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Monday 23 June 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 20:19 | Winning time: 2m 57.14s

(1)

Dame Rapide⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Luke McAteer| T: Cian Hughes| OR: 86| C

66/1

Respectable third of 7 in handicap hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft, 13/2) 8 days ago. Fairly useful on the all weather, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 0140/60-

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(10)

No Niki No^b⁵⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Chris Hayes| T: Eoghan O'Neill| OR: 84

40/1

Last of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Sligo (10.6f, good) 50 days ago. Back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21409-0

(9)

Elana Osario⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 83| C

5/2

Career best when winning 11-runner maiden (8/15) at this course (9.6f, good) 45 days ago, always holding on. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 8322-31

(5)

Royal Eagle²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Keithen Kennedy⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 83| CD

7/1

Won this race 12 months ago. Arrives on the back of a win over hurdles at Listowel 23 days ago, well on top finish. Can give a good account back on the Flat.

Form: 12/1632-

(13)

Beauparc²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Colin Keane| T: G Keane| OR: 82

6/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Gowran (12.2f, good to firm, 4/1) 21 days ago, well positioned.

Form: 932-101

(6)

Fratas²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Wesley Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 81| C

15/2

Course winner. Good second of 6 in handicap hurdle (9/4) at this course (16.3f, good) 27 days ago. Up in trip. Fairly useful on the Flat, good on last Flat run. Considered.

Form: 17/00-02

(2)

Arch Enemy¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee| OR: 79| C

40/1

Course winner. 28/1, fourteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good) 18 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 3171-00

(8)

Shoda¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 79

11/1

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. 10/3, 17½ lengths third of 5 to Bacchanalian in Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Naas (15.5f, heavy) 120 days ago. Off 120 days. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3140-

(3)

Sissi^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 7-runner maiden (7/1) at Roscommon (12.2f, good) 42 days ago, well ridden. Yard in good form. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 625-71

(11)

Gangster Granny^p⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 74| D

25/1

Last of 10 in handicap (4/1) at this course (12.9f, good) 45 days ago. Claims on her runner-up effort here prior to that.

Form: 449-020

(12)

Empress Alma²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 71| D

18/1

Creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Listowel (16.2f, good, 11/1) 22 days ago.

Form: 1151-78

(4)

Heather⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Nicola Burns⁽⁷⁾| T: G M Lyons| OR: 83| BF

11/4

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this year. Winner at Dundalk in February. 6/4, second of 7 in minor event at Naas (10.4f, good) 44 days ago. Up in trip. Makes handicap debut. May well do better.

Form: 2-12

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(7)

Lot of Joy⁵¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: W P Mullins J: Seamie Heffernan

Forecasts

Elana Osario (5/2), Heather (11/4), Beauparc (6/1), Royal Eagle (7/1), Lot of Joy (7/1), Fratas (15/2), Shoda (11/1), Sissi (14/1), Empress Alma (18/1), Gangster Granny (25/1), No Niki No (40/1), Arch Enemy (40/1), Dame Rapide (66/1)

A competitive finale. HEATHER should have more to offer now moving into a handicap and might be able to see off these older and largely more exposed opponents. Last year's winner Royal Eagle heads the many possible dangers along with Beauparc and Paddy Twomey's Elana Osario.