14:40 Curragh

Sunday 11 October 2020

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Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Fillies' Listed)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 1m 48.9s

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(5)

Sweet Gardenia⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R C Colgan| T: J J Murphy| OR: 97

10/1

Fairly useful filly. 25/1, career best when winning 7-runner listed race at Tipperary (7.4f, good to soft) 8 days ago by length from Ontario, always holding on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 071401

(7)

Ahandfulofsummers⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C D Hayes| T: J A Stack| OR: 95

11/1

7/1, ½-length second of 8 to Divinely in Flame of Tara Stakes at this C&D (heavy) 44 days ago. May well improve again.

Form: 632

(2)

Allagar^p²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 93

16/1

Fairly useful filly. 8/1, didn't need to be at best when winning 14-runner maiden at Dundalk (7f) 2 days ago, keeping on well. Yard in good form. This is a lot tougher.

Form: 304851

(6)

April Showers⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G M Ryan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| D

9/2

2/1, won 9-runner maiden at Navan (8f, heavy) 43 days ago by 1½ lengths from Sense of Style, finding extra. Open to improvement.

Form: 421

(8)

Cycladic⁹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

16/1

Fourth of 6 in maiden (5/2) at Gowran (8f, soft) on debut. Off 95 days and this is a stiff assignment.

Form: 4

(3)

Dearg Jazz¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L T McAteer| T: J M Barrett| OR: 79| CD

40/1

14/1, career best when winning 16-runner nursery at this C&D (good to soft) 14 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride.

Form: 9861

(10)

Earth Strike²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Crosse| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Promising sort. 1 win from 2 runs this year. 7/2, 4 lengths seventh of 11 to Monday in listed race at Leopardstown (7f, good) 29 days ago, needing stiffer test. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 17

(12)

Fantasy Lady¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W J Lee| T: P Twomey

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (7f, 16/5) 16 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 42

(9)

High Heels³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P B Beggy| T: A P O'Brien| D

6/1

Won 14-runner maiden at Cork (8f, good to firm, 11/8) 32 days ago, staying on well. Open to further progress for top yard.

Form: 921

(4)

La Joconde²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M C Hussey| T: A P O'Brien| BF

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. 5/2, fourth of 10 in maiden at Gowran (8f, good) 22 days ago, running on late. Yard in good form. May well do better.

Form: 54

(11)

Luminesce⁹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C T Keane| T: G M Lyons

25/1

Debut winner. 10½ lengths last of 5 to Mother Earth in Fillies' Sprint Stakes at Naas (6f, good to soft, 9/2), finding little. Off 99 days. Stable having good spell. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 15

(1)

Sense Of Style^t¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D P McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 101

7/1

Promising sort. Winner at Naas in September. Good 2¾ lengths fifth of 10 to Elysium in Weld Park Stakes (9/1) at this course (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago, unlucky not to finish closer.

Form: 62215

Forecasts

Earth Strike (3/1), April Showers (9/2), High Heels (6/1), Sense Of Style (7/1), Fantasy Lady (10/1), Sweet Gardenia (10/1), Ahandfulofsummers (11/1), La Joconde (12/1), Cycladic (16/1), Allagar (16/1), Luminesce (25/1), Dearg Jazz (40/1)

Joseph O'Brien looks to have a strong hand here, with SENSE OF STYLE particularly appealing having shaped well in a Group 3 here over 7f a fortnight ago. The return to 1m will surely suit and she gets the vote in favour of High Heels and Earth Strike, the latter a stablemate of the selection.