18:00 Curragh

Friday 26 May 2023

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DNG Spring Fillies Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 1m 45.31s

(1)

Impact Warrior^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 92| BF

7/2

Thrice-raced winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, second of 6 in minor event at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 2/1) 10 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 1-92

(10)

Clounmacon¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jamie Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 90

11/4

Lightly-raced winner. 9/1, 11½ lengths seventh of 11 to Zarinsk in Cornelscourt Stakes at Leopardstown (8f, heavy) 19 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 224-17

(3)

Amazing Show^b1⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: M A Enright| T: G M Lyons| OR: 89

50/1

Lightly-raced winner. 22/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Naas (8f, good to firm) 5 days ago, left poorly placed. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 319-0

(9)

Vernet²⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 89| C

11/1

Course winner. 13/1, 12½ lengths last of 7 to Wed in Prix du Calvados at Deauville (7f, good). Off 9 months. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. Unexposed.

Form: 417-

(6)

Snowcapped²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 86| C| D

3/1

Promising individual. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. Won 9-runner handicap at this course (7f, soft, 7/2) 25 days ago. More to come. Leading claims.

Form: 0-11

(7)

Bellaphina³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: J A Kinsella| OR: 82

13/2

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 1 run this year. 20/1, won 15-runner maiden at Limerick (7f, soft) 34 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 34-1

(5)

Cyber Attack³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 80

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 4/1, below form 9¾ lengths eighth of 15 to Bellaphina in maiden at Limerick (7f, soft) 34 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 4635-8

(2)

Semantics²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 77

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ninth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 22/1), merely passing beaten rivals. Off 7 months. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 2609-

(4)

Tea Olive¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Leigh Roche| T: N Meade| OR: 77| D

8/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Gowran in April. 10/3, good second of 8 in handicap at Sligo (10.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Back down in trip. Should give another good account.

Form: 835-212

(8)

Angel Above¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Nathan Crosse| T: L Comer| OR: 75

40/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Dundalk in January. Good third of 10 in minor event at Dundalk (8f, 20/1). Off 105 days. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 054-13

Forecasts

Clounmacon (11/4), Snowcapped (3/1), Impact Warrior (7/2), Bellaphina (13/2), Tea Olive (8/1), Vernet (11/1), Cyber Attack (16/1), Semantics (33/1), Angel Above (40/1), Amazing Show (50/1)

Jessica Harrington might be set for a second successive win in this useful fillies' handicap courtesy of the progressive SNOWCAPPED, who was well on top at the finish over 7f here last time and can make light of an 11 lb rise with the return to 1m in her favour. There should be more to come from Impact Warrior now handicapping and she's feared most ahead of Tea Olive, who has done well in lower-grade handicaps this spring.