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Irishinjuredjockeys.com Fillies Maiden

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 19.05s

(6)

Alfheim^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

(Production):sister to smart 6f-1¼m winner Laganore and 7f winner (stays 9.5f) Lady Anner and closely related to 1m-1½m winner Dundory (by Holy Roman Emperor): dam unraced half-sister to high-class 1m-10.3f winner Blazing Speed.

Form:

(1)

Declaree

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

28/1

Fastnet Rock filly. Dam, 1m winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to useful winner up to 10.4f Saratov.

Form:

(11)

Decorated Princess¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wesley Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: A Sexton

200/1

Once-raced filly. Sixteenth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (7f, heavy, 200/1) on debut 18 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0

(9)

Goodbye My Love⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

66/1

Once-raced filly. 80/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at this C&D on debut 65 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 5

(10)

Higher Leaves¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: H De Bromhead

11/4

Promising sort. 17/2,better effort when third of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, heavy). Off 167 days. Significantly up in trip. Open to improvement and not discounted.

Form: 43-

(2)

Mother Nature

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

8/13

Justify filly. Dam, 11.3f winner, sister to high-class 7-time Group 1 winner up to 1½m (including 1000 Guineas and Oaks) Minding out of Coronation Stakes/Matron Stakes winner Lillie Langrty. Bred to be well above average.

Form:

(4)

Pearl Jewel²⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C Timmons

100/1

Once-raced filly. Tenth of 12 in minor event (80/1) at the Curragh (6.3f, good to soft) on debut, slowly away. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-

(12)

Second Princess¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: L Comer

200/1

Once-raced filly. Twelfth of 13 in maiden at this course (8f, 150/1) on debut. Off 161 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-

(3)

Step To Somewhere

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

6/1

280,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars filly. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1½m Star Terms (by Sea The Stars) out of smart 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Best Terms, won Lowther Stakes/Queen Mary Stakes. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Straya²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J Davison

14/1

Twice-raced filly. 33/1, 13½ lengths fourth of 6 to Opera Singer in Flame of Tara Stakes at the Curragh (8f, good). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. place claims.

Form: 54-

(5)

Taste Of The Sea¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

150/1

Once-raced filly. 150/1, last of 9 in maiden at this C&D on debut 10 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 9

(8)

The Phantom Horse

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

100/1

Raa Atoll filly. Dam unraced.

Form:

Forecasts

Mother Nature (8/13), Higher Leaves (11/4), Step To Somewhere (6/1), Straya (14/1), Alfheim (16/1), Declaree (28/1), Goodbye My Love (66/1), Pearl Jewel (100/1), The Phantom Horse (100/1), Taste Of The Sea (150/1), Second Princess (200/1), Decorated Princess (200/1)

An interesting fillies maiden. MOTHER NATURE is out of a sister to high-class 7-time Group 1 winner up to 1½m (including 1000 Guineas and Oaks) Minding, and she looks the obvious choice. Step To Somewhere is another very interesting newcomer, while Higher Leaves remains open to improvement after only 2 runs.