May 25 / 15.40 Curragh

15.40

Good

Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies)

  • Prize money: £235537.19
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 12 runners
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Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies)

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5th
4 (10)
City Of Memphis

12/1

Form: 1

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Justified a strong home reputation with an emphatic odds-on debut at Cork; that was only 19 days ago, and this is a demanding task in the circumstances; stable in flying form.
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1st

4

(5)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:20 Curragh

City Of Memphis

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Bolted up in a Cork maiden last May; thrown straight into Group 1 company in the Irish 1,000 Guineas and coped admirably, beaten 4 1/2l in fifth behind Lake Victoria, despite racing keenly; won over 7f at Gowran last month after a lengthy absence; backed that up with an emphatic Group 3 win at Leopardstown; can continue on the upgrade.

5/2

1st

5

(7)

10th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:30 Leopardstown

City Of Memphis

9st 9lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Looked an exciting prospect when bolting up in Cork maiden last May; thrown straight into Group 1 company in the Irish 1,000 Guineas and acquitted herself very well, beaten 4 1/2l into fifth behind Lake Victoria, despite racing keenly; won over this trip at Gowran after a lengthy absence, leaving an impression she can go on to better things.

7/4

1st

6

(7)

22nd Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

0m 7f 0y

18:18 Gowran Park

City Of Memphis

9st 6lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Looked an exciting prospect when bolting up in Cork maiden in May, beating Bonus Time by 2.75l in good style; thrown into Irish 1,000 Guineas after and acquitted herself very well, beaten 4.5l by Lake Victoria into fifth, despite racing keenly; off 332 days; trip will suit; very unexposed and big chance, despite a less than ideal draw.

6/4

Form: 11 CD

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to Layfayette whose Pattern wins have included two at Group 2 level at this track;; dam 1m winner; debut maiden winner from an 85-rated rival at Bellewstown early last month; took the rise in class in her stride when beating the experienced Cercene over C&D early this month.
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7

(6)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Atsila

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Didn't make her debut until April and second time out beat the subsequent Coronation Stakes winner Cercene in a Group 3; has come up short in Group 1s won by Cinderella's Dream and Fallen Angel in her last three races, though she got closer to the Burke filly at Leopardstown when emerging from well of the pace in a first-time tongue-tie; that good to yielding ground was the slowest she's faced but wouldn't be exposed just yet.

12/1

6

(11)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Atsila

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Unraced at two; beat the subsequent Coronation Stakes winner Cercene in a Group 3 at the Curragh on second start; has run in three Group 1s since then, seventh in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, sixth in the Falmouth; eighth behind Fallen Angel in the Prix Rothschild.

16/1

5

(7)

11th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Atsila

9st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Unraced at two; came up short in the Irish 1,000 Guineas most recently, losing her unbeaten record (2-2 previously) and failing to confirm Group 3 placings with Cercene who has admittedly franked the form by landing the Coronation Stakes since; bottom on ratings in this field.

25/1

OUR TIP

Form: 47-104 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Placed in three Pattern races at two, best effort when second over 6f on good ground at this venue; took advantage of a good opportunity in 1m AW maiden at Dundalk in February; dropped away in the final furlong in the 7f Fred Darling; better over 1m here last time, but held by Atsila on that running.
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8th

1

(6)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:20 Curragh

California Dreamer

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Robson De Aguiar

Dual AW winner; stand-out turf display was her second to Lake Victoria in Irish 1,000 Guineas (City Of Memphis fifth); failed to go on from that run last season, and now 0-15 on turf; struggled in race won by Celestial Orbit here early last month; better effort before fading into fourth behind City Of Memphis on latest.

14/1

4th

3

(4)

10th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

14:30 Leopardstown

California Dreamer

9st 9lb

J: David Egan

T: Robson De Aguiar

Dual AW winner; stand-out turf display was her second to Lake Victoria in Irish 1,000 Guineas (City Of Memphis fifth); failed to go on from that run last season, and now 0-14 on turf; pleasing return to action when landing 1m conditions race at Dundalk; held by Princess Child on last month's Curragh running.

12/1

9th

4

(7)

3rd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 0f 0y

15:07 Curragh

California Dreamer

9st 11lb

J: David Egan

T: Robson De Aguiar

Dual winner on the AW who has ran some cracking races in defeat; standout effort when 2.25l second to Lake Victoria in Irish 1,000 Guineas over C&D in May; didn't go on from that run last season but made a smooth return to action when landing 1m conditions race at Dundalk easily 28 days ago; first-time visor applied; soft ground a worry.

8/1

Form: 317-32

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
Made a promising debut at Gowran last July; Naas maiden winner on second outing; failed to cope with soft ground in a C&D Group 3 on final juvenile start; two solid runs in defeat, third behind Swelter at Leopardstown, and second to Atsila; no strong reason why she should reverse form with any of those three.
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9

(4)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Cercene

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Third in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, 1 3/4l off runner-up California Dreamer; sprang 33-1 success surprise in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot; no match for the front-running Whirl when stepped up 1m2f in the Nassau; coped well considering she was the outsider of five and running on ground that contrasted sharply with the quick surface she enjoyed at Royal Ascot.

9/2

Form: 123-19

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Winner and Group-placed at two; belied her 33-1 odds with a clear-cut success in the 7f Fred Darling at Newbury on seasonal debut; fading when stumbling over a furlong down in the 1,000 Guineas; still has to prove she stays this far.
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10th

10

(1)

16th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newbury

Duty First

9st 0lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Impressive in the Group 3 Fred Darling over C&D (good) in April on reappearance; she's not seen her race out since in the 1,000 Guineas, Irish Guineas or Coronation Stakes, all admittedly top races over 1m but she tailed off in first-time cheekpieces in the last named, which prompts concern today even though she's back at 7f.

25/1

11th

4

(8)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Duty First

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Impressive in the Fred Darling but her subsequent efforts, upped to 1m, in the 1,000 Guineas (comfortably held) and Irish equivalent (finished fourth) suggest she ideally needs a return to 7f; now goes in cheekpieces; not certain to get home.

50/1

5

(7)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Duty First

9st 2lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Winner and Group-placed at two; belied her 33-1 odds with a clear-cut success in the 7f Fred Darling at Newbury on seasonal debut; fading when stumbling over a furlong down in the 1,000 Guineas; still has to prove she stays this far.

22/1

Form: 2133-2

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Very consistent (22133) last season; Sandown maiden win was flanked by good efforts in races won by Desert Flower, including the May Hill; got closer than previously to the Godolphin's unbeaten star when beaten one length in the 1,000 Guineas, the same margin in front of stablemate Simmering who raced in the larger group on the far side.
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6th

13

(11)

4th Oct 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

13:15 Ascot

Flight

9st 0lb

J: Jamie Spencer

T: Ollie Sangster

Excellent second in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm; acts on good to soft) on seasonal return; the one to beat on that form but she's regressed in three outings since, including when well behind some of these at Sandown (1m, soft) five weeks ago.

5/1

13

(13)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Flight

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ollie Sangster

Maiden winner here last year who was an excellent second in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm; acts on good to soft) on seasonal return; failed to back up that effort in the Irish equivalent or the Coronation Stakes but this drop in class could prove liberating back from ten weeks off.

13/2

8th

7

(11)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Flight

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Ollie Sangster

Good second in the 1,000 Guineas (good to firm) on seasonal debut, despite racing in the smaller group away from the main action for most of the way; failed to back up that effort in the Irish equivalent (finished sixth) but may rebound, having been very consistent (221332) otherwise.

16/1

Form: 18-212 D

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won Cork maiden over this trip on good-to-firm last autumn; had notched a win and two seconds from three runs this year but over longer trips and at a level a long way removed from Classic standard.
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7

(4)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Jaliyah

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Adrian Murray

Won Cork maiden over this trip on good-to-firm last autumn; had notched a win and two seconds from three runs this year but over longer trips and at a level a long way removed from Classic standard.

66/1

7

(4)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Jaliyah

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Adrian Murray

Won Cork maiden over this trip on good-to-firm last autumn; had notched a win and two seconds from three runs this year but over longer trips and at a level a long way removed from Classic standard.

66/1

2nd

5

(5)

10th May 2025

Good

1m 2f 84y

16:20 Naas

Jaliyah

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Adrian Murray

midfield

5/1

Form: 13122-

Last run: 226 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Two wins from four Irish starts last season, notably a comfortable success over an extended 7f in a Listed race at Tipperary; stronger form in defeat in two trips to Britain; got within 1 1/2l of Desert Flower when overtaking Flight half a furlong out in the May Hill; thoroughly outpointed by the Godolphin star in the Fillies' Mile.
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16

(4)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Ascot

January

9st 0lb

J: W J Lee

T: A P O’Brien

Close second against her own sex in two 1m Group 1s this summer, beaten a head by Fallen Angel on the second occasion; there have been possible excuses on her last two starts, namely cheekpieces then very soft ground, but she's still hard to fancy after those below-par runs; a tongue-tie goes on.

50/1

11

(7)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

January

9st 2lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Ended last season with second to Desert Flower in the Fillies' Mile; well beaten in the Irish 1,000 Guineas on reappearance; showed that to be all wrong when third to Cercene in the Coronation and runner-up in the Falmouth; best effort yet when making Fallen Angel pull out all the stops in the Prix Rothschild.

15/8

7

(1)

11th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

January

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Ballydoyle filly who needed her reappearance run in the Irish 1,000 Guineas; very consistent otherwise and duly bounced back with a good third in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (good to firm); the pick of the 3yos on ratings and another step forward is possible; solid.

15/8

Form: 1111-6 C

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 118

Form & Verdict
Star juvenile, 5-5 including Group/Grade 1 races at three different trips, namely the 7f Moyglare at this venue (good), the 6f Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (soft) and 1m Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar (firm); ran as if she needed it when sixth in the 1,000 Guineas; preparation was not ideal; likely to be much closer to peak form now.
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9

(3)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Lake Victoria

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Star juvenile, 5-5 including Group/Grade 1 races at three different trips, namely the 7f Moyglare at this venue (good), the 6f Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (soft) and 1m Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar (firm); ran as if she needed it when sixth in the 1,000 Guineas; preparation was not ideal; likely to be much closer to peak form now.

11/10

9

(3)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Lake Victoria

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Star juvenile, 5-5 including Group/Grade 1 races at three different trips, namely the 7f Moyglare at this venue (good), the 6f Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (soft) and 1m Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar (firm); ran as if she needed it when sixth in the 1,000 Guineas; preparation was not ideal; likely to be much closer to peak form now.

11/10

6th

7

(7)

4th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket

Lake Victoria

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

The top European-trained 2yo filly of 2024 having won Group/Grade 1 races at 6f-1m, namely the Moyglare at the Curragh (good), Cheveley Park Stakes at this track (soft) and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar (firm); still unbeaten (5-5) and holds leading claims.

9/4

Form: 124-73

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Solid juvenile campaign featured Group wins over 6f/7f in Britain/France and a good second to Lake Victoria over 7f at this track in the Moyglare; fourth in the Prix Marcel Boussac; doubts raised by a tame run in the Fred Darling on reappearance; left that form behind when third in the 1,000 Guineas, one length behind stablemate Flight.
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10th

10

(7)

20th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Simmering

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Ollie Sangster

Good second in the Albany on this card last year, then landed two Group prizes; creditable third, one place behind stablemate Flight, in the 1,000 Guineas but was soundly beaten in the Irish version; chance partly depends on how well she responds to first-time headgear.

33/1

10

(11)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Simmering

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Ollie Sangster

Solid juvenile campaign featured Group wins over 6f/7f in Britain/France and a good second to Lake Victoria over 7f at this track in the Moyglare; fourth in the Prix Marcel Boussac; doubts raised by a tame run in the Fred Darling on reappearance; left that form behind when third in the 1,000 Guineas, one length behind stablemate Flight.

13/2

10

(11)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Simmering

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Ollie Sangster

Solid juvenile campaign featured Group wins over 6f/7f in Britain/France and a good second to Lake Victoria over 7f at this track in the Moyglare; fourth in the Prix Marcel Boussac; doubts raised by a tame run in the Fred Darling on reappearance; left that form behind when third in the 1,000 Guineas, one length behind stablemate Flight.

13/2

9/2

Form: 1-1 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Made a winning introduction over this trip at Leopardstown last July; did not appear again at two; had no trouble coping with the shorter trip when beating the experienced Exactly in a 7f Group 3 contest at Leopardstown eight weeks ago; leading chance for trainer who won this in 2022 and 2023.
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8th

1

(17)

12th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

15:10 Naas

Swelter

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: D K Weld

Lightly raced 3yo won Leopardstown maiden on debut last summer and reappeared at same venue to land Group 3 Priory Belle Stakes in March (form working out well); nowhere near that level in Irish 1,000 Guineas however, worked up beforehand and too keen; back from near five months' break (runs well fresh) and the one to beat.

13/8

11

(9)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Swelter

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Made a winning introduction over this trip at Leopardstown last July; did not appear again at two; had no trouble coping with the shorter trip when beating the experienced Exactly in a 7f Group 3 contest at Leopardstown eight weeks ago; leading chance for trainer who won this in 2022 and 2023.

9/2

11

(9)

25th May 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Swelter

9st 2lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Made a winning introduction over this trip at Leopardstown last July; did not appear again at two; had no trouble coping with the shorter trip when beating the experienced Exactly in a 7f Group 3 contest at Leopardstown eight weeks ago; leading chance for trainer who won this in 2022 and 2023.

9/2

Form: 01-5

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Won a Galway maiden over 7f last September on second start; 33-1 when fifth of eight in a middle-distance Group 3 race at Naas on reappearance; out of her depth.
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7th

7

(4)

23rd May 2026

Good

1m 5f 188y

Class 1

15:15 York

Tamam Desert

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: M D O’Callaghan

Often highly tried and unplaced all seven starts since winning a Galway maiden in September 2024; seemed to stay 1m6f in Gowran Listed race last time but still finished only seventh; flying even higher today.

33/1

7th

10

(10)

5th May 2026

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

18:07 Gowran Park

Tamam Desert

9st 2lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

No win since landing a Galway maiden in 2024; well beaten on first two starts for this yard in Curragh handicaps at 1m and 1m2f on testing ground; hood worn for those runs discarded and upped in trip; hard to fancy.

40/1

11th

12

(3)

3rd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 2f 0y

16:17 Curragh

Tamam Desert

9st 0lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: M D O’Callaghan

Galway maiden winner over 7f at two; highly tried last season, notably in the 1,000 Guineas; kept on well in closing stages when tenth of 25 in Irish Lincoln on handicap bow last month but others preferred.

33/1

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Payout
Exacta €29.80
Straight Forecast €86.41
Tricast €650.06
Trifecta €199.70

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Lake Victoria

The Irish Sun:

Swelter

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Lake Victoria

TOPSPEED:

Lake Victoria

POSTDATA:

Lake Victoria