15:10 Curragh

Saturday 16 July 2022

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Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 0.86s

(8)

Equilateral¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: L Dettori| T: C Hills| OR: 108| D

7/2

Smart gelding. 1¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Raasel in Sprint Stakes at Sandown (5f, good, 9/2) 14 days ago, badly hampered. Can make presence felt under Dettori.

Form: 3/114-56

(4)

Mooneista³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Colin Keane| T: J Davison| OR: 112| CD

2/1

Smart filly. C&D winner. Respectable 5 lengths fourth of 16 to Nature Strip in King's Stand Stakes (16/1) at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) 32 days ago. Has good chance on form.

Form: 10-2324

(7)

Cadamosto^b⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 110| D

10/1

Smart colt. Down the field in July Cup at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) last weekend but claims on his Commonwelath Cup fourth prior to that.

Form: 47-3540

(5)

Castle Star²⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: J A Stack| OR: 112| CD

6/1

Smart colt. C&D winner. 12/1, good ½-length second of 10 to Perfect Power in Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket (6f, good to firm). Off 9 months. Much depends on whether he's primed for this reappearance.

Form: 211242-

(3)

Last Crusader^b1⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke| OR: 108| D

16/1

Smart and improved performance to win 5f York listed in May. 9/2, 8¼ lengths ninth of 10 to King's Lynn in Temple Stakes at Haydock (5f, good) since. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 662-719

(9)

New York City^b1⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 106| BF| D

16/1

Useful colt. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Respectable 3 lengths second of 6 to Twilight Jet in Lacken Stakes (6/5) at Naas (5.9f, good to firm) 62 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 932-112

(1)

Brostaigh⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 105| D

10/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 9-runner Group 2 Prix du Gros-Chene at Chantilly (5f, good to soft, 34/10) 41 days ago by ¾ length from Air De Valse, keeping on well. Should have more to offer.

Form: 721-411

(6)

Geocentric³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 103| D

12/1

Useful filly. 10/11, didn't need to improve to win 6-runner listed race at Cork (5f, good) 38 days ago by short head from Pirate Jenny, all out. Yard in good form. This demands a bit more.

Form: 231-231

(2)

Ladies Church^t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 97| BF| D

12/1

Useful filly. 16/5, creditable tenth of 27 in handicap at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 1132-20

Forecasts

Mooneista (2/1), Equilateral (7/2), Castle Star (6/1), Cadamosto (10/1), Brostaigh (10/1), Ladies Church (12/1), Geocentric (12/1), Last Crusader (16/1), New York City (16/1)

MOONIESTA shaped as if still in good form when fourth in the King's Stand at Royal Ascot and is taken to land a second successive win in this Group 2 contest. Brostaigh is a fast-improving 3-y-o sprinter and can give Jack Davison's filly most to think about. Equilateral looks best of the remainder.