15:40 Curragh

Sunday 10 September 2017

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Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1)

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 26.93s

(5)

Active Approach³³

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

33/1

Run well to finish third in a couple of maiden races so far including over this trip at Leopardstown (good-to-firm) on debut. Stepped up to 1m last time out and likely needs to improve if she's to break her maiden today.

Form: 33

(6)

Alpha Centauri⁷⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C O'Donoghue| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 108| BF

2/1

Impressive winner of her first two outings including in a Listed event at Naas (6f, good-to-yielding) prior to finishing a neck second at Royal Ascot in a 20 runner Group 3 contest in June. Returning from a break today and stepping up in trip.

Form: 112

(8)

Ballet Shoes¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 104| BF| C| D

14/1

Successful twice from her four starts to date including in a Listed event over an extended 7f at Tipperary (yielding) last month. Disappointing odds-on favourite when runner-up in a Group 3 over 1m here subsequently and more needed today.

Form: 5112

(4)

Gasta¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J S Bolger| OR: 90| C

66/1

Victorious on debut over 6f on good-to-yielding ground here and finished runner-up over the same C&D subsequently. Disappointed in Group 3 contests the last twice and others make more appeal today.

Form: 1286

(10)

Happily^t²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 109| CD

13/2

Impressive winner of a Group 3 contest over 7f at Leopardstown (good) in July but had to give best to stablemate Magical over C&D on soft ground last time out. Work to do if she's to reverse that form but likely to run well once more.

Form: 7112

(2)

Magical²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 109| CD

9/4

Defeated today's rival Happily when registering a first Group success over this C&D on soft ground last month. Had previously scraped home at odds-on in a 1m maiden but is well bred and is one for the shortlist in this contest.

Form: 211

(7)

Muirin²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: E Lynam| CD

10/1

Broke her maiden at the first attempt when successful over this C&D on good-to-firm ground last month. Runner-up and third have both boosted the form in winning since but the likely soft ground is a concern stepping up in class today.

Form: 1

(9)

September²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 101| BF| D

4/1

Winner of her first two starts including in a Listed event over this trip at Royal Ascot (good-to-firm) in June. Disappointing favourite when fourth behind a couple of today's rivals last time and needs to step up on that if she's to take this.

Form: 114

Non-Runners

(1)

Chiara Luna²⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: D K Weld J: P J Smullen

(3)

Clemmie⁵⁸

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

Forecasts

Alpha Centauri (2/1), Magical (9/4), Clemmie (3/1), September (4/1), Happily (13/2), Muirin (10/1), Ballet Shoes (14/1), Chiara Luna (20/1), Active Approach (33/1), Gasta (66/1)

Trainer Aidan O'Brien boasts a powerful hand in this contest and his CLEMMIE can give him a second win in this contest in the last three years. The full-sister to Churchill has impressed in winning Group contests the last twice and with the step up in trip likely to suit she can get the better of stablemate Magical who had a couple of today's rivals behind her when winning here last time out. Alpha Centaurai put in some eyecatching performances in the spring and she can finish third today.