17:30 Curragh

Sunday 23 July 2023

All14:0014:3015:0015:3016:0016:3017:0017:30

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap

3YO plus | 1m | 12 Runners | Turf

(9)

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 88| D

Latest win at Leopardstown in April. Seventeenth of 20 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D (good to soft) 58 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 12-1220

(5)

Plume Noire^p³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: James Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Duffy| OR: 81| D

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap (8/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 35 days ago, cosily. Needs considering.

Form: 9/074-71

(1)

Pandora Lovegood³⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 88

Lightly-raced winner. 11/1, 10½ lengths last of 10 to Basil Martini in Weld Park Stakes at this course (7f, soft). Off 10 months. Has work to do.

Form: 63110-

(11)

Vadiana⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: G M Ryan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 80| D

9/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Roscommon (7.2f, good) 52 days ago, slowly away. 1 lb lower now and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 4251-43

(7)

Persian Queen^t⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms J Morgan| OR: 77| D

Latest win at Cork in May. Creditable seventh of 15 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 14/1) 5 days ago, needing stiffer test. Place possibilities.

Form: 181507

(12)

Miss Abby Jools³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 75| D

Two wins from 4 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft) 39 days ago, driven out. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 22-0191

(2)

Lady Arwen²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: C O'Dwyer| OR: 74

Won 9-runner handicap (3/1) at Limerick (7f, good) 29 days ago, always holding on. Booking of Lee a plus and another bold show likely.

Form: 6-00321

(8)

Green Sky²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

Twice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Won 6-runner maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good, 11/4) 27 days ago. More needed now handicapping but she's unexposed and in good hands.

Form: 61

(6)

Arthur's Victory²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: L F Roche| T: J Nash| OR: 71| D

Latest win at Southwell in January. Creditable eighth of 22 in handicap at this course (9f, good, 25/1) 23 days ago, not ideally placed. Shouldn't be too far away.

Form: 20-6188

(3)

Fools Glory^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: A J Slattery| T: P F McEnery| OR: 71| D

12/1, creditable second of 10 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 6 days ago. This is a deeper race but she's by no means a forlorn hope.

Form: 3-05202

(10)

Mere Accountant¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 76

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Tipperary (7.4f, good) 18 days ago. Very much one to consider.

Form: 21-3494

(4)

Golden Spangle^t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 75

13/2, creditable second of 14 in maiden at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 5 days ago, no match for winner. Stable in good form but she needs to raise her game a touch.

Form: 252292

Forecasts

Miss Abby Jools (4/1), Green Sky (11/2), Lady Arwen (6/1), Vadiana (6/1), Plume Noire (13/2), Pandora Lovegood (8/1), All Lies Ahead (8/1), Fools Glory (10/1), Mere Accountant (12/1), Golden Spangle (14/1), Persian Queen (16/1), Arthur's Victory (25/1)

It could be worth chancing ARTHUR'S VICTORY, who shaped well on her second for present yard over 9f here last time and dropping back to 7f could be just the ticket for this 5-y-o. Miss Abby Jools did the job well at Limerick and she will be a threat if on-song, while Vadiana (third choice) heads a shortlist of several others with claims in this open-looking race. including All Lies Ahead, Plume Noire and Mere Accountant.