13:00 Leopardstown

Tuesday 9 June 2020

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 2m 11.82s

(15)

Astadash

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast

100/1

Zoffany filly is closely related to smart winner up to 1m La Collina and winner up to 1½m Kuantan One. Dam unraced. Market should guide here but looks a likely sort on paper.

Form:

(7)

Brinjal¹⁷⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| BF

10/1

Daughter of Kingman, attracted market support in both starts last year at Naas (7f, good) and Dundalk (1m, AW); showing signs of promise. There should be more to come this year for top team.

Form: 64-

(14)

Elizabethofaragon²⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P B Beggy| T: A P O'Brien

66/1

Galileo filly, sister to useful middle distance winner Egyptian Warrior and very smart juvenile 1m winner Kingsbarns. 16-1 chance when beaten 10L on debut at Naas (7f, good) in September and should do better.

Form: 0-

(16)

Emerald Green^p1²⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M C Hussey| T: A P O'Brien

40/1

Galileo filly. Half-sister to useful 6f performer Alphabet. Midfield on debut at Naas (7f, good; 14-1) back in the autumn and strong chance of better things to come this term. One of four for Aidan O'Brien in this line-up. First-time cheekpieces.

Form: 7-

(8)

Ennistymon³⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

11/8

Galileo filly, full-sister to three winners, closely related to a 6f Group 3 winner and half-sister to another Group winner. Midfield in a Curragh maiden over 7f a year ago and off since. Represnts Ballydoyle.

Form: 7-

(5)

Glass Of Bubbles²⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 70

200/1

War Command filly hasn't made any impression in three starts in maidens so far, two of them on AW at Dundalk. Will have to improve on return to action.

Form: 070-

(10)

Lethal Sensation²⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Robbie Colgan| T: Miss H McLoughlin| OR: 46

500/1

Lethal Force filly who was a 12,000gns foal. Her dam was a winner over 7f in Italy and is a half-sister to 1m winner Fairy Nayef. Four-race maiden who has not looked a winner in waiting just yet (entered at Naas on Monday).

Form: 8900-

(4)

Lugnaquilla

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gavin Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien

25/1

Galileo filly, sister to very smart winner up to 1m2½f Cliffs of Moher. From excellent Coolmore family and looks a good acquisition for Donnacha O'Brien.

Form:

(6)

Marchetti

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery

150/1

Camelot filly. Dam, maiden (stayed 1¼m), half-sister to smart winner Satono Lux out of Fillies' Mile winner Listen. Requires a market check on debut.

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(9)

Prose²⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien

10/1

The fourth Ballydoyle entry, this daughter of Galileo out of a Giant's Causeway mare finished midfield on debut at Dundalk over 7f in September (18-1). Up in trip and likely improver.

Form: 8-

(11)

Riojafan

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Kelly⁽³⁾| T: J P Murtagh

300/1

Gutaifan filly. Dam unraced half-sister to 1m winner Critical Risk. Trainer did well with this age group last season. Worth betting check.

Form:

(3)

Runcible¹³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M A Gallagher| T: Miss K Brown

300/1

Ivawood filly, twice sent off 33-1 in novice contests at Lingfield (1m/1m2f, AW) back in January and eventually well held in both instances. Should have more to come in time. Turf bow.

Form: 75

(1)

Shamiyna

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld

9/2

Sea The Stars filly, half-sister to useful French 1m winner Shemda; dam 1m4f winner, half-sister to 1m2f and 1m7f Group 3 winner Shemima and Listed winners Shemaya and Shemala. Noted newcomer for Dermot Weld.

Form:

(2)

Tejano^p1²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

18/1

Teofilo filly out of a Street Cry mare; well held in soft-heavy ground Galway maiden last backend. No surprise should she offer a bit more on return to action sporting cheekpieces.

Form: 5-

(12)

Unknown Pleasures²⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 92

16/5

Twice runner-up at Cork in 1m maidens in the autumn before commendable showing in a heavy-ground Group 3 at the Curragh in September. Sets the bar and should go very close.

Form: 226-

Non-Runners

(13)

Illusory

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: M Halford J: Ronan Whelan

Forecasts

Ennistymon (11/8), Unknown Pleasures (16/5), Shamiyna (9/2), Brinjal (10/1), Prose (10/1), Tejano (18/1), Illusory (20/1), Lugnaquilla (25/1), Emerald Green (40/1), Elizabethofaragon (66/1), Astadash (100/1), Marchetti (150/1), Glass Of Bubbles (200/1), Runcible (300/1), Riojafan (300/1), Lethal Sensation (500/1)

A quartet of potential improvers from Aidan O'Brien's yard ensure this will be a tough start for punters. Elizabethofaragon may be best of those four today while newcomers Astadash, Illusory, Lugnaquilla and Shamiyna command further inspection in the betting. Brinjal is very likely to improve for the Ger Lyons/Colin Keane team but the one that has achieved most is UNKNOWN PLEASURES. Twice second at Cork, she ran a fine race in the Group 3 Park Stakes at the Curragh in September when last out and will take halting if coming forward again as a three-year-old.