Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Navan - Sun 20th May 2012
14:35 15:05 15:35 16:05 16:35 17:05 17:35

16:35 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Fillies Handicap 1m 2f
Weighed In - €20,000 added, 3yo+, 9 runners
Winner €13,000 2nd €3,800 3rd €1,800 4th €600
Going: Good Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 2m 16.37s
Off time: 16:39:02

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Jazz Girl (IRE)	5/1
2nd	Strandfield Lady (IRE)	11/1
3rd	Mamma Rosa (IRE)	6/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (1)	3256-22	Mojita (IRE) 9	4	10-0	S Foley	K J Condon	83	5/2
2 (2)	62-1539	Flavia Tatiana (IRE) 86	4	9-13	J P O'Brien	A P O'Brien	82	8/1
3 (8)	011-744	Jazz Girl (IRE) 7	4	9-9	C D Hayes	A Oliver	78	5/1
4 (7)	2-40685	Strandfield Lady (IRE) 7	7	9-8 b	S H James (5)	H Rogers	77	11/1
5 (3)	R-11256	East Of Tara (IRE) 16	5	9-5 pt	K J Manning	J S Bolger	74	8/1
7 (10)	31245-0	Lady Bennett (IRE) 13	4	9-2	C P Hoban (5)	C F Swan	71	5/1
8 (5)	936-374	Mamma Rosa (IRE) 18	4	9-1 b	D M Grant	P J Flynn	70	6/1
9 (6)	500/00	Lady's Locket (IRE) 13	4	8-6 bt	B A Curtis	A Oliver	61	14/1
10 (9)	45-04R5	Colla Pier (IRE) 18	3	8-4	M C Hussey	P O Brady	66	22/1

Non runners
6 (4)	413-9		Ronan's Bay (USA)	3	9-5	G Kent	R P Whelan	88

Verdict

MOJITA was beaten by Strandfield Lady at Dundalk in November but is better on Turf and has produced two fine runs recently. She just failed to catch Barrow Island at Cork and looks ready to pick up the winning thread despite her big weight. Jazz Girl has been racing over 1m4f but, though she has a victory over that trip at Dundalk to her credit, this is her best distance and she should be in the shake-up along with East Of Tara, who continues to run well on Polytrack but is just at home on Turf. Mamma Rosa has a bit to find and has yet to prove she stays this far but the lightly-raced Ronan's Bay will be better for her run behind Yellow Rosebud in a Leopardstown Group 3 a week ago.

Formwatch

Mojita (IRE) 11-4fav (8-7) Raced in 3rd for much, challenged under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well, just failed, 2nd of 5, hd behind Barrow Island (9-0) at Cork 1m 2f hcp gs.

Flavia Tatiana (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 1 1/2f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind Prince Of Fire (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcap pol in Feb.

Jazz Girl (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Led and soon clear, reduced advantage halfway, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra and dropped to 4th final furlong, 4th of 5, 6l behind Sharalam (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp.

Strandfield Lady (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, closer halfway, ridden entering straight and no impression from well over 1f out, last of 5, 8l behind Sharalam (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 4f hcp.

East Of Tara (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra 1f out, eased closing stages (reported blowing hard post race), 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Akasaka (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f Handicap (60-90) (4yo+) pol.

Ronan's Bay (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outer, ridden along in 4th halfway, no extra and dropped to rear entering straight, eased when beaten final furlong, 9th of 10, 24l behind Yellow Rosebud (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 3yo fll Grp 3 (1).

Lady Bennett (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Towards rear, no threat from 2f out, 14th of 19, 15l behind Wrekin Rock (8-6) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp 50-80 gs.

Mamma Rosa (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Six Silver Lane (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-80 pol.

Lady's Locket (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Mid-division best, never a factor, 12th of 19, 12l behind Wrekin Rock (8-6) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp 50-80 gs.

Colla Pier (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 10, 8l behind Oonagh (8-9) at Dundalk 7f 3yo mdn fll pol.