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Saturday 26 April 2025

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Salsabil Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 2m 15.25s

(1)

Catalina Delcarpio¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Lee| T: P Twomey| D

2/1

400,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega filly. This Irish Oaks entry made a highly promising start when easily winning 7-runner maiden at Leopardstown (10f, good to soft) 17 days ago. This is much tougher but she's open to significant improvement.

Form: 1

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(5)

Ecstatic¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 100

9/2

Lightly-raced winner. 7/1, good 1¾ lengths second of 9 to One Look in Park Express Stakes at the Curragh (8f, good) 14 days ago. This step up in trip looks a plus so she should go well again.

Form: 3155-2

(3)

Island Hopping¹⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Wayne Lordan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 95

18/1

Gowran maiden winner before a very good 1¾ lengths fifth of 11 to Whirl in Staffordstown Stud Stakes at the Curragh (8f, soft) 6 months ago. Considered now her stamina is drawn out more.

Form: 515-

(9)

J M's Joy²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 87| D

18/1

Fairly useful filly got off the mark for her new yard in 14-runner maiden at the Curragh (10f, soft, 11/2) 28 days ago, always holding on. Much respected.

Form: 7232-21

(8)

Medici Venus^b¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 88

66/1

Listowel novice winner but she came in only seventh of 9 in nursery at Leopardstown (8f, soft) 6 months ago. Yard having good spell so she's no forlorn hope now stepped up in distance.

Form: 04217-

(2)

Spicy Margarita¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Egan| T: A Murray| OR: 99

40/1

Lightly-raced winner at Dundalk in February. Very good 2 lengths fourth of 9 to One Look in Park Express Stakes at the Curragh (8f, good, 80/1) 14 days ago, nearest finish. Back up in trip and can go well again.

Form: 6-1274

(7)

Tarima²⁷

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

7/4

Very well-related Lope De Vega filly landed the odds in 7-runner maiden at Leopardstown (8f, good) on her debut 27 days ago, despite being caught further back than ideal. Capable of considerably better. Most interesting prospect.

Form: 1

(4)

Wemightakedlongway²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 102

15/2

Lightly-raced winner resumed with a solid 5¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Delacroix in Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown (10f, good, 18/1) 27 days ago, slowly away. Not discounted.

Form: 313-5

Non-Runners

(6)

Barnavara²⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Shane Foley

Forecasts

Tarima (7/4), Catalina Delcarpio (2/1), Ecstatic (9/2), Wemightakedlongway (15/2), Barnavara (16/1), Island Hopping (18/1), J M's Joy (18/1), Spicy Margarita (40/1), Medici Venus (66/1)

A cracking renewal of this Group 3 and it could pay to side with Dermot Weld's TARIMA, who hails from a family of high-class winners and looked a fine prospect when going in on her debut at Leopardstown last month. Ecstatic could emerge as the pick of the Aidan O'Brien-trained trio and is next on the list, with Barnavara, Catalinadelcarpio and Island Hopping all in the mix too.