September 14 / 14.40 Curragh

14.40

Yielding

Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies)

  • Prize money: £195041.32
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • 7 runners
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Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies)

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 31 C

Last run: 78 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Pleasing third on debut over 6f at this venue; winner Balantina twice placed at Group 3 level since then, including third in the Albany; built on her initial experience when defeating the odds-on Lady Iman and today's rival Skydance in a 6f Group 3 here in July; runner-up franked the form in the Molecomb; should have no trouble with 7f, but Composing appears stronger.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

2

(6)

18th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

16:35 Curragh

Beautify

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

Group 2 winner over 6f at this venue last summer and close second to Precise in the Moyglare; well beaten in the Cheveley Park, and down the field in the Nell Gwyn on seasonal debut; sixth of 11 in the Irish 1,000 Guineas; unconvincing run in the 1m2f Pretty Polly; unappealing on first attempt at 1m4f.

40/1

6th

8

(2)

27th Jun 2026

Good

1m 2f 0y

15:55 Curragh

Beautify

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Group 2 winner 6f at this venue last summer and close second to Precise in the Moyglare; well beaten in the Cheveley Park, and down the field in the Nell Gwyn on seasonal debut; tackled 1m for the first time when sixth of 11 in the Irish 1,000 Guineas; plenty of stamina in the family, but hard to make a case for her.

12/1

6th

3

(11)

24th May 2026

Good To Yielding

1m 0f 0y

16:30 Curragh

Beautify

9st 2lb

J: Ronan Whelan

T: A P O’Brien

6f Group 2 winner here last summer and close second to Precise in the Moyglare; well beaten in the Cheveley Park and held by American Queen on Nell Gwyn running.

33/1

Form: 5111 CD

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Only fifth on debut in race in which longer-priced stablemate Beautify was third; unbeaten in three races since then, a C&D maiden and small-field Group 3 races at Leopardstown (beat Skydance readily) and C&D, taking the measure of the front-running Suzie Songs; may stay more effectively than the unbeaten Venetian Sun; dam handled soft ground well.
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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

Form: 51 D

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Finished well over 6f on Fairyhouse debut; appreciated the step up to 7f when beating Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite and subsequent Cork winner Black Caviar Gold on yielding ground at Galway; takes a massive jump in class.
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6th

2

(4)

4th Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

0m 6f 0y

15:40 Curragh

Pivotal Attack

9st 5lb

J: Gary Carroll

T: Joseph G Murphy

Decent sort whose two wins have been at Galway, notably 7f fillies Listed at this year's festival (yielding-to-soft); tough ask last time in Group 1 Matron Stakes (1m) and now takes a marked drop in trip (first time over 6f since 2yo debut); yard in good form now.

9/2

9th

7

(2)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:55 Leopardstown

Pivotal Attack

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: Joseph G Murphy

Decent sort has won twice, both at Galway; she took a fillies' maiden last year and posted a career-best in a Listed race there this term, beating Meriden; probably didn't stay 1m1f at the Curragh since, but has lots to find with the best of these.

50/1

Form: 211 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 102

Form & Verdict
Finished in front of Pivotal Attack when second over 6f on debut at Fairyhouse; easy winner when stepped up to 7f at Cork; backed that up with a Group 3 win at Goodwood, form due to be put to the test by fourth-placed Sukanya in the 2.15 at Leopardstown on Saturday.
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5th

8

(1)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

15:55 Leopardstown

Precise

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Top-class 2yo, winning the Moyglare Stud Stakes and Fillies' Mile; wasn't fully ready when beaten by True Love in the 1,000 Guineas but rebounded to win the Irish version and Coronation Stakes after; beaten by Blue Bolt twice since, though only narrowly at Deauville; was since a close third behind colts in the Prix Jacques Le Marois; looks sure to go close, though she might need a bit of luck in running from stall 1.

15/8

2nd

5

(3)

10th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Precise

9st 0lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Underwhelming favourite in the 1,000 Guineas on reappearance but has left that behind with subsequent wins in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh (1m, good) and the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot (1m, good to firm); after a slow start last time she was trapped three wide but still won in convincing fashion, and she's a leading contender in her bid for a fifth Group 1 win.

5/6

1st

4

(5)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Precise

9st 2lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Highly progressive 2yo last season, which concluded with two Group 1 wins (7f/1m, yielding/good), and she bounced back from an underwhelming reappearance in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) to win the Irish version at the Curragh (1m, good) by just over 2l from stablemate and 1,000 Guineas winner True Love; won a Group 3 on fast ground; she's the one to beat.

4/6

33/1

Form: 3326

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
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.
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5th

7

(6)

12th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 100y

15:52 Gowran Park

Skydance

9st 1lb

J: W J Lee

T: W McCreery

Highly tried last season, showing some pretty smart form when second in a Leopardstown Group 3 and when beaten under 4l in a Curragh Group 1; edged out subsequent Oaks winner Thundering On in her Leopardstown reappearance (1m, good to yielding); ran keenly in an Ascot Group 3 last month, but it was still a decent third; sets a good standard.

100/30

3rd

7

(3)

25th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

14:20 Ascot

Skydance

8st 11lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: W McCreery

Highly tried last season, showing pretty smart form when second in Leopardstown Group 3 and when beaten under 4l in Group 1 Moyglare at the Curragh; dropped to maiden company to edge out subsequent Oaks winner Thundering On on 1m Leopardstown reappearance; off since but evidently capable when fresh and likely to have a say if handling the quicker ground (raced on good or softer so far).

8/1

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

Form: 112 C

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
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.
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4th

2

(8)

12th Sep 2026

Good

1m 0f 60y

18:10 Leopardstown

Suzie Songs

9st 12lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Group 3 winner at the Curragh last year on second start and also placed in 7f Group 2; won a three-runner contest over 7f at Naas in July and took a Listed race over the same trip at Cork last month; definite prospects of getting the trip, and may even improve for it; leading contender.

4/1

1st

11

(10)

14th Aug 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

18:35 Cork

Suzie Songs

8st 10lb

J: Colin Keane

T: G M Lyons

Looked potentially smart last year, winning Group 3 at the Curragh and finishing runner-up in the Group 2 Debutante; first two runs this term well below that level, too free in Group 3 at Leopardstown and never landed a blow when fourth of six behind L L Koulsty in a rated race at Naas; got a confidence-boosting win when accounting for Fort Vega last time.

9/2

Form: 1111

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

2 yo Filly

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
A revelation since a debut success at Carlisle, climbing the Pattern level at a rapid rate; landed the Group 3 Albany Stakes and the Group 2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes (beating the subsequent Lowther winner Royal Fixation); gamely resisted the Coventry winner Gstaad in the Prix Morny; tough and talented, hard to be sure she will stay 7f at this stage.
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2nd

11

(9)

11th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

16:35 Newmarket (July)

Venetian Sun

8st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

3yo filly who is unbeaten (6-6) over sprint trips, mostly in Group races, including two at the top level; only narrowly justified favouritism in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot (good to firm) most recently but it's hard to knock her record and there may yet be further advancement in terms of her rating; sire won the July Cup; receives all the allowances and duly warrants respect.

3/1

1st

21

(13)

19th Jun 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

15:05 Ascot

Venetian Sun

8st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

5-5 over sprint trips, including 2yo wins at this meeting (C&D, good to firm) and in the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville (6f, good); having failed to stay 1m in the 1,000 Guineas, she was dropped back in trip in the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock (6f, good to soft) four weeks ago and won in fine style; leading claims.

11/8

1st

8

(3)

23rd May 2026

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 1

14:58 Haydock

Venetian Sun

8st 13lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: K R Burke

Top 6f 2yo, completing a notable hat-trick with wins in Group 3 at Royal Ascot, Group 2 at Newmarket (July) and Group 1 at Deauville (all good/good to firm); seemed fine at 7f (ran on after meeting trouble) when third in the Moyglare at the Curragh (yielding) on her final start but shaped like a non-stayer when stepped up to 1m for 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on reappearance; remains open to progress back at 6f; leading claims.

9/4

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Payout
Exacta €47.10
Straight Forecast €51.76
Trifecta €133.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Composing

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Venetian Sun

TOPSPEED:

Beautify

POSTDATA:

Composing

The Irish Sun:

Venetian Sun