15:40 Naas

Wednesday 4 October 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 1m 44.92s

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(7)

Chilton Foliat^h¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

16/1

Dawn Approach filly is related to numerous winners. Hooded on debut (also here) when a one-paced sixth beaten 9¾L over 1m at Gowran in deep ground. Could step up on better ground here but would need to.

Form: 6

(8)

Chirpy¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: B W Duke

66/1

By Vocalised out of a Soviet Star mare. Slowly into stride and never a factor on debut over 7f here (beaten 21L). Can only improve for trainer doing well with two-year olds.

Form: 0

(3)

Dream Of Words¹¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

33/1

Off almost four months since disappointing second effort where 14L 13th of 18 at Fairyhouse. Ran with promise on debut previously at Listowel. Big step up in trip here another question mark.

Form: 60

(9)

Forever Together^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

10/1

€900,000 yearling by Galileo. Sister to 1m Group One winner Together Forever and half-sister to five winners including Group One winner Lord Shanakill. Appears trainer second string on riding arrangements but that not always the case.

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(12)

Gloriously^t1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

8/1

Galileo sister to dual-purpose scorer Guard Of Honour. Dam 1m winner and Listed placed. Doesn't have the pedigree of two stablemates so booking of first string jockey looks significant.

Form:

(1)

Greengage³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: J J Murphy

50/1

Choisir filly out of a winning half-sister to top-class stayer Big Orange. 18L 12th of 16 on debut at Tipperary. Extra half furlong should help but likely need significantly further.

Form: 0

(2)

Minnie Haha²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/8

Shown plenty in two starts to date. Fourth of 17 on debut over 6f when coming from last and meeting traffic problems. Upped to 7f latest and finished strongly into fourth (of 18). Stiff mile here ideal and best form in the book.

Form: 44

(11)

Pearl Delta

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: M O'Callaghan

20/1

Giant's Causeway debutant is half-sister to six winners. Dam Group Three winner over 7f. Trainer has just a three per cent strike rate with two-year olds so best watched here.

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(4)

Sister Anne¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: A Murray

10/1

Third of eight in 7f heavy ground maiden at Roscommon on debut before third of 14 over 1m at Gowran last time on soft to heavy. Better surface should help on pedigree and not out of this.

Form: 33

(5)

Who's Steph²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

2/1

Zoffany filly, cost €20,000 as a foal and €40,000 as a yearling. Made eye-catching late headway on debut when 3L behind Minnies Haha. Could close the gap on that rival so is respected here.

Form: 9

Non-Runners

(10)

A Long Time Ago

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: P B Beggy

(6)

Mills On Tour³⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: N Meade J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Minnie Haha (11/8), Who's Steph (2/1), Gloriously (8/1), A Long Time Ago (8/1), Sister Anne (10/1), Forever Together (10/1), Chilton Foliat (16/1), Pearl Delta (20/1), Mills On Tour (25/1), Dream Of Words (33/1), Greengage (50/1), Chirpy (66/1)

There has been lots to like about both efforts from MINNIE HAHA so far and an extra furlong here should be to her benefit. She sets the bar quite high although Who's Steph wasn't far behind her on racecourse debut and was noted doing her best work late on. Of the O'Brien trio Forever Together appeals most on pedigree although confidence would have been higher if Seamie Heffernan was on board.