19:35 Galway

Tuesday 9 September 2025

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Sean Cleary Memorial Fillies Maiden

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 2m 44.99s

(5)

Dream On Baby¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: E Mullins

10/3

Fairly useful winner at 23f over hurdles. Pulled up in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Killarney (22.4f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Runner-up on debut in this sphere at Tramore last month and she's a big player.

Form: 2

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(3)

Alexa Next¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 69

33/1

Lightly-raced filly. Good fourth of 10 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.4f, good, 125/1) 14 days ago, but will need to step up on that if she's to emerge on top here.

Form: 0874

(2)

Forthill

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: P Twomey

5/1

€160,000 yearling, Adlerflug filly. Dam, third at 7.5f in Germany (from just 2 starts), half-sister to useful French/German winner up to 9f Noble Heidi, won German Group 3 1m event. One to monitor closely in the betting.

Form:

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Generous Support^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J S Bolger

5/1

Thrice-raced filly. 10/3, fourth of 15 in maiden at Roscommon (12.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Should be in the mix, for all that she doesn't look especially progressive.

Form: 424

(6)

Gifted¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J Cleary⁽⁵⁾| T: A P O'Brien| BF

12/1

Twice-raced filly. 6/4, ninth of 10 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.4f, good) 14 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 49

(1)

Salentina²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

12/1

Once-raced filly. Sixth of 13 in maiden (12/1) at Cork (10.4f, good) on debut 26 days ago. Yard saddles a more intriguing candidate in the shape of newcomer Forthill.

Form: 6

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Sharanga

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

5/4

Zarak filly. Dam 1¼m-12.5f winner, won Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille. Lots to like on paper and confidence behind her in the betting would look significant.

Form:

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Thru The Gap²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Gary Carroll| T: P Magee| OR: 68

125/1

Thrice-raced filly. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 10 in maiden (66/1) at Roscommon (7.5f, good) 21 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Significantly back up in trip and likely to come up short once more.

Form: 868

Forecasts

Sharanga (5/4), Dream On Baby (10/3), Generous Support (5/1), Forthill (5/1), Gifted (12/1), Salentina (12/1), Alexa Next (33/1), Thru The Gap (125/1)

Those with experience don't set a particularly high standard and the newcomers FORTHILL and Sharanga could be the pair to concentrate on. Needless to say it'll be interesting to see how they both shape up in the betting and, as things stand, marginal preference is for the former, who is pretty appealing on paper. Dream On Baby could prove to be the pick of those that have raced, given that Generous Support and Gifted both look rather vulnerable.