August 23 / 16.02 Curragh

16.02

Good

Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)

  • Prize money: £58512.4
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 6 runners
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Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Evs (Won)

  • Win: £1.80
  • Place: £1.10

Form: 511 CD

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Only fifth to Balantina on debut but typically for a Ballydoyle 2yo she's soon left that form behind and it was all very straightforward from the front in a Group 3 at Leopardstown a month ago (7.5f, good to yielding); hard to knock with surely more to come.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

4

(9)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Composing

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: A P O’Brien

Dual Pattern winner in busy 2025 campaign; has raced six times to much less effect since her 7f Group 2 success here last August; sole runner for Ballydoyle in the Ribblesdale, hampered and hung right; not a bad effort, but well held by Earth Shot and Johanna Walsh.

25/1

5th

2

(8)

18th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Composing

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Won Group 3 (7.2f, good to yielding) and Group 2 (7f, good) races in Ireland last summer; she's raced five times subsequently and hasn't kicked on but she's the sole representative of Aidan O'Brien, who has won the last three runnings, and perhaps first-time blinkers will trigger a revival.

8/1

5th

1

(13)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 42y

16:25 Leopardstown

Composing

9st 5lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Summer hat-trick culminated in Group 2 win at the Curragh, beating Suzie Songs (7f, good); beaten favourite in the Moyglare and Goffs Million at the same venue; unplaced in the Fillies' Mile on final start; officially rated 10lb below stablemate True Love.

13/2

5/2

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 11 C

Last run: 56 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
The filly she beat on Cork debut now looks smart (Skydance well held in third) and this filly followed up when narrowly flooring the long odds-on colt Flushing Meadows in the Group 3 Anglesey here; already shown smart form and stepping up to 7f can only benefit when the dam won over 1m4f.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

1

(6)

4th Jul 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

17:30 Naas

Suzie Songs

9st 12lb

J: James Ryan

T: G M Lyons

Looked potentially very smart last year, beating Havana Anna in a Cork maiden before landing a Group 3 at the Curragh and finishing runner-up to Composing in the Debutante; ran too freely when last in Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and similar tale when she finished 12th of 13 on her return at Leopardstown; bit to prove now in first-time tongue-tie but has plenty of ability.

3/1

12th

14

(4)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

0m 7f 42y

16:25 Leopardstown

Suzie Songs

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: G M Lyons

Caused a surprise when getting the better of hot favourite Flushing Meadows in the Anglesey Stakes; raced a bit too keenly and failed to cope with Composing in Debutante Stakes and didn't show her true form when last of seven in the Group 1 Moyglare; hooded now and not without a chance

10/1

6

(3)

14th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:40 Curragh

Suzie Songs

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Beat the useful Havana Anna on debut at Cork and caused a surprise when getting the better of hot favourite Flushing Meadows in the Anglesey Stakes; raced a bit too keenly and failed to cope with Composing when trying this trip for the first time in Debutante Stakes; hooded now.

10/1

20/1

Form: 41

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has achieved the least of these but she cost 600,000euros as a yearling and probably accounted for a good filly when the pair were clear at Newmarket (1m, good to firm); has the Moyglare entry (as do the remainder) and she's not to be underestimated.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

4

(4)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Evolutionist

9st 0lb

J: Shane Foley

T: K R Burke

C&D maiden winner last August who was third to Precise in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile in October; returned with Group 3 win at Longchamp (1m, good) in April and runner-up in the 1,000 Guineas (1m, good to firm) next time, faring best of those who raced on the far side (led that group); failed to settle and weakened when soundly beaten in the Prix de Diane (10.5f, good to firm) last time; drops back in trip but improvement is needed to win this.

16/1

2nd

5

(5)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket

Evolutionist

9st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: K R Burke

Newmarket form comprises a maiden win on the July course and third-place finish, just over 4l behind Precise, in the Group 1 Fillies' Mile; bagged Group 3 honours at Longchamp (1m, good) on reappearance, collaring a sitting duck (clear leader who tired) and strong at the finish; has evidently trained on well and her RPRs continue on an upward trajectory.

14/1

4

(7)

10th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:57 Newmarket

Evolutionist

9st 2lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Ran well in Curragh Group 2 most recently but was just over 4l behind Composing, who has let down the form since; in front of Legacy Link when winning on the July course (1m) but that rival lacked experience.

25/1

25/1

Form: 14 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Won a barrier trial and followed up on rules debut over 7f at Leopardstown (soft); finished 4l behind Composing in a Group 3 at Leopardstown but racing keenly didn't help matters and she remains of interest.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

6

(16)

28th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

17:15 Curragh

Brownstown

9st 5lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Kept good company last season; ran in two Pattern races, also contested a strong Listed race and the Goffs Million; ran in a valuable conditions race at Gowran on second outing this term; initially rated 9lb higher than this last year; could be well treated for handicap debut; tongue-tie fitted.

10/1

9th

11

(17)

1st Jun 2026

Good

1m 1f 120y

16:19 Gowran Park

Brownstown

8st 11lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Kept good company last season; ran twice in Pattern races, also contested a strong Listed race and the Goffs Million; 90-rated filly has a place chance if she can improve a little from her reappearance in a conditions race at Cork.

10/1

3rd

3

(5)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:40 Cork

Brownstown

9st 5lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Gavin Cromwell

Won Naas barrier trial last May; successful track debut at Leopardstown (7f, soft) in June; failed to make a major impact in good-class contests thereafter, on latest when midfield in the Goffs Million; entitled to go well at this level and fresh may be the time to catch her.

7/1

OUR TIP

Form: 4132 C

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 98

Form & Verdict
Won her maiden here over 6f and has since held her own in Group 3s, finishing third in the Albany at Royal Ascot and then short-headed by an unbeaten French filly in a 7f Group 3 at Deauville (good); brings solid form credentials and still improving by the looks.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

3

(6)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Balantina

9st 0lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

2yo campaign concluded with a win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (1m, firm); reappeared with respectable fifth to Precise in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm) last month, when she got warm beforehand and weakened late on; could show the benefit of that outing and pose a bigger threat today; trainer won this in 2024 with Porta Fortuna.

10/1

5th

1

(2)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Balantina

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

This is her first run of the year but she won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar (1m, firm) last October when last seen; ran well in third in the Albany here 12 months ago; can give a good account if fully tuned up.

12/1

5th

1

(5)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:02 Curragh

Balantina

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Won her maiden here over 6f and has since held her own in Group 3s, finishing third in the Albany at Royal Ascot and then short-headed by an unbeaten French filly in a 7f Group 3 at Deauville (good); brings solid form credentials and still improving by the looks.

9/2

Form: 332

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Ran well in a 6f Group 2 here when just behind the smart Lady Iman but comfortably beaten by both Suzie Songs and Composing either side of that; some imagination is required to envisage her reversing placings with both those fillies.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

15

(9)

12th Apr 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

14:10 Leopardstown

Skydance

9st 3lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Maiden tried at Group level on final four starts last season, showing smart level of form when second in Silver Flash Stakes here and final start when beaten under 4l in Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh; Irish 1,000 Guineas entry could well stay beyond 1m; big player.

5/2

5

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Yielding

0m 7f 0y

14:40 Curragh

Skydance

9st 2lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Ran well when third to Beautify in a 6f Group 2 here in June; comfortably beaten by both Suzie Songs and Composing either side of that; a struggling last of six when Composing dominated Suzie Songs in a Group 2 over C&D last month.

33/1

6th

5

(3)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:02 Curragh

Skydance

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: W McCreery

Ran well in a 6f Group 2 here when just behind the smart Lady Iman but comfortably beaten by both Suzie Songs and Composing either side of that; some imagination is required to envisage her reversing placings with both those fillies.

10/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €4.30
Straight Forecast €4.21
Trifecta €18.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Suzie Songs

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Composing

TOPSPEED:

Skydance

The Irish Sun:

Suzie Songs

POSTDATA:

Composing