13:57 Leopardstown

Saturday 17 October 2026

All13:5714:3215:0715:4016:1516:5017:20

Irish EBF Fillies Maiden (Smullen Series)

Off time: 14:03 | Winning time: 1m 49.50s

1^st

(5)

Speckles

29-2

8/15f

T: A P O'BrienJ: Wayne Lordan

Tracked leader, on terms after 3f, led narrowly 2 1/2f out, headed under 2f out, soon under pressure, kept on final furlong, strongly challenged leader closing stages, kept on best to lead close home op 4/7 tchd 1/2 and 8/13

2^nd

(1)

Duchessofaquitaine

29-2

9/2

T: P TwomeyJ: Billy Lee

Broke well to lead narrowly, joined after 3f, headed 2 1/2f out, led under 2f out, kept on final furlong, strongly pressed closing stages, headed close home op 4/1 tchd 5/1

3^rd

1 ¾

(2)

Hamara

29-2

6/1

T: D K WeldJ: Chris Hayes

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, effort on inner under 2f out, 5th 1f out, stayed on in 3rd closing stages, never nearer op 5/1

4^th

(7)

State Of Clarity

29-2

16/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley

Prominent, 3rd halfway, 4th entering straight, under pressure 1 1/2f out, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages op 20/1 and 22/1

5^th

(3)

Hanawa

29-2

12/1

T: J P MurtaghJ: Ben Coen

In touch, 4th halfway, improved to 3rd entering straight, no impression on leaders inside final furlong, dropped to 5th closing stages, soon one paced op 11/1

6^th

(9)

Viola Young

29-2

22/1

T: G P CromwellJ: Robert Whearty

Towards rear, 8th halfway, effort 1 1/2f out, headway 1f out, kept on without threatening closing stages op 33/1 tchd 20/1

7^th

(4)

Captivating

29-2

20/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J Cleary (5)

In rear, 9th halfway, progress on inner over 1f out, kept on without threatening closing stages op 18/1 tchd 16/1

8^th

3 ¼

(10)

Unreal Friend

29-2

40/1

T: J G MurphyJ: Seamie Heffernan

Mid-division, 5th halfway, under pressure 1 1/2f out, lost place final furlong, no extra, weakened closing stages op 50/1 tchd 66/1

9^th

(8)

Angel Invincible

29-2

250/1

T: Daniel McLoughlinJ: Nathan Crosse

Mid-division, 6th halfway, under pressure 2f out, lost place and weakened over 1f out op 150/1 tchd 300/1

10^th

(6)

Bridal Queen

29-2

125/1

T: J J MurphyJ: Reese Holohan (5)

Rear, 10th halfway, under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out, never a factor op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(13)

Zenith Blaze⁴⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: J M Sheridan

(11)

Emtee

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: N Lupini J: Donagh O'Connor

(12)

Gods Love

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: G M Lyons J: James Ryan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.54Pl:€1.10, €1.50, €2.10EX:€4.20Trifecta:€17.80SF:€3.49

Forecasts

Speckles (8/15), Duchessofaquitaine (9/2), Gods Love (11/2), Hamara (6/1), Zenith Blaze (8/1), Hanawa (12/1), State Of Clarity (16/1), Captivating (20/1), Viola Young (22/1), Unreal Friend (40/1), Emtee (66/1), Bridal Queen (125/1), Angel Invincible (250/1)

The return to left-handed Leopardstown may help ZENITH BLAZE who is selected to improve past the more established Speckles. Duchessofaquitaine and Captivating are just 2 of a few interesting newcomers.

ZENITH BLAZE
SPECKLES (IRE)
DUCHESSOFAQUITAINE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Amelia Earhart

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 2

J: J Cleary | T: A P O'Brien

4/6

Prize Money

1st: €15,000.002nd: €5,000.003rd: €2,500.004th: €1,250.005th: €750.006th: €500.00