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14:45 Leopardstown

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:4014:1014:4515:1515:5016:2516:55

Ballylinch Stud 'Priory Belle' 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 1m 39.01s

1^st

(5)

Who's Steph

39-0

10/1

T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane

Tracked leaders. led after 2f, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, stayed on well final 100 yards op 8/1

2^nd

1 ½

(10)

Yulong Gold Fairy

39-0

6/1

T: D K WeldJ: L F Roche

Mid-division, pushed along and headway between horses under 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner closing stages op 7/1

3^rd

(9)

I Can Fly

39-0

7/2j

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Led or disputed lead, headed after 2f and 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 5/2

4^th

1 ½

(4)

Sometimesadiamond

39-0

50/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Prominent, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 40/1

5^th

(8)

Butterscotch

39-0

8/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: J A Heffernan

Mid-division, pushed along and slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong op 7/1 tchd 6/1

6^th

(6)

Iiex Excelsa

39-0

20/1

T: J A StackJ: C D Hayes

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd under 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace

7^th

(13)

Ship Of Dreams

39-0

33/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: S Foley

Towards rear, pushed along and not clear run under 2f out, some headway over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

8^th

(2)

Sarrocchi

39-0

7/2j

T: A P O'BrienJ: W M Lordan

Mid-division, ridden and some headway in 6th over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 9/2

9^th

3 ½

(1)

Damselfly

39-0

50/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: G F Carroll

Mid-division, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

10^th

1 ¼

(12)

Alpha Centauri

39-0

7/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue

Mid-division, headway on outer approaching straight, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra

11^th

3 ½

(14)

Dianthus

39-0

14/1

T: R O'BrienJ: W J Lee

Tracked leaders on outer, ran freely, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and no extra over 1f out, eased inside final furlong op 16/1

12^th

2 ½

(7)

Actress

39-0

14/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Held up towards rear, never a factor, no impression early straight and no extra final furlong op 11/1

13^th

1 ¾

(3)

Gasta

39-0

66/1

T: J S BolgerJ: R P Whelan

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression under 2f out, no extra final furlong op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(11)

Katie Cruel²⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A Fleming J: N G McCullagh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€10.30Pl:€2.90, €1.50, €1.70EX:€80.80Trifecta:€413.50SF:€65.36

Forecasts

I Can Fly (7/2), Sarrocchi (7/2), Yulong Gold Fairy (6/1), Alpha Centauri (7/1), Butterscotch (8/1), Who's Steph (10/1), Dianthus (14/1), Actress (14/1), Iiex Excelsa (20/1), Katie Cruel (25/1), Ship Of Dreams (33/1), Sometimesadiamond (50/1), Damselfly (50/1), Gasta (66/1)

The Ballydoyle team are typically well represented here with I Can Fly getting the nod from Ryan Moore. She was a late blossomer last season but ran well in a Group 3 Fillies event at Newmarket on just her second start. There should be more to come, though the ground might be a cautionary note. Her stablemates Butterscotch and Actress are well capable of going well too. Alpha Centauri was a very exciting juvenile last season and could be one to follow this term but, again, testing ground ranks as a worry for the Albany Stakes second. YULONG GOLD FAIRY was impressive in scooting clear to win a Naas handicap on her final start last year, doing so on a testing surface. She probably has to impro