17:25 Curragh

Sunday 25 May 2025

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Glenroyal Hotel And Shoda Cafe Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 2m 6.4s

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(3)

Adrienne^b¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C D Hayes| T: T M Walsh| OR: 81

7/1

Fairly useful filly. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 10/3, below form fourth of 16 in maiden at Cork (10.4f, good) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Solid form claims but she will probably find one or two too good once more.

Form: 624-224

(4)

Avant Nous²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey

3/1

Once-raced filly. Fifth of 16 in maiden (13/2) at this course (7f, good to soft) on debut. Off 7 months and improvement may well be forthcoming now that she moves up in trip.

Form: 5-

(10)

Crystal Ball^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P A Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

16/1

Twice-raced filly. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 9 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good, 15/2) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Improvement needed.

Form: 45

(5)

Ethereal Star⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J A Heffernan| T: M Hassett

300/1

Twice-raced filly. 200/1, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Naas (8f, good) 7 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 00

(6)

Le Fleur Princess

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: B M Coen| T: Daniel McLoughlin

100/1

€1,500 yearling, Arizona filly. Dam, ran once at 2 yrs, sister to smart winner up to 1½m Chance To Dance. Limited appeal on paper.

Form:

(12)

Marzanda³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J J G Ryan⁽³⁾| T: T G McCourt

100/1

Twice-raced filly. 100/1, eighth of 16 in maiden at Gowran (8f, soft) 32 days ago. Up in trip and sizeable step forward needed,

Form: 88

(9)

Mittens²⁷

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

1/1

Promising type. 11/4, second of 12 in maiden at Naas (10.4f, good to soft) on debut 27 days ago, finishing well. Should improve.

Form: 2

(2)

Nancee Spain^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: N M Crosse| T: Daniel McLoughlin

100/1

Calyx filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including 1m-1½m winner Warnaq and 1m-10.3f winner Bear On The Loose, both useful. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. Wears hood. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

(1)

Noli Timere⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C T Keane| T: M O'Callaghan

9/2

Promising type. 12/1, second of 7 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good) 56 days ago. Up in trip and she should have more to offer.

Form: 0-2

(11)

Sharpen⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

14/1

Once-raced filly. 33/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at Naas (8f, heavy) on debut 63 days ago. Up in trip. Open to improvement.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

(7)

Gifted

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: W M Lordan

(8)

Matrice³⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: D McMonagle

Forecasts

Mittens (1/1), Avant Nous (3/1), Gifted (3/1), Noli Timere (9/2), Matrice (6/1), Adrienne (7/1), Sharpen (14/1), Crystal Ball (16/1), Marzanda (100/1), Le Fleur Princess (100/1), Nancee Spain (100/1), Ethereal Star (300/1)

MITTENS made a solid start to her career when runner-up in a Naas maiden and she is taken to go one better here. Next on the list is Noli Timere but newcomer Gifted will naturally be interesting if the market speaks in her favour. Avant Nous and Matrice are others to consider.