 in handicap at this C&D (heavy) 12 days ago. Can build on that now and has to be taken seriously off an attractive mark.

Form: 32727-9

(4)

Signora Bellissima¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 81| BF| CD

6/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner in April. Only fourth of 6 in minor event (2/1) at Naas (10f, good) 13 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 050-14

(15)

Red Trail⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: A McNamara| OR: 66| D

17/2

Respectable fifth of 23 in juvenile hurdle (15/2) at Naas (16.3f, soft) 50 days ago. Fair on the Flat but something to find on form.

Form: 006411-

(5)

Alazne⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Hassett⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 72

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Third of 12 in maiden (10/3) at Gowran (7f, soft) 9 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip. Yard in good form. Much respected on her handicap debut.

Form: 7323

(8)

Timeless Piece¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Leigh Roche| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 72

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. 6/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago, always holding on. Can give another good account.

Form: 9-8671

(6)

Fleadhfest²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 70

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, sixth of 7 in maiden at Naas (10f, heavy) 25 days ago. Stable in good form. Makes handicap debut. No forlorn hope with better to come.

Form: 506

(2)

Apprentice²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Cahill| OR: 67

12/1

1 win from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (25/1) at Tipperary (9f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Much respected.

Form: 8084-71

Non-Runners

(9)

Gradulations³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: A Oliver J: Billy Lee

(1)

Nostringsattached²⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: A Kinirons J: Colin Keane

Forecasts

Alma Libre (5/1), Signora Bellissima (6/1), New Hill (7/1), Nostringsattached (7/1), Alazne (8/1), Red Trail (17/2), Timeless Piece (9/1), Hazy Mehmory (9/1), Musical Rhapsody (10/1), Apprentice (12/1), Coill Na Sionainne (14/1), Eastern Wind (14/1), Gradulations (14/1), Giselles Ausie (22/1), Fleadhfest (33/1)

Lots with chances so at the likely odds it is worth siding with ALMA LIBRE to take a big step forward from her reappearance ninth after an absence and capitalise on a good mark. Nostringsattached is feared most with better to come now going into handicaps, although Gowran scorer Timeless Piece and other handicap debutantes Alazne and Fleadhfest can also have a say in a very open-looking contest.