16:27 Gowran Park

Monday 2 June 2025

All13:3214:0714:4215:1715:5216:2717:0017:30

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 2m 2.37s

(6)

Kayhana²²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 89

8/1

10/1, respectable 7¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Norwalk Havoc in listed race at Leopardstown (8f, heavy). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving D. K. Weld. Has work to do.

Form: 3/29644-

(2)

Lady Lunette^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: R P Cody| OR: 87| C| D

16/5

Course winner. 9/1, good third of 10 in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 22 days ago, never nearer. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9073-03

(12)

Fiver Friday³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Traynor| OR: 86| D

18/1

Below form seventh of 12 in novice hurdle (22/1) at Punchestown (16.2f, good to soft) 31 days ago, folding tamely. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 261584-

(1)

Ob La Di^p,t1²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 83

5/1

12/1, very good fifth of 12 in handicap at Sligo (10.6f, good) 29 days ago, not ideally placed. Trainer going well. Tongue strap on 1st time and cheekpieces back on. Should go well again.

Form: 4100-05

(7)

Pepper Noir¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: James Ryan⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 80

20/1

Latest win at Dundalk in December. 15/2, good 1¼ lengths second of 11 to Fortuna Vera in handicap at Leopardstown (10f, good) 17 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 311-662

(13)

Pink Oxalis^b⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 80| C

17/2

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 7/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this course (8f, soft) 47 days ago. Getting better with each recent run.

Form: 2-93211

(5)

Gotomylovely¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J M Sheridan| T: J A Stack| OR: 90| C

11/2

Course winner. Winner here in April. Good second of 8 in minor event at this C&D (good to soft, 6/1) 12 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut. More required.

Form: 0-5P172

(3)

Kalixa²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 84

8/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 11/2, 7½ lengths last of 8 to Garden of Eden in Blue Wind Stakes at Naas (10.4f, good) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 65-18

(4)

Fortuna Vera¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁵⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (11/4) at Leopardstown (10f, good) 17 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Pepper Noir, readily. Not taken lightly.

Form: 61-741

Non-Runners

(8)

Presence⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

(10)

Raybiya¹⁸⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R O'Brien J: Billy Lee

(9)

Fast Tara²¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Luke McAteer

(11)

Its All Peachy¹²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 3

T: M O'Callaghan J: Jamie Powell

Forecasts

Lady Lunette (16/5), Fortuna Vera (4/1), Ob La Di (5/1), Gotomylovely (11/2), Its All Peachy (6/1), Kayhana (8/1), Kalixa (8/1), Pink Oxalis (17/2), Raybiya (14/1), Fiver Friday (18/1), Pepper Noir (20/1), Presence (33/1), Fast Tara (33/1)

Competitive stuff and the vote goes to FORTUNA VERA, who improved for the step up to this trip when readily accounting for Pepper Noir and nine others recently at Leopardstown and a 6 lb rise looks manageable. Pepper Noir may again emerge as the main danger to the Joseph O'Brien-trained filly, but the progressive, hat-trick seeking Pink Oxalis and Gotomylovely both have solid claims, too, and the lightly-raced Kalixa is also of interest now pitched into a handicap.