August 24 / 16.05 Curragh

16.05

Good

Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)

  • Prize money: £61565.22
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 5 runners
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Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Cloudy

OUR TIP

1/12 (Won)

  • Win: £1.07
  • Place: £1.02

Form: 111 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 112

Form & Verdict
By Frankel out of dual Nunthorpe winner Mecca's Angel; unbeaten in three starts; too good for an odds-on stable companion on debut before impressive victory in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot; did not have to produce any fireworks to beat stablemate Exactly at Leopardstown; impossible to oppose.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

4th

8

(2)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 3f 211y

Class 1

14:45 Ascot

Bedtime Story

9st 1lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

4-12 overall and best form when placed in Group 1s at Chantilly (10.5f, good to soft) this June and Longchamp (1m4f, good to soft) in September; well beaten trying to come from the back over 1m6f at Longchamp two weeks ago, when more testing ground may also have been a negative; that's best forgiven and she has an each-way chance if bouncing back.

10/1

4th

3

(3)

31st Jul 2025

Good

1m 1f 197y

Class 1

15:05 Goodwood

Bedtime Story

9st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Listed, Group 3 and Group 2 wins (including on fast ground) during last season's 2yo campaign and she tapped back into that promise, and more, with a close second in the Group 1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly (10.5f, good to soft) last month; further improvement is needed today and Ryan Moore rides stablemate Whirl, but she can give another good account and is not ruled out.

5/1

5th

1

(1)

15th Sep 2024

Good

0m 7f 0y

15:00 Curragh

Bedtime Story

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and faced challenge over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, dropped to rear and tenderly handled final 110yds

4/7

10/1

  • Place: £1.50

Form: 912 D

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Met trouble in running on Curragh debut in late June; a fortnight later showed the benefit of that experience to win a Leopardstown maiden, with stablemate Bubbling in fourth; ran as well as could have been expected when no match for Bedtime Story in a Group 3 last time.
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No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

15

(3)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Ascot

Exactly

9st 0lb

J: Wayne Lordan

T: A P O’Brien

Some good runs in defeat in Group races this season, the best of them when close second to Fallen Angel in the Matron at Leopardstown (1m, good to yielding) in September; very soft ground may not have suited at Longchamp a fortnight ago but others have a lot more substance to their claims.

50/1

10

(1)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Exactly

9st 2lb

J: Dylan Browne McMonagle

T: A P O’Brien

Won 7f 2yo Group 3 here last October and started the new season with a 7f Group 3 second here; has come up short in four Group 1 outings since then, including sixth behind Cercene in the Coronation and fifth behind Fallen Angel in the Prix Rothschild.

14/1

11

(10)

23rd Aug 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

15:00 York

Exactly

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Won 7f 2yo Group 3 last October and has hinted in two 1m Group 1s in France this season that 7f may be her best trip; Aidan O'Brien's sole representative and worth a second look but others have more substance to their claims.

14/1

Form: 1443 C

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 90

Form & Verdict
Made a pleasing winning debut in a soft ground maiden over 6f at this venue in May; respectable efforts on better ground in Group races since then, but no reason why she should reverse last month's Leopardstown form with Bedtime Story and Exactly.
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

7

(5)

14th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

1m 2f 0y

17:00 Curragh

Barnavara

9st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Beat Red Letter over 1m at Navan in June and followed up with a Group 3 win over an extended 1m2f at Naas; failed to uphold form with Red Letter over 1m1f here last time, and that rival may have her measure again.

7/1

3rd

3

(7)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 1f 0y

15:27 Curragh

Barnavara

9st 3lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Mrs John Harrington

Experienced 3yo who has taken well to gradual step up in trip this year, winning last two starts in June, in 1m Navan Listed (beating Red Letter and recent Listed winner Thalara) and saw out extended 1m2f at Naas well when making all; slight ease in the ground fine, won't want too much rain though; has to concede 3lb to Red Letter.

4/1

2

(1)

25th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 84y

18:40 Naas

Barnavara

9st 2lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Mrs John Harrington

Experienced 3yo who finished just a neck behind Coronation Stakes winner Cercene when third in the Athasi Stakes last month (1m, good); a number of placed efforts at Group level; dropped in class and stayed on to win a Navan Listed contest last time; step up in trip here looks positive.

9/4

Form:

Last run: 30 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Made some late headway on debut; set an unenviable task in a race of this standard.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

7

(3)

26th Jun 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

18:45 Curragh

Eastern Peace

9st 5lb

J: Jack Cleary

T: Ross O’Sullivan

AW winner; promising effort on return from break at Leopardstown on latest (1m2f, good), rallying for a 2l third of 11; well worth a go at this trip on that evidence and 1lb lower now too.

10/1

3rd

7

(2)

15th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

18:47 Leopardstown

Eastern Peace

9st 6lb

J: Jamie Powell

T: Ross O’Sullivan

AW maiden winner, unplaced on handicap debut; not much experience on turf; stable's current form is a positive.

8/1

4th

9

(5)

31st Oct 2025

Standard

1m 0f 0y

19:00 Dundalk (AW)

Eastern Peace

9st 3lb

J: Shane Foley

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Her standout run is the fourth of five behind Bedtime Story in a 7f Group 2 at the Curragh last August; whether she can tap back into that promise remains to be seen.

33/1

50/1

Form: 346

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 86

Form & Verdict
Third behind two promising fillies in a C&D maiden in late June; fourth of six behind Bedtime Story in Group 3 at Leopardstown last month; went off too fast in a Listed race at Tipperary and paid the penalty; can win races but this is ambitious.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11

(1)

27th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

16:30 Curragh

Sennas Girl

9st 7lb

J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy

T: Diego Dias

0-16 but placed five times; good runs back-to-back when fourth and third at Leopardstown and Limerick in April (both yielding); poor run on good ground on penultimate start, more like it on an easier surface last time; stable had a winner at Naas this week.

12/1

5th

1

(17)

12th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

1m 1f 100y

20:18 Gowran Park

Sennas Girl

10st 3lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: Diego Dias

0-15 but placed five times; put two good runs back-to-back when fourth and third at Leopardstown and Limerick (both yielding); never got involved when last of 13 back in a handicap 26 days ago; has to bounce back but soft ground could be key to her; drawn wide.

14/1

13th

12

(12)

17th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

14:26 Naas

Sennas Girl

8st 11lb

J: Rory Mulligan

T: Diego Dias

0-14 but has gone close at times; good run from a wide draw in a 7f Leopardstown (yielding to soft) contest, staying on well; another positive effort when third in a Limerick maiden in this headgear latest (1m, yielding); slowly away that day so effort can be marked up; not out of it.

10/1

Non-runners

Bubbling

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta €1.20
Straight Forecast €1.65
Trifecta €1.80

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bedtime Story

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Bedtime Story

TOPSPEED:

Bedtime Story

POSTDATA:

Bedtime Story

The Irish Sun:

Bedtime Story