15:32 Gowran Park

Saturday 29 July 2023

All12:5513:2513:5514:3015:0215:3216:0516:40

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 45.27s

(4)

Independent Expert²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: C Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 76| D

11/2

Latest win at Limerick in June. 16/1 and visored for 1st time, ninth of 11 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) 27 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 033519

(6)

Green Sky³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

11/1

Twice-raced winner. Won 6-runner maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good, 11/4) 33 days ago. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress for leading stable.

Form: 61

(1)

Arthur's Victory²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Colin Keane| T: J Nash| OR: 71| D

11/1

Latest win at Southwell in January. 25/1, creditable eighth of 22 in handicap at the Curragh (9f, good) 29 days ago, not ideally placed. Colin Keane does the steering.

Form: 20-6188

(2)

Fools Glory^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Andrew Slattery| T: P F McEnery| OR: 71| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Creditable second of 10 in handicap at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft, 12/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 3-05202

(3)

Machnamh⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77

11/4

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden at the Curragh (7f, soft, 7/4) 7 days ago, always holding on. Trainer going well. Makes handicap debut. Another bold show likely.

Form: 548321

(8)

Mere Accountant²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Kelly| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 76

11/1

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at Tipperary (7.4f, good) 24 days ago. Stable in good form. Bold bid expected.

Form: 21-3494

(5)

Bambeano⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Orla McKenna⁽¹⁰⁾| T: M Fahey| OR: 66

28/1

20/1, bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Leopardstown (12.8f, good to soft) 9 days ago, slowly away. Significantly down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 80-1347

(9)

Cnodian²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 66| BF

9/2

Latest win at Limerick in June. 6/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Tipperary (7.4f, good) 24 days ago.

Form: 798128

Non-Runners

(7)

Solar Breeze¹¹

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: S Lavery J: Robbie Colgan

Forecasts

Fools Glory (5/2), Machnamh (11/4), Cnodian (9/2), Independent Expert (11/2), Green Sky (11/1), Arthur's Victory (11/1), Mere Accountant (11/1), Solar Breeze (14/1), Bambeano (28/1)

MERE ACCOUNTANT has a pretty solid overall record and might prove the answer to this fillies' handicap. There should be more to come Green Sky on the back of her Ballinrobe maiden win on her just her second outing and she can fill the forecast spot ahead of Jim Bolger's Machnamh.