13:20 Leopardstown

Saturday 26 October 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 1m 36.66s

(7)

Bestrella¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P Murtagh

16/1

50/1 for recent Gowran debut but ran with promise when 10L third behind the pair that dominated the betting. That was over 1m in heavy ground and with normal improvement is entitled to feature here.

Form: 3

(8)

Celestial Object¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

13/8

Both runs to date have been over 1m and following creditable third on debut, took a step forward when sent into Listed company and only beaten 2L into fifth that day. Obvious claims dropped back into maiden company today.

Form: 35

(2)

Curious Bride¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Meade

25/1

Only 14/1 for debut but failed to recover from slow start and finished 11L behind Bestrella so needs to make plenty of improvement in short space of time.

Form: 8

(10)

Ediyva

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

9/2

Fourth foal, half-sister to smart 1m winner Embiran who won on soft ground. Holds an entry in Irish 1,000 Guineas and market watch needed though stables juveniles a bit quieter than usual this season.

Form:

(14)

Evening Primrose

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

14/1

Fifth foal. Dam won over 1m but this ones best relations have won over middle distances. Stable have won this maiden four times in last five years and also represented by Lovelier so market should guide.

Form:

(3)

Golden Days²⁷

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

66/1

66/1 and showed very little on Curragh debut over this distance last month and not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 0

(12)

Innervisions⁵⁸

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

16/1

All three runs have been at this trip on better ground. Plenty of promise first two but ran almost too badly to be true when last seen at the end of August. Clearly better than shown then though different ground conditions today.

Form: 340

(5)

Lovelier

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

14/1

Beautifully bred newcomer, full sister to three winners including the dual Guineas victor Winter. Ridden by 7lb claimer today and interesting to see how she compares in the betting with stable companion Evening Promise.

Form:

(13)

Miss Molly T²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: G Keane

9/1

Similar level of form in pair of 7f soft ground maidens at The Curragh. Needs to take a step forward to land this but should be more to come.

Form: 64

(1)

Orihime³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T P Madden⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

Weak in market for debut last month and seemed to find the 5f trip much too sharp. Entitled to improve and today's extra 2f should help in that respect.

Form: 8

(9)

Pineapple Express¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rory Cleary| T: G J Power

100/1

33/1 for recent Thurles debut over 1m and didn't shape with enough promise to suggest she will play a leading role.

Form: 8

(4)

Pirate Lass¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: M A Gallagher| T: R Brabazon

20/1

Showed something to work on when staying on into 5L third of 13 on recent 6f Curragh debut but those who have come out of the race since have done nothing for the form.

Form: 3

(6)

Soineanta^t⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 81

9/2

Her head second over this distance and ground at Galway last month is probably the pick of her efforts but doesn't seem to be progressing in two runs since and others may improve past her.

Form: 84275

Non-Runners

(11)

South Forest¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: W McCreery J: Leigh Roche

Forecasts

Celestial Object (13/8), Soineanta (9/2), Ediyva (9/2), Miss Molly T (9/1), Evening Primrose (14/1), Lovelier (14/1), Bestrella (16/1), Innervisions (16/1), Pirate Lass (20/1), Curious Bride (25/1), Orihime (33/1), South Forest (50/1), Golden Days (66/1), Pineapple Express (100/1)

Aidan O'Brien has farmed this race in recent years so his pair of newcomers have to be watched in the betting but of those with experience CELESTIAL OBJECT sets a fair standard to aim at and can make it third time lucky having run well in Listed class last time. Miss Molly T and Bestrella have both shown enough to suggest they can land a maiden and look best of the others to have seen the track.