Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial (Group 3)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 42.06s

(2)

Asking^p,t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Anastasia O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 88

9/2

Only moderate form to date and sole win came at Dundalk on the AW. Still has plenty of fancy entries but she needs to improve if she's to take a hand and best efforts have come with more cut in the ground than she is likely to get here.

Form: 052-122

(6)

Bean Feasa^t1⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 99

10/3

Fair effort in a Group 3 two starts back, ruining her handicap mark in the process but struggled to justify market support in maiden last time. Still early days and looks capable of better and tongue-tie could bring about a little improvement.

Form: 208-52

(4)

Elizabeth Browning^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 93

4/1

Improved during her juvenile campaign, ending with victory in a Leopardstown nursery. A little disappointing on return to action at Naas but yard's runners often come on for their seasonal reappearance. Should build on that and may be capable of progression this year.

Form: 33921-4

(5)

Holy Cat²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: M O'Callaghan| OR: 94

4/1

Well beaten in a Group 1 at Newmarket last year and won at this course on debut on fast ground, gets a return to those conditions now and may be seen to best effect once again but yard's runners often need their return to action.

Form: 126-5

(3)

Perle De La Mer²²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 93

9/2

Easy winner of a Galway maiden but failed to back that up at the Curragh. Can do better this year and interesting to see what the market makes of her now tackling fast ground for the first time with the yard in such good form.

Form: 15-

(1)

Shes Ranger¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Aguiar| T: A Murray| OR: 94

7/1

Best efforts have come on the AW at Dundalk but not disgraced in Listed company last time. Should give her running once again.

Form: 515-264

Forecasts

Bean Feasa (10/3), Holy Cat (4/1), Elizabeth Browning (4/1), Asking (9/2), Perle De La Mer (9/2), Shes Ranger (7/1)

PERLE DE LA MER is less exposed than most in here and she may be capable of improvement for a yard in excellent form. Bean Feasa is the highest rated filly in the line up and the first-time tongue-tie could bring some improvement while Elizabeth Browning gets the vote from Seamie Heffernan ahead of stablemate Asking and that could prove significant.