16:45 Navan

Sunday 8 October 2017

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Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 1m 53.01s

(5)

Ballet Shoes¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P B Beggy| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 102| D

5/1

Winner at this level at the Curragh in August, outclassed at a higher level since but still manage to run well in Group 3 company last time out; stays this far and drop in class will help.

Form: 511273

(7)

Bye Bye Baby⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 93

5/4

Improved to get off the mark in maiden company at Newmarket last time out. Remains progressive and can't be ruled out given the way she won that maiden.

Form: 6421

(3)

Coeur D'Amour¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W J Lee| T: Madeleine Tylicki| OR: 88

10/1

Off the mark at Galway last time out, this is obviously a big step up in class but worth a chance at this level given the impressive way in which she won that maiden.

Form: 91

(6)

Gasta^p1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J S Bolger| OR: 93

25/1

Hasn't managed to build on promise shown in her first two runs since stepped up to Group company. Drop down to Listed company a positive but lacks the class edge of some of these.

Form: 12866

(2)

Lady Camelot²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 81

25/1

Narrow winner on debut at Listowel last month, when shaping as if this extra furlong should suit and as if she'll get further in time. This requires plenty of improvement but every chance she can come on for debut.

Form: 1

(1)

Sizzling¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 103

2/1

Sets the standard on the basis of a very close fourth in a Group 2 at Doncaster last month. Subsequently ran well in Group 3 company and holds leading claims down at Listed level.

Form: 232142

(4)

Solar Wave^e/c¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 86

20/1

Tackled a Listed race for the first time having been running well in handicap company. Wouldn't be good enough on how she was running off level weights in maidens but seems to have improved since.

Form: 852131

Forecasts

Bye Bye Baby (5/4), Sizzling (2/1), Ballet Shoes (5/1), Coeur D'Amour (10/1), Solar Wave (20/1), Gasta (25/1), Lady Camelot (25/1)

SIZZLING looks the one to be with here. Having run well in better races than this recently a drop in class seems to be exactly what Aidan O'Brien's juvenile filly is after, and that's what she gets here where stablemate Bye Bye Baby and Galway maiden winner Coeur D'Amour are others for the shortlist.