17:48 Gowran Park

Wednesday 22 April 2026

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 1m 30.82s

(1)

Pink Oxalis^b³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽³⁾| T: Stephen Thorne| OR: 90| C

14/1

Won 4 times wins from 13 runs in 2025 but no show both starts so far this season, latterly coming home twenty-third of 25 in handicap at the Curragh (1m, heavy) 38 days ago.

Form: 0157-00

(9)

Varshini^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: J A Stack| OR: 87| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time when an excellent third of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 5056-03

(5)

Independent Expert^b¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: D Hogan| OR: 84| D

9/1

Successful at Naas last month and followed that with a respectable sixth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (1m, heavy) 19 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 1388-16

(6)

Alibah²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J M Sheridan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95| CD

18/1

C&D winner on debut last summer before finishing third in a listed race at Fairyhouse. Race probably came too soon (just 7 days after his good Fairyhouse effort) in Group 3 company at the Curragh on final run of last season. Yard also fields Greydreambeliever and Zous And Me.

Form: 138-

(3)

Gloriously Glam^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Adam Caffrey| T: A McGuinness| OR: 81| C

40/1

Bagged a C&D claimer and 1m Navan handicap last season but failed to beat a rival home on return at the Curragh. Others preferred.

Form: 21789-0

(2)

Greydreambeliever¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 81

2/1

Creditable second of 16 in handicap at this course (1m, soft) 14 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. 3 lb nudge fair enough and she's a must for the shortlist.

Form: 04533-2

(7)

Glory To Be^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| OR: 80| D

5/1

Produced a career-best when winning 16-runner handicap at Leopardstown (7f, soft) last week, driven out. 6 lb rise may be enough to prevent her from repeating the dose here.

Form: 2310-21

(8)

Rion Rubette¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: M Butler| OR: 79| D

16/1

Respectable eighth of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (6f, heavy) 19 days ago. Wasn't seen to best effect that day and each-way chance granted a more favourable scenario here.

Form: 25847-8

(4)

Greek Flower⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Gavin Ryan| T: J Feane| OR: 75

9/2

Creditable 1¾ lengths third of 16 to Glory To Be in handicap at Leopardstown (7f, soft) 7 days ago. 5 lb better off with that rival now and she's not ruled out.

Form: 54065-3

(10)

Zous And Me²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 85| D

22/1

Slow off the blocks when trailing in 15½ lengths seventh of 9 in the Weld Park Stakes at the Curragh (7f, soft) on final run of last season. Opposable.

Form: 17-

(11)

Tahcawin²⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Wayne Lordan| T: J G Murphy| OR: 84

14/1

Winner of a Fairyhouse nursery in September before coming home a below-par twelfth of 30 in minor event at the Curragh (7f, soft) 5 days later. Absent since but could have a part to play if fully tuned-up for this.

Form: 54610-

Forecasts

Greydreambeliever (2/1), Greek Flower (9/2), Glory To Be (5/1), Varshini (13/2), Independent Expert (9/1), Pink Oxalis (14/1), Tahcawin (14/1), Rion Rubette (16/1), Alibah (18/1), Zous And Me (22/1), Gloriously Glam (40/1)

The vote goes to GREYDREAMBELIEVER, who shaped really well when a clear second on debut for Joseph O'Brien here a fortnight ago. Varshini put in a good shift when a close third in a big-field handicap at the Curragh and is feared most ahead of Greek Flower and the selection's unexposed stablemate Alibah.