14:55 Curragh

Sunday 1 July 2018

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Grangecon Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 1m 12.34s

(4)

Cava¹⁶

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

13/2

Acclamation filly, sister to six winners including a Group 2 winner over this trip. Dam a French winner over slightly further. Impressive when professional on debut at Fairyhouse and would appear to be worth a try at this level, though must improve.

Form: 1

(1)

Fire Fly²⁴

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

8/1

Galileo filly, sister to five winners including three Group performers, most notably Gustav Klimt. Half-sister to a Group 1 winner and dam a Listed winner over this trip. Beautifully bred and likely to improve from debut at Leopardstown when fourth.

Form: 4

(6)

Fleeting⁹

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

16/1

Zoffany filly, cost €50,000 as a foal and €100,000 as a yearling. Dam a winner over middle distances and half-sister to two winners. Just got the better of Vallambrosa last time out on debut but has plenty more on her plate here.

Form: 1

(2)

Lethal Promise^h¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

2/1

Showed plenty of promise on debut here and followed up with a smart second over C&D in a maiden in May. Didn't need to improve to win a maiden at Naas last time but she's open to improvement here and experience may hold in her good stead.

Form: 221

(5)

Skitter Scatter⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Ronan Whelan| T: P J Prendergast

16/1

Improved from Dundalk debut to win back at that course on second run. Probably did too much too soon in Listed class at Naas last time but needs to improve regardless.

Form: 313

(7)

So Perfect¹¹

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

6/4

Won her debut at Navan in April and while she was a disappointing odds-on favourite at Naas next time out, she was impressive in Group 2 class at Royal Ascot last time. That form sets the standard and has scope to improve for the step up in trip.

Form: 144

(3)

Vallambrosa⁹

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

25/1

Holy Roman Emperor filly is a half-sister to Frosty The Snowman, a winner over intermediate trips. Green on debut but ran well to finish runner-up behind Fleeting. Much more needed at this level though.

Form: 2

Forecasts

So Perfect (6/4), Lethal Promise (2/1), Cava (13/2), Fire Fly (8/1), Skitter Scatter (16/1), Fleeting (16/1), Vallambrosa (25/1)

Aidan O'Brien arrives with a typically strong hand in this event and that's no surprise when considering his recent record in the race and he bids for his fifth win from the last six renewals. It may be worth taking a chance on the second-string FIRE FLY given how much the trainer's runners come on from debut and the filly has an impeccable pedigree. Stablemate So Perfect sets a solid standard on form after her effort in Group 2 class last time. Lethal Promise arrives with more experience than most and she was impressive in maiden company last time out.