18:00 Tipperary

Friday 26 August 2022

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Coolmore Stud No Nay Never Fairy Bridge Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Group 3)

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 34.62s

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Improvised^p1⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 96| D

14/1

Useful filly. 33/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at York (7f, good) 8 days ago. Trainer going well. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 642935

(5)

Night Of Romance²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97| BF| D

17/2

Useful filly. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 3¾ lengths eleventh of 14 to Surrounding in listed race (3/1) at Galway (7f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 50-0110

(9)

Sh Boom^p²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 98| D

16/1

Useful mare. Creditable length fifth of 14 to Surrounding in listed race at Galway (7f, good to soft, 12/1) 29 days ago, never nearer. Yard in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 253675

(11)

Agartha⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 107| D

6/4

Useful filly. 121/10, 10¾ lengths last of 10 to Mckulick in Belmont Oaks at Belmont (10f, firm) 48 days ago. Back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 24-2250

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Galleria Borghese⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 98| D

15/2

Useful filly. Latest win at Naas in June. 6½ lengths sixth of 9 to Lily Pond in Kilboy Estate Stakes (16/1) at the Curragh (9f, good) 40 days ago. Prettiest is presumably the stable first-string.

Form: 612216

(1)

Honey Girl⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 107| BF

13/2

Useful filly. Below form nose second of 10 to Illuminazione in maiden (1/5) at Dundalk (8f) 45 days ago.

Form: 52-2362

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Illuminazione⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien| D

16/1

Once-raced winner. 9/2, won 10-runner maiden at Dundalk (8f) on debut 45 days ago by nose from Honey Girl, responding well.. More on her plate in this company, but she's clearly not short of potential.

Form: 1

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Prettiest^t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92

20/1

Useful filly. 22/1, good length fourth of 14 to Surrounding in listed race at Galway (7f, good to soft) 29 days ago, doing better under change of tactics. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 696574

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Spring Feeling²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: K J Condon| CD

6/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 15-runner maiden at this course (7.4f, good to firm, 2/1) 21 days ago, always holding on. Trainer going well and she remains open to improvement.

Form: 321

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West Coast⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: E J McNamara| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92| D

28/1

Useful filly. 6 lengths ninth of 12 to Charterhouse in listed race (14/1) at Killarney (8.1f, good to soft) 8 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 31-7499

Non-Runners

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Statement⁸³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: J P O'Brien J: Mikey Sheehy

Forecasts

Agartha (6/4), Spring Feeling (6/1), Honey Girl (13/2), Galleria Borghese (15/2), Night Of Romance (17/2), Statement (10/1), Improvised (14/1), Sh Boom (16/1), Illuminazione (16/1), Prettiest (20/1), West Coast (28/1)

Joseph O'Brien saddles four in this Group 3 contest and STATEMENT could be the best of them. She made an encouraging reappearance on her sole start for Kevin Ryan at Epsom in June and can be expected to build on that here. Stablemate Agartha finished last of 10 in the Belmont Oaks, but she is a big danger judged on her efforts in a couple of Group 3s at Leopardstown during the spring and her fifth of 14 in the Irish 1000 Guineas. Night of Romance and Prettiest are also accorded respect.