October 21 / 16.11 Leopardstown

16.11

Soft To Heavy

Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

  • Prize money: £8353.98
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • 12 runners
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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden

Runners: 12 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Rain

16/1 (Won)

  • Win: £23.60
  • Place: £5.00

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to three winners for Dermot Weld, Federica Sophia, Kiss For A Jewel, and Jewel Maker (also a multiple winner for Tim Easterby); top-class Moyglare family; dam 1m4f Group 2 winner, half-sister to Group 1 winners Free Eagle, Kyprios and Search For A Song.
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4

(2)

28th Jun 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:55 Curragh

Elizabeth Jane

9st 6lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Fourth in last year's Irish Oaks and bounced back from a lesser run when getting the better of Layfayette in a Listed race at Leopardstown in October; lightly-raced 4yo who we may not have seen the best of yet but others preferred with race fitness on side.

3/1

OUR TIP

5/4

  • Place: £1.10

Form: 22 BF

Last run: 71 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Sister to Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Peaceful; shaped well when second to stablemate and subsequent Prix Marcel Boussac winner Opera Singer over C&D in July; a shade disappointing when beaten by a newcomer at Tipperary in August, but remains a smart prospect; will be hard to beat if getting through the ground.
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4th

5

(2)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Andromeda

9st 2lb

J: Mark Crehan

T: A P O’Brien

prominent throughout, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 110yds

16/1

4th

5

(2)

8th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

18:30 Dundalk (AW)

Andromeda

9st 2lb

J: Mark Crehan

T: A P O’Brien

prominent throughout, outpaced over 1f out, kept on final 110yds

16/1

11th

12

(9)

3rd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 4f 0y

15:35 Curragh

Andromeda

8st 11lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: A P O’Brien

raced in second, lost second under 4f out, weakened 2f out

14/1

13/2

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 4

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Closely matched with Whisper A Prayer on Cork running; should improve, possibly to a greater extent than Whisper A Prayer; place possibility.
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2nd

2

(14)

20th Sep 2025

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

14:52 Gowran Park

Higher Leaves

9st 7lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Henry De Bromhead

One of three runners for yard; won three races last year including a Listed and Group 3 in France over a furlong further than this; has faced some stiff tasks this year but run creditably at times; unseated early at the Curragh last week; handles testing ground; considered.

6/1

2

(4)

14th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

17:00 Curragh

Higher Leaves

9st 8lb

J: W J Lee

T: Henry De Bromhead

Progressive at the backend of last season with Listed and Group 3 wins in France; first two runs this year were highly ambitious; held by One Look on C&D running in July; hooded now.

16/1

1

(2)

20th Jul 2025

Good

1m 2f 0y

14:30 Curragh

Higher Leaves

9st 8lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Henry De Bromhead

Progressive at the backend of last season with Listed and Group 3 wins in France; overfaced when set a tough task in the Group 1 Prix Ganay on seasonal return and similar story on latest in the Pretty Polly over C&D; drop in class a plus but softer ground would be preferable.

7/2

14/1

Form: 6

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran very green on debut at Cork last month and is likely to need more experience; stablemate of Andromeda.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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4th

4

(1)

3rd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 71y

15:00 Curragh

Get

8st 13lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: A P O’Brien

raced in third

10/1

4th

4

(1)

3rd Nov 2024

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 71y

15:00 Curragh

Get

8st 13lb

J: Declan McDonogh

T: A P O’Brien

raced in third

10/1

12th

10

(18)

13th Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 3f 214y

15:25 Naas

Get

9st 2lb

J: Mikey Sheehy

T: A P O’Brien

Second runner for powerful yard; off the mark at the sixth attempt in a heavy ground maiden at Killarney (1m3f) earlier this month; goes back up in trip and steps up in class now and has a wide draw; stable probably has a better chance with Andromeda and she is preferred by Wayne Lordan.

17/2

12/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; half-sister to a winner in Spain; dam a 1m Grade 2 winner in South Africa; solid South African pedigree.
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7th

2

(8)

12th Oct 2025

Yielding

1m 4f 0y

15:45 Naas

Cheeky Wink

9st 7lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Progressive handicapper at this trip, winning at Tipperary and just denied at Galway; had earlier run well in Roscommon Listed but below best on soft at Galway latest; return to better ground to suit and one to consider.

8/1

6th

2

(6)

9th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

18:35 Galway

Cheeky Wink

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

Progressive type at this trip, winning Tipperary handicap in April, good second in Roscommon Listed and just denied in premier handicap over C&D early last month, coming home strongly on yielding; should hold her own back in Listed class with ground okay.

13/2

4

(2)

1st Aug 2025

Soft

1m 4f 0y

18:35 Galway

Cheeky Wink

9st 9lb

J: Ben Coen

T: J P Murtagh

11lb higher than for her handicap win at Tipperary in April (1m4f, yielding) but nearly won a Listed race last time at Roscommon (1m4f); did get floored by the 125-1 outsider but it was still a notable effort; in the mix.

8/1

Form: 44

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Finished 5 1/2l behind Andromeda first time out at Tipperary; failed to improve at Punchestown; hooded now, and the stable is in excellent form.
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9th

5

(8)

14th Oct 2024

Soft

1m 4f 46y

16:45 Roscommon

Camelot Alexander

9st 9lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

dwelt start, soon in touch with leaders

14/1

7th

8

(3)

6th Oct 2024

Yielding

1m 1f 0y

13:55 Tipperary

Camelot Alexander

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Mrs John Harrington

never better than midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 2f out, some headway inside final furlong, never dangerous

5/1

5th

8

(8)

3rd Jun 2024

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

15:05 Gowran Park

Camelot Alexander

8st 7lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Not progressive in three starts at two but made a winning handicap debut over C&D, still green but ultimately winning with some authority; out of the money when favourite for Sligo event in which Nostringsattached was third.

8/1

20/1

Form: 90

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Got upset in stalls when aimed high in a Listed race on debut; clipped heels in the early stages at Dundalk and almost lost her footing, so should not be judged too harshly; however, hard to make a case for her.
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8th

14

(11)

22nd Oct 2024

Soft

1m 2f 0y

15:45 Curragh

Question Of Class

9st 6lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

Maiden has run well several times in defeat this year but has been below form the last twice; unproven on this sort of ground but a chance if handling it.

12/1

5th

5

(9)

9th Oct 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

17:27 Navan

Question Of Class

9st 12lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

started quickly, led

14/1

7th

2

(9)

23rd Sep 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 4f 0y

15:45 Listowel

Question Of Class

9st 13lb

J: Rory Cleary

T: J S Bolger

soon raced in second, briefly disputed lead after 2f

14/1

Form: 63

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Ran green over C&D first time out; showed ability when third at Cork last month, not much between her and Higher Leaves who was making her debut; the pair have an edge over sixth-placed Get.
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4th

12

(8)

10th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Whisper A Prayer

9st 4lb

J: Shay Wallace

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Below her best in a couple of recent course efforts at 1m and looks reliant on the step up in trip sparking a return to form; wears first-time blinkers.

8/1

4th

12

(8)

10th Jan 2025

Standard

1m 2f 150y

19:30 Dundalk (AW)

Whisper A Prayer

9st 4lb

J: Shay Wallace

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Below her best in a couple of recent course efforts at 1m and looks reliant on the step up in trip sparking a return to form; wears first-time blinkers.

8/1

14

(14)

20th Dec 2024

Standard

1m 0f 0y

17:15 Dundalk (AW)

Whisper A Prayer

9st 3lb

J: Hugh Horgan

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Placed in a pair of C&D maidens in November and is the standard-setter on that bare form; had My Little Lady behind latest and looks sure to go close again.

7/2

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-sister to Listed-placed winner Emilie Gray; dam won two 1m1f Group 3 races for Dermot Weld, including the Meld Stakes at this venue.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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9th

5

(10)

9th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 98y

16:35 Galway

Sara Valentina

9st 5lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

Won an ordinary maiden over the extended 6f at Limerick early last season on soft-to-heavy; best effort since then have been over 7f at Naas, including on seasonal debut in March; ran poorly at Gowran in April and has been absent since; stable in form now

12/1

8th

7

(5)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:40 Gowran Park

Sara Valentina

9st 0lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

towards rear but in touch with leaders

7/1

8th

7

(5)

23rd Apr 2025

Heavy

0m 7f 0y

17:40 Gowran Park

Sara Valentina

9st 0lb

J: Chris Hayes

T: D K Weld

towards rear but in touch with leaders

7/1

33/1

Form: 76

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Has made little impact in races here and at Cork; is probably going to need further and is more likely a future handicap prospect.
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10th

9

(4)

21st Oct 2023

Soft To Heavy

1m 0f 0y

16:11 Leopardstown

Masaiya

9st 2lb

J: Shane B Kelly

T: J P Murtagh

Has made little impact in races here and at Cork; is probably going to need further and is more likely a future handicap prospect.

33/1

6th

7

(5)

6th Sep 2023

Good

1m 0f 0y

16:29 Cork

Masaiya

9st 2lb

J: Shane B Kelly

T: J P Murtagh

Never a factor after a slow start at Leopardstown two weeks ago; tongue-tie tried here and better can be expected but looks up against it.

20/1

7th

8

(6)

24th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

16:35 Leopardstown

Masaiya

9st 2lb

J: Shane B Kelly

T: J P Murtagh

slowly into stride, always behind

20/1

20/1

Form: 6

Last run: 16 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Did not show a great deal on debut at Thurles; Andromeda is the stable's number one here.
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11th

15

(9)

17th Jul 2024

Good

1m 6f 80y

20:20 Killarney

Gleaning

9st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Four runs in maidens have revealed very little; could well be the lowest-rated horse at Ballydoyle, and even then the assessor has not taken many chances; would be a much bigger price if coming from any other yard.

16/1

11th

11

(6)

31st May 2024

Good

1m 2f 0y

20:30 Down Royal

Gleaning

9st 3lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: A P O’Brien

Bitterly disappointing given her pedigree/purchase price (cost 500,000gns) and didn't improve for the drier ground when dropping right out at Naas (1m); even a mark of 66 looks high on what she's achieved.

6/1

10th

7

(12)

11th May 2024

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

17:25 Naas

Gleaning

9st 3lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Wootton Bassett filly who cost 500,000gns as a yearling; showed a bit of minor promise at Thurles on debut and may have found the ground too testing at Leoaprdstown since; 203 days off and may need this return up in trip; has to leave 2yo form behind.

4/1

12th
4 (11)
Edella

100/1

Form: 00

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Safe to rule out following runs over 6f at Naas and 1m at Punchestown, last both times.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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12th

12

(16)

15th Aug 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

14:50 Dundalk (AW)

Edella

9st 3lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Liam McAteer

Yet to show anything in the way of worthwhile form and instantly opposable.

100/1

11th

13

(13)

12th Jul 2024

Standard

1m 2f 150y

16:50 Dundalk (AW)

Edella

9st 3lb

J: James Ryan

T: Liam McAteer

Has yet to show anything in the way of worthwhile form and instantly opposable.

100/1

10th

6

(11)

5th Jul 2024

Good

1m 4f 37y

19:00 Bellewstown

Edella

9st 3lb

J: Sean Bird

T: Liam McAteer

never better than midfield, weakened over 2f out

100/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta €49.80
Straight Forecast €35.20
Trifecta €182.90

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Andromeda

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Andromeda

TOPSPEED:

Andromeda

POSTDATA:

Andromeda

The Irish Sun:

Andromeda