16:55 Cork

Saturday 7 August 2021

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes (Fillies & Mares Group 3)

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 2m 39.84s

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Thunder Kiss⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 105| CD

11/4

Smart filly. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Good ½-length fourth of 10 to Cadillac in International Stakes at the Curragh (10f, good, 9/2) 42 days ago. Stable in good form and she's high on the list.

Form: 15-1214

(1)

Amma Grace^v⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 107

18/1

Useful filly. Well-beaten last of 7 to Too Soon To Panic in listed race at Gowran (9.4f, good to soft, 9/4), finding nothing. Off 94 days and now upped in trip. Claims judged on peak 2020 form.

Form: 44221-7

(6)

Camphor^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: T P Madden| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 94

50/1

Useful mare. 8¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Believe In Love in Stanerra Stakes (25/1) at Leopardstown (14f, good) 30 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Silence Please.

Form: 5-44445

(10)

Federica Sophia^b¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 100

9/1

Useful filly. 9/4, creditable 1¾ lengths second of 6 to Master of Reality in listed race at Down Royal (13.6f, good) latest. Blinkers back on and respected for yard which does so well in this race.

Form: 21-4222

(7)

Traisha^p,t⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 103

12/1

Useful mare. 6/1, tailed-off last of 9 to Mighty Blue in listed race at Gowran (14f, good to soft). Off 94 days and she needs to get back on track.

Form: 3261-59

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Yaxeni⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 100| C

16/1

Useful filly. Creditable 7½ lengths third of 9 to Mighty Blue in listed race (6/1) at Gowran (14f, good to soft). Off 94 days. Minor place money is probably the best she can hope for.

Form: 6435-33

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High Heels^b1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 99| BF| C

12/1

Useful filly. 5 lengths fourth of 6 to Believe In Love in Stanerra Stakes (9/4) at Leopardstown (14f, good) 30 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Willow is presumably the stable first-string.

Form: 214-434

(8)

La Petite Coco²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| OR: 101

2/1

Lightly-raced winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 4-runner minor event (4/9) at Killarney (11.2f, good to soft) 26 days ago, comfortably. Should progress.

Form: 6-4121

(3)

Rosscarbery^b⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 80| BF

125/1

Fairly useful filly. 11/10, respectable third of 15 in maiden at Galway (11.8f, good to firm) 6 days ago. Plenty ti find now elevated to Group company.

Form: 6-42323

(11)

Willow²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 101

4/1

Useful filly. Latest win at Naas in June. Creditable 11¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Snowfall in Irish Oaks at the Curragh (12f, good, 15/2) 21 days ago. Should make her presence felt.

Form: 1-73014

Non-Runners

(5)

Silence Please²

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: T P Madden

Forecasts

La Petite Coco (2/1), Thunder Kiss (11/4), Willow (4/1), Silence Please (7/1), Federica Sophia (9/1), High Heels (12/1), Traisha (12/1), Yaxeni (16/1), Amma Grace (18/1), Camphor (50/1), Rosscarbery (125/1)

LA PETITE COCO was beaten ½-length by Willow in a listed race at Naas in June, but she appeared to raise her game a notch when scoring at Killarney next time and there may well be better to come. Willow was by no means disgraced in the Irish Oaks subsequently and should give another good account, but Thunder Kiss is second choice on the assumption that Silence Please will not take her chance.