14:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 6 August 2020

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Leopardstown Fillies Race

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 1m 54.04s

(3)

Cerro Bayo¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 95

17/2

Maiden winner at Roscommon last season and ought to find this easier than Listed/Group races she's contested since; only beaten 2½L in Curragh Group 2 last month over similar trip.

Form: 1-677

(7)

Sh Boom¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 94

5/1

Newmarket novice winner in 2018 for Peter Chapple-Hyam and another that has since raced exclusively in Listed/Group races. Well held over 1m2f here last month on stable debut/return from a break; watch betting.

Form: 05080-8

(1)

Amma Grace^v1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 96| C

9/4

Maiden winner here in the autumn; Galileo filly finished fourth in Group 3s over 1m/1m2f here in two starts this season; visored for the first time now and can be in the mix for this prize.

Form: 31-44

(4)

Bearberry¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 86

11/1

Kodiac filly won at the Curragh (1m, good; 4-1f) in a maiden in June but has since been well held in Listed Killarney race and a Down Royal handicap upped in trip. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 2107

(5)

Thundering Nights¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95

11/8

Maiden winner at Galway on final start last season and began this term with promising second in Curragh handicap (1m2f, good to yielding; 9-1) last month; entitled to be on the premises again.

Form: 041-2

(2)

Solene Lilyette¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 63

28/1

Pivotal filly with a useful pedigree, only managed fifth on debut in Ballinrobe maiden (1m1½f, good; 6-1) last month and stable seemingly got stronger claims here with Amma Grace.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(6)

St Clerans¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: C P Hoban

Forecasts

Thundering Nights (11/8), Amma Grace (9/4), Sh Boom (5/1), Cerro Bayo (17/2), Bearberry (11/1), St Clerans (12/1), Solene Lilyette (28/1)

Amma Grace is respected and has twice run well in Group 3 company lately; on these terms she has sound claims but so, too, does THUNDERING NIGHTS. Joseph O'Brien's runner was only headed late on in a Curragh handicap off a mark of 86 last month – her first run in that sphere and fourth overall. She has plenty scope for better and this trip is ideal. Cerro Bayo wasn't beaten far in a Group 2 last time and has to be on the shortlist.