May 11 / 16.05 Leopardstown

16.05

Good

It’s Family Day At Leopardstown Fillies Maiden

  • Prize money: £7314.05
  • 1m 2f 0y
  • 6 runners
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It’s Family Day At Leopardstown Fillies Maiden

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

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9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 43-4 BF

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 83

Form & Verdict
Justify filly is out of a half-sister to Giant's Causeway; fair debut in a decent 1m maiden here last July; failed to improve on that when odds-on third in Salisbury novice following month; favourite over C&D a month ago, found little and was weaker at the finish than newcomer Etawa; needs to improve with tongue-tie added.
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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

11/2

  • Place: £3.30

Form: 6-6

Last run: 49 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made a pleasing debut in the 7f Goffs Million last September; dropped out tamely in testing conditions on seasonal return at Naas; could be a different proposition over this trip on a sound surface.
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5th

3

(3)

14th Jul 2026

Good

1m 3f 88y

19:10 Killarney

Diamond Exchange

9st 6lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Mrs John Harrington

Did just about enough to land a Dundalk maiden in January and did similar when following up in a 1m2f handicap at Leopardstown; a little bit more exposed on her two subsequent handicap efforts under a small penalty, but has the ability to get involved here.

7/1

7th

4

(10)

27th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:30 Curragh

Diamond Exchange

10st 1lb

J: Miss S A Carter

T: Mrs John Harrington

Won AW maiden in January; returned to turf with good efforts in 1m2f handicaps at Leopardstown; soft ground may not have been ideal at the same venue on latest; good chance here for Sophie Carter who won this event in 2024 for Gordon Elliott.

9/2

3rd
4 (4)
Etawa

7/4

Form: 3

Last run: 32 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
From a top-class Aga Khan family; betrayed inexperience on debut over C&D but still managed to finish in front of today's rival Butterfly Wings who ran twice at two; should be hard to beat with normal improvement; stable has started the season well.
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11

(13)

24th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:15 Dundalk (AW)

Etawa

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Rated 75 after five turf starts at around 1m2f; yet to finish closer than 5l to a winner and now tries cheekpieces after wearing a visor on latest and blinkers the time before; switch to AW needs to bring about improvement.

11/2

6th

2

(2)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 1f 130y

15:27 Clonmel

Etawa

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Decent form in opening two runs but Gowran run was disappointing; she was better at the Curragh last month with a 6.25l fourth; a visor replaces the cheeckpieces worn last time and her form makes her one of the main players here.

100/30

9

(3)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

17:10 Curragh

Etawa

9st 3lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Lots to like about her first two runs but Gowran in June was disappointing and blinkers now go on; has the form to feature in a race of this nature should she get herself back on track.

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Third foal; Niarchos' homebred. closely related to a middle-distance winner Terra Mitica; dam US turf Grade 3 winner, suited by quick ground; a senior rider partners Diamond Exchange for the stable
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6th

4

(3)

7th Jul 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

19:30 Tramore

Metamorphic

10st 0lb

J: Nathan Crosse

T: Mrs John Harrington

Standout effort a 3l third in a 9.5f (heavy) maiden at Gowran last October; weakened over 1m5f on seasonal return at Ballinrobe; has had issues in the starting stalls before; cheekpieces added to tongue tie; needs more.

16/1

9th

3

(5)

22nd Jun 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

20:00 Ballinrobe

Metamorphic

9st 12lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Frankel filly put in her best effort when third in a heavy ground Gowran fillies' maiden last October over an extended 1m1f; reportedly got upset in the stalls on both handicap starts at Dundalk later in the year; risky in the circumstances.

12/1

100/30

Form: 2

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 1lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well-related filly; shaped promisingly when second on debut at Dundalk; the front-running winner had the benefit of a previous run; unlikely to be far away.
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8th

2

(7)

30th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

16:35 Lingfield (AW)

Lady McC

10st 2lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Daniel Steele

0-5 in Ireland last year and absent since heavy defeat in AW claimer in October; fitted with tongue-tie for this stable debut; others have much less to prove.

40/1

13th

2

(6)

17th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Lady McC

9st 11lb

J: Paddy Harnett

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Shown ability in maidens but last month's handicap debut over C&D was one of her lesser efforts and tough ask at the weights here.

20/1

8th

13

(4)

19th Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

20:30 Dundalk (AW)

Lady McC

9st 3lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Miss Natalia Lupini

Shaped promisingly when second to an all-the-way winner on debut over C&D in April and not far off that level on recent return when beaten little over 4l at Navan over inadequate 1m; one to consider.

6/1

Form: 5/7-

Last run: 189 days

W: 10st 2lb

8 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Three-time hurdles winner; in good form last autumn, winning handicaps at Kilbeggan and Fairyhouse; 0-6 in bumpers; has run only twice on Flat; not disgraced as 250-1 chance when seventh of 19 over 1m4f at the Curragh last November; up against it now.
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6th

2

29th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 4

14:40 Stratford

Katherine

11st 10lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Ran surprisingly well behind the classy Murcia in a mares' hurdle at Listowel (2m, good) last month but she struggled back in handicap chase last time; now returns to hurdling but she's hard to predict and her last win was in October 2024; others are more convincing.

14/1

9th

10

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

19:18 Roscommon

Katherine

10st 6lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

Ran surprisingly well behind the classy Murcia in a mares' hurdle last week, but on balance of form it's hard to take that effort literally; this is a belated return to fences (0-5).

16/1

4th

7

30th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 100y

14:06 Listowel

Katherine

10st 9lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Adrian Sexton

3-28 over hurdles but rated just 98 and has been out of form for some time; would be a surprise winner in this company.

28/1

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Payout
Exacta €14.20
Straight Forecast €28.37
Trifecta €36.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Etawa

POSTDATA:

Butterfly Wings

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Etawa

The Irish Sun:

Etawa