April 16 / 15.07 Gowran Park

15.07

Good To Firm

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies & Mares Maiden

  • Prize money: £7314.05
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 14 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies & Mares Maiden

Runners: 14 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

25/1 (Won)

  • Win: £37.40
  • Place: £5.40

Form: 0-5P

Last run: 18 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Was 100-1 when showing ability at the Curragh last month, fifth of 20 over 7f on soft ground (3l off Murkala); tack problems when pulled up back there last time.
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6

(6)

28th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:55 Curragh

Gotomylovely

8st 8lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: J A Stack

Both wins at Gowran, the latest in fillies' handicap off 90 earlier this month; well held in Cork Group 3 since though and this is even tougher.

50/1

9th

12

(11)

13th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

19:44 Cork

Gotomylovely

8st 8lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: J A Stack

Won a 1m maiden at Gowran in April and was a game winner of a handicap there recently over 1m1.5f; needs more but is ground-versatile and has prospects of staying this trip so not ruled out.

14/1

9

(5)

2nd Jun 2025

Good

1m 1f 100y

16:27 Gowran Park

Gotomylovely

9st 3lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: J A Stack

Won a 1m maiden here on soft in April, making all to win by 6l; ran with credit after rearing up in the stalls over C&D (good) latest; gets the 3yo weight for age allowance and could go well on handicap debut.

6/1

2nd
9 (7)
Harana

5/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to winners Hamsiyann (11.5f/1m4f Flat, RPR 100; 2m5f hurdle), Harannda (7f; 86) and Haroya (French 1m1f); dam 7f 2yo winner (inc Group 3; 109), half-sister to Derby winner Harzand; no big entries but yard doing very well with 3yo fillies in recent weeks.
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3rd

6

(5)

11th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 46y

20:23 Roscommon

Harana

9st 4lb

J: Colin Keane

T: D K Weld

Plenty to like about her debut run at Gowran (1m, soft) last month, keeping on well for a 6l second of 14; stamina on dam side of pedigree so could improve for this longer trip; player.

9/4

2nd

9

(7)

16th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Gowran Park

Harana

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Half-sister to winners Hamsiyann (11.5f/1m4f Flat, RPR 100; 2m5f hurdle), Harannda (7f; 86) and Haroya (French 1m1f); dam 7f 2yo winner (inc Group 3; 109), half-sister to Derby winner Harzand; no big entries but yard doing very well with 3yo fillies in recent weeks.

5/1

9/2

  • Place: £1.40

Form: 4-

Last run: 147 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Irish Oaks entrant was 9-2 for AW debut in November, beaten 3.5l when fourth of 10 over 7f; tongue-tie fitted for turf debut.
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2nd

3

(3)

13th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 31y

17:50 Killarney

De Novo

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

led, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds

12/1

2nd

3

(3)

13th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 31y

17:50 Killarney

De Novo

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

led, headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110yds

12/1

3rd

7

(9)

16th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Gowran Park

De Novo

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Irish Oaks entrant was 9-2 for AW debut in November, beaten 3.5l when fourth of 10 over 7f; tongue-tie fitted for turf debut.

9/2

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely related to winners Armory (7f-1m2f inc 2yo Group 2; RPR 119), Subsequent (11.6f-14.5f inc Listed; 107), Bond Street (7f turf/1m AW; 102) and HMS Seahorse (1m4f Flat, 100; useful 2m/2m4f hurdle); dam Group-placed 6f 2yo winner (108); was second in 7f Barrier Trial in August; holds an Irish Oaks entry.
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5th

13

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Soft

1m 2f 84y

19:10 Naas

True Friend

9st 3lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Group 1 entered filly finished a moderate fourth on debut at Gowran (1m, soft) twelve days ago, sent off at 3-1; evidently thought capable of better than that and she could improve plenty for the run; can't be fully dismissed stepping up in trip but others make more appeal.

15/2

5th

13

(3)

28th Apr 2025

Soft

1m 2f 84y

19:10 Naas

True Friend

9st 3lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Group 1 entered filly finished a moderate fourth on debut at Gowran (1m, soft) twelve days ago, sent off at 3-1; evidently thought capable of better than that and she could improve plenty for the run; can't be fully dismissed stepping up in trip but others make more appeal.

15/2

4th

16

(6)

16th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Gowran Park

True Friend

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Closely related to winners Armory (7f-1m2f inc 2yo Group 2; RPR 119), Subsequent (11.6f-14.5f inc Listed; 107), Bond Street (7f turf/1m AW; 102) and HMS Seahorse (1m4f Flat, 100; useful 2m/2m4f hurdle); dam Group-placed 6f 2yo winner (108); was second in 7f Barrier Trial in August; holds an Irish Oaks entry.

4/1

5th
14 (15)
Murkala

6/1

Form: 455-3

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Raced on good or quicker at two; promising fourth on debut behind one of the top juveniles in Lake Victoria in 7f Curragh maiden; didn't build on that in two subsequent starts including one try over this trip; third of 20 in 7f Curragh maiden on soft last month and headgear now goes on.
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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

12/1

Form: 2-

Last run: 299 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Unfancied when second of 13 in 7f auction maiden on quick ground at Down Royal last June; absent since.
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3

(1)

3rd Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 211y

17:22 Bellewstown

Kodis Angel

9st 11lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

Hasn't managed to reproduce her debut Down Royal maiden second of last summer, pulled too hard and didn't stay 1m4f last time; tongue-tie now tried but remains opposable despite reduced mark.

12/1

10

(2)

11th Jun 2025

Good

1m 3f 110y

17:20 Limerick

Kodis Angel

9st 5lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

Promising second at 33-1 on debut at Down Royal (7f, good) last June; has failed to build on that; 10-1 when a never-dangerous ninth of 14 handicap debut over 7f at Fairyhouse; first time beyond 1m now, hard to be sure she will stay this far.

12/1

9

(9)

29th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

19:27 Fairyhouse

Kodis Angel

9st 6lb

J: Wesley Joyce

T: Michael Mulvany

Promising second at 33-1 on debut at Down Royal (7f, good) last June; has failed to build on that; handicap debut.

12/1

Form: 625-

Last run: 232 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair sixth over 9.5f here before finishing second in five-runner 1m3f Killarney maiden in July; not as good on final 3yo start in August.
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5

(3)

29th Sep 2025

Good

1m 4f 194y

14:39 Down Royal

Sissi

8st 13lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won a Roscommon maiden over 1m4f but has been below that level twice since so has to get back to form sharply.

14/1

5th

7

(5)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

14:52 Curragh

Sissi

9st 5lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Maiden winner over this trip at Roscommon in May (good) struggled on handicap debut following month behind Heather at Ballinrobe on easier ground; better ground here should suit but lots to find.

14/1

10

(3)

23rd Jun 2025

Good

1m 5f 9y

20:20 Ballinrobe

Sissi

9st 5lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Maiden winner over 1m4f at Roscommon last time (good); steps into handicap company for the first time; makes just her sixth start and could still have enough improvement in her to play a role here.

10/1

8th
13 (3)
Marzanda

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Dam placed 7f/8.3f only 2yo starts (RPR 82), half-sister to winners Mashia (useful 1m) and Masoun (1m2f/10.6f), out of 1m4f Listed winning half-sister to Group-placed 1m 2yo/8.5f winner Masaff; bought in for E12,000 as a yearling; best watched.
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21

(18)

21st Oct 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

17:00 Curragh

Marzanda

9st 0lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: T G McCourt

Reached the money for the first time when third of 17 at Navan 13 days ago; potentially on the upgrade.

16/1

2

(7)

8th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 2f 30y

16:55 Navan

Marzanda

9st 12lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: T G McCourt

Tried over various trips but yet to trouble the judge, latest two on soft ground; cheekpieces tried on latest now ditched.

12/1

1

(1)

2nd Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 195y

14:35 Bellewstown

Marzanda

10st 2lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: T G McCourt

Poor form in maidens and hasn't really kicked on in two handicap outings; now tried with first-time cheekpieces and back down markedly in trip; enough to prove.

16/1

Form: 7-8

Last run: 75 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Two runs over this trip; fair debut effort at Cork last year when beaten 5.5l in 16-runner maiden; well held on AW in January.
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10

(3)

19th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:25 Leopardstown

Touted Plan

9st 1lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Joseph G Murphy

Won a Bellewstown maiden over this trip in August but safely held twice since in handicaps; looks out of her depth here.

40/1

100/1

Form: 859-

Last run: 131 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Rated 56 after three runs last year; unlikely to figure.
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1st

4

(2)

18th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 17y

20:20 Roscommon

Miss Australie

9st 13lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Yet to place in 14 starts but one of her better runs was over C&D last year and bit of encouragement last time at Ballinrobe, never a factor after being baulked from stalls but some late headway over 9.5f.

15/2

6th

5

(10)

8th May 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 133y

19:22 Ballinrobe

Miss Australie

10st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Adrian McGuinness

Ran well in 1m4f Curragh maiden last summer on final start for previous yard, nothing approaching that level of form since however, soft ground wouldn't have suited on last month's Gowran return; probably best watched.

20/1

11th

1

(2)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 160y

19:48 Gowran Park

Miss Australie

10st 1lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Adrian McGuinness

Ran well in a Curragh maiden last June; handicap form has been largely disappointing; tailed off on final AW start last year; soundly beaten in sixth behind today's ribal Numidia before that.

16/1

11th
4 (13)
Prime Sign

100/1

Form: 6-0

Last run: 31 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fair debut over this trip in November when beaten 4l on AW; no show in soft-ground Curragh maiden last month.
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14

(22)

3rd Jun 2026

Good

0m 6f 63y

20:25 Curragh

Prime Sign

9st 4lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: A Oliver

Lightly-raced mare won over C&D over a year ago off this mark (good); absent since okay AW run in November with cheekpieces tried.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form:

Last run: 14 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Huge odds and finished in rear on recent debut here over 9.5f.
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12th

1

(4)

16th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Gowran Park

Ardlena

10st 2lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Huge odds and finished in rear on recent debut here over 9.5f.

200/1

12th

1

(4)

16th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Gowran Park

Ardlena

10st 2lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Huge odds and finished in rear on recent debut here over 9.5f.

200/1

14th

8

(2)

2nd Apr 2025

Yielding

1m 1f 130y

18:15 Gowran Park

Ardlena

9st 4lb

J: Donagh O’Connor

T: John C McConnell

Invincible Army filly; dam unraced sister to winners Salouen (Group 1-placed 1m-1m4f) and Masonbrook Lady (1m3f/1m4f), half-sister to winners Madernia (French 10.5f-1m5f) and What Will Be (1m6f AW Flat/2m hurdle); tongue-tie on for debut and likely to need this.

66/1

100/1

Form: 0/

Last run: 488 days

W: 10st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Down the field in 2yo AW maiden for Diego Dias in late 2023; best watched on yard debut.
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10th

4

(3)

4th Jul 2025

Good

0m 5f 3y

18:22 Bellewstown

Melody Bells

9st 8lb

J: Robert Whearty

T: Adrian Murray

Huge odds and well-beaten all four starts; blinkers made no difference at Tipperary latest (discarded); hard to fancy.

33/1

11th

2

(9)

27th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:50 Tipperary

Melody Bells

9st 11lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Murray

Nothing so far in three maiden runs over 7f/1m; big drop in trip here and blinkers tried.

50/1

11th

2

(9)

27th May 2025

Good

0m 5f 0y

18:50 Tipperary

Melody Bells

9st 11lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Adrian Murray

Nothing so far in three maiden runs over 7f/1m; big drop in trip here and blinkers tried.

50/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to four winners inc Keeper's Choice (7f/1m; RPR 82), Saltwater Creek (8.6f AW; 80) and Crossingoz (1m/10.6f AW; 69); dam dual bumper/Listed-placed 1m-1m2f Flat winner (106); likely to be better for the experience.
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14th

10

(3)

30th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:15 Dundalk (AW)

Lady Crossing

9st 4lb

J: Gary Halpin

T: William J Fitzpatrick

Long odds and soundly beaten in six starts on turf and two starts here; 500-1 and weakened over C&D latest when a head behind Powerful Rosie; best watched in first handicap.

33/1

7

(11)

19th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:25 Curragh

Lady Crossing

9st 3lb

J: Luke McAteer

T: William J Fitzpatrick

Has struggled in five maidens at 6f-1m, beaten a minimum of 19l; can be left out of calculations.

200/1

Non-runners

Calrissiana, Joyful Princess

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Payout
Exacta €265.70
Straight Forecast €128.56
Trifecta €1077.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Joyful Princess

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Murkala

POSTDATA:

Joyful Princess

The Irish Sun:

Joyful Princess