April 04 / 17.12 Cork

17.12

Soft

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)

  • Prize money: £25608.7
  • 1m 4f 25y
  • 8 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares)

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

8/1

  • Place: £1.90

Form: 23113- D

Last run: 153 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Won a 1m1f Punchestown maiden and a 1m4f Bellewstown conditions race last year; a creditable effort when third in a heavy-ground Curragh Listed race (also 1m4f) final start; has a bit to find with some of these rivals on return but could run well.
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6th

10

(8)

23rd May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

13:55 Curragh

Snapretend

9st 2lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Very useful filly has returned this term with 0.5l defeats by Moody at Listed level at both Cork (1m4f) and Gowran (1m6f), each time forcing it; this a much deeper race than those however so will do well to sneak a place.

10/1

2nd

9

(5)

5th May 2026

Yielding

1m 6f 0y

18:07 Gowran Park

Snapretend

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won twice last season, a Punchestown maiden (9.5f, gd-yld) and a conditions race at Bellewstown (12.5f, soft); reeled in late on by Moody in Cork Listed race on return (1m4f, sft-hvy); 3lb better off for that 0.5l defeat so could turn that form around but not guaranteed to stay 1m6f on breeding; the choice of McMonagle.

5/2

2nd

6

(6)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Snapretend

9st 2lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won a 1m1f Punchestown maiden and a 1m4f Bellewstown conditions race last year; a creditable effort when third in a heavy-ground Curragh Listed race (also 1m4f) final start; has a bit to find with some of these rivals on return but could run well.

8/1

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3rd
1 (4)
Elana Osario

100/30

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 12118- CD

Last run: 205 days

W: 9st 7lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Tremendously progressive last year when her three wins included the Group 3 Give Thanks Stakes over C&D last August; raced keenly when not at her best over 1m6f next time; should be a big player on seasonal debut despite carrying a 5lb penalty.
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3rd

1

(4)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Elana Osario

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Tremendously progressive last year when her three wins included the Group 3 Give Thanks Stakes over C&D last August; raced keenly when not at her best over 1m6f next time; should be a big player on seasonal debut despite carrying a 5lb penalty.

100/30

8th

3

(1)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 1

15:00 Doncaster

Elana Osario

9st 7lb

J: W J Lee

T: P Twomey

Won a 9.6f maiden at Ballinrobe, 11.4f handicap at Killarney (yielding to soft) and 1m4f Group 3 at Cork on three of her last four outings; tongue tied for last two, when battling her way to the front late on and that looks encouraging for this longer trip, as did her close, running-on second in a 1m5f handicap; needs further improvement but it may be possible.

6/1

1st

3

(1)

14th Aug 2025

Good

1m 4f 0y

19:22 Cork

Elana Osario

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: P Twomey

Juvenile promise and steadily getting her act together this season, winning Ballinrobe maiden and got the better of a three-way photo on latest under top-weight in 1m4f Killarney fillies' handicap last month in a first-time tongue-tie, finding plenty for pressure; needs to step up a fair bit on that form to play a major role here.

10/1

Form: 4110- D BF

Last run: 174 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 100

Form & Verdict
Won a maiden and handicap at the Curragh over this trip last year; started favourite but finished lame when poor in a Naas Listed contest final start; however, can be a player on return if resuming her progression.
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2nd

2

(2)

26th Apr 2026

Good

1m 2f 50y

Class 1

16:55 Nottingham

Its A Heartbeat

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

Irish filly who has very low mileage; completed a Curragh double (maiden/handicap) last summer; reappearance effort in Cork Listed event (kept to 1m4f) suggests this drop back in trip is worth exploring; may rate higher still; interesting.

8/1

4th

3

(5)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Its A Heartbeat

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: John S O’Donoghue

Won a maiden and handicap at the Curragh over this trip last year; started favourite but finished lame when poor in a Naas Listed contest final start; however, can be a player on return if resuming her progression.

5/1

14th

14

(1)

12th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

15:45 Naas

Its A Heartbeat

9st 1lb

J: Andrew Slattery

T: John S O’Donoghue

Unexposed filly having only her fourth start, having won her last two over this trip at the Curragh, winning fillies handicap (second subsequently won a premier handicap) with plenty to spare in August on good when last seen; reportedly will appreciate softer ground and likely leading contender.

7/2

Form: 42-

Last run: 221 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
The best of two maiden runs last year when beaten 1.75l at Bellewstown over this trip; however, this looks an ambitious starting point for this term.
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1st

1

(4)

19th May 2026

Good

1m 4f 30y

19:42 Cork

Carmels Phoenix

10st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

Two promising efforts last year in maidens at the Curragh and Bellewstown and posted a much higher RPR on seasonal return when under 9l off winner in Listed Noblesse Stakes over C&D last month (soft-to-heavy); interesting to see if she can run to her 86 rating here back in maiden company.

13/2

5th

2

(8)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Carmels Phoenix

9st 2lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Mark Fahey

The best of two maiden runs last year when beaten 1.75l at Bellewstown over this trip; however, this looks an ambitious starting point for this term.

33/1

Form: 5131/

Last run: 588 days

W: 9st 2lb

8 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Grade 3-winning hurdler turned into a useful Flat performer in 2024; finished third in a Fairyhouse Grade 3 over 1m6f before winning the Ebor over the same trip; however, hasn't been seen since and difficult to get behind her after a long absence; the market might reveal her readiness.
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6th

4

(1)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Magical Zoe

9st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Henry De Bromhead

Grade 3-winning hurdler turned into a useful Flat performer in 2024; finished third in a Fairyhouse Grade 3 over 1m6f before winning the Ebor over the same trip; however, hasn't been seen since and difficult to get behind her after a long absence; the market might reveal her readiness.

5/1

1st

8

(1)

24th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 5f 188y

Class 2

15:35 York

Magical Zoe

9st 6lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Useful hurdler, placed at the last two Cheltenham Festivals; similar standard straightaway switched to racing under Flat rules on last three outings, 1-4 for her easy 1m5f maiden win before she ran on nicely to be a close third in Group 3 at Fairyhouse (1m6f, good; unraced on firmer); this mark demands more but she did shape last time as if capable of better.

9/1

3rd

4

(4)

10th Jul 2024

Good To Firm

1m 6f 0y

18:30 Fairyhouse

Magical Zoe

9st 9lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Henry De Bromhead

Bumper winner; talented mare over hurdles, has run well at two Cheltenham festivals, second in last year's Grade 2 mares' novice, fourth in the County Hurdle last season; made a bright start on Flat when fifth to Thunder Roll in a 1m4f Listed race at Cork in April; readily landed the odds in a 1m5f maiden at Down Royal.

8/1

Form: 44246- C

Last run: 168 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won a Navan 1m2f Listed race on soft last year; loads of good runs in defeat after in Group 1s up to 1m4f including in Oaks/Irish Oaks and a French Group 1; is ground-versatile and rated 110 so is the one to beat if ready enough on return.
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3rd

9

(7)

23rd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 100y

Class 1

13:45 Haydock

Wemightakedlongway

9st 2lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Last season's best performances came in Group 1s when runner-up in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh (1m4f, good) and very close fourth in the Prix de l'Opera at Longchamp (1m2f, very soft); flopped on last month's reappearance at Cork, which is disconcerting, but she's a leading player if leaving that performance behind in first-time cheekpieces.

7/2

7th

8

(2)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Wemightakedlongway

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Won a Navan 1m2f Listed race on soft last year; loads of good runs in defeat after in Group 1s up to 1m4f including in Oaks/Irish Oaks and a French Group 1; is ground-versatile and rated 110 so is the one to beat if ready enough on return.

6/4

100/1

Form: 63140-

Last run: 153 days

W: 9st 2lb

9 yo Mare

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Four handicap wins up to 1m2.5f but seems to stay this trip too; however, is rated only 74 so has a mountain to climb.
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6th

13

(11)

17th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:26 Naas

Speckled Meadow

8st 9lb

J: Julian Pietropaolo

T: Don Browne

Added her fourth handicap win over 10.5f here in October off 63 (yielding); decent fourth in a higher grade next time at Leopardstown (1m4f, heavy) but disappointed at the Curragh on her final start of 2025; out of her depth on return at Cork; this more realistic but others preferred.

20/1

8th

7

(3)

4th Apr 2026

Soft

1m 4f 25y

17:12 Cork

Speckled Meadow

9st 2lb

J: Adam Caffrey

T: Don Browne

Four handicap wins up to 1m2.5f but seems to stay this trip too; however, is rated only 74 so has a mountain to climb.

100/1

23th

19

(2)

2nd Nov 2025

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

15:05 Curragh

Speckled Meadow

8st 7lb

J: Keithen Kennedy

T: Don Browne

Got back on the scoresheet stepped up to 1m2f at Naas and ran creditably in a 1m4f handicap at Leopardstown last time; looks vulnerable back to 1m off this mark.

20/1

10/1

Form: 21-

Last run: 267 days

W: 9st 2lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 93

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Payout
Exacta €49.70
Straight Forecast €45.73
Trifecta €287.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Wemightakedlongway

The Irish Sun:

Magical Zoe

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Wemightakedlongway

TOPSPEED:

Wemightakedlongway

POSTDATA:

Wemightakedlongway