16:17 Gowran Park

Wednesday 16 April 2025

All13:5714:3215:0715:4216:1716:5217:27

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 44.6s

(5)

Elegant Madame⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: A Murray| OR: 78| BF

6/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2023. 2/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (7f) 47 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 224-225

(7)

Declaree^p¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 77

7/2

Career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f, 4/7). Off 161 days. Cheekpieces back on. Can give a good account.

Form: 333201-

(2)

Pink Oxalis^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁵⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 72| D

7/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (6/1) at Dundalk (8f) 33 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 42-9321

(9)

Storm Averted²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: W Joyce⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 72

25/1

12/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Naas (7f, heavy) 24 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3282-60

(3)

Super Exceed¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J A Heffernan| T: T Mullins| OR: 72| D

15/2

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Dundalk (8f, 9/1). Off 161 days.

Form: 7/51606-

(10)

Victoria Kesia¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 71

9/2

3/1, creditable fourth of 14 in maiden at this course (9.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 32822-4

(8)

Star Mind⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: S Foley| T: Gerard O'Leary| OR: 64

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. Eighth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (8f). Off 92 days.

Form: 27000-8

(4)

Miss Abby Jools²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: M W Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 62| D

9/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 26 days ago.

Form: 9826-35

Non-Runners

(6)

Mallavelly¹⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 4

T: G M Lyons J: Colin Keane

(1)

Marakesh¹⁸⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: W J Lee

(11)

Neo Smart⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: J S Bolger J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Pink Oxalis (7/2), Declaree (7/2), Neo Smart (4/1), Miss Abby Jools (9/2), Victoria Kesia (9/2), Mallavelly (5/1), Elegant Madame (6/1), Marakesh (7/1), Super Exceed (15/2), Star Mind (18/1), Storm Averted (25/1)

ELEGANT MADAME got caught out by the drop back in trip at Dundalk last time and remains of interest back at 1m. Penalised-winner Neo Smart is next best ahead of the in-form Pink Oxalis.