16:00 Leopardstown

Sunday 7 May 2023

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Clayton Hotel Leopardstown Fillies Maiden

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 2m 16.16s

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(5)

Aghadowey^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

€90,000 yearling, Teofilo filly. Dam, 1¼m-1½m winner, half-sister to high-class 5f-1m winner (stayed 1¼m) Exultant (by Teofilo), also third in Irish 2000 Guineas. Wears tongue strap. Market can guide.

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(3)

Delicate Girl

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien

25/1

80,000 gns yearling, Australia filly. Dam, ran twice in France, closely related to smart winner up to 2m Enbihaar, won Lillie Langtry Stakes twice. Much respected.

Form:

(1)

Fairytale Princess

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

9/1

Camelot filly. Dam unraced sister to smart 1½m/12.5f winner Stellar Mass and half-sister to smart 1¼m-11.6f winner (stayed 1¾m) Fairmile, out of useful 7f (including at 2 yrs) winner Juno Marlowe. Noteworthy newcomer.

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(11)

Feach Amach^b1,e/s1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J S Bolger

12/1

Thrice-raced filly. 9/2, second of 10 in maiden at Gowran (7f, soft) 18 days ago, hampered. Trainer going well. Eyeshields/blinkers on 1st time. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 04-2

(6)

Fiver Friday¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Traynor

40/1

Once-raced filly. Third of 7 in maiden (80/1) at Naas (10f, heavy) on debut 13 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 3

(2)

Kermiya

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh

12/1

Fastnet Rock filly. Closely related to 1m winner Kerandi and half-sister to 3 winners, including 1¼m winner Kerkiyra and 1m winner Karasi, both useful. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner. Stable having good spell so she needs considering on debut.

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(12)

Kitty McFee

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: G P Halpin| T: John O'Donoghue

150/1

Lope De Vega filly. Dam 1m-1½m winner. Market can guide for this newcomer.

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(9)

La Petite Sissi

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: W J Lee| T: A Kinirons

40/1

Ivawood filly. Half-sister to smart 1m-1½m winner La Petite Coco and winner up to 7f Promenada. Others appeal more on this occasion.

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(8)

New Phenomenon

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

€125,000 yearling, Churchill filly. Closely related to 3 winners, including smart 13f winner Giuseppe Garibaldi and useful 2-y-o 7f winner Ace Aussie. Considered newcomer.

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(7)

Shamida²⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld

2/1

Promising type. 16/1, third of 15 in maiden at this course (8f, soft) on debut, never nearer. Off 6 months. Up in trip. Open to improvement. Well in the mix.

Form: 3-

(10)

Smart Cookie^b1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

11/1

Dubawi filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 15f Joie de Soir and useful 1¼m winner Villa d'Amore, both in France. Dam unraced. Trainer going well. Wears blinkers. Much respected.

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(4)

Warm Heart³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

13/8

Galileo filly who has gone with plenty of promise when in the frame in a pair of maidens, runner-up at Leopardstown (1m) on latter occasion 35 days ago. Remains open to a fair bit more progress, especially over this longer trip. Big player.

Form: 4-2

Forecasts

Warm Heart (13/8), Shamida (2/1), Fairytale Princess (9/1), Smart Cookie (11/1), Feach Amach (12/1), Kermiya (12/1), New Phenomenon (20/1), Aghadowey (25/1), Delicate Girl (25/1), Fiver Friday (40/1), La Petite Sissi (40/1), Kitty McFee (150/1)

Aidan O'Brien's WARM HEART seems sure to build on her promising reappearance second now stepped up in trip and she can get off the mark before tackling better company. Dermot Weld's returning Shamida has the form to play a part while newcomers Kermiya, New Phenomenon and Fairytale Prince need considering too, especially if the market vibes are positive.