12:40 Galway

Monday 28 October 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 12:40 | Winning time: 1m 50.44s

(4)

Blackcatblackitten^t¹⁴

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

16/1

Daughter of Kittens Joy out of a Spirit One mare. Headway when the 'penny dropped' on debut earlier this month, running on to finish sixth of 14. Entitled to have designs on prize money in this contest.

Form: 6

(5)

Brilliant Question^t⁴⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Gary Carroll| T: S Lavery| OR: 71

20/1

Daughter of Gutaifan. Put in best effort of her career to date when fourth in 1m Killarney maiden in August before being always behind at Naas in a dismal effort last month.

Form: 0040

(6)

Elfin Queen¹⁷

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

5/2

Costly $1.2million purchase by American Pharaoh. Improved from first run to second when finishing within 2½L of the winner at Newmarket earlier this month. Likely to improve again.

Form: 74

(7)

Haparanda

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: C P Hoban| T: D K Weld

25/1

Rock Of Gibraltar filly who is closely related to multiple winners including Group 3 winner Hazapour. Possibly may need to run but one of the better unraced contenders.

Form:

(1)

Mazara⁴⁰

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

4/7

Siyouni filly. Dam stayed 1m2f and is a half-sister to 1m winner as a juvenile Massaff. Open to significant improvement following a solid run on debut at Naas last month.

Form: 3

(8)

Relaxing Mode

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

25/1

Home-bred daughter of Fracas out of a Danzig mare. Half-sister to three winners including Purple Glow, winner over 6f as a two-year-old. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Taty Gold⁶⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W T Byrne⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

100/1

Little to report from three career efforts for the daughter of Free Eagle since her debut at Naas in August. Profile suggests she is worth taking on again.

Form: 000

(9)

Tejano

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

12/1

Teofilo filly out of a Street Cry mare. Closely related to four-time winner, Southern Rock, victorious between 1m½f and 1m2f. Best checked in the market representing high profile connections.

Form:

(10)

Thundering Nights¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Crosse⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Daughter of Night Of Thunder out of a Cape Cross mare. Dam winner over 1m4f and 1m6f. Suggestion she may have been flattered by second career start at Gowran Park recently.

Form: 04

(2)

Watergrange Fairy¹⁸

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

100/1

Sintarajan filly out of a Green Desert mare. Dam was unraced but closely related to the smart Desert Realm. Well held on a couple of starts to date and likely to appreciate the move into handicap company in time.

Form: 00

Result Amended

Brilliant Question - Original Position 8th. Amended Position 7th.

Haparanda - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 10th.

Relaxing Mode - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.

Taty Gold - Original Position 10th. Amended Position 9th.

Watergrange Fairy - Original Position 9th. Amended Position 8th.

Forecasts

Mazara (4/7), Elfin Queen (5/2), Tejano (12/1), Thundering Nights (14/1), Blackcatblackitten (16/1), Brilliant Question (20/1), Relaxing Mode (25/1), Haparanda (25/1), Watergrange Fairy (100/1), Taty Gold (100/1)

The Aidan O'Brien yard got the meeting off to a flying start with Delphina 12 months ago and their representative here, ELFIN QUEEN can repeat the feat in the opener. The daughter of American Pharoah can build on her promising run in a Newmarket maiden earlier this month to win at the third time of asking at the expense of the Dermot Weld-trained/Aga Khan-owned, Mazara. Blackcatblackitten can improve on her first start for trainer Joseph O'Brien while Haparanda looks the best of the newcomers.