17:20 Sligo

Wednesday 6 August 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Connacht Oaks Fillies Handicap

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 2m 22.5s

(5)

Lady Lunette^p²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: R P Cody| OR: 88

9/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at Leopardstown (9f, good to firm, 14/1) 27 days ago and she will need to bounce back in order to have a say in the finish.

Form: 3-03620

(6)

Thatwilldoso⁴^{(ex 7)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rory Cleary| T: Kevin Coleman| OR: 72

10/3

Three wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Galway (11.8f, good to soft, 10/1) 4 days ago. Strong claims under a penalty.

Form: 105011

(9)

Ina Mina⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: W Joyce⁽³⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 77

7/2

Winner at Tramore in July. Respectable 5¼ lengths seventh of 18 to Thatwilldoso in handicap (12/1) at Galway (11.8f, good to soft) 4 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Not taken lightly.

Form: 052147

(8)

Sceptred Isle^h⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Chris Hayes| T: G A Kingston| OR: 75

28/1

Eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (10.6f, good, 25/1) when last seen 94 days ago. Hood back on and she's passed over.

Form: 11533-8

(2)

Grizabella^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Robert Whearty⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn| OR: 73| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 9/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 60/2171

(7)

Annie's Angel^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 80

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good second of 10 in handicap (14/1) at Killarney (11.4f, good to soft) 22 days ago, having run of race. Place possibilities.

Form: 51-822

Non-Runners

(3)

Shaool¹⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: C Geerdharry

(4)

Lady In Paris¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

(1)

La Dame Blanche⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: Dermot Kilmartin J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Annie's Angel (6/4), Thatwilldoso (10/3), Ina Mina (7/2), Lady In Paris (7/2), Shaool (5/1), Grizabella (7/1), Lady Lunette (9/1), La Dame Blanche (25/1), Sceptred Isle (28/1)

The vote goes to INA MINA, who wasn't seen to anything like best effect when mid-field in the Galway handicap won by Thatwilldoso on Saturday and, now 7 lb better off with that rival, she is taken to emerge on top granted better luck-in-running this time. Shaool also shaped well from a compromising position when third at Ballinrobe recently and she is second choice ahead of Grizabella. Despite the penalty, Thatwilldoso should make her presence felt once again.