15:25 Naas

Monday 7 August 2023

All14:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:27 | Winning time: 1m 14.17s

(6)

Craft Irish^b,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: G M Ryan| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 85| D

11/8

11/1 and tongue strap on for first time, bit below form 3¾ lengths fourth of 10 to Clounmacon in listed race at this C&D (soft) 12 days ago. Big player dropped markedly in class.

Form: 80-9254

(7)

Sioux Spirit^v¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon| OR: 87| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 9¾ lengths ninth of 10 to Clounmacon in listed race at this C&D (soft, 33/1) 12 days ago. This a more realistic assignment.

Form: 945159

(3)

Ostraka⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 86| D

7/1

Winner at the Curragh in May. 11/4, fourth of 6 in minor event at Fairyhouse (6f, good to firm) 59 days ago. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 14

(5)

Wave Machine^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Joyce⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Good third of 15 in handicap at this C&D (soft, 11/1) 12 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. One to consider.

Form: 1-96043

(4)

Siesta Beach^b¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 72| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, soft) 12 days ago.

Form: D18/09-7

(1)

Arthur's Victory⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Nash| OR: 70

17/2

Latest win at Southwell in January. 11/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft) 9 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0-61886

(2)

Shimmerz^h1²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: C O'Brien| OR: 61

6/1

Winner at the Curragh in May. Bit below form eighth of 16 in handicap (8/1) at Fairyhouse (7f, good) 26 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 0-00018

Forecasts

Craft Irish (11/8), Wave Machine (10/3), Shimmerz (6/1), Ostraka (7/1), Arthur's Victory (17/2), Sioux Spirit (12/1), Siesta Beach (18/1)

CRAFT IRISH and Sioux Spirit both dip markedly in class having contested a listed race over C&D last time, with marginal preference for the former given the mark she's dropped to. Wave Machine is another to consider.