19:00 Naas

Wednesday 27 June 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Naas Oaks Trial (Fillies' Listed)

Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 2m 9.38s

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(1)

Mary Tudor⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 104| BF| D

4/1

Group placed Listed winner sets the standard, but some concerns given this will her first run on quick ground and she was not at her best last time.

Form: 234-17

(3)

Easter Lily¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 90

16/1

Looked destined for better things when landing a Leopardstown maiden a year ago. Form has improved with the quicker ground, but she still looks below the standard required.

Form: 5-96546

(8)

Espere²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

7/1

Soon settled the issue at Gowran Park despite still showing signs of inexperience. Her times have not been quick, but she is held in high regard and has a turn of foot to back that up.

Form: 11

(4)

Hasimiyya⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld

33/1

Third in a Leopradstown maiden last week. Going in the right direction but probably not quick enough to be a factor here.

Form: 53

(10)

Romiyna²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

3/1

Nathaniel half-sister to some classy performers, most notably Rajsaman. Impressively justified market confidence on Gowran debut and recorded a decent time. Well entered up and stable have a 3-5 record in this race.

Form: 1

(9)

Samasthiti⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C O'Donoghue| T: J M Oxx| BF

33/1

Camelot filly, cost €44,000 as a yearling. Half-sister to two winners and dam a Listed winner and sister to a Group 2 winner. Placed twice in testing conditions and has improvement to find on stable debut.

Form: 22

(5)

Scriobh Nua¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 95

9/2

Arrived here with a big reputation ahead of her debut and then took her chance in the 1000 Guineas at the Curragh. Duly landed her maiden last time and we are still to see the best of her.

Form: 301

(7)

Sizzling⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98

7/1

Just the one win in 15 starts and last of ten in the Ribblesdale last week. Her previous third in the Munster Oaks entitles her to respect, although she does appear vulnerable to one of the less exposed types.

Form: 079330

(6)

Tissiak^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84| D

7/1

Form of her Curragh maiden win does not look good enough, but she had plenty in hand and her presence here may yet prove justified.

Form: 221

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(2)

Athena⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Unknown Jockey

Forecasts

Romiyna (3/1), Mary Tudor (4/1), Scriobh Nua (9/2), Athena (9/2), Sizzling (7/1), Tissiak (7/1), Espere (7/1), Easter Lily (16/1), Hasimiyya (33/1), Samasthiti (33/1)

Mary Tudor has already proven capable at this level but she is unproven on a fast surface. Aiden O'Brien's Sizzling has been placed in a Group Three, but the less exposed trio ROMIYNA, Espere and Scriobh Nua represent top yards and only need to improve a little from their solid bases to be in with a chance. The selection has entries in the Irish Oaks and Irish Leger which did not appear fanciful given her manner of victory on debut. Dermot Weld has a 60% strike rate in this contest and that hint looks worth taking.