13:55 Curragh

Sunday 20 July 2025

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Mongey Communications Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap

Off time: 13:54 | Winning time: 1m 41.35s

1^st

(3)

Pink Oxalis

49-6

7/1

T: Stephen ThorneJ: J Kearney (3)

Towards rear and 8th halfway, progress from over 2f out and soon switched to outer, pushed along over 1f out and soon further progress to challenge, led inside final 200yrds and stretched clear close home op 10/1

2^nd

2 ½

(10)

Empress Artemis

38-12

2/1f

T: G M LyonsJ: Nicola Burns (7)

Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, pushed along from 2f out and soon led, ridden and edged left over 1f out, soon pressed and headed inside final 200yrds, no extra and kept on same pace close home op 5/2

3^rd

2 ½

(7)

Vierson

48-7

12/1

T: Ciaran MurphyJ: P McGettigan (7)

Soon tracked leaders on inner and close in 5th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and a bit short of room over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong, not threatening principals op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1

4^th

(4)

Dagoda

78-13

16/1

T: Miss Jennifer Anne LynchJ: R C Colgan

Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, ridden and lost place from 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on again into 4th inside final furlong op 11/1

5^th

1 ¼

(2)

Varshini

39-2

11/1

T: J A StackJ: J A Heffernan

A bit awkward from stalls, mid-division, pushed along and progress on outer from over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and short of room, switched right and 3rd 1f out, no extra and dropped to 5th close home tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1

6^th

1 ¾

(8)

Spicy Margarita

310-0

14/1

T: A MurrayJ: S Coen (7)

Tracked leaders early, improved to dispute lead after 2f, ridden and headed from 2f out, no extra and weakened from over 1f out op 15/2

7^th

(1)

Presence

49-9

13/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: K G Kennedy (5)

Broke smartly to lead, joined after 2f, ridden from 2f out and soon headed, no extra and weakened from over 1f out op 7/1 tchd 6/1

8^th

1 ¼

(9)

Darkdeserthighway

78-12

18/1

T: M O'CallaghanJ: L F Roche

Slightly slow into stride and raced in rear, pushed along over 2f out and some progress, ridden in 8th over 1f out and soon no extra op 14/1 tchd 20/1

9^th

5 ½

(11)

Gloriously Glam

39-0

25/1

T: A McGuinnessJ: Adam Caffrey

Slight jump from stalls, towards rear and 9th halfway, pushed along and dropped to rear over 2f out, soon ridden and edged right, no extra and kept on same pace from over 1f out op 18/1

10^th

1 ¼

(5)

Declaree

49-6

4/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: B M Coen

Mid-division and 6th halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra and weakened from over 1f out tchd 7/2

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Non-Runners

(6)

Dawn Spirit²⁵

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: D McMonagle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€8.00Pl:€2.20, €1.40, €3.40EX:€30.50Trifecta:€283.10Tricast:€173.29SF:€21.38

Forecasts

Empress Artemis (2/1), Declaree (4/1), Presence (13/2), Pink Oxalis (7/1), Dawn Spirit (10/1), Varshini (11/1), Vierson (12/1), Spicy Margarita (14/1), Dagoda (16/1), Darkdeserthighway (18/1), Gloriously Glam (25/1)

The lightly-raced EMPRESS ARTEMIS caught the eye with how she travelled through the race when runner-up over C&D last month and could improve again to land a first handicap success. Having offered plenty to work with on debut in a strong maiden, Varshini impressed when winning at Gowran in April and remains capable of much better than shown last time. Course winner Dagoda made an encouraging return over 6f here and looks interesting if able to build on that now stepped up to a mile.

EMPRESS ARTEMIS (IRE)
VARSHINI (IRE)
DAGODA (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Vera's Secret

Weight: 8-8 |Age: 5

J: N M Crosse | T: J Feane

12/1

Prize Money

1st: €15,601.002nd: €5,201.003rd: €2,600.004th: €1,300.005th: €780.006th: €520.00

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