15:45 Curragh

Sunday 27 August 2017

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Group 3)

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 1f  |   Yielding (Good in places, Round: Good)  |   15 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:47  |   Winning time: 1m 53.45s
1st
Horse silk
15
(7)
11/4j
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Tracked leader, 2nd behind clear leader halfway, took closer order 2f out, closed 1f out, ridden to lead under 1f out, kept on best under pressure op 9/4
2nd
Horse silk
½
6
(1)
11/4j
T: Sir Michael StouteJ: C T Keane
Chased leader, 8th halfway, short of room in 7th 2f out, soon switched left, ridden in 6th 1f out, stayed on strongly to 2nd close home, nearest finish op 3/1 tchd 5/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
3
(13)
8/1
T: R VarianJ: Andrea Atzeni
Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden under 2f out, improved to 3rd 1f out, kept on, never nearer
4th
Horse silk
sh
11
(6)
20/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan
Soon led, 4 lengths clear halfway, reduced advantage 2f out, soon ridden, under pressure and headed inside final furlong, no extra close home and dropped to 4th
5th
Horse silk
nk
2
(5)
16/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Chased leader, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, ran on without threatening final furlong, dropped to 5th close home tchd 14/1
6th
Horse silk
¾
5
(2)
14/1
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Towards rear, 9th halfway, ridden over 1f out, improved to 7th 1f out, kept on to 6th close home, never nearer tchd 16/1
7th
Horse silk
1
12
(3)
9/2
T: D K WeldJ: P J Smullen
Prominent, 5th halfway, ridden into 3rd 2f out, no extra final furlong op 5/1 tchd 11/2
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
4
(8)
33/1
T: J M OxxJ: G F Carroll
Towards rear, 10th halfway, ridden in 9th over 1f out, kept on same pace, no threat
9th
Horse silk
¾
8
(4)
25/1
T: W McCreeryJ: W J Lee
Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, dropped to 10th and ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no danger op 20/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
9
(12)
39-0
40/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien
Prominent, 3rd halfway, dropped to 6th and ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 33/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ½
14
(9)
66/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: P B Beggy
Missed break, raced in rear, 12th halfway, ridden in 10th 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 50/1
12th
Horse silk
nk
1
(14)
16/1
T: K R BurkeJ: P J McDonald
Towards rear, 14th halfway, no impression, some late headway, never a factor
13th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
(10)
39-0
100/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: N G McCullagh
Towards rear, 11th halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression, never a factor op 66/1
14th
Horse silk
nk
7
(15)
49-7
40/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue
Slowly away, raced in rear, 15th halfway, no headway, never a factor
15th
Horse silk
¾
13
(11)
50/1
T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan
Towards rear, 13th halfway, no impression, never a factor

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.20Pl:€1.30, €1.50, €2.50EX:€11.20Trifecta:€51.50SF:€8.85

Forecasts

Rain Goddess (11/4), Intimation (11/4), Making Light (9/2), Dawn Of Hope (8/1), Glamorous Approach (14/1), Beautiful Morning (16/1), Aim To Please (16/1), Key To My Heart (20/1), Aurora Butterfly (25/1), Flying Fairies (33/1), Dilmun (40/1), Signe (40/1), Pavlenko (50/1), Puppetshow (66/1), Kamili (100/1)

Verdict

An intriguing race in prospect here. Aidan O'Brien has won three of the last five and Rain Goddess boasts super credentials after twice finishing second at the top level last month. She's been to America since however and that journey is a source of worry give the proximity to this race. There is a strong British challenge with Roger Varian's Dawn Of Hope a contender and Intimation expected to go well tackling this trip for the first time for the in-form Sir Michael Stoute team but this might remain in Ireland with MAKING LIGHT. She showed up well behind Alluringly last time at Gowran, beating a few of these, and with her trainer now flying again, can collect this prize.
  1. Making Light
  2. Intimation
  3. Dawn Of Hope

Previous Winners

2016
Somehow
Weight: 9-0  |Age: 3
5/2

Prize Money

1st: €38,350.002nd: €12,351.003rd: €5,850.004th: €2,600.005th: €1,300.006th: €651.00

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