18:35 Cork

Friday 10 May 2019

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O'Flynn Group Fillies Maiden

Off time: 18:40 | Winning time: 2m 10.16s

(5)

Balrath Picollo²³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D E Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

Well down the field in a trio of career starts and last in the most recent of them. Can't be fancied here.

Form: 070-

(7)

Camphor²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

11/4

Filly by Camelot made a pleasing start here when third of 16 over C&D behind useful Ballydoyle colt Gentle Bellini (entered in several Derby trials). Should come on for that so bold bid looks assured; leading claims.

Form: 3

(1)

Istoria^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

40/1

Debutant by Camelot a €120,000 Y; 10th foal; sister to 1m4f winner Pollara (inc Group 3), closely related to 1m 2yo winner Engage, half-sister to 3 winners inc Stormina (French/US 1m-8.5f inc Listed). Interesting newcomer but hood rarely a positive.

Form:

(3)

Loveisthehigherlaw

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey

12/1

100,000gns F (11,000gns Y); 7th foal; half-sister to Flat winners Tidespring (Group-placed 12.5f/14.5f) & Sweet Dream (Listed-placed 1m 2yo); dam 1m (at 2) to 14.6f winner (inc Vermeille/Park Hill; 115). Likely need further but market can guide.

Form:

(8)

Sandstorm Annie²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell⁽³⁾| T: S Nolan

100/1

Hampered and unseated rider inside the final furlong on debut before finishing midfield at Leopardstown last autumn. Big step forward required here.

Form: U0-

(10)

South Sea Pearl

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien

5/1

Galileo debutant; 800,000gns Y; 6th foal; sister to 10.6f-1m6f winner Ernest Hemingway (inc AW/Group 3), closely related to 7f-1m 2yo winner Toulifaut (inc Group 3). Typically well bred Ballydoyle newcomer and looks stable first string.

Form:

(11)

Sovereigns Bright¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery| OR: 84

12/1

No Nay Never filly managed third at Naas in her third start at 50/1 before being well held at Navan two weeks later. Others preferred here after that.

Form: 0-038

(9)

Stella D'Italia²²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: J M Oxx

33/1

Sea The Stars filly running a respectable race before slipping up when short of room just before 1f out last September. Not seen since and hopefully that left no mental scars. Oxx/Prendergast operation slow to take stride.

Form: S-

(6)

Switch Around

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld

18/1

Galileo newcomer; third foal; sister to US 1m turf winner Switch In Time; dam US 7f Grade 1 winner (Cushion Track/dirt; also 8.5f Grade 2 winner). Respected here for top yard especially as apparent first string over Search For A Song.

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(4)

The Tooth Fairy¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

No match for Oaks favourite stablemate Pink Dogwood on debut (11th of 15) and well held next at Thurles when sixth. Looks stable second string behind South Sea Pearl and not one of Ballydoyle's better three-year-olds.

Form: 06-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 40p in the pound

Non-Runners

(2)

Search For A Song

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: O J Orr

Forecasts

Camphor (11/4), South Sea Pearl (5/1), Search For A Song (13/2), Loveisthehigherlaw (12/1), Sovereigns Bright (12/1), The Tooth Fairy (14/1), Switch Around (18/1), Stella D'Italia (33/1), Istoria (40/1), Sandstorm Annie (100/1), Balrath Picollo (100/1)

Although there are some well-bred newcomers from top yards to cloud the picture CAMPHOR gets the vote after her highly encouraging debut against colts over C&D last month. Of the newcomers of course Ballydoyle's South Sea Pearl for red-hot Donnacha O'Brien merits a great deal of respect. Switch Around looks the better of two Dermot Weld Moyglare newcomers.