14:00 Curragh

Saturday 8 October 2022

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Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 45.88s

(1)

Be Happy³¹

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

5/4

Promising individual. 1 win from 1 run this year. Won 7-runner maiden at Cork (8f, good to soft, 9/4) on debut 31 days ago, readily. Camelot filly has plenty more to offer and she is expected to be bang there.

Form: 1

(7)

Clever And Cool¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rory Cleary| T: J S Bolger| OR: 97

15/2

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 8/1, length fourth of 10 to Basil Martini in Weld Park Stakes at this course (7f, soft) 13 days ago. Likely to improve further. Well in the mix.

Form: 144

(6)

Gozen²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: M O'Callaghan

11/2

Won 14-runner maiden (7/2) at Punchestown (7f, good to soft) on her debut 25 days ago. Can do better so she needs considering.

Form: 1

(5)

Lumiere Rock²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| BF

11/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 15/8, ½-length second of 11 to Speirling Beag in maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Respected.

Form: 422

(3)

Perfect Portrait³²

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

9/2

Zoffany filly who shaped with promise when third of 11 in maiden at Galway (7.1f, soft, 6/1) on debut 32 days ago, faring best of those held up. No forlorn hope.

Form: 3

(4)

Speirling Beag²¹

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

20/1

Lightly-raced winner. 15/2, career best when winning 11-runner maiden at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 21 days ago by ½ length from Lumiere Rock. Possibilities.

Form: 6731

(2)

Starry Heavens¹³

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

10/1

Lightly-raced winner. 4/1, career best when winning 14-runner maiden at this C&D (soft) 13 days ago, responding well. Can give another good account.

Form: 3541

Forecasts

Be Happy (5/4), Perfect Portrait (9/2), Gozen (11/2), Clever And Cool (15/2), Starry Heavens (10/1), Lumiere Rock (11/1), Speirling Beag (20/1)

Aidan O'Brien has won five of the last eight runnings of this Group 3 and his highly promising Camelot filly BE HAPPY is fancied to extend that sequence on the back of her ready debut Cork victory. Both Clever And Cool and Gozen have better days ahead of them too though and should ensure the selection doesn't have things all her own way.