16:55 Curragh

Sunday 28 May 2023

All13:4514:1514:4515:1515:5016:2516:5517:25

Barberstown Castle Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden

Off time: 16:59 | Winning time: 2m 9.98s

(9)

Ameerat Jumaira¹⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford & T Collins

33/1

Twice-raced filly. 10/3, sixth of 10 in maiden at Dundalk (8f). Off 167 days. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving M. Halford. Improvement needed.

Form: 76-

(5)

Elsa's Pride

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Slattery| T: J A Stack

25/1

Roaring Lion filly. Dam, useful 9.5f/1½m winner, half-sister to useful 11f-2m winner Sleeping Lion (by Teofilo). One to note in the betting.

Form:

(2)

Esquiline²²⁵

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

10/3

Once-raced filly. 50/1, eighth of 15 in maiden at Leopardstown (8f, soft) on debut. Off 7 months. Up in trip.

Form: 8-

(4)

Eziva

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

4/1

Medaglia D'oro filly. Dam winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 7f winner), won Ballyroan and Blandford Stakes. Lots to like on paper.

Form:

(3)

Fairytale Princess²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

28/1

Once-raced filly. Ninth of 12 in maiden at Leopardstown (10f, heavy, 9/1) on debut 21 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 9

(8)

High Chieftess^b1²¹⁸

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

7/1

Twice-raced filly. Fourth of 13 in maiden (5/1) at Leopardstown (7f, soft). Off 7 months, significantly up in trip and blinkers on 1st time. Open to improvement but Ryan Moore prefers All Time Great.

Form: 74-

(1)

Kirkuila¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke McAteer⁽³⁾| T: J M Barrett

50/1

Once-raced filly. Eighth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 66/1) on debut, missing break. Off 170 days. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8-

(10)

Report²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien

33/1

Once-raced filly. 14/1, eleventh of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f) on debut. Off 6 months. Significantly up in trip and big step forward needed.

Form: 0-

(11)

Star Galaxy^h1⁵³

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

11/10

Promising type. Fourth of 10 in maiden (9/2) at Leopardstown (10f, heavy) 53 days ago. Yard in good form. Hood on 1st time. Obvious claims.

Form: 7-4

Non-Runners

(6)

All Time Great⁵³

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

(7)

Feathertop

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Forecasts

Star Galaxy (11/10), Esquiline (10/3), Eziva (4/1), High Chieftess (7/1), All Time Great (10/1), Feathertop (12/1), Elsa's Pride (25/1), Fairytale Princess (28/1), Report (33/1), Ameerat Jumaira (33/1), Kirkuila (50/1)

It will look significant if the market speaks in favour of newcomer EZIVA, who looks the part on paper and an entry in the Irish Oaks suggests that she is held in high regard. Star Galaxy shaped with promise on her sole 2-y-o start and again when fourth of 10 in the Leopardstown maiden won by the potentially high-class Savethelastdance last month. She is the clear main danger ahead of Ballydoyle duo All Time Great and High Chieftess.