15:55 Naas

Saturday 6 May 2023

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Al Shira'aa Racing Irish EBF Blue Wind Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 9.44s

(2)

Lumiere Rock¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 103

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. 7/1, 5¼ lengths fourth of 7 to Village Voice in listed race at Navan (10f, heavy) 14 days ago.

Form: 4221-4

(8)

Caroline Street²²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 103| BF

11/2

Lightly-raced winner. Below form 3 lengths sixth of 10 to Basil Martini in Weld Park Stakes (2/1) at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 7 months. Significantly up in trip. Has best chance on form.

Form: 1626-

(5)

Diamondsareforever¹³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: A P O'Brien

13/2

Once-raced winner. 10/1, won 13-runner minor event at Dundalk (8f) on debut, keeping on well. Off 136 days. Up in trip on this first run for yard after leaving W. P. Browne and new stable also saddles Red Riding Hood.

Form: 1-

(7)

Drummin Life²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 91

14/1

Thrice-raced winner. 15/8, won 11-runner maiden at Gowran (8.3f, heavy). Off 6 months but may well do better and she's one for the shortlist.

Form: 631-

(4)

Fast Tara³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 81

9/1

Thrice-raced winner. 7/4, won 12-runner maiden at Bellewstown (7.8f, heavy) 30 days ago, keeping on well. Up in trip and more on her plate here.

Form: 63-1

(6)

Foniska¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 98

3/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/2, good 3½ lengths third of 7 to Village Voice in listed race at Navan (10f, heavy) 14 days ago. Shouldn't be far away.

Form: 721-3

(1)

Keep In Touch¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 97

10/1

Useful filly. 23¼ lengths last of 7 to Village Voice in listed race (9/2) at Navan (10f, heavy) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 43132-7

(3)

Red Riding Hood^b1²⁵

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

11/2

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 2/7, won 9-runner maiden at Dundalk (10.7f) 25 days ago, always holding on. Blinkers on 1st time and needs to raise her game but she may do just that.

Form: 2-21

Forecasts

Foniska (3/1), Lumiere Rock (10/3), Caroline Street (11/2), Red Riding Hood (11/2), Diamondsareforever (13/2), Fast Tara (9/1), Keep In Touch (10/1), Drummin Life (14/1)

CAROLINE STREET is taken to strike for last year's winning trainer-jockey combination. She sets a good standard based on her Group 2 second at Leopardstown in September and this step up in trip should be in her favour. Red Riding Hood and Drummin Life are promising fillies, while the former's stablemate Diamondsareforever is completely unexposed and needs a close look.