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Sunday 15 October 2023

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bluebell Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Listed)

Off time: 15:28 | Winning time: 2m 39.84s

(15)

Blazing Skies^v⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery| OR: 82| D

50/1

Fairly useful filly. 11/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft) 57 days ago. Yard in good form. Visor back on. Uphill task.

Form: 756905

(9)

Dancing Tango³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100| D

13/2

Useful filly. Respectable 1¾ lengths fourth of 9 to La Mehana in listed race at Saint-Cloud (11.9f, good to soft, 62/10) 30 days ago. Yard in good form. One for the shortlist.

Form: 517234

(11)

Goodie Two Shoes^p1,t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: N G McCullagh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 100| D

10/1

Promising type. Fairly useful winner at 17f over hurdles. 11/8, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) 14 days ago, easily. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 117-81

(7)

Grecian Slipper^b,t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S T McCullagh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 93

33/1

Useful filly. 8½ lengths last of 9 to La Mehana in listed race (15/1) at Saint-Cloud (11.9f, good to soft) 30 days ago. Yard in good form. Blinkers on 1st time. Shortlisted on pick of form.

Form: 392329

(14)

Irish Lullaby^p³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 96| D

25/1

Useful filly. 16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, 16¼ lengths ninth of 10 to Thunder Roll in listed race at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) 33 days ago, folding. Merits consideration.

Form: 200569

(6)

Kerkiyra^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Coen| T: J P Murtagh| OR: 98

14/1

Useful filly. Respectable 6 lengths fourth of 11 to Maxux in Denny Cordell Lavarack & Lanwades Stud Fillies Stakes (17/2) at Fairyhouse (9.1f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 2-34654

(8)

Redressed¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons| OR: 99

22/1

Lightly-raced winner. 12½ lengths seventh of 8 to Just Beautiful in Lanwades Stud Stakes at the Curragh (8f, good, 40/1). Off 140 days. Yard having good spell. One for the shortlist on pick of form.

Form: 31-207

(1)

Zola Sakura⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gary Carroll| T: G M Lyons| OR: 92| C

28/1

Useful mare. Good third of 6 in handicap (8/1) at Down Royal (12.8f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Yard having good spell. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 416-403

(2)

Astar³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: L F Roche| T: D K Weld| OR: 83

28/1

Fairly useful filly. Didn't need to be at best when winning 8-runner maiden (8/11) at Clonmel (9.6f, good) 38 days ago, driven out. Stable having good spell. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 2-22321

(16)

Azazat^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 101| D

11/4

Useful filly. 10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, good 6¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Time Lock in Princess Royal Stakes at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Yard in good form.

Form: 312725

(12)

Dame Kiri^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K K Hennessy| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 88| C

50/1

Fairly useful filly. Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 9¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Foniska in listed race at Cork (8f, soft, 66/1) 19 days ago. Stable in good form. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 085788

(4)

Fratas¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Powell| T: M Mulvany| OR: 88| D

16/1

Fairly useful filly. 5 wins from 12 runs this year. 13/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Navan (8f, soft) 11 days ago, responding well. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 531111

(10)

Gather Ye Rosebuds⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J A Heffernan| T: J Channon| OR: 98

11/4

Thrice-raced winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Won 5-runner minor event at Hamilton (11.1f, good to soft, 15/8) 51 days ago. Stable in good form. Another bold show likely.

Form: 181

(3)

Perfect Portrait³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: M P Sheehy| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 97

14/1

Useful filly. Good length fourth of 10 to Thunder Roll in listed race at Galway (12.2f, good to soft, 40/1) 33 days ago. Stable having good spell. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 4-31644

(13)

Snowcapped⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nathan Crosse| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 100

10/1

Useful filly. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Good 1¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Red Riding Hood in Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes at the Curragh (9f, good, 5/1) 50 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-11334

Non-Runners

(5)

Sugaree⁵⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: G M Ryan

Forecasts

Azazat (11/4), Gather Ye Rosebuds (11/4), Dancing Tango (13/2), Goodie Two Shoes (10/1), Snowcapped (10/1), Perfect Portrait (14/1), Kerkiyra (14/1), Fratas (16/1), Redressed (22/1), Irish Lullaby (25/1), Sugaree (25/1), Zola Sakura (28/1), Astar (28/1), Grecian Slipper (33/1), Blazing Skies (50/1), Dame Kiri (50/1)

On what could be a red-letter day for the Joseph O'Brien yard, GOODIE TWO SHOES is taken to bag this listed prize. She landed a Gowran handicap on her latest start in this sphere in August and recently opened her hurdles account in good style a fortnight ago. There should be more to come from this unexposed 4-y-o. British raider Gather Ye Rosebuds is second choice ahead of Azazat and the selection's stablemate Dancing Tango.