17:30 Leopardstown

Thursday 8 June 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Off time: 17:32 | Winning time: 1m 32.77s

(6)

Buttons

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien

4/6

Foaled March 19. Kingman filly. Half-sister to several winners, including winner up to 1¼m Antilles and 9.5f winner Tree of Knowledge, both smart and stayed 1½m. Dam 11.4f/1½m winner. Looks stable number 1.

Form:

(5)

Content

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

5/1

Foaled May 9. Galileo filly. Sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Hudson River. Dam multiple 5f (dual Nunthorpe Stakes, and also at 2 yrs) winner, third in Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp.

Form:

(1)

Glor Tire¹¹

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

20/1

Once-raced filly. Eighth of 9 in maiden at the Curragh (6f, good, 25/1) on debut 11 days ago.

Form: 8

(3)

Serious Notions

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

13/2

Foaled April 1. €68,000 yearling, Advertise filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1m Simply Breathless and 1m winner Breath Away.

Form:

(7)

Shardam

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington

13/2

Foaled February 11. €100,000 yearling, Too Darn Hot filly. Half-sister to 1¼m winners Farout and Tucson Cloud, both stay 1½m.

Form:

(4)

Tachos

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

14/1

Foaled January 28. €43,000 yearling, resold €65,000 yearling, Gleneagles filly. Dam, 7f winner (including at 2 yrs), sister to very smart winner up to 1½m (US Grade 1 event) Glorious Empire.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Opera Singer

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: J A Heffernan

Forecasts

Buttons (4/6), Content (5/1), Opera Singer (6/1), Serious Notions (13/2), Shardam (13/2), Tachos (14/1), Glor Tire (20/1)

Aidan O'Brien's 3 well-bred fillies make the most appeal on paper, namely BUTTONS, Content and Opera Singer, the first named the pick on jockey bookings.