15:25 Leopardstown

Saturday 9 September 2017

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Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 15:25 | Winning time: 1m 34.88s

(10)

Bye Bye Baby¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

5/1

Galileo filly and a sister to Group 2 winner and Nassau Stakes runner-up Wedding Vow. Well beaten on both starts to date including in Group 3 company last time out. Will find this drop in class easier but drop back in trip perhaps not ideal.

Form: 64

(4)

Clique

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Smullen| T: D K Weld

10/3

Bated Breath filly, closely related to Group 3 winner Convey, half-sister to Group 3 winner Stronghold and dam a Listed winner. Yard hit form in recent weeks and has an interesting pedigree; worth closely monitoring in the betting market.

Form:

(13)

Cocohulababy²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: N Meade

28/1

Casemento fillly, cost 5,000 gns as a foal and half-sister to a two-year-old winner. Ran well on debut at Dundalk but plenty more needed in a deeper contest here.

Form: 3

(2)

Epaneema⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

4/1

Epaulette filly, half-sister to Listed winner Captain Obvious. Impressive debut effort when 20/1 for debut at Tipperary, staying on well for pressure. Should improve and she's an interesting runner having proven herself on soft ground.

Form: 2

(6)

Its My Turn⁹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: L F Roche| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Dream Ahead filly, cost €80,000 as a yearling. Improved from her debut to finish third behind September over C&D in June. Given time to recover from that effort and should improve.

Form: 43

(5)

Julienne

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: J P O'Brien

16/1

Galileo filly, half-sister to Group 3 winner Empowering and dam a Listed winner and half-sister to Group 1 winner Bigstone. Will want further than this but plenty to like about her pedigree and yard's debutantes can be ready to go on first outing.

Form:

(16)

Kalaxana

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: M Halford

25/1

Rock Of Gibraltar filly, dam closely related to Champions Stakes and Breeders' Cup turf winner Kalanisi and half-sister to Group 2 winner Kalaman. Will want more of a stamina test than this given time but this looks a fair starting point.

Form:

(7)

La Baule

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J A Heffernan| T: J J Murphy

50/1

Dark Angel filly, half-sister to some useful winners around this trip and dam a two-year-old winner over this trip. Likely to need her debut effort.

Form:

(14)

Liberty Lass

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: E Mullins

66/1

Hat Trick filly, half-sister to four winners and dam a Group 2 winner. Pedigree suggests she may want a little further than this.

Form:

(9)

Lightening Quick

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

6/1

Frankel filly, sister to Lightning Fast and dam a Group 1 Cheveley Park winner. Yard capable of readying one and warrants plenty of respect for powerful connections.

Form:

(12)

Mango Mama

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁷⁾| T: A Keatley

66/1

Born To Sea filly, cost €9,000 as a yearling. Sister to Torcello and half-sister to three winners including useful Alice's Dancer. Yard debutantes often in need of the run and opposable with claimer booked to ride.

Form:

(18)

Minnie Haha²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington

12/1

Style Vendrome filly, cost €16,000 as a yearling and €41,000 as a two-year-old. Dam, half-sister to French 2,000 Guineas winner Clodovil and a Group 3 winner. Smart effort on debut at the Curragh and first-string on jockey bookings. Should run well.

Form: 4

(1)

Modern Love²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: M O'Callaghan

13/2

Dark Angel filly, cost €200,000 as a yearling and sister to Group placed Perfect Angel. Ran well on debut over 6f here and each-way claims upped in trip with improvement likely.

Form: 2

(11)

Ten Joys

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽⁵⁾| T: J C Hayden

100/1

Requinto filly, half-sister to Accalia and dam a winner over further than this. May need her debut effort.

Form:

(15)

Who's Steph

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons

25/1

Zoffany filly, cost €20,000 as a foal and €40,000 as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to Listed winner Hototo. Looks the second string on jockey bookings and others preferred.

Form:

Akua²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr⁽⁵⁾| T: E Lynam

25/1

Kodiac filly, cost 55,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to Group 3 winner Venturi and Listed winner Feels Alright. Interesting enough pedigree and should run well if getting in. First Reserve.

Form: 6

Gillabbey Rock⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Hogan⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell

66/1

Rock Of Gibraltar filly, finished well beaten on both starts to date. Likely to struggle. Second Reserve.

Form: 00

Julia's Magic²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: Mrs D Foster

66/1

Dandy Man filly, half-sister to Listed winner Lilys Rainbow and dam a half-sister to Listed placed Antica. Ran okay on debut at the Curragh but will need more here. Third Reserve.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

(3)

Charmed Pearl⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: L Smyth J: Sean Davis

(17)

Good Marks⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: T Mullins J: N G McCullagh

(8)

Rionach²⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: J J Murphy J: Chris Hayes

Forecasts

Clique (10/3), Epaneema (4/1), Bye Bye Baby (5/1), Lightening Quick (6/1), Modern Love (13/2), Rionach (10/1), Minnie Haha (12/1), Its My Turn (14/1), Julienne (16/1), Good Marks (16/1), Charmed Pearl (20/1), Akua (25/1), Who's Steph (25/1), Kalaxana (25/1), Cocohulababy (28/1), La Baule (50/1), Liberty Lass (66/1), Julia's Magic (66/1), Mango Mama (66/1), Gillabbey Rock (66/1), Ten Joys (100/1)

A highly competitive maiden but preference is for MINNIE HAHA who ran well on debut and has a nice enough pedigree. Clique and Lightning Quick are both interesting newcomers who may be able to make the frame, with the betting market likely to provide clues to their respective chances.