13:15 Cork

Saturday 11 August 2018

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 40.65s

(3)

At Last

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

8/1

Galileo newcomer is half-sister to three Australian winners including a Group One winner over 6f in Zoustar. Stables newcomers do improve for the run and Zagitova appears the stable first string.

Form:

(2)

Baladiya

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Declan McDonogh| T: D K Weld

6/1

Newcomer by Pivotal out of Group placed dam who won over 7f at two. Typically stout Aga Khan family and filly representing top trainer merits respect and a close watch in the market.

Form:

(4)

Bandiuc Eile⁴³

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

7/1

New Approach filly is closely related to a winner at 1m4f and 2m from a dam who won over 1m and is half-sister to a 1m4f Group Two winner. Pedigree that of middle-distance three-year-old but market support would be interesting.

Form: 8

(8)

For Your Eyes

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

7/1

Iffraaj filly is a half-sister to a winner over 1m2f and 1m4f out of a dam who scored over 1m3f. Leading trainer does well enough with two-year-olds to expect a decent showing.

Form:

(7)

Me Well¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: R Sweeney

100/1

Shown next to nothing in two starts so far only beating one rival home and at 66/1 on each occasion. Steps up 2f in trip but surely the sort for lowly handicaps.

Form: 90

(1)

Starbella²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Colin Keane| T: T Gibney

50/1

Elusive Pimpernel filly was a one paced 10th of 14 on debut at Fairyhouse last month. More needed to play any significant role here.

Form: 0

(5)

Vivalicious

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: P F McEnery

100/1

Filly by Beat Hollow is a half-sister to three winners including a Listed winner in Italy and a 2m hurdle scorer. Trainer not had a winner this season and this his first two-year-old so best watched.

Form:

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Zagitova²⁸

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

3/10

1,600,000gns yearling by Galileo is a half-sister to 6½f Group One winner Garswood. Taking debut when second at Newmarket's July meeting over 7f. Form of that race not working out great but stable's juveniles usually improve so big chance here.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Zagitova (3/10), Baladiya (6/1), Bandiuc Eile (7/1), For Your Eyes (7/1), At Last (8/1), Starbella (50/1), Vivalicious (100/1), Me Well (100/1)

Only three of these have raced before and Aidan O'Brien's ZAGITOVA has the best form by a long way. This expensive purchase should be able to win this comfortably barring one of the newcomers being well above average. The debutants make more appeal than the other two to have raced with Baladiya the most attractive given her dam won at two. Bandiuc Eile may want further in time but her pedigree is quite appealing.