Racecards
14:00 Curragh (IRE)
Flame Of Tara Irish EBF Stakes (Fillies Group 3) (Class 1)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Yielding (Good in places, Round: Good)
- Surface: Turf
- €80,000 added
- Winner: €47,200
- 2nd: €15,199
- 3rd: €7,200
- 4th: €3,200
- Form 511
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
settled 3rd, good headway to lead over 2f out, under pressure and headed 1f out, no impression, kept on same pace
- Form 633
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J P Murtagh
- Jockey R P Cleary
ran freely in 2nd early, under pressure and weakened 2f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 106
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out,
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey J A Heffernan
towards rear, niggled along in 5th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W McCreery
- Jockey W J Lee
broke well, soon held up 4th, improved to 3rd over 2f out, 2nd under 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, asserted final 100 yards, impressive
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K H Clarke
- Jockey R Coakley
in rear, 7th halfway, detached 3f out, no extra 2f out, never a factor
- Form 15
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J S Bolger
- Jockey K J Manning
towards rear, 6th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, progress to 3rd 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on, never nearer
Verdict
BALLET SHOES has looked deeply progressive in three runs so far for Ballydoyle, readily helping herself to a Listed prize at Tipperary this month. She will handle the ground here and is more than capable of this step up in class. Black Sails has been asked a couple of tough questions since winning on debut and joins Sometimesadiamond , winner of a Fairyhouse maiden in June, in having scope for doing plenty better in time. Liquid Amber is perhaps most interesting of the remainder.
Formwatch
Ballet Shoes (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Soon led until headed soon after 1f, prominent, on terms approaching straight, soon led again and came to outer, stayed on well to assert inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Tipperary 7f lst stks (1) Yielding in Aug beating Lethal Steps (9-3) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Beach Wedding (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Ball Girl (9-0) at Roscommon 7f mdn fll sft in Aug.
Black Sails 12-1 (9-0) Dwelt, pulled hard and soon chased leaders, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Magical (9-0) at Curragh 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) sft in Aug.
Bye Bye Baby (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and no impression in 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Muirin (8-11) at Curragh 7f fll gf in Aug.
Liquid Amber (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Held up, raced in 10th early, headway over 3f out, chased winner and no impression final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Punked (9-0) at Curragh 1m mdn fll Yielding - Soft in Aug.
Quite Subunctious (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Mid-division on outer, ridden under 2f out and 9th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Freescape (8-13) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Aug.
Sometimesadiamond (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th and pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Clemmie (9-0) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Jul.