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Tuesday 24 October 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Off time: 16:18 | Winning time: 3m 1.18s

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(2)

Bracklin Princess²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Rory Cleary| T: T Cleary| OR: 52

16/1

No win in 25 starts and unlikely to make it 26th time lucky, despite some reasonable efforts in low-level handicaps recently.

Form: 0/3060-4

(8)

Decision Time⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: E J McNamara| T: J E Kiely

2/1

Useful bumper performer who won a race at Downpatrick in June. Not disgraced in three flat starts including one over this distance and trainer is pretty shrewd so perseverance suggests he believes she will win in this sphere.

Form: 454

(6)

Tellthemnuttin²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: W F Codd

7/1

Useful 133 rated hurdler ought to be up to winning a flat maiden with that level of ability. That said she stays twice this distance over hurdles and despite top jockey booking one suspects this will be on sharp side for her.

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(9)

Alaykha^b,t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 78

6/4

Expensive to follow having been a beaten favourite three times. Below par on AW debut latest but form on turf consistent enough. Surely get her head in front soon and has beating of several of these on recent from.

Form: 24236

(5)

Bluebells For Love²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J S Bolger

33/1

Looked to be beaten by halfway on debut when finishing 11th of 12 beaten 27L over 1m1f on soft ground at Tipperary. Manning prefers Sin Sin.

Form: 0

(7)

Dream Sleep^t1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy| OR: 70

8/1

Has failed to build on a solid enough run at Gowran Park in July when second of 17 over 1m1½f including finishing sixth of eight beaten 16½L at Galway. May appreciate first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 72456

(3)

Our Anniversary¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Leonard⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 67

7/1

Tried a variety of trips in unsuccessful quintet of races to date. One run over this trip (furthest to date) arguably her worst and major doubts over stamina in these conditions.

Form: 04473

(1)

Shelooksthepart²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: A Keatley

50/1

Settled in rear and never nearer eighth of nine beaten 16½L at in Leopardstown 1m2f maiden. Back after long layoff and barring significant market support she will be best watched on return.

Form: 8

(4)

Sin Sin²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 63

20/1

Looked likely to win such an event earlier in the season but well below par last twice at Roscommon and Dundalk. No obvious reason for those runs so now hard to fancy.

Form: 28209

Forecasts

Alaykha (6/4), Decision Time (2/1), Tellthemnuttin (7/1), Our Anniversary (7/1), Dream Sleep (8/1), Bracklin Princess (16/1), Sin Sin (20/1), Bluebells For Love (33/1), Shelooksthepart (50/1)

For all she has been beaten in similar contests in the past it is very hard to get away from ALAYKHA here. She has gone close several times and has easily the most consistent flat form in the race. Bumper winner Decision Time looks the most likely danger and despite a trip well short of her best Tellthemnuttin has ample ability to be involved here also.