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Saturday 23 August 2025

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Neville O'Byrne Memorial Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:53  |   Winning time: 2m 34.31s
1st
Horse silk
6
(1)
It's A Heartbeat
39-8
11/1
T: John O'DonoghueJ: Andrew Slattery
Rear of mid-division, 5th halfway, progress over 3f out, travelled well into 2nd over 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, asserted inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably op 15/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
(3)
Shaool
410-0
5/2f
T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen
Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, effort 2f out, stayed on to 3rd over 1f out, kept on in 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner op 11/4 tchd 9/4
3rd
Horse silk
½
9
(9)
Fortuna Vera
38-13
9/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: D Browne McMonagle
Prominent, soon led, under pressure and headed 1 1/2f out, no impression on leader inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd and kept on same pace closing stages tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
5 ½
2
(2)
La Vita Nova
49-12
5/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley
Led, soon headed, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd over 3f out, dropped to 3rd over 2f out, no impression in 4th over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 7/1 tchd 8/1
5th
Horse silk
1
7
(5)
Sissi
49-5
28/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh
Towards rear, 8th halfway, progress 3f out, no impression in 6th over 1f out, no extra in 5th closing stages op 22/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
(8)
Heather
39-9
5/1
T: G M LyonsJ: Nicola Burns (7)
Prominent, 4th halfway, took closer order over 3f out, no impression in 4th 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 9/2 tchd 11/2
7th
Horse silk
13
4
(7)
Oriole
69-9
11/1
T: M FaheyJ: Leigh Roche
Missed break and pushed along leaving stalls, raced in rear, 9th halfway, progress under 3f out, no impression in 7th 2f out, weakened and eased 1 1/2f out op 12/1 tchd 9/1
8th
Horse silk
14
5
(4)
Beauparc
59-8
8/1
T: G KeaneJ: Jack Kearney (3)
Mid-division, dropped to 7th halfway, under pressure in 9th 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased under 2f out op 15/2 tchd 7/1
9th
Horse silk
30
8
(6)
Party Dress
59-1
16/1
T: W McCreeryJ: Nathan Crosse
Mid-division, took closer order after 3f, 2nd halfway, niggled along 4f out, lost place and weakened over 3f out, eased 2 1/2f out, tailed off op 14/1 tchd 12/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.40Pl:€3.00, €1.50, €1.50EX:€49.70Trifecta:€174.60Tricast:€146.94SF:€39.37

Forecasts

Shaool (5/2), Fortuna Vera (9/2), La Vita Nova (5/1), Heather (5/1), Beauparc (8/1), It's A Heartbeat (11/1), Oriole (11/1), Party Dress (16/1), Sissi (28/1)

Verdict

SHAOOL is in a good vein of form and might be up to landing another win. Oriole was clear of the rest when runner-up at Tramore last weekend and is second choice ahead of Willie McCreery's Party Dress.

  1. SHAOOL (IRE)
  2. ORIOLE
  3. PARTY DRESS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Ameerat Jumaira
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 4
J: Ronan Whelan  |  T: M Halford & T Collins
6/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,601.002nd: €5,201.003rd: €2,600.004th: €1,300.005th: €780.006th: €520.00

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