16:50 Curragh

Sunday 13 August 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 1m 40.92s

(2)

Ma Belle Artiste⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Hugh Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 91| D

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Latest win at Killarney in May. 18/1, twenty first of 29 in handicap at Royal Ascot (8f, good to firm) 51 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 127-10

(5)

Bella Blue Eyes²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 88| D

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. 13/8, career best when winning 5-runner minor event at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should improve again.

Form: 2-311

(11)

Plume Noire^p⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: B Duffy| OR: 81| D

13/2

1 win from 2 runs this year. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 9-runner handicap (8/1) at Gowran (7f, good to soft) 56 days ago, cosily. Needs considering.

Form: 9/074-71

(14)

Vadiana⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins| OR: 80| D

6/1

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (9/2) at Roscommon (7.2f, good) 73 days ago, slowly away. Solid claims.

Form: 4251-43

(10)

Helpmeout¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: W McCreery| OR: 79| D

16/1

Good second of 8 in handicap at Naas (7f, soft, 18/1) 18 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 64-4492

(6)

Kayhana¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 85

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Good second of 8 in minor event (7/1) at Cork (8f, good) 16 days ago, barely adequate test. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 15-62

(3)

Lady Lunette¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: R P Cody| OR: 84| D

9/1

Career best when winning 10-runner maiden (2/1) at Gowran (8f, soft) 15 days ago, forging clear. Respected.

Form: 998421

(4)

Artemis Jones⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83

8/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 10-runner maiden (11/4) at Limerick (7f, good) 50 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Open to further improvement.

Form: 321

(12)

Miss Abby Jools⁶⁰

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

20/1

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Limerick (8f, good to soft, 3/1) 60 days ago, driven out. Player.

Form: 22-0191

(8)

Dagoda²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch| OR: 74

14/1

Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. 9/2, very good ¾-length second of 11 to Machnamh in maiden at this course (7f, soft) 22 days ago, running on.

Form: 409202

(1)

My Minervina⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 74| D

25/1

Seventh of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 73 days ago.

Form: 42-5507

(13)

Machnamh¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 77| C

10/1

Course winner. Winner here in July. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at Gowran (8f, soft, 11/4) 15 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 483213

(7)

Ms Eagleton⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 67

33/1

14/1, respectable ninth of 17 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good) 66 days ago.

Form: 1360-09

Non-Runners

(9)

Maud Gonne Spirit¹⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Bella Blue Eyes (5/2), Vadiana (6/1), Plume Noire (13/2), Artemis Jones (8/1), Lady Lunette (9/1), Machnamh (10/1), Ma Belle Artiste (10/1), Kayhana (14/1), Dagoda (14/1), Helpmeout (16/1), Miss Abby Jools (20/1), Maud Gonne Spirit (20/1), My Minervina (25/1), Ms Eagleton (33/1)

A competitive finale but HELPMEOUT looks ready to strike having been just edged out by a subsequent winner at Naas last time. Progressive 3-y-os Bella Blue Eyes and Artemis Jones head the dangers.