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Saturday 20 July 2024

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Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes (Group 2)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   5f  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   9 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:07  |   Winning time: 57.96s
1st
Horse silk
3
(7)
Believing
49-6
1/1f
T: G BougheyJ: R L Moore
Prominent early, soon tracked leader, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, disputed over 1f out, led inside final 200 yards, kept on well closing stages op 5/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
8
(3)
Beautiful Diamond
39-2
5/1
T: K R BurkeJ: S H James
Went left from stalls, soon settled behind leaders, closer and disputed 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, disputed over 1f out, headed inside final 200 yards, kept on same pace tchd 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
(2)
Makarova
59-6
7/2
T: E WalkerJ: H Crouch
Held up towards rear, progress 2f out, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, hampered 1f out, kept on well close home, 3rd at line tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
6
(4)
Jakajaro
39-5
33/1
T: D MarnaneJ: Luke McAteer
Squeezed up leaving stalls and towards rear, ridden 1 1/2f out, switched right and progress over 1f out, kept on into 3rd closing stages, lost 3rd at line op 28/1
5th
Horse silk
½
2
(6)
Ano Syra
59-6
22/1
T: J FeaneJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle
Disputed early, tracked leader after 1f, disputed 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, challenged briefly 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace op 20/1 tchd 18/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
9
(9)
She's Quality
39-2
7/1
T: J DavisonJ: Ronan Whelan
Tracked leaders on near side, mid-division after 2f, ridden 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 6/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ¾
5
(5)
So Majestic
49-6
100/1
T: Miss K McGivernJ: Chris Hayes
Slight bump leaving stalls, held up, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out op 80/1
8th
Horse silk
nk
1
(1)
Twilight Jet
59-9
25/1
T: M O'CallaghanJ: Colin Keane
Soon disputed on outer, led after 1f and came to centre, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra op 22/1 tchd 20/1
9th
Horse silk
11
7
(8)
Valiant Force
39-5
28/1
T: A MurrayJ: D Egan
Prominent early, soon tracked leaders, ridden halfway, no extra 2f out op 18/1
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.10, €1.60, €1.30EX:€7.00Trifecta:€18.90SF:€6.08

Forecasts

Believing (1/1), Makarova (7/2), Beautiful Diamond (5/1), She's Quality (7/1), Ano Syra (22/1), Twilight Jet (25/1), Valiant Force (28/1), Jakajaro (33/1), So Majestic (100/1)

Verdict

British-trained sprinters can come to the fore, with BELIEVING very much the one to beat if reproducing anything like the form she showed when fourth in a Group 1 over this trip at Royal Ascot last month. Makarova did it nicely at Sandown a fortnight ago and is second choice ahead of Jack Davison's thriving 3-y-o She's Quality.

  1. BELIEVING (IRE)
  2. MAKAROVA
  3. SHE'S QUALITY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Art Power
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 6
J: D Allan  |  T: T D Easterby
6/5

Prize Money

1st: €72,000.002nd: €24,000.003rd: €12,000.004th: €6,000.005th: €3,600.006th: €2,400.00

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