Newtown Fillies Handicap

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 2m 44.57s

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(5)

Royal Eagle²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Jake Coen⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| OR: 75| CD

6/4

2/1, career best when winning 11-runner handicap hurdle at this course (16f, good) 27 days ago. C&D winner on latest outing in this sphere, too, and she's high on the shortlist.

Form: 4540/21-

(4)

Rockview Consort¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 70| C

7/2

11/4, creditable second of 10 in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (17.2f, good) 14 days ago. Winner of a Dundalk maiden on latest Flat start in February and she's a big player on this handicap debut.

Form: 3422-21

(3)

Delicate Girl^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: H J Horgan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 77| BF

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable fourth of 12 in maiden at Bellewstown (12.1f, good, 10/3) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time for this handicap debut and needs to raise her game.

Form: 6424

(2)

Fools Glory^p1,t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: S D Bowen⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery| OR: 69

7/1

Creditable ninth of 19 in handicap (18/1) at the Curragh (10f, good to soft) 25 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Unless the first-time cheekpieces spark a little improvement, she may again find one or two too good.

Form: 520249

(7)

Fratas²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J A Powell⁽⁵⁾| T: M Mulvany| OR: 77

10/3

Three wins from 10 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (7/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good) 20 days ago, well positioned. Significantly back up in trip and she has to be feared in her hat-trick bid.

Form: 145311

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(6)

Rain¹⁰

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J Barcoe J: Rachael Blackmore

(1)

Timeless Piece¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S T McCullagh

Forecasts

Royal Eagle (6/4), Fratas (10/3), Rockview Consort (7/2), Delicate Girl (6/1), Fools Glory (7/1), Rain (8/1), Timeless Piece (10/1)

The vote goes to ROYAL EAGLE, who landed a C&D handicap on her latest start in this sphere in August 2022 and made it 2-2 here when scoring over hurdles last month. Rockview Consort also scored over hurdles at this course last month and followed that with a solid effort in defeat at Bellewstown. She is feared most ahead of the hat-trick seeking Fratas.