13:00 Leopardstown

Thursday 23 July 2020

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Decorated Knight Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 1m 47.4s

(6)

Cala Lady¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: C O'Dwyer

150/1

Filly by Gutaifan out of a Bertolini mare. Closely related to Goolagong Girl, winner of two races over 1m. Tailed off 40-1 chance on debut in 7½f heavy-ground Roscommon maiden this month. May need more time.

Form: 6

(9)

Fly Girl

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

11/1

€10,000 yearling, The Gurkha filly; half-sister to 7f AW winner Popsicle; dam useful 5f winner (inc at 2), half-sister to Italian 1m 2yo winner/Italian 1,000 Guineas third Kocna out of half-sister to 7f 2yo Group 1 winner Mail. Top yard represented.

Form:

(3)

Forge Road⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: R O'Brien

125/1

Closely related to 1m4f winner Shifting Gold. Dam was a 6f winner who is related to Group 2 winner Duntle. Well held on debut last week at the Curragh (7f, good to yielding; 80-1) and may be longer-term prospect.

Form: 9

(1)

Lovely Esteem

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

13/2

€460,000 yearling; dam 1m½f-1m2f winner (inc turf/AW Listed), half-sister to 7f/1m winner Kesara (dam of Group 3 winner Zaaki) out of US 6f winning half-sister to Italian 1m2f Group 1 winner Altieri. In good hands and well worth noting on debut.

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(2)

Nicest

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

6/1

Half-sister to Listed-placed 6f 2yo winner Secret Thoughts; dam 1m4f Group 1 Irish Oaks winner, closely related to 1m2f Group 1 winner Magic Wand out of 1m3f Listed winning half-sister to 1m7f Group 3 winner Pacifique. Very appealing on paper.

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(5)

Shake The Heart

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: M Mulvany

80/1

Estidhkaar filly, dam unraced half-sister to Italian 1m2f Group 1 winner Floriot and Listed-placed 1m2f-1m6½f winner Foundation Filly out of German 7f-1m½f winner; others make more appeal on paper.

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(7)

Simply Incredible

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

14/1

By Galileo, closely related to winners Sir John Lavery (1m inc 2yo/Listed) and Momentus (1m2f), half-sister to three winners up to 1m½f inc St Patrick's Day; dam 7f-1m1½f winner (inc 2yo/Group 3), closely related to Hawk Wing. Represents Ballydoyle.

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(4)

Talacre²¹

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

9/4

Filly by Flintshire out of an Oasis Dream mare is a half-sister to yard's Irish 2000 Guineas winner Siskin; 5L second behind Pretty Gorgeous on debut at Bellewstown (1m, yielding) recently (fifth won next time). Sets the standard.

Form: 2

(8)

Verbal Fencing²⁴

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

50/1

Vocalised filly improved on second start at Limerick when stepped up to 6½f to be 4½L sixth of ten; should be suited again rising in trip but needs to improve a good deal in this field.

Form: 06

(10)

Willow²⁵

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

5/4

Regally bred American Pharaoh filly out of star multiple Group 1 winner Peeping Fawn; fourth in strong looking Curragh maiden (7f, yielding; 10-1) on debut last month and; given connections, no surprise to see her improving on that effort.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Willow (5/4), Talacre (9/4), Nicest (6/1), Lovely Esteem (13/2), Fly Girl (11/1), Simply Incredible (14/1), Verbal Fencing (50/1), Shake The Heart (80/1), Forge Road (125/1), Cala Lady (150/1)

It was a strong maiden that WILLOW contested at the Curragh last month and, second choice of the Ballydoyle quartet that day, she finished best of them in fourth having cut out much of the running under Wayne Lordan. That race is working out nicely and this regally-bred American Pharoah filly can step up now to win. Talacre also boasts good form after finishing second on debut while newcomers Lovely Esteem, Nicest, Simply Incredible and Fly Girl must all be monitored when betting opens.