19:30 Cork

Tuesday 8 August 2017

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes (Fillies Group 3)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 37.93s

(7)

Dragon Fei²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Shane Foley| T: D A McLoughlin| OR: 96

40/1

Winner twice in handicaps earlier this season and finished fourth in a Listed event over an extended 1m3f at Roscommon (good-to-yielding) last time out. More needed here.

Form: 041184

(1)

Flying Fairies²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: J M Oxx| OR: 105| D

7/1

Listed winner over an extended 1m3f at Roscommon (good-to-yielding) last time out. Finished fourth to Santa Monica over this C&D prior to that and she is an interesting runner in this.

Form: 1-34741

(9)

Glamorous Approach²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 103| D

10/1

Finished runner-up to Flying Fairies in a Listed event last time out and a close third to Santa Monica over C&D on good-to-firm ground prior to that. A bit to find with those rivals today.

Form: 7-31132

(2)

Bloomfield⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 95| BF

9/2

Broke her maiden on debut over 1m2f at The Curragh (yielding-to-soft) and ran well when runner-up in a Listed event at Naas (1m2f, yielding) last time out. Likely more needed to take this.

Form: 12

(6)

Eziyra^h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld| OR: 107

7/4

Group 3 winner over 7f on heavy ground on her final start as a juvenile. Ran well twice at three including when third of ten in the Irish Oaks at The Curragh (good-to-firm) over 1m4f last time out and one for the shortlist here.

Form: 2121-23

(10)

Key To My Heart^b³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99

10/1

Listed winner over 1m2f at Naas (yielding) on her penultimate outing. Well beaten in a Grade 1 contest in the US since and others look more likely winners of this.

Form: 175710

(4)

Puppetshow^h,t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 82

25/1

Broke her maiden over 1m at Limerick (good-to-firm) in June but well beaten in a Listed event over 1m at Killarney (good) the following month and steps up in trip here.

Form: 3-24819

(3)

Tilly's Chilli¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 88

20/1

Recording a handicap treble earlier this year culminating in a win over 1m2f at Navan (good) in June. Finished third of eight over 1m6f in a Listed event at Leopardstown (good-to-yielding) last time and needs to improve to figure today.

Form: 311133

(8)

Wild Irish Rose⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 93| D

7/2

Listed winner over 1m6f at Leopardstown (good-to-yielding) last month but could finish only fifth in a Group 3 contest over the same trip at Goodwood last week. Interest runner dropping in trip here.

Form: 673115

Non-Runners

(5)

Santa Monica³⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: C O'Brien J: Declan McDonogh

Forecasts

Eziyra (7/4), Wild Irish Rose (7/2), Bloomfield (9/2), Flying Fairies (7/1), Glamorous Approach (10/1), Key To My Heart (10/1), Santa Monica (12/1), Tilly's Chilli (20/1), Puppetshow (25/1), Dragon Fei (40/1)

EZIYRA can give the classic generation a victory in this competitive looking Group 3 contest. The selection sets the standard on form having finished third to a high class rival in the Irish Oaks last time out and she can get the better of Glamorous Approach who ran well behind Santa Monica in a similar race to this here in June and is taken to reverse that form here.