16:00 Curragh

Saturday 19 August 2023

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Alpha Centauri Debutante Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)

  • 2YO only  |   Class 1  |   7f  |   Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:02  |   Winning time: 1m 26.6s
1st
Horse silk
8
(6)
4/1
T: W McCreeryJ: W J Lee
Held up in rear, headway travelling well on outer under 2f out, led 1f out, kept on well inside final 150 yards tchd 7/2 and tchd 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
(4)
29-2
7/1
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Mid-division, 5th halfway and travelled well 2f out, pushed along and headway to challenge over 1f out, 2nd and ridden inside final furlong, soon no impression on winner and kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 11/2 and tchd 15/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
(8)
80/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: D P McDonogh
Held up, 6th halfway, pushed along and some headway 2f out, 3rd and ridden 150 yards out, no impression and kept on one pace op 50/1
4th
Horse silk
¾
4
(5)
12/1
T: Donnacha O'BrienJ: G M Ryan
Held up towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden in rear over 1f out, switched left and kept on well inside final furlong to go 4th on line op 11/1 tchd 18/1
5th
Horse silk
sh
5
(7)
13/8f
T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 7/4
6th
Horse silk
½
2
(3)
9/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: D McMonagle
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, not clear run and dropped to 7th 1f out, kept on inside final 150 yards op 5/1 tchd 4/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
1
(1)
29-2
20/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S Foley
Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final 150 yards op 18/1 tchd 22/1
8th
Horse silk
2
7
(2)
7/1
T: G P CromwellJ: G F Carroll
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong op 6/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€1.70, €1.10, €13.60EX:€30.20Trifecta:€628.10SF:€32.09

Forecasts

Pearls And Rubies (13/8), Vespertilio (4/1), Dollerina (9/2), Sakti (7/1), Snellen (7/1), Mysteries (12/1), Betula (20/1), Kalispera (80/1)

Verdict

SAKTI shaped with lots of encouragement when runner-up in a strong-looking maiden at Leopardstown on her debut last month and, with the performance backed up by the timefigure, she's worth siding with to go one better up in grade. Vespertilio, Pearls And Rubies and Snellen are a trio of credible rivals however, while Dollerina shouldn't be taken lightly, either.

  1. SAKTI (IRE)
  2. VESPERTILIO (FR)
  3. PEARLS AND RUBIES (USA)

Previous Winners

2022
Meditate
Weight: 9-2  |Age: 2
8/13

Prize Money

1st: €72,000.002nd: €24,000.003rd: €11,999.004th: €6,000.005th: €3,600.006th: €2,400.00

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