July 18 / 18.20 Leopardstown

18.20

Good To Firm

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (IRE Incentive Race)

  • Prize money: £9234.78
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (IRE Incentive Race)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

1st
6 (7)
Swelter

4/1 (Won)

  • Win: £13.00
  • Place: £3.50

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to 7f/7.5f winner Culcor (inc Belgium; RPR 83), half-sister to 7f winner Vivienda (82); dam 1m AW 2yo/7f turf Group 3 winner (113), half-sister to 1m2f-1m4f Group 1 winner Midday, from family of Reams Of Verse and Elmaamul; entered in the Moyglare.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

8th

1

(17)

12th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:10 Naas

Swelter

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: D K Weld

Lightly raced 3yo won Leopardstown maiden on debut last summer and reappeared at same venue to land Group 3 Priory Belle Stakes in March (form working out well); nowhere near that level in Irish 1,000 Guineas however, worked up beforehand and too keen; back from near five months' break (runs well fresh) and the one to beat.

13/8

11

(9)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Swelter

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Made a winning introduction over this trip at Leopardstown last July; did not appear again at two; had no trouble coping with the shorter trip when beating the experienced Exactly in a 7f Group 3 contest at Leopardstown eight weeks ago; leading chance for trainer who won this in 2022 and 2023.

9/2

11

(9)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Swelter

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Made a winning introduction over this trip at Leopardstown last July; did not appear again at two; had no trouble coping with the shorter trip when beating the experienced Exactly in a 7f Group 3 contest at Leopardstown eight weeks ago; leading chance for trainer who won this in 2022 and 2023.

9/2

9/2

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 7

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Moyglare entrant was 25s for Curragh debut, ran similar race to Murkala when making some late headway into mid-division, just over a length behind the Murtagh filly; on pedigree, she should appreciate going a mile too.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

8

(6)

21st Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 96y

14:08 Down Royal

Valencia

9st 3lb

J: Scott McCullagh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

An 86 rated filly ran a fine race in the Goffs Million at the Curragh last September (7f, gd-yld); may have needed the run when a beaten 6-4 favourite last month on her return at the Curragh (7f, good); dam won at this trip so there's a decent chance she'll stay; big chance if she does.

11/4

5th

13

(12)

23rd May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:20 Curragh

Valencia

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

An 87-rated three-race maiden who ran well on her second and third starts last year; finished 1.75l behind Irish 1000 Guineas hopeful Swelter at Leopardstown (1m, good) in July and not beaten far in the Goffs Million over this C&D in September; holds an Irish Oaks entry; the one to beat if she is fit.

13/8

5th

13

(12)

23rd May 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:20 Curragh

Valencia

9st 3lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

An 87-rated three-race maiden who ran well on her second and third starts last year; finished 1.75l behind Irish 1000 Guineas hopeful Swelter at Leopardstown (1m, good) in July and not beaten far in the Goffs Million over this C&D in September; holds an Irish Oaks entry; the one to beat if she is fit.

13/8

11/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
First foal; dam 1m-1m4f winner (inc Australian Group 1; RPR 117), sister to useful 1m4f winner Gulliver's Travels, closely related to Irish Oaks winner Chicquita, half-sister to 10.5f Group 3 winner Philomene, out of 1m3f Listed winner; no big-race entries yet but Moore is on board.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3

(3)

16th Jul 2025

Good

1m 0f 40y

18:50 Killarney

Ecstatic

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Sole win came in Tipperary 2yo maiden but career-best on seasonal return when second in Group 3 Park Express Stakes (1m, good) at the Curragh in April; 1m4f seemed beyond her in Group 2 Ribblesdale on latest and now reverts to 1m; claims.

15/2

3

(9)

19th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Ecstatic

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Sole win from seven starts came in Tipperary maiden last year and on the face of it she's down the Ballydoyle pecking order; soundly beaten when Listed fifth at Newbury (1m2f, good to firm) last time but she didn't enjoy a clear run and her pedigree suggests she will relish this step up in trip, with her dam having won this race for connections in 2018; stayed on well for second in Group 3 Park Express Stakes (1m, good) in April; interesting outsider.

12/1

3

(4)

17th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

15:10 Newbury

Ecstatic

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Seems some way down the pecking order at Ballydoyle but is a useful sort all the same, having performed well in Curragh Group 3 on reappearance; soft ground provides an excuse for lesser effort later in April; leading player on ratings.

11/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Moyglare entrant is half-sister to winners Carracci (Group-placed 7f AW 2yo; RPR 108) and Yet (Group-placed 5f AW 2yo; 92); dam Group-placed 1m 2yo winner (99), half-sister to 7f-1m2f Group 1 winner Giants Causeway and 6f 2yo Group 2 winner You'resothrilling; Moore rides stablemate but Lordan has been on the right one several times this season.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

4th

2

(4)

19th Jul 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Butterfly Wings

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

Winner of a 1m2f maiden at Leopardstown; has struggled since stepping up in class; the weakest of her trainer's four runners.

100/1

5

(8)

25th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 84y

18:40 Naas

Butterfly Wings

9st 2lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Winner of a maiden over this trip at Leopardstown last month (1m2f, good); last of seven in Listed company at Navan on penultimate start (1m5f, good); well beaten in a Cork Group 3 most recently (1m4f, good to yielding); the drop back to this distance could suit her.

10/1

5th
5 (1)
Murkala

3/1

Form: 4

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Was 20s for Curragh debut, lovely run when keeping on under hands and heels to be fourth of 15; Moyglare entry has loads of stamina on dam-side and extra furlong looks sure to suit.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

9

(1)

14th Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:52 Cork

Murkala

8st 10lb

J: Shane Foley

T: J P Murtagh

Won off 80 at the Curragh earlier this season; wasn't disgraced on her first try at Listed level last time but this is tougher.

20/1

12

(6)

31st Jul 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

15:20 Galway

Murkala

9st 0lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Beat Sweet Chariot in a Curragh handicap in April; has since been beaten in handicaps won by Bellaphina and Shiota; faces a tough task on her first stakes race attempt; hooded.

14/1

4th

7

(5)

29th Jun 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:20 Curragh

Murkala

9st 3lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

C&D winner here in May off 80; possibly didn't stay 1m here next time when fifth of eight (good); well-backed at Fairyhouse last time when back down in trip with an okay third of seven (7f, good to yielding); she is up 13lb since her win but not discounted.

13/2

OUR TIP

Form: 04

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Much better on second start when fourth of 12 at Roscommon but likely to struggle in this company.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

13

(14)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Alumni Lia

8st 10lb

J: Shay Wallace

T: Adrian Murray

0-12; promising C&D run in April but struggled on turf since and up against it on these terms.

33/1

10th

7

(3)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 30y

17:27 Navan

Alumni Lia

9st 8lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Murray

Dundalk third early in the year hasn't been replicated, most recently after a summer break when dropping out quickly at same venue last month; 3lb lower turf mark but opposable.

16/1

9

(6)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Alumni Lia

9st 8lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Murray

10-race maiden who ran well for a long way when third over C&D in April; didn't build on that in two subsequent runs and was tailed off when last seen at Roscommon; probably best watched after 123 days off.

20/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cheap yearling; dam unplaced 7.4f-9.4f (RPR 45), out of German 1m 2yo Listed winning half-sister to German Listed winners Nobilissima (1m) and Nouvelle Fortune (10.7f); into a hot maiden for debut.
Place /
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

10

26th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 13y

16:55 Ballinrobe

Urgent Whisper

10st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

63-rated Flat maiden; showed improvement when switched to hurdling last summer, early in the juvenile campaign; placed on both Killarney starts, though beaten 10l on the second occasion; needs to find a bit extra.

4/1

2nd

9

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

16:32 Killarney

Urgent Whisper

10st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Beaten 13l+ in four Flat races (1m-1m4f), earning a mark of 64 on turf; does at least have hurdling experience after finishing a close third here a month ago.

7/4

7

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 0y

13:25 Killarney

Urgent Whisper

10st 7lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Just a hint of ability in four Flat starts but was disappointing at Dundalk last time; however, comes from a respected yard so can't be dismissed now tackling hurdles.

6/1

Non-runners

Al Rojo Vivo

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €60.20
Straight Forecast €42.56
Trifecta €205.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Murkala

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Murkala

POSTDATA:

Murkala

The Irish Sun:

Murkala